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Former President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) are showcasing that they hauled in over $76 million last month, as the presumptive GOP nominee works to reduce his fundraising deficit to President Biden in their 2024 election rematch.The announcement came as Trump this weekend headlines the RNC’s spring donor retreat, which is being held in Palm Beach, Florida. The haul by Trump and the RNC is up from $65.6 million in March. But Biden…

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Durian season usually lasts from March until June, but the soaring temperatures – which in her province have hovered around 40 degrees Celsius for weeks – and subsequent drought have shortened the harvest. Busaba said the heat causes the durian, which is graduated by weight and size, to ripen faster…

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The pie shop is closing up! The Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd plays its final Broadway performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre today after 27 previews and 399 regular performances. Currently starring Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster, the revival opened on March 26, 2023 with Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, both of whom were nominated for Tony Awards for their performances. The revival received overwhelmingly positive reviews.Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Hugh Wheeler, from…

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The players voiced their complaints, and the league listened. On Friday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced in partnership with Nike, the league’s official uniform supplier, that changes to the new uniforms unveiled this season will be made for the 2025 season. “Player and club feedback is extremely important to us,” Manfred said in a statement. “Together with Nike, we listened to our players and, as a result, we are addressing their concerns.”Complaints that surfaced during…

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Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram!Ruby red tomatoes are the perfect complement to any sandwich, pasta or pizza. Although cherry, plum and beefsteak tomatoes are the most common varieties in the supermarket, there are more than 75 kinds of tomatoes out there. Just visit a local farmer’s market in the summer to find a gorgeous heirloom or green tomato. Not only do tomatoes add juiciness and acidity to a dish, they are also packed with nutrients, like potassium and Vitamin C. Tomatoes…

New York    Welcome to “Woodstock for capitalists.” Tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and Warren Buffett fans flocked to Nebraska this weekend to consume Berkshire (BRKB)-owned See’s Candies and Dairy Queen Dilly Bars, compete in newspaper-throwing contests and, perhaps most important, to see the Oracle of Omaha speak in person. This year, however, the event struck a more solemn tone. Buffett appeared for the first time without his longtime business partner and friend Charlie Munger, who died in November. Greg Abel, the expected successor to Buffett who runs Berkshire’s noninsurance operations; and Ajit Jain, who runs the company’s insurance…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera, escalating Israel’s long-running feud with the channel at a time when cease-fire negotiations with Hamas — mediated by Qatar — are gaining steam.Netanyahu announced the decision on X, formerly Twitter, but details on the implications of the step on the channel, when it would go into effect or whether the measure was permanent or temporary were not immediately clear.“My government decided unanimously: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will close in…

A man hunting for shed deer antlers in a remote mountainous area in Utah stumbled upon the human skeletal remains of a man who went missing in 2019, authorities said Friday.The shed hunter was in the Hansel Mountains southeast of Snowville on April 27 when he alerted deputies to the skeletal remains, the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office said.Box Elder County deputies and a search and rescue crew responded to the area and recovered the skeletal remains. The remains were turned over to the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner, which used dental records to identify them as Matthew Broncho.No…

CORONA, Calif. () — A 93-year-old veteran from Corona was recently awarded a Bronze Star Medal for his service in the Korean War after more than seven decades.George Mello, 93, said he’s lucky to be alive after having some close calls during combat, but despite all of it, he’s lived a fulfilling life.”I was overwhelmed with all the publicity and the congressman and so forth,” said Mello about his ceremony in March.Corporal Mello was 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army, spending his first two years traveling the country as a construction engineer, but in 1950, he was sent…

With everything there is to juggle in life, it’s easy to assume that everyone experiences that sinking-in-quicksand feeling as they navigate another busy day.But if you find this feeling is paired with extreme levels of disorganization, inattention and overwhelm, these might be signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Roughly 10 million American adults (and over 365 million globally) are thought to have ADHD — and because symptoms can show up differently in adults, realizing you might have the disorder is typically a slow burn, the overlooked signs of which can cause significant strain on your life and health.“Adults looking for diagnosis often have…

John Smith, convicted of murdering his first wife and suspected in the disappearance of his second, had charges against him dropped in exchange for details about her death a former FBI agent investigating the case says are likely untrue. Smith, 73, was sentenced in 2001 to life in prison in Ohio for killing his first wife, Janice Elaine Hartman, days after they divorced in 1974. In 2019, he was indicted on murder charges in the disappearance of his second wife, paralegal Fran Smith, who was last seen alive in September 1991. Former FBI agent Robert Hilland told Dateline NBC the Mercer County…

A Reddit user is following through with divorcing his wife after her “psychic” friend falsely informed her that he was cheating. “AITAH for refusing to consider stopping our divorce after my ex admitted her ‘psychic’ friend lied about me having an affair?” asked Reddit user “Successful-Top3827” in a Friday, May 3 post on Reddit’s “AITAH” subreddit. “AITAH” stands for “Am I the a–hole here.” It’s similar to the “Am I the A–hole” subreddit. REDDIT USERS DEFEND MAN WHO TOLD HIS ‘OVERWHELMED’ WIFE TO DO MORE CHORES AROUND THE HOUSEIn the post, Successful-Top3827 said he met his wife, Rhona, in college, and that he “made…

A Florida man has filed a lawsuit against three pharmacies and their respective pharmacists after he claims he was prescribed Adderall that sent him into psychosis. Robert Buckley alleges the Adderall prescriptions from Publix, CVS Pharmacy and Costco pharmacies caused him to overdose, which sent him into psychosis and caused false imprisonment, seizures and other permanent injuries, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Orange County, Fox 35 reported.The lawsuit names the defendants as CVS Pharmacy and two of its pharmacists, Costco Wholesale Corporation and two of its pharmacists and Publix Super Markets and three of its pharmacists. MORE CVS…

Chicago high school sees 100% of its grads accepted to college – CBS News Watch CBS News This marks the 11th year in a row that that every member of the graduating class at Southland College Prep Charter High School in suburban Chicago has been admitted to college. Noel Brennan explains the school’s streak of academic excellence. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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Hollywood broke out their fanciest hats as they took over Louisville for the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4. Travis Kelce rocked a fedora for the event while Thomas Rhett donned a cowboy hat at the horse racing event. Meanwhile, “Star-Spangled Banner” performer Wynonna Judd wore a black hat accented with tulle on the bring. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. The Kentucky Derby is the longest continually held sporting event in America and is the only race with 20 horses. It’s the first event for the yearly triple crown of thoroughbred horse racing, which also includes the Preakness…

The police union representing officers at University of California schools is criticizing UCLA administrators for the “lack of response” to violence that broke out at anti-Israel student protests on campus last week.The union also called for an independent investigation into the response.”UC administrators are solely responsible for the University’s response to campus protests, and they own all the fallout from those responses,” Federated University Police Officers Association president Wade Stern said in a press release Saturday.Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators set up an encampment on UCLA’s campus in Royce Quad last week to demand that the university divest from companies and…

Martin Short is expanding his real estate portfolio in California and taking advantage of the market.  Minutes north of Sunset Boulevard, Short’s new digs are in Mandeville Canyon. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Harrison Ford and Channing Tatum have all reportedly owned homes in the star-studded Los Angeles neighborhood.The house was on the market for a month before it sold to the “Only Murders in the Building” star.  Originally listed at nearly $2.5 million in March, Short purchased the 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom retreat for $2.27 million. The home is just under 2,000 square feet with a two-car garage.  MARTIN SHORT SHUTS DOWN…

GARDENA, Calif. () — For years, Toyota has been at the forefront of hybrid technology. The automaker is also working on a number of vehicles with hydrogen fuel cell technology as an option.”What I like to tell people is a fuel cell is just an electric vehicle,” explained Justin Ward, the general manager of Toyota’s new Hydrogen Headquarters in Gardena. “It has an electric motor just like an electric vehicle does. The real difference is how it generates electricity.”In other words, within the vehicle itself by converting hydrogen into onboard power.Toyota’s been developing fuel cells for nearly 30 years, and…

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