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Nebraska becomes first state to impose Medicaid work requirements before OBBB deadline

Nebraska became the first U.S. state to impose Medicaid work requirements eight months before the deadline set in the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The new rules, enacted Friday, apply to people who qualified for Medicaid under an expansion…

Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Nato seeks clarification

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops was to be expected. Source link

Kentucky Derby is down to 19 horses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Puma has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby, so the 152nd edition of the race will be run Saturday with 19 horses instead of the maximum 20. Churchill Downs officials announced The Puma was out because…

Alex Zanardi: Ex-F1 driver and Paralympic champion dies aged 59

Zanardi returned to motorsport after his crash, winning four times for BMW in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005-09. In addition to his handcycling success at the Paralympics, he became a 12-time world champion and won the men’s para-cycling…

ICE failed to tell Justice Dept. it could reveal warrant to judge; murder suspect went free

An illegal immigrant wanted for murder in another country was set free from immigration detention after ICE failed to tell the Justice Department that it could tell a federal judge about the arrest warrant, government lawyers said. The U.S. attorney’s…

Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

On 30 April, the US embassy in Beirut suggested a meeting between Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would give Lebanon “the chance to secure concrete guarantees on full sovereignty, territorial integrity, secure borders, humanitarian and…

Appeals court limits access to abortion drug by telemedicine

A federal appeals court has curtailed access to an abortion-inducing drug by telemedicine appointment and mail, putting on hold a Biden-era policy that had allowed mifepristone to be prescribed online and delivered by post. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of…

Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse

The earlier plan, which would have seen the US government take effective ownership of as much as 90% of the airline, faced stiff opposition from Wall Street, Capitol Hill and even a member of Trump’s own cabinet. Transportation Secretary Sean…

Hegseth pulls 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid Trump tiff with chancellor

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, days after the German chancellor criticized U.S. strategy in the war in Iran. The move follows Wednesday’s announcement from President Trump on Truth…

Ghanaian family traces its roots to a tree said to be planted in Apam in the 13th Century

According to oral history passed down over the generations, Santseo was planted in the 13th Century by Komfo Nana Asumbia, a royal figure to whom we trace our lineage. However, to my knowledge, no tests have been done to check…