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President Trump wants Mike Waltz to become the US Ambassador
to the United Nations. Trump announced the nomination on the
same day reports surface that walt would resign as its
National Security Advisor more from Kate Snow. In the meantime,
the President says Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also
now serve as acting National Security Advisor. Walt's face scrutiny
for mistakenly adding a reporter to a signal group chat

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that discussed plans for a military strike. Another round of
severe weathers on tap from Texas to Pennsylvania. Today. A
storm system may bring heavy winds, hail, and possible tornadoes
to several states. The strongest possibility of storms will be
in western Kentucky and the southern parts of Ohio and Indiana.
A federal judge is barring the deportations of Venezuelans from
South Texas under an eighteenth century wartime law. The Trump

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appointed judge as members of the violent Venezuelan street gang
trand Uragua are not invading the country. Stration's recent swift deportations.
He ruled under the Alien Enemies Act violate due process rights.
Former President Biden will be back in the spotlight again soon.
According to ABC, Biden and his wife Jill will appear
on The View next Thursday. They'll discuss topics that include

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life after the presidency, Biden's legacy, Democrats election losses, and
the current political landscape. Ryan Kugler's blockbuster Sinners will get
another Imax seventy millimeter release. The vampire film that's gone
on to be a surprise box office success will return

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to nine select Imax seventy millimeter theaters in North America
starting May fifteenth. Cougler shot centers on seventy millimeter film,
which offers greater clarity than four KHD. Fans have traveled
across state lines to be able to see the film
the way Cougler intended. Sinners has raked in more than
one hundred and seventy five million dollars at the global
box office since it released last month. Stocks are up

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in trading on Wall Street. The S and P five
hundred is up over one percent, while the Nasdaq is
trading up over two percent. I'mly Se Taylor, former First
Lady Michelle Obama says everybody would know. When addressing speculation
about possible marital strife with former President Barack Obama, the
former First Lady shut down the chatter while appearing on
a podcast. Her response came after the podcast host noted

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the former First Lady's absence at President Trump's inauguration in January,
which ignited online discord over the couple's thirty two year union.
Obama replied, the beauty of my husband and our partnership
is that neither one of us was ever, really, ever
going to quit at it, because that's not who we are.
Tesla's chairwoman is denying a Wall Street Journal report alleging

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board members are looking for a replacement for CEO Elon Musk.
Matt Mattinson has more.

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Robin Denholm called Wednesday's report absolutely false, while Musk also
shut down the claim and said on x the report
was a deliberately false article. Shares have been sliding for
months after Musk began his work at the Department of
Government Efficiency.

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There are changes in leadership coming to Cohle's after the
company found its newly installed CEO engaged in unethical behavior.
Ashley Buchanan, a former chief Executive of Arts and Crafts
Chain Michaels began as cole CEO on January fifteenth. However,
the company says his tenure has been cut short after
an investigation from an outside council found that he violated

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company policies by directing the company to engage in vendor
transactions that involved undisclosed conflicts of interest. The nominees for
this year's Tony Awards are out and they include some
big names from the worlds of movies, television and music.
Jacqueline carl reports good Night and Good Luck.

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George Clooney is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading
Actor and a Play for good Night and Good Luck. Meanwhile,
Stranger thingstar Sadie Sink received a nomination for Best Performance
by a Leading Actress in a Play, as did Succession
star Sarah Snook. On the musical side, singer Nicole Scherzinger
is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress. The

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seventy eight Tony of WA Awards are being held June
eighth and will be hosted by Wicket star Cynthia Arrivo,
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