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Ex-US spy for Israel calls for Gaza ethnic cleansing as he seeks Knesset seat | Israel
Jonathan Pollard, a former US navy intelligence analyst jailed for 30 years for spying for Israel, has said he will stand for election to the Knesset this year on a platform of ethnic cleansing. Speaking to Channel 13 television, Pollard said: “I personally prefer the forcible removal of all current residents of Gaza, and the…
Kid Cudi fires M.I.A. from tour after ‘offensive remarks’ during onstage rants – National
Rapper Kid Cudi has announced that he fired British rapper M.I.A. as one of the openers for his Rebel Ragers Tour following her “offensive remarks” and “rants” onstage. His decision comes after a viral rant she made on May 2 during a Dallas date of the tour at the Dos Equis Pavilion, where she was…
Spirit Airlines starts dismantling company after collapse
A Spirit Airlines airplane at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spirit Airlines’ more than three-decade run ended over the weekend, but on Tuesday it was just starting the monthslong process of dismantling the company after the biggest…
Why some mathematicians think we should abandon pi
May 5, 2026 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why some mathematicians think we should abandon pi A growing minority believes it’s a mistake to tie so many mathematical formulas to the famed 3.14… value. Another value, tau, could be better By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas Antonio Iacobelli/Getty Images This article…
Book publishers sue Meta over AI’s ‘word-for-word’ copying
Meta is facing a class action lawsuit filed by five major book publishers and one author over claims the company “engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history” when training its Llama AI models, as reported earlier by The New York Times. In their suit, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier, Hachette,…
Should Liverpool sack Slot? Weighing the arguments for and against
Beth LindopMay 5, 2026, 04:32 AM ET Close Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL. Multiple Authors And so the cycle begins again. No sooner had the full-time whistle sounded at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon than yet another inquest into Liverpool’s troubles was launched on…
Stop plotting to oust Keir Starmer, ex-deputy Labour leader urges MPs | Labour party leadership
Labour MPs have been urged to stop plotting to remove Keir Starmer by Tom Watson, who as a junior minister spearheaded the last attempted coup against a Labour prime minister, faced by Tony Blair in 2006. Watson’s warning came as Steve Reed, the housing and communities secretary, and a key Starmer loyalist, said Labour would…
Rory Kennedy’s Boeing Documentary Sequel Gets Netflix Premiere Date
EXCLUSIVE: With the latest conflict between America and Iran jacking up fuel prices and airfares around the globe, Netflix and Imagine Documentaries have a flight plan for Rory Kennedy‘s follow-up to Downfall: The Case Against Boeing. First exclusively reported by Deadline back in July 2024, Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing will debut all over the…
Muni Bond Funds Draw $22 Billion in Fastest Pace Since 2021
Investors are piling into municipal bonds at the fastest rate in five years, drawn by attractive yields and the promise of a safe harbor from recent market volatility.