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In the news today: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer; House Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s big tax cuts package during a rare weekend vote; and Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid. Also, how school newspapers thousands of miles apart teamed up to heal from wildfires. |
Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, in 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. The finding came after the 82-year-old reported urinary symptoms, which led doctors to discover a nodule on his prostate. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. Read more.
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- Prostate cancers are graded for aggressiveness using what’s known as a Gleason score. The scores range from 6 to 10, with 8, 9 and 10 prostate cancers behaving more aggressively. Biden’s office said his score was 9, suggesting his cancer is among the most aggressive.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” his office said. “The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”
- Many political leaders sent Biden their wishes for his recovery. President Donald Trump, a longtime political opponent, posted on social media that he was saddened by the news and “we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”
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Trump’s big bill advances in rare weekend vote, but conservatives demand more changes
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House Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s big tax cuts package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, but just barely, as conservative holdouts are demanding quicker cuts to Medicaid and green energy programs before giving their full support. Read more. |
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It’s all setting up a difficult week ahead for the Republican leadership racing toward a Memorial Day deadline to pass the package from the House. The Budget Committee, which just days ago failed to advance the package when four conservative Republicans objected, was able to do so Sunday on a vote of 17-16, with the four hold-outs voting “present” to allow it to move ahead, as talks continue.
Speaker Mike Johnson is not just having to address the concerns of the deficit hawks in his party, he’s also facing pressure from centrists who will be warily eyeing the proposed changes to Medicaid, food assistance programs and the rolling back of clean energy tax credits. Republicans criticizing the measure argued that the bill’s new spending and the tax cuts are front-loaded in the bill, while the measures to offset the cost are back-loaded.
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Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza after a weekslong blockade came after pressure from allies who said they would not be able to grant Israel the support it needs to win the war so long as there were “images of hunger” coming out of the Palestinian territory. Read more. |
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Israel has faced condemnation from the U.N., aid groups and some European allies for its blockade of goods into the war-ravaged territory, including food, fuel and medicine. On Sunday, it said it would allow a “basic” amount of aid into Gaza to prevent a “hunger crisis” from developing.
Under the Trump administration, the United States — Israel’s top ally — has mostly avoided criticizing Israel’s steps in its war against Hamas, but it has increasingly highlighted the crisis in Gaza. President Donald Trump, on his recent trip to the Middle East, voiced concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, as did his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who said on a visit to Turkey that he was “troubled” by it.
- The decision to let in aid comes as Israel steps up its offensive in the Gaza Strip in what it says is a bid to pressure Hamas to agree to a ceasefire deal on Israel’s terms. Under the newly launched air and ground offensive, Israel plans to displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and secure aid distribution inside the territory. Netanyahu said Monday that the plan would include “taking control of all of Gaza” and a military spokesperson ordered the evacuation of Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis.
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Members of Tideline, the student newspaper, at the interim location for Palisades High School, Wednesday, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) |
School newspapers thousands of miles apart team up to heal from wildfires
After a wildfire decimated a California high school’s newsroom, one of the first offers of help that its journalism adviser received came from the other side of the country. The project became a way to give students an outlet to focus on after the tragedy, while also providing them a place to tell a larger audience the experience of their community. |
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