Thursday, May 15th
โณ SPEED READ
๐จNATION
๐ Trump highlights potential pay raise for troops, discusses military reforms during Qatar speech (FOX)
๐ Trump to meet South African president amid deteriorating relations (NPR)
๐ Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment (GUARDIAN)
๐ Jake Tapper acknowledges he didnโt sufficiently cover Bidenโs decline (MO NEWS)
๐ Harvard Magna Carta โcopyโ now believed to be genuine (BBC)
๐ After Qatar gift to Trump, Kristi Noem also eyes a fancy new private jet (THE HILL)
๐ AROUND THE WORLD
๐ Trump says โnothingโs gonna happenโ on Ukraine until he meets with Putin (MO NEWS)
๐ U.S. presented Iran with nuclear deal proposal (AXIOS)
๐ Trumpโs pledge to the Middle East: No more โlectures on how to liveโ (NYT)
๐ Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream (BBC)
๐ United Kingdom says itโs talking with countries to set up migrant return hubs for rejected asylum seekers (AP)
๐ฑBUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
๐ Walmart warns it will raise prices because of tariffs (CNN)
๐ More than 1,200 Starbucks employees have gone on strike to protest a new dress code policy (USA TODAY)
๐ British team set to begin Mt. Everest trek tomorrow using controversial Xenon gas (YAHOO)
๐ US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% last year, reaching lowest levels since 2019 (ABC)
๐ฌ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
๐ Bruce Springsteen calls Trump administration โcorrupt, incompetent and treasonousโ in concert (POLITICO)
๐ Christopher Nolanโs The Odyssey adaptation will be the first feature film to be shot entirely on iMax film cameras (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
๐ Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack (BBC)
๐ Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation after housekeepers accuse him of sexual assault (NBC)