YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - A big week for progressives — after moderates waffled: Batya
Controversial progressive candidates in Maine and Michigan got boosted in their primary races after their more moderate Democratic opponents either stepped aside or had old, controversial tweets resurface. Batya Ungar-Sargon asks if this is all that’s left of the Democratic Party.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Bard College's president to retire after scrutiny of relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with Jeffrey Epstein.
| Keywords | leon-botsteinbard-collegejeffrey-epsteinretirementnew-yorkscandalacademiaeducationhigher-educationcorruptionethicslegal-newsus-newsreputationresignationinvestigationrelationshipcontroversy |
DAILYCALLER (Anthony Iafrate) - Canadian Priest Says Hospital Asked Him To Consider Assisted Suicide Twice After Broken Hip
'I was very shocked'
NYTIMES (Jin Yu Young and Hisako Ueno) - South Korea’s Cherry Blossoms Attract a Connoisseur: The Japanese
Cherry blossom viewing, or hanami, is a cherished rite in Japan. Some Japanese are also doing it in South Korea.
| Keywords | south-koreajapancherry-blossomshanamitraveltourismasiaculturenaturespringpop-cultureentertainmentsocial-dynamicsgeopoliticsrepublic-of-koreatravel-tourismcultural-studies |
NYTIMES (Emily Cochrane, Tim Balk, Nick Corasaniti and Aidan McCahill) - Delayed Louisiana Primaries Stoke Confusion at Ballot Box
On the first day of early voting, some glimpses of voter bewilderment came into focus, part of a dizzying scramble playing out days after a major Supreme Court ruling.
STRIPES (Chad Garland) - March in Italy honoring Army Rangers founder could be on last legs | Stars and Stripes
Since 2010, participants have undertaken a 40-mile trek to a memorial to U.S. soldiers, near where then-Col. William O. Darby was killed in 1945.
| Keywords | army-rangerswilliam-o-darbyitalymemorialmilitary-marchus-armyranger-regimentworld-war-iisoldierssacrificehonorhistoryunited-statesusmccombat-historymilitary-tradition |
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Pentagon picks 14 ‘critical’ munitions as top production priorities | Stars and Stripes
The “critical” list includes a dozen “legacy” munitions and two “emerging” munitions to be fast-tracked to troops.
STRIPES (Corey Dickstein) - Pentagon considers a boost to troops’ special combat pay rates | Stars and Stripes
The proposal would raise the current monthly caps on imminent danger or hostile fire pay troops can receive from $225 to $450.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner
Golden Tempo has won the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1 to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown.
| Keywords | kentucky-derbygolden-tempocherie-devauxhorse-racingtriple-crownsportshistory-makingjeff-robersonwinnerracingukraineusakentuckybreaking-news |