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Political parties celebrate a big victory as only 42% of voters participate in legislative and governor votes.Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s governing party wiped out parliamentary and regional elections boycotted by the opposition parties. Preliminary results released by the National Election Council (CNE) on Monday showed that Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (PSUV) and its allies had won 82.68% of the seats in the parliament the day before. As a result, the party will ensure that it maintains control of key levers of power, including the attorney general’s office and the country’s top court where members are elected by the 285-seat parliament.…

Joanne Lagatta arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 1995 and didn’t want to talk about her perfect academic record and accomplishments about her resume, but other undergraduates on the vast Madison campus were unable to claim the Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion.The 13-year-old bee winner in 1991, Lagatta struggled to adapt to life outside his country home in Clintonville, Wisconsin.”I went, thinking I was a smart kid who won spelling bees across the nation. I’m sure I could compete with the highest academic kids. I signed up for many advanced classes that clearly had no place. “I went to…

President Donald Trump denounced his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, describing him as “absolutely crazy” after Moscow launched the biggest air attack of the war with Ukraine, killing at least 13 people. Trump’s comments published late Sunday on his true social platform marked Putin’s rare responsibilities. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, but something happened to him. He’s absolutely crazy!” the US president wrote. “I’ve always said that he wants everything about Ukraine, and not only that, but also proves that it’s right, but if that’s the case, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!”…

The best young speller in English is Scripps National Spelling Beecelebrate it This year’s 100th anniversary.The first bee was held in 1925, when the Louisville Courier Journal invited other newspapers to invite spelling bees and sent the champions to Washington. The bees are currently located just outside the country’s capital, at the convention center on the banks of the Potomac River in Oxon Hill, Maryland. It starts on Tuesday and ends on Thursday night.This will be the 97th bee. It was cancelled from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II, and again in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.…

PodcastsPodcasts, takeTrump’s crackdown on universities is closely aligned with the right-wing roadmap, crushing the pro-Palestinian movement. The Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activities appears to be creepy similar to conservative proposals targeting universities and international students. Who is behind the plan and what will it be? In this episode: Tariq Kenney-Shawa (@tksshawa), AJ+ Producer and US Policy Fellow, Al-Shabaka Episode Credits: This episode was produced by Tamara Kandeker, Sonia Bagat, Harryma Shah and Chloe Lee alongside Philip Lanos, Spencer Klein, Marcos Bartlom, Mariana Navarete and host Natasha Del Toro. Edited by Kylene Kiang. The sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our…

These are important events on the 1,187th day of the Russian Ukrainian War.It’s where things stand on Monday, May 26th. Fineting Ukrainian officials say the death toll from the biggest Russian air attack on Ukraine has risen from 12 to 13, causing at least 60 people to be injured. The victims included three children, ages 8, 12 and 17, in the northwest of Zhytomyr. The Ukrainian air force added that Russia was able to fire 298 drones and 69 missiles in the overnight attack, reducing 266 drones and 45 missiles. The Russian Ministry of Defense said its forces controlled the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank’s response to Sunday during the Covid-19 pandemic in a speech from Princeton University. Powell and the central bank are the subject of this Wide range of criticism in Last few weeks by President Donald Trump and potential successor, former Fed Gov. Kevin Worsh. Speaking at Baccalaureate’s services ahead of its opening Tuesday, Powell, who said he graduated from Princeton 50 years ago, specifically defended the central bank’s decision to cut key interest rates. Almost to zero In response to the pandemic. It also launched an asset purchasing program…

Joseph Neumeier, a German citizen, approached the building on May 19 with a Molotov cocktail, officials say.The dual US and German citizens have been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to fire a branch of the US embassy in Tel Aviv, according to federal prosecutors in New York. Israeli officials deported Joseph Neumeyer to New York on Saturday, and he appeared in the first courthouse before a federal judge in Brooklyn on Sunday. His criminal charges were sealed on Sunday. Prosecutors say that Neumeyer went up to the embassy building on May 19 with a backpack…

Qalandars are chasing 202 record targets against gladiators to help Raza return from testing duties to achieve victory.All-rounder Sikandar Raza wrote his name in the folktale of Pakistani cricket after hitting the match-winning six as Lahore Kalandas beat Quetta Gladiator with six wickets in the Pakistani Super League (PSL) 2025 final at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Raza, who was part of Zimbabwe’s Test Team until Saturday afternoon, took part in the play for the Qalandars 10 minutes before the toss in the eastern metropolis of Pakistan, headed for the Sunday evening final. The Pakistani-born off-break bowler and middle-order batter scored…

Artificial intelligence is a deep and convoluted world. The scientists who work in this field often rely on jargon and lingo to explain what they’re working on. As a result, we frequently have to use those technical terms in our coverage of the artificial intelligence industry. That’s why we thought it would be helpful to put together a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases that we use in our articles. We will regularly update this glossary to add new entries as researchers continually uncover novel methods to push the frontier of artificial intelligence while…