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The Home-Insurance Coin Flip: Nearly Half of Claims Result in Zero Payout

Markets & Finance The Home-Insurance Coin Flip: Nearly Half of Claims Result in Zero Payout Home insurers pitch policies as a financial peace-of-mind safety net, but in a disaster customers can find the apparent guarantee of compensation evaporates By Jean Eaglesham and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky May 30, 2026 9:00 pm ET When disaster strikes, many Americans face a near flip-of-the-coin chance that their home insurer will pay a claim. And the problem is getting worse. The five biggest home-insur ...

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Platner's Texts With Women Concerned Campaign as Senate Race Took Off

Graham Platner’s insurgent bid for Senate in Maine was gathering steam last summer when his campaign was confronted with some potentially explosive information. Mr. Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, told a senior campaign aide that he had been exchanging sexual messages with multiple other women. It was the kind of revelation with the potential to damage the political newcomer just as his campaign to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, was beginning to resonate with voters, especially in a ...

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Trump furiously demands judge who blocked renovation project be criminally charged

Alexander Willis May 30, 2026 11:41AM ET President Donald Trump erupted Saturday in a 720-plus-word social media post over a judge’s ruling ordering him to remove his name from the Kennedy Center and halt a renovation project, a rant that culminated with the president demanding the judge be criminally charged. U.S. District Judge Casey Cooper recently ruled that Trump’s Kennedy Center renovations were unlawful, citing Congress’ authority to rename the iconic performing arts center. In his ...

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There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be

"Speculation is swirling over potential departures at the high court, and firebrand conservative judges might be using flashy rulings to audition for the president. One judge appears to have dropped his long-standing support for birthright citizenship. Another wrote that the federal judiciary should not demand President Donald Trump's "homework." A third opened a recent dissent with a crude term for male genitalia. As speculation swirls about a potential Supreme Court vacancy, a ...

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Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

The American Meteor Society said that the booms heard about 2:30 p.m. were actually caused by a meteor about 3 feet wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston. People in a handful of states posted on social media about feeling the buildings they were in shaking. Several videos posted on X also captured what sounded like two quick booms, with no fire, smoke or other visual causes. ...

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Canada's broader citizenship rules draw strong American interest, data shows

By Wa Lone Sat, May 30, 2026 at 5:05 AM CDT TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters) - While U.S.-Canadian relations have frayed under U.S. President Donald Trump, data on Canadian citizenship approvals under recently widened rules suggests many Americans would welcome the ‌chance to become Canadian. Under the new rules, which allow more descendants of Canadians to claim citizenship ‌compared with just first-generation descendants previously, approvals for proof of citizenship by des ...

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White House Releases Results of Trump's Latest Physical Exam

White House Releases Results of Trump's Latest Physical Exam The report by President Trump's physician said he was in "excellent health." It showed that he had gained weight and that neurological and heart tests had come back "normal." President Trump at the White House last week. The results of his recent physical exam were released late Friday. Jose Luis Magana By Chris Cameron Reporting from Washington May 30, 2026, 12:49 a.m. ET The White House released a three-page ...

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Another No-Bid Contract, This Time For Gold-Plated Horses

There's no excuse like a semiquincentennial to spend millions on gold-plated everything. By Karoli Kuns — May 29, 2026 Another no-bid contract has been issued, this time to gild statues in Washington, D.C. surrounding the Lincoln Monument in 24-karat gold. The statues are equestrian statues known as Arts of War and Arts of Peace. An Arts of War statue is pictured above. These statues are bronze, so that a good cleaning and polishing would have been enough to bring out their features, and ...

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Vermont is first state to ban toxic herbicide paraquat, as others may follow

By: Kevin Hardy - May 30, 2026 4:45 am Vermont became the first state to ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat after Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed Democratic-sponsored legislation this week. Vermont’s new law bans the sale or use of paraquat without explicit approval from the secretary of agriculture. Widely used to control weeds in major crops across the country, that chemical is linked to Parkinson’s disease. More than a dozen states have recently introduced legislation to ...

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Kellogg's to lay off 451 Omaha employees as it prepares to permanently close plant

Grace Lewis May 29, 2026 Updated 26 mins ago About 450 workers are set to lose their jobs by mid-August as Kellogg's formally notified the state of the timeline for its Omaha plant's permanent closure. WK Kellogg Co, based in Battle Creek, Michigan, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Nebraska Department of Labor on May 22, confirming a phased layoff that will eliminate 451 positions at the Omaha plant at 9601 F St. The filing puts firm dates on the plant's permanen ...

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Georgia town's novel strategy to fight ICE jail plan impresses legal experts

12 min ago - A small Georgia town’s federal lawsuit opposing the Trump administration’s plans to turn a warehouse into one of the largest immigration detention centers in the US has the potential to create a wide impact as it uses novel legal arguments, ... (The Guardian)

White House in chaos as they reverse Trump plan to 'eliminate' FEMA before storms hit

54 min ago - Matthew Rozsa May 31, 2026 | 10:34AM ET President Donald Trump’s decision to gut America’s emergency disaster response organization has left the United States vulnerable to upcoming natural disasters — and now Trump is scrambling, lik ... (alternet)

Trump's latest reason for his new ballroom: A rooftop 'DronePort'

1 hr ago - The president said that if a judge doesn't approve the new White House ballroom, he'll be "held responsible for the Death and Destruction." Josh Meyer Updated May 31, 2026, 4:45 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump unveiled yet another ... (USA today)

White House economic director downplays economic anxiety amid higher prices

5 hrs ago - National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett painted a rosy picture of the economy Sunday, downplaying Americans' growing pessimism about the economy amid high gas prices and rising inflation as the Iran war goes on. "Look at what's happening to ... (ABC News)

Israel seizes Crusader-era castle as Netanyahu orders forces deeper into Lebanon

5 hrs ago - "The Israeli military has captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders troops to deepen Israel’s incursion into its neighbor’s territory. The capture of the Beaufort Castle, near ... (CNN)

Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center

5 hrs ago - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 ... (AP)

Iran says does not trust US as Trump toughens terms

5 hrs ago - Iran's chief negotiator warned on Sunday the United States was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's remarks came as reports emerged that US Pre ... (AFP)

A hotly debated lung cancer drug cut the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial in China

6 hrs ago - Published Sun, May 31 2026 8:00 AM EDT Angelica Peebles An experimental lung cancer drug from Akeso and Summit Therapeutics reduced the risk of death by 34% in a closely watched late-stage trial, according to results released Sunday. When combined w ... (CNBC)

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will skip annual parade celebrating Israel but pledges big police presence

7 hrs ago - By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Updated 11:01 PM CDT, May 30, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palest ... (AP)

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

10 hrs ago - By LAURAN NEERGAARD Updated 7:05 AM CDT, May 31, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest ... (AP)

The Home-Insurance Coin Flip: Nearly Half of Claims Result in Zero Payout

14 hrs ago - Markets & Finance The Home-Insurance Coin Flip: Nearly Half of Claims Result in Zero Payout Home insurers pitch policies as a financial peace-of-mind safety net, but in a disaster customers can find the apparent guarantee of compensation evaporat ... (The Wall Street Journal.)

Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine

19 hrs ago - By YURAS KARMANAU Updated 11:03 PM CDT, May 30, 2026 Over four years ago, Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko allowed longtime ally Russia to use his territory to invade Ukraine. Now officials in Kyiv are warning that Lukashenk ... (AP)

China factory activity stalls in May as demand weakens

20 hrs ago - China's factory activity came in flat in May, an official survey showed on Sunday, as the manufacturing sector was under pressure from weak domestic demand and ​higher production costs. The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI ... (Reuters)

PECO union "overwhelmingly" votes to authorize strike as contract negotiations continue

21 hrs ago - By Eva Andersen Updated on: May 30, 2026 / 9:04 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Members of the union representing about 1,600 PECO workers voted Saturday to authorize a strike. The move would give union leaders the power to call a work stoppage if ongoing ... (CBS News)

Trump's Vance Mockery Exposed in White House Leaks

22 hrs ago - President Donald Trump has reportedly been busy privately venting to allies about all the things his vice president has done that suggest he might be a “disaster” as MAGA heir in 2028. More than a dozen insiders cited by The New York Times ... (Daily Beast)

Trump to headline 'Great American State Fair' for nation's 250th anniversary after artists drop out

22 hrs ago - By JESSE BEDAYN and COLLIN BINKLEY Updated 6:25 PM CDT, May 30, 2026 Leer en español WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical g ... (AP)

Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

Yesterday - The American Meteor Society said that the booms heard about 2:30 p.m. were actually caused by a meteor about 3 feet wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston. People in a handful of states posted ... (Politico)

Trump furiously demands judge who blocked renovation project be criminally charged

Yesterday - Alexander Willis May 30, 2026 11:41AM ET President Donald Trump erupted Saturday in a 720-plus-word social media post over a judge’s ruling ordering him to remove his name from the Kennedy Center and halt a renovation project, a rant that culm ... (raw story)

There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be

Yesterday - "Speculation is swirling over potential departures at the high court, and firebrand conservative judges might be using flashy rulings to audition for the president. One judge appears to have dropped his long-standing support for birthright citizenshi ... (WaPo)

Iran Strike on Kuwait Injures Americans, Hits Reaper Drones Amid Peace Deal Deadlock

Yesterday - Iran Strike on Kuwait Injures Americans, Hits Reaper Drones Amid Peace Deal Deadlock Edited by: Rounak Bagchi Updated May 30, 2026, 22:31 IST An Iranian missile hit a military air base in Kuwait, injuring several Americans, including contract ... (timesnewnews)

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