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The story of these NBA playoffs has been the league’s newfound and designed parity, and for good reason. The margins in this postseason field have felt virtually nonexistent. Seeds have hardly mattered, creating a perception that this championship chase is actually wide-open. But in reality, it’s not. With their 118-103 victory over the Timberwolves on Thursday, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who now lead the Western Conference finals 2-0, continue to distance themselves from an otherwise evenly matched pack. The truth is, the parity of this particular race lies in the battle for second place between a bunch of good-but-not-great teams fighting to…

Mozilla today said that it is shutting down Pocket, the read-it-later service that allows users to save articles, videos, and webpages to view later. The company also plans to end work on Fakespot, a browser extension and website that analyzes the authenticity of online product reviews. Pocket is a well-known service that streamlines articles, offering a distraction-free reading experience. It includes offline access, text-to-speech options, and tagging capabilities. Pocket has been integrated in Firefox since 2015, and Mozilla bought the service in 2017. Fakespot is an online review checking website that Mozilla bought two years ago and integrated into Firefox,…

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also warns that Israel will receive a ‘devastating and decisive response’ if it attacks Tehran.The United States would be held responsible in the event of an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s foreign minister has warned, after CNN reported that Israel could be preparing strikes. Iran and the US, Israel’s closest ally, will hold a fifth round of nuclear talks on Friday amid deep disagreement over uranium enrichment in Iran, which Washington says could lead to developing nuclear bombs. Tehran has consistently denied seeking a bomb and insisted its nuclear programme is for civilian…

For years, Russia used Brazil as a launchpad for its most elite intelligence officers, known as illegals. They started businesses, made friends and had love affairs — events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities. Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz, investigative reporters for The New York Times, discuss one case. Source link

Fishing is a way of life for people who live on the floating villages of Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake. These Southeast Asians depend on fish that migrate in and out of the lake. And how many are there depend on the time of year. The wet season runs from May to October. Rains rush off land in the Mekong River basin to the Tonle Sap River and lake. This raises levels in much of the lake — the largest in Southeast Asia. Starting around one meter (3 feet) deep, it can swiftly rise up to 10 meters (30 feet) deep.…

Kneecap have responded after band member Mo Chara was charged with a terror offense in the U.K. yesterday, stemming from an incident where he allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag onstage during a London concert. Although the concert took place in November 2024, London Metropolitan Police only became aware of the alleged incident in April 2025, when a video of Chara (born Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) and the Hezbollah flag surfaced online. “We deny this ‘offense’ and will vehemently defend ourselves,” the band wrote on Instagram. “This is political policing. This is a carnival of distraction. We are not the story.…

The second Grand Slam of the year begins on Sunday as players head to Paris for the French Open – here’s all you need to know. Source link

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President Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday appeared to leave the door open to a future presidential bid. Trump Jr. was asked during the Qatar Economic Forum if he would consider picking up the reins and run for office after President Trump stepped down. “Here we go. Well,” Trump Jr. replied with a chuckle. Some in the audience started to clap, to which Trump Jr. continued, “Oh — oh boy.” He noted that it was “an honor to be asked, and an honor to see that some people are okay with it,” before adding that “the answer is,…

The new framework unveiled May 20 says new COVID-19 shots should go only to those ages 65 and up or with underlying medical conditions. Source link