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U.S. flags at the Washington Monument, the dome of the U.S. Capitol can be seen in the background. Sebastian Gollnow | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesControl of the U.S. Senate in this year’s midterms remains a tossup just over six months from election day, according to traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi. Traders give both Republicans and Democrats a 50% chance of winning control of the upper chamber. While traders have Democrats as favorites to flip control of the House of Representatives, odds in the Senate have narrowed in 2026. Republicans saw their odds of maintaining their majority fall from 67% on January…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Golden Tempo captured the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, marking a historic first for female trainers. The 3-year-old bay thoroughbred colt charged down the final stretch in the 1 1/8-mile race to give trainer Cherie DeVaux her first Triple Crown race victory. She became the first female trainer to ever win the Kentucky Derby and just the second ever to win a Triple Crown race. “I don’t even have any words right now,” an emotional DeVaux said on the NBC broadcast after upsetting the race to overcome early favorite Renegade. Jockey Jose Ortiz won the Derby…

Cameron Young didn’t have as easy of a time in the third round of the Cadillac Championship as he did while building a big 36-hole lead in Florida.It didn’t seem to matter, either.Young is still in full control at Trump National Doral, after his round of two-under 70 on Saturday (Sunday AEST) got him to 15 under for the week. He has a six-shot lead over a group that includes top-ranked Scottie Scheffler going into a potentially rainy final round.”No lead is safe out here,” world No.4 Young said.”I’m going to go try to execute my plan as if I’m…

Redi Tlhabi speaks to Professor Robert Pape on the rise of political violence in the US.After the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has the US entered a new age of political violence? The third alleged attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump in recent years follows a series of politically motivated violent incidents last year, including the assassinations of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and Democratic state legislator Melissa Hortman. What is causing the increase in political violence in America? And how much is the Trump administration driving the politically divisive atmosphere with violent rhetoric and lethal foreign…

States scramble to redistrict after Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act – CBS News Watch CBS News Alabama and Tennessee are the latest states rushing to redraw congressional districts after a Supreme Court ruling that further weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Nikole Killion reports.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell has capped his eight-year tenure with one of the most contentious policy moments in decades, underscoring deep divisions within the central bank.Besides, his decision to remain on the Federal Reserve Board after his chairmanship ends in May adds a new layer of complexity to an already delicate transition, with markets now bracing for an unusual period of overlapping leadership.The development comes at a time when inflation remains stubbornly above target and geopolitical tensions, particularly the Iran conflict, continue to cloud the economic outlook. Taken together, these developments have heightened interest among observers and analysts…

Canadians who cross the border to catch cheap flights have one less option, after the collapse of Spirit Airlines in the United States. The carrier announced Saturday it is shutting down operations effective immediately, cancelling all flights and warning passengers not to head to the airport.The Florida-based budget carrier said the decision follows mounting financial pressure, including a sharp rise in fuel prices that left the company unable to secure additional funding.“For more than 30 years, Spirit Airlines has played a pioneering role in making travel more accessible and bringing people together while driving affordability across the industry,” said Dave…

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JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR: A crowd gathered by the rubbish-strewn banks of the Ciliwung River as workers from the Jakarta Environmental Agency cast their nets into its neck-deep, milky-brown water.Moments later, the nets came up heavy, drawing cheers from about two dozen men, women and children from the neighbourhood.In just two hours on Thursday (Apr 30) morning, the workers netted more than 200 fish. All of them were suckermouth catfish, known as sapu-sapu (broom) in Indonesia and “janitor fish” in some other Southeast Asian countries.The fish, belonging to the Pterygoplichthys genus, are native to the tropical waters of South America half a…

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