In California Redistricting, Pro-MAGA Town Likely to Get a Gay, Liberal Congressman

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, May 29 (Reuters) – Huntington Beach, the right-leaning California city that banned the Pride flag from ⁠City ⁠Hall and elected a city council of MAGA supporters, is heavily ⁠favored to get a new Democratic congressman who is gay, progressive and an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump. It’s a result of redrawing …

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Hungary’s PM Says He Will Conclude Political Deal on EU Funds With Von Der Leyen

BUDAPEST, May 29 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime ⁠Minister ⁠Peter Magyar said on ⁠Friday he would conclude a political agreement ​on the release of frozen European Union funds at a ‌meeting with European Commission ‌President Ursula von der Leyen later in the ⁠day. Magyar arrived ⁠in Brussels on Thursday to negotiate the release of ​EU funds …

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Suspect in killings of 3 elderly men in Hawaii arrested after massive manhunt

Honolulu — A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island that had left residents on edge. Police said Jacob Baker, 36, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested on suspicion of murder, burglary and other charges following a search that involved “significant resources,” …

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Pam Bondi to testify behind closed doors in House committee’s Epstein probe today

Fifteen months after saying a list of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients was “sitting on my desk right now,” and four months after overseeing the release of millions of associated documents, former Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before a House committee on Friday about her handling of the so-called Epstein files. Bondi’s closed-door interview in the …

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Specialist Divers Head to Laos to Join ‘Extremely Challenging’ Cave Rescue

May 29 (Reuters) – A team of specialist ⁠divers ⁠were headed to central ⁠Laos to help efforts to rescue seven people ​trapped in a cave after heavy rains triggered a landslide last ‌week, a Thai volunteer group ‌said on Friday. Seven Lao nationals had entered the cave ⁠in Xaisomboun ⁠province to prospect for gold, but …

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China’s Low-Key Presence at Asia Defence Forum a Lost Opportunity, Australia Says

SINGAPORE, May 29 (Reuters) – China’s decision to send only academics ⁠to ⁠Asia’s biggest defence forum is ⁠a missed opportunity at a moment when countries need more “strategic reassurance” from ​Beijing, Australia’s defence minister said on Friday. Speaking ahead of the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Australia’s Richard ‌Marles said the meeting was an “incredible …

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Georgia Uncorks the Value of Stalin’s 40,000-Bottle Wine Collection

TBILISI, May 29 (Reuters) – Tangled cobwebs ⁠dangle ⁠from the ceiling in ⁠dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the ​air in this repository of a precious wine collection, once owned by Georgia’s ‌most infamous son, Josef Stalin. The ‌Georgian government, which owns the roughly 40,000 French and Georgian rarities, ⁠unsealed the ⁠wine vault …

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