Rafal Trzaskowski, the Warsaw mayor, appeared to have won the first round of the election. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is hoping his eventual victory will help push through a liberal agenda. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/europe/poland-president-election-results.html Author : Andrew Higgins Publish date : 2025-05-19 17:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Markets came under pressure Monday as investors dumped stocks, U.S. bonds and the dollar — an unsettling trifecta — after the United States lost its triple-A bond rating on Friday. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/19/us-treasury-bonds-tax-immigration-trump/ Author : Andrew Ackerman Publish date : 2025-05-19 16:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Cheryl Burke is putting her foot down when it comes to people criticizing her appearance. On Sunday, the "Dancing with the Stars" alum took to social media to address the recent comments she has gotten about her looks and to clear the air about whether she has had work done. "Let’s just address the elephant in the comment section," Burke said in a TikTok video. "I’m not on Ozempic. I’m not sick. I didn’t get a face transplant, and no, I didn’t get a brow lift."FORMER 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' PRO ADMITS SHE’S CELIBATE, HASN'T GONE ON A DATE IN OVER A
While the center-right Democratic Alliance is set to rule Portugal again in a minority government, the hard-right Chega party, with its anti-immigrant message, is seen as a powerful new force. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/portugal-election-montenegro-chega.html Author : Emma Bubola Publish date : 2025-05-19 14:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The inmates escaped a New Orleans jail Friday morning. Authorities said they should be considered armed and dangerous. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/16/new-orleans-jail-inmate-escape/ Author : Jonathan Edwards Publish date : 2025-05-19 08:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Pro wrestlers Tyra Mae Steele and Jasper Troy won the "WWE Legends and Future Greats" (LFG) competition on Sunday night to earn WWE NXT contracts.Steele got her spot over Zena Sterling, and Troy earned his over Shiloh Hill to move up to the next level of competition. Both competitors will join the NXT brand and become the next duo to make an impact on the developmental brand.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I’m super excited," Steele told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I’m more patient. I just know in due time, everything is going to take place
Presidential elections on Sunday in Romania and Poland halted, or at least slowed, hard-right breakthroughs that many liberals had feared. But discontent with mainstream parties lingers. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/in-eastern-europe-centrists-hold-off-2-nationalist-challenges.html Author : Andrew Higgins Publish date : 2025-05-19 11:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Beijing has issued new spending guidelines to government officials, telling them to live “a frugal life” as China faces economic headwinds. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/19/china-crackdown-government-spending/ Author : Lily Kuo Publish date : 2025-05-19 10:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The United Kingdom and the European Union reached a landmark agreement centered on fishing rights and defense cooperation Monday, five years after Brexit. British Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds announced the deal as officials from both sides met in London for their first major summit since the U.K. formally left the 27-nation trade bloc in 2020. That followed a slim-margin 2016 referendum vote calling for the U.K.'s departure. The government of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other senior EU officials, billed the summit as a major milestone in resetting relations. "Historic
As leaders gathered in London for a long awaited summit, a senior British minister said his country had secured a new agreement with the bloc. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/uk-eu-deal-brexit-reset.html Author : Stephen Castle and Jeanna Smialek Publish date : 2025-05-19 09:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Rep. Don Bacon has called for the embattled defense secretary’s ouster. Back home in Nebraska, his principles resonate — but only so much. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/19/don-bacon-pete-hegseth-signalgate/ Author : Abigail Hauslohner Publish date : 2025-05-19 09:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Former President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and President Donald Trump have each commented on the grim news of President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis."Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery," Obama noted in posts on social media.Biden served as vice president during Obama's White House tenure from early 2009 through early 2017.JOE BIDEN DIAGNOSED WITH ‘AGGRESSIVE FORM’
Tents, shelters for fighter jets and warehouses for military vehicles show increased Russian presence near one of NATO’s newest members. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/russia-beefs-up-forces-near-finlands-border.html Author : Jeffrey Gettleman, Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola Publish date : 2025-05-19 07:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Plus, the value of scouting and the Library of Congress. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/18/mass-shootings-girl-scouts-library/ Author : Letters to the Editor Publish date : 2025-05-18 16:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A California family is suing a funeral home after it put the wrong man in the casket and dressed him in their loved one's clothes, and workers even attempted to say the family was mistaken upon being confronted about the error.Amentha Hunt says she arrived at Harrison-Ross Mortuary in Compton to prepare her uncle, 80-year-old Otis Adkinson, for burial when she noticed another man was inside the casket, according to KCAL."It shouldn't have happened," Hunt told the outlet. "I didn't make arrangements there to see the wrong body."LONG ISLAND SISTERS SUE FUNERAL HOMES ALLEGEDLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BURYING STRANGER INSTEAD OF
A downgrade by Moody’s amplified some existing worries about the cost of President Trump’s policies and the health of the U.S. economy. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/business/stock-markets-moodys-sp500.html Author : River Akira Davis Publish date : 2025-05-19 04:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Pleasant with low humidity until Tuesday night, then cooler with rain chances into Thursday. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/05/18/dc-weather-live-updates-warm-breezy/ Author : A. Camden Walker Publish date : 2025-05-18 23:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump’s "one big, beautiful bill" survived a key hurdle in the House of Representatives on Sunday night, putting it one step closer to a chamber-wide vote later this week.It comes after a rebellion by four House conservatives upended plans to advance the bill on Friday morning.Lawmakers on the House Budget Committee were summoned back to Washington for a 10 p.m. meeting to vote again on the bill. It passed the panel in a nearly party-line vote, 17 to 16, with four Republicans voting "present."Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., made a surprise appearance in the committee room shortly before the
The bombardment, which Ukrainian officials said mostly targeted Kyiv, came just a day before President Trump was expected to talk with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/world/europe/russia-ukraine-drones.html Author : Marc Santora and Matthew Mpoke Bigg Publish date : 2025-05-18 23:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
After a sometimes exhausting rookie season in the WNBA, the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry didn’t wait long to reappear in Year 2. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/05/17/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-fever-sky/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage Author : Publish date : 2025-05-19 02:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that regardless of whether a nuclear deal is reached with the U.S., enrichment will continue.Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi addressed negotiations between Iran and the U.S. in a post on X regarding Iran’s "peaceful nuclear program."In the statement, Araghchi pointed out that U.S. officials privy to the discussions are free to state whatever they want to ward off special interest groups or malign actors that set the agendas of previous administrations."Iran can only control what we Iranians do, and that is to avoid negotiating in public—particularly given the current dissonance we are seeing between what
The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden’s personal office. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/politics/biden-prostate-cancer.html Author : Tyler Pager and Gina Kolata Publish date : 2025-05-18 23:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Stewart’s feature directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water,” received six minutes of applause at its premiere. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/05/18/kristen-stewart-cannes/ Author : Jada Yuan Publish date : 2025-05-18 22:03:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Scott McLaughlin had a harrowing practice experience at the Indy 500 on Sunday. His car went airborne after it slammed into the wall on the track just ahead of Pole Day qualifying.Video showed the car sliding and spinning across the track after the hard collision with the wall before finally coming to a stop. McLaughlin is not the first driver to flip over.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIn the past few days, at least two others have also experienced frightening airborne moments.Kyffin Simpson flipped over during Fast Friday, with Colton Herta went airborne during Saturday's qualifying.2025 INDY 500
Plus, a Japanese author breaks barriers. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/briefing/trump-putin-talk-biden-cancer-israel-operation-gaza.html Author : Emmett Lindner Publish date : 2025-05-18 21:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.