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NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the fraud case against the organizer of New York City’s SantaCon bar crawl made it clear at the defendant’s first appearance before her that she’s not a fan of the annual celebration. Judge Colleen McMahon said each year she feels “assaulted by SantaCon” and must stay home on the day when “drunken kids who are wearing Santa costumes” crowd the city’s […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana complained to Caribbean leaders on Tuesday after Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez wore a controversial pin during official visits depicting the map of Guyana’s western region that Venezuela has long claimed as its own. The pin, which Rodríguez wore on her attire, is in the shape of Guyana’s resources-rich Essequibo region that makes up two-thirds of its territory that’s at the heart of a centuries-old […]

The IDF Destroys Largest Network of Hezbollah Tunnels Built With ‘Direct Guidance’ From Iran   By The Media Line Staff   The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it destroyed two Hezbollah tunnels in the southern Lebanon town of Qanater on Tuesday, targeting what it described as a significant underground network used to support attacks against Israel.   Troops from the 36th Division carried out the operation, located and entered the tunnel system based on what the military described as “precise […]

MIAMI (AP) — A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will go to trial in over a month, a judge said this week in an order. Timothy Hudson’s trial on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse will start June 1 in Miami, U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom said in an order Monday. The 16-year-old was initially charged as a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has boarded another commercial vessel during blockade of Iran’s ports, but unlike in previous cases, the ship was ultimately allowed to carry on its way. U.S. Central Command said on social media that Marines boarded the Blue Star III on Tuesday but “released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming its voyage would not include an Iranian port call.” An accompanying video showed […]

Israeli Study Finds Plants Absorb Nutrients From Airborne Dust, Challenging Root-Only Theory   By The Media Line Staff   Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have found that plants can absorb essential nutrients directly from atmospheric dust through their leaves, challenging the long-held understanding that plant nutrition depends solely on root uptake from soil, the university said Tuesday.   The study, published in the journal New Phytologist and reported by Xinhua, shows that leaves […]

Zelenskyy Threatens Sanctions Over Alleged Stolen Grain as Ukraine Summons Israeli Ambassador; Israel Rejects Claims   By The Media LIne   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is preparing sanctions against any country, including Israel, that “transports and profits from grain stolen from Ukraine,” as Ukraine’s foreign ministry summoned Israeli Ambassador Michael Brodsky over allegations such grain has been accepted at Israeli ports, according to Reuters.   Zelenskyy directly addressed Israel on Tuesday, saying that purchasing grain exported from occupied […]

Employees Petition Google CEO To Block Classified Military Use of AI Technology    By The Media Line Staff    Google employees have signed a petition opposing the use of the company’s artificial intelligence models by the US military for classified activity, raising concerns about oversight and potential harm.    The petition, which includes several senior officials and employees from Google’s DeepMind AI lab, was addressed to Chief Executive Sundar Pichai and urges the […]

National Religious Broadcasters Urges FCC To Investigate ABC Over Kimmel Remarks; Melania Trump Calls for Action   By The Media Line Staff   National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate ABC Television over remarks made during the April 23, 2026 broadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, saying the comments raise concerns about the normalization and potential incitement of political violence.   The request centers on a segment presented as a parody of the upcoming White House […]