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Today — 30 May 2026Main stream

How NextEra Energy Wielded Political Power in Florida

By: Ivan Penn
29 May 2026 at 17:01
NextEra, which is seeking to buy Dominion Energy, has often butted heads with consumer groups, residents and journalists in its home state.

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A Dominion Energy power plant near Davis, W.Va. NextEra Energy’s political activities are expected to be scrutinized as it seeks approval of its purchase of Dominion.
Yesterday — 29 May 2026Main stream

The Man Turning the Cockroach Into a Gen-Z Movement in India

29 May 2026 at 05:00
Abhijeet Dipke’s “Cockroach Janta Party” has emerged as the unexpected voice of young people feeling let down by the government and struggling to find jobs.

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Abhijeet Dipke at a friend’s home in the United States in May. Mr. Dipke launched the satirical digital group Cockroach Janta Party on May 16, after a controversy surrounding a comment by India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant, who referred to unemployed youth as “parasites” and “cockroaches.”

Two Papers Named ‘Star’ Will Duel in D.C. to Win Readers From The Washington Post

29 May 2026 at 03:00
First, The Star was born. Now, The Washington Star is reborn. Both are hoping to win readers ceded by recent layoffs at The Washington Post.

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The Washington Star, previously known as The Washington Star-News, stopped publishing in 1981.

Trump Refiles $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal

29 May 2026 at 00:47
An earlier version of the defamation suit, which focused on an article about a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein, was dismissed by a judge.

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President Trump’s lawsuit centered on a Wall Street Journal story published in July 2025.

Bari Weiss Names Nick Bilton to Lead CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ in Major Shake-Up

Bari Weiss, CBS’s editor in chief, named Nick Bilton, a tech journalist and filmmaker, as the show’s executive producer. The network also fired two on-air correspondents.

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Nick Bilton is a filmmaker and former New York Times columnist.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Ferrari’s First Electric Car Runs Into Backlash in Italy and Beyond

27 May 2026 at 22:27
Memes mocked the new model, analysts questioned its appeal and investors sold the automaker’s stock. A former Ferrari chairman warned of “the destruction of a legend.”

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For help designing the fully electric car, Ferrari turned to the agency founded by Jony Ive, Apple’s former design chief, and the industrial designer Marc Newson.

’60 Minutes’ Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi Loses Deal After Dispute With Bari Weiss

28 May 2026 at 02:37
Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.

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Sharyn Alfonsi, a CBS News journalist, said the expiration of her contract sent “a chilling message to the entire newsroom.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Keeps Picking Up Snakes. Is He Doing It Right?

27 May 2026 at 09:38
The health secretary wrangled two nonvenomous snakes while visiting Florida in a video that drew widespread attention.

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A black racer snake. It is not venomous and has a relatively weak bite, experts said.
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