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What if It Were Possible to Pay Taxes Without Funding War Crimes?
[Slate] — 5/11/2026, 9:45:00 AMUS

Things are bad, but it doesn't have to be this way.

Men Across the Country Are Artificially Inflating Their Penises. They’re Doing It for a Reason You’d Never Expect.
[Slate] — 5/11/2026, 9:40:00 AMUS

“It isn’t going to look like your God-given penis, only larger. It’s going to look like you’ve had work done.”

Gaza death toll rises
[Middle East Eye] — 5/11/2026, 9:38:18 AMMiddle East

Gaza death toll rises The death toll of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 has reached 72,740 people with another 172,192 people wounded, Wafa news agency is reporting citing medical sources. The sources reported that Gaza hospitals received the bodies of three people, along...

Netballer cops 'hurtful' criticism for returning 10 weeks post-baby
[ABC News (Australia)] — 5/11/2026, 9:34:40 AMAustralia

Paige Hadley made a shock return to the Super Netball league less than two months after giving birth to her baby boy. Despite some commentary online questioning her priorities, the midcourter is more determined than ever to prove women can pursue multiple dreams.

'Carrot hazard' slows traffic on Tasmanian highway
[ABC News (Australia)] — 5/11/2026, 9:33:52 AMAustralia

Thousands of carrots have spilled onto a Tasmanian highway, causing a traffic hazard, with police calling for public help to find the driver involved.

Spain rolls out unprecedented operation to disembark evacuees of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
[El Pais] — 5/11/2026, 9:31:23 AMInternational

Most passengers walked out of the ‘MV Hondius’ on Sunday, with a few more set to do so Monday. The health minister called it a ‘day of national pride’ despite having to overcome a refusal by authorities in the Canary Islands to let the ship dock

FDA cliffhanger: Will Marty Makary stay or go?
[Axios] — 5/11/2026, 9:30:04 AMUS

The Food and Drug Administration was supposed to be the dull and predictable part of President Trump's health bureaucracy. Instead, it's become the soap opera whose cliffhangers leave entire industries in suspense — most recently Friday's drama over reports that commissioner Marty Makary was about...

Philippines vice president Sara Duterte impeached for a second time
[BBC News] — 5/11/2026, 9:28:53 AMWorld

If convicted in a Senate trial, which is uncertain, she will be disqualified from running for president.

Mahesh Narayanan on ‘Patriot’: I didn’t have to make compromises as a filmmaker because of the star power of Mammootty and Mohanlal
[The Hindu] — 5/11/2026, 9:28:06 AMAsia

The Malayalam director-editor-writer opens up on what went into the making of ‘Patriot’, headlined by Mammootty, criticisms over Mohanlal’s cameo and placing substance above style

WHO faces deadlock over pandemic treaty amid crisis over hantavirus outbreak
[El Pais] — 5/11/2026, 9:28:05 AMInternational

The main sticking point is the mechanism that will define how nations share samples and sequences of viruses with pandemic potential and, in return, obtain access to vaccines

College lecturer duped of ₹14 lakh in fake investment scam in Karnataka
[The Hindu] — 5/11/2026, 9:27:44 AMAsia

According to the complaint, the 52-year-old victim stated that some strangers had included his name in a Telegram group

Faustino Oro: The second-youngest chess grandmaster in history
[El Pais] — 5/11/2026, 9:27:15 AMInternational

The Argentine player based in Badalona seals his latest milestone at the Sardinia Open, extending a remarkable streak of early achievements

Narendra Modi urges Indians to conserve fuel amid war on Iran
[Al Jazeera] — 5/11/2026, 9:26:43 AMWorld

Narendra Modi urges Indians to conserve fuel amid war on Iran

María Corina Machado: ‘The position of the United States and other allies weighs on my decision to return, the timing has to be right’
[El Pais] — 5/11/2026, 9:25:48 AMInternational

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate calls for elections to guarantee Venezuela's sovereignty

Breaking: Sara Duterte to face impeachment trial after key vote
[ABC News (Australia)] — 5/11/2026, 9:25:39 AMAustralia

The Philippines vice-president is accused of misusing public funds, amassing unexplained wealth, and of making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the first lady and the former house speaker.

Amnesty demands probe of alleged civilians death in military airstrike in Niger
Amnesty demands probe of alleged civilians death in military airstrike in Niger
[Premium Times Nigeria] — 5/11/2026, 9:23:58 AMAfrica

Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation into a military airstrike in Niger State after reports that civilians were killed during operations targeting armed bandits in Shiroro. The post Amnesty demands probe of alleged civilians death in military airstrike in Niger appeared...

Evacuated US and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus
[The Guardian] — 5/11/2026, 9:23:04 AMWorld

French woman taken to Paris in serious condition while American flown to Nebraska is asymptomatic, say officials Europe live – latest updates A French woman and an American national evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive for the virus, as...

Youth murdered by minors in Salem
[The Hindu] — 5/11/2026, 9:20:43 AMAsia
Has Trump Doomed the GOP?
[Slate] — 5/11/2026, 9:20:00 AMUS

They bought the ticket; they’re taking the ride—but where does it end?

NMA confirms release of kidnapped Anambra doctor
NMA confirms release of kidnapped Anambra doctor
[Premium Times Nigeria] — 5/11/2026, 9:19:38 AMAfrica

Princeton Okam, the chairman of the association’s Anambra branch, confirmed Mr Emegakor’s release to journalists in Awka on Sunday. The post NMA confirms release of kidnapped Anambra doctor appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.