REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - New: Tragic Implosion Rocks Longview Paper Mill, Fatalities and Injuries Reported
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NYTIMES (Caroline Soler) - Runoff Polls in Texas Senate Contest Have Favored Ken Paxton
Mr. Paxton, a Texas Senate candidate, has led Senator John Cornyn in all but one independent poll in the Republican primary runoff.
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AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Scoop: Trump appoints Bondi to White House AI panel
President Trump has appointed former Attorney General Pam Bondi to an advisory committee focused on AI policy, Axios has learned. Driving the news: Bondi, whom Trump ousted as AG last month, will be on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). - The panel is chaired by former White House AI adviser David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios. - It also includes more than a dozen tech executives, including Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. What we're hearing: Bondi will be charged with facilitating coordination between the government and the tech titans on the panel. What they're saying: "Pam has been an enormously valuable asset…
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Florida judge rejects effort to halt new GOP House map
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Florida map into law earlier this month after the Supreme Court ruled in a Louisiana redistricting case that race-based districts violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News staff) - You Vote: With Wednesday's Cabinet meeting at Camp David, what do you think is next with Iran?
Historically, Camp David meetings have been convened for major national security and diplomatic deliberations. Rubio indicated that a deal to end the Iran war would likely require additional time, despite Trump's contention that the deal was mostly complete.
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STRIPES (Seth Robson) - Coast guard ships from China, Taiwan clash in disputed South China Sea waters | Stars and Stripes
China-Taiwan coast guards clash near stood off near the Taiwan-administered island of Dongsha in South China Sea, trading warnings in disputed waters.
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STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - 1 dead, 2 injured in Memorial Day weekend shooting on Fort Hood | Stars and Stripes
Gunfire broke out about 9 p.m. Saturday at Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area, where a large crowd had gathered. Army CID is investigating.
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STRIPES - Trump’s China trip: More caution than consensus | Stars and Stripes
Perennial tensions between Beijing and Taipei have been growing. China is engaging in ominous military maneuvers near and around the island.
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NYTIMES (Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Tyler Pager) - Trump May Appear at N.B.A. Finals in New York
President Trump is said to be considering the appearance after his hometown team, the Knicks, clinched a championship spot.
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NYTIMES (Clay Risen) - Donald E. Newhouse, Low-Profile Heir to a Media Empire, Dies at 96
He ran the newspaper division of Advance Publications, while his older brother, Si, ran the Condé Nast magazine operation.
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