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Student awarded CBS News scholarship explains why he called out network at event: ‘I had to do it’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T12:00:50+00:00

Santiago Campos says he felt obligated to criticize the network’s direction, which ‘stains legacy of Mike Wallace’Standing in front of the most powerful and well-known people in the television news business on Wednesday night, in a glitzy New York City ballroom, 18-year-old high school student Santiago Campos shocked – but also delighted – many in attendance when he called out the network that funded the scholarship he received: CBS News.Campos, a graduating senior at the District of Columbia international school who had traveled to New York for the 47th annual news and documentary Emmy a

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New York City sued over alleged racial discrimination in removal of children by protective services

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T12:00:49+00:00

Plaintiffs say children’s services uses ‘emergency removal’ disproportionately against Black and Latino familiesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailOn Thursday, two families filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of New York, alleging that the administration for children’s services (ACS) abuses its emergency removal power to take children from their parents without a court order. The families say that Black people and Latinos are disproportionately affected by the practice.The “emergency removal” power is supposed to be used only in extreme and urgent situations in which th

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Mutual retailer triples boss’s pay to £2.2m despite fall in profits

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T11:58:22+00:00

OurCoop criticised by members after withholding annual profit-share payment despite soaring executive payOurCoop, the independent mutual which runs about 500 food stores across England, is facing criticism from members after it more than tripled the boss’s pay to £2.2m despite falling sales and profits.The chain, which is a separate company from the Co-op Group but relies on the much bigger business to supply some products, has not approved an annual profit-share payment to members this year, although they have received discounts on shopping. Continue reading...

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Hungarian police approve Budapest Pride in break from Orbán era

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T11:56:34+00:00

Policy U-turn comes after rightwing nationalist government was swept from power in April after 16-year ruleEurope live – latest updatesPolice in Hungary have said they will allow next month’s Pride parade in Budapest to take place, signalling a reversal from last year when they sought to block the event on the orders of the government of the rightwing former prime minister Viktor Orbán.Last year’s march made headlines around the world after Orbán’s Fidesz party backed legislation – the first of its kind in the EU’s recent history – that created a legal basis for Pride events to be banned, citi

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Romania declares Russian diplomat ‘persona non grata’ after drone incident – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T11:55:25+00:00

Romanian president Nicușor Dan leads international outrage after border town hit by drone as Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ‘ready to support Romania’ The incident comes just days after the Czech president, Petr Pavel, has urged Nato to “show its teeth” in response to Russia’s repeated testing of the alliance’s resolve on its eastern flank, suggesting a range of options including switching off its internet, cutting off its banks from global financial systems and shooting down jets that violate allied airspace.Speaking to the Guardian in Prague last week, Pavel called for “decisive enough, potential

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IndiGo posts ₹2,536.9 crore loss in March quarter of FY26

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T11:51:48+00:00

Total income in the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal rose over 3% to ₹23,830.7 crore from ₹23,097.5 crore in the same period a year ago, according to a release

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Incidente sfiorato sulla Cisgiordania, Israele scambia un volo civile per un drone e spara

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-29T11:45:14+00:00

I coloni danno l’allarme, ma per fortuna l’Idf ha mancato il colpo. Poche ore prima, la rotta degli aerei in arrivo all'aeroporto Ben Gurion di Tel Aviv era stata spostata verso est, costringendo i velivoli a sorvolare a circa 1,5 chilometri di altitudine la zona di Beit El, dove di sono insediamenti ebraici

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UGRO Capital defends Managing Director’s compensation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T11:42:26+00:00

UGRO said the company’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee had commissioned Aon — a leading compensation advisory firm — to benchmark Nath’s pay against comparable peers in April

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Rashmi Group to invest ₹35,000 crore in steel, mining and power projects

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T11:40:21+00:00

The investment includes over Rs 30,000 crore for expanding steel manufacturing capacity and Rs 5,000 crore for operationalising coal mines, with projects spread across multiple districts in the state

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Benyamin Nétanyahou annonce que l’armée israélienne a traversé le fleuve Litani, dans le sud du Liban, un axe à enjeu stratégique majeur

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T11:36:32+00:00

Ce franchissement du fleuve est le résultat de plusieurs semaines d’avancées militaires israéliennes dans le sud du Liban. Peu avant, le chef d’état-major de l’armée israélienne a répété que son « objectif » était d’« intensifier les dommages infligés au Hezbollah ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Benyamin Nétanyahou annonce que l’armée israélienne a traversé le fleuve Litani, dans le sud du Liban, un axe stratégique majeur

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T11:36:32+00:00

Ce franchissement du fleuve est le résultat de plusieurs semaines d’avancées militaires israéliennes dans le sud du Liban. Peu avant, le chef d’état-major de l’armée israélienne a répété que son « objectif » était d’« intensifier les dommages infligés au Hezbollah ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Benyamin Nétanyahou annonce que l’armée israélienne a franchi le fleuve Litani, dans le sud du Liban, un axe stratégique majeur

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T11:36:32+00:00

Ce franchissement du fleuve est le résultat de plusieurs semaines d’avancées militaires israéliennes dans le sud du Liban. Peu avant, le chef d’état-major de l’armée israélienne a répété que son « objectif » était d’« intensifier les dommages infligés au Hezbollah ».

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Cause of deaths of three sisters found in sea at Brighton still unclear, inquest hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T11:35:36+00:00

Medical investigations ongoing ‘to finalise the cause of death’ but police say they do not suspect foul playThe cause of the deaths of three sisters found in the sea off Brighton beach is yet to be ascertained but police say they do not suspect foul play at this stage.The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from Uxbridge, west London, were found earlier this month. Continue reading...

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Broker’s Call: Alkem Laboratories (Add)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T11:31:10+00:00

Semaglutide (GLP-1) launch has seen good progress (for its injectable), as the company was able to capture about 11% market share, which should further improve in subsequent months

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Bank holidays June 2026: Full list of dates & closures

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T11:30:19+00:00

Bank branches will observe multiple closures in June, with the holiday schedule varying from state to state based on regional festivals and local observances.

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Natco Pharma’s Q4 net down 34% at ₹269 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T11:30:18+00:00

The total revenue of the Hyderabad - based company too declined 36.5 percent at Rs ₹816 crore against Rs ₹1287 crore in the year ago period. 

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‘This is so pathetic’: Reform and Restore Britain lock horns in Makerfield byelection buildup

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T11:24:09+00:00

Spurred on by Elon Musk, the two rightwing parties spent the week taking potshots at each other. We look back at who hurled which insult at whomUK politics live – latest updatesIt’s been a week of rudeness, rows and revelations in the Makerfield byelection. Not between Andy Burnham and his challengers for the seat – but between Reform UK and its even more rightwing rival, Restore Britain.Here are the key moments in a week in which the populist right turned on each other: Continue reading...

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A court in Kenya blocks U.S. plan to quarantine Ebola patients

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-05-29T11:12:12+00:00

A facility built by the U.S. military on a Kenyan air base was intended to isolate Americans exposed to Ebola during the growing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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West Asia conflict may drag down Pipavav Port cargo volumes in Q1 FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T11:10:15+00:00

However, the port expects container and RoRo cargo growth to remain strong, supported by new shipping routes, transhipment opportunities and rising automobile exports

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Что Путин сказал на заседании Высшего евразийского экономического совета

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-29T11:07:07+00:00

Владимир Путин 29 мая выступил на заседании Высшего евразийского экономического совета (ВЕЭС) в Астане. Кроме президента России в нем приняли участие президент Белоруссии Александр Лукашенко, президент Казахстана Касым-Жомарт Токаев, президент Киргизии Садыр Жапаров, вице-премьер Мгер Григорян, председатель коллегии Евразийской экономической комиссии Бакытжан Сагинтаев.

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