Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Politics

The FBI is opening new investigations into the 2022 Supreme Court draft opinion leak that overturned Roe v. Wade and the 2023 discovery of cocaine at the White House, officials announced Monday. (More)

National Public Radio filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump over his executive order cutting all federal funding to NPR and PBS. The suit argues the move violates the First Amendment and Congressional authority. (See Details)

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced Tuesday he won’t seek a second Senate term and instead is running for governor of Alabama in 2026. (More)

The U.S. and Argentina announced a joint plan Tuesday to form an “alternative international health system” outside of the World Health Organization. (More)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “playing games” with U.S.-brokered peace efforts, as drone strikes continued on both sides of the conflict. (More)

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Sports

➤ The U.S. defeated Switzerland on Sunday to win the ice hockey world championships—our first victory in the tournament since 1933. (More)

➤ The College World Series baseball bracket is set, with Vanderbilt locked in as the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed. (See Bracket)

The International Olympic Committee confirmed that it would ban Russian teams from competing in the Winter Games in Italy next year, extending the sanctions imposed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. (More)

➤ Cornell men’s lacrosse defeated Maryland on Monday to take home their first national championship since 1977. On the women’s side, North Carolina beat Northwestern for the title, ending with a perfect 22-0 season record. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s results: MLB | NBA | WNBA | NHL | Soccer 

Finance

Trend Line Daily Market Report   05/27/2025

NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
19,199.16
2.47%
SPX
S&P 500
5,921.54
2.05%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
42,343.65
1.78%
BTC
Bitcoin
$109,887.59
0.41%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$3,304.50
-1.76%
SKY
Champion Homes Inc
$70.31
-16.56%
Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: Champion Homes saw its stock fall 17% Tuesday after missing Wall Street expectations in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. (More)

U.S. consumer confidence bounced back in May after five months of decline, jumping from an index reading of 86 in April to 98 in May, well above what economists had expected. (See Details)

Southwest Airlines has now ended its longtime policy of free checked bags for its passengers. Starting today, most passengers will pay $35 for their first checked bag and $45 for a second one. (More)

The new live-action Lilo and Stitch movie set a box-office record for Memorial Day weekend, bringing in $183 million, easily beating the $79 million taken in by Tom Cruise’s final Mission: Impossible movie. (More)

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Science & Technology

➤ In internal safety tests, Anthropic’s newly released AI model, Claude Opus 4, resorted to blackmail in 84% of scenarios where it faced shutdown. The chatbot threatened to expose an engineer’s extramarital affair to avoid being replaced. (See Details)

➤ Egyptian archaeologists have discovered three New Kingdom-era tombs in Luxor’s Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis, officials announced. (See Details)

➤ Astronomers have released a striking gallery of supermassive black holes and galactic phenomena, captured through powerful Chilean telescopes and enhanced with artistic interpretations. (See Photos)

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A former Marine Corps officer says there’s one lesson that can help anyone build grit and mental toughness, saying real growth comes through repeated discomfort, not ease. (See Lesson)

A top neurologist says four everyday habits that most folks don’t think twice about could be quietly chipping away at your memory and brain health. (See Habits)

Regularly dating your spouse—even through simple, everyday activities—is key to keeping intimacy strong and relationships thriving over time, according to a psychologist. (See Details)

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➤ The CIA secretly operated a Star Wars fan website as a covert communication hub for informants, a new report reveals. The site appeared to be a typical fandom page, but typing a password in the search bar unlocked a hidden login system for classified exchanges. (More)

A black bear crashed through the ceiling of a Bell County, Kentucky, home last Wednesday and was found sitting on the kitchen stove, authorities said. (See Photo)

➤ A 36-year-old mom and influencer on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has transformed her townhouse stoop into a floral landmark, creating elaborate, seasonal displays with faux flowers and props. (See Stoop)

Poll Position

Would you switch airlines over checked bag fees?

  1. Absolutely
  2. Maybe
  3. No
  4. I don’t check bags
  5. I don’t fly
 

Yesterday’s Results:

Did you have good weather for your Memorial Day?

  1. Very nice: 42%
  2. Decent: 22%
  3. Not so good: 14%
  4. Rained all day: 14%
  5. It didn’t matter: 8%

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“Upon arrival, the bear was located sitting on the stove in the kitchen.”

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement, on a black bear breaking through a home’s ceiling in Bell County.

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