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May 14, 2026 - World

In apology, William Paul said he had had ‘too much to drink’ and the things he said ‘don’t represent who I really am’Republican senator Rand Paul’s son William apologized on Wednesday for a drunken tirade at a bar in Washington DC, in which he reportedly told a Republican congressman he “hates Jews and hates gays”.“Last night, I had too much to drink and said some things that don’t represent who I really am. I’m sorry and today I am seeking help for my drinking problem,” William Paul posted on social media under the handle TastyBrew1776. Continue reading...

May 14, 2026 - World

All Her Lives is only the fifth short story collection to win the prestigious NZ$65,000 prize in 58 yearsFirst-time fiction writer Ingrid Horrocks has won New Zealand’s richest literary prize for her debut short story collection, All Her Lives.The Wellington-based poet, essayist and memoirist won the prestigious NZ$65,000 (A$53,000, £28,500) Jann Medlicott Acorn prize for fiction at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand book awards on Wednesday night. The book follows nine women across nine different life stages and generations, as they navigate politics, gender and motherhood. Continue reading...

May 14, 2026 - World

Cindy Burbank, who bested an alleged Republican plant, plans to step aside for Dan Osborn in general electionSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA Democratic challenger who said she intends to drop out of November’s race for the US Senate in Nebraska to clear the way for an independent candidate has won the state’s Democratic primary.Cindy Burbank ran against William Forbes, who Democrats contended was a Republican plant in the race, with the intent to drop out if she won. Forbes, a pastor who has voted for Trump and opposed abortion access, is currently registered as a Democrat. Continue reading...

May 14, 2026 - World

Vice President JD Vance just revealed something dark about President Donald Trump's war in Iran with another one of his "shameless lies," according to one analyst. During a press conference on Wednesday, Vance was asked about Trump's comments, in which he said the financial pain Americans are feeling because of the Iran war is not a top-of-mind concern for him. Vance deflected and accused the reporter of misrepresenting what Trump actually said. "Do you agree with the president that Americans' financial situation should not be a consideration in that decision-making process?" the reporter asked. "I don't think the president said that," Vance said. "I think that's a misrepresentation of what the president said." The vice president's response stunned Adam Mockler, a political commentator for the MeidasTouch Network, who responded to Vance's comments in a new reaction video. "These people lie so shamelessly, and it comes top-down from Trump," Mockler said. "He's the most shameless liar of them all, but this is some shameless BS. Listen, nobody wants Iran to have a nuclear weapon. But the reality is we are not any closer to a denuclearized Iran if that's the goal."Trump has repeatedly claimed that he won't end the war in Iran until the regime agrees to give up its nuclear weapons. That's despite Trump claiming last year that Iran's nuclear capabilities had been "completely obliterated" by a previous strike on three of the nation's nuclear facilities. Mockler suggested that Vance's comments show the administration knows they are not close to achieving their goals in Iran. "The enriched uranium is still there," he said. "The scientists have been scattered across the country, and all the blueprints have been put in the cloud. They can just rebuild whenever they want."

May 13, 2026 - World

Lu Jianwang was accused of operating a ‘secret police station’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown at the behest of BeijingA New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after he was accused of operating a “secret police station” on behalf of Beijing in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood.Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Lu Jianwang, 64, should have alerted the US attorney general that he was a Chinese agent when he helped open the so-called police station in 2022. They also said he helped China’s government locate a pro-democracy activist living in California. Continue reading...