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Sinagpore Reuters  —  Singapore is holding an election on Saturday almost certain to perpetuate the unbroken rule of the People’s Action Party, in a test of public approval for its new prime minister as the city-state braces for economic turbulence from a global trade war. The election is a bellwether for the popularity of the PAP, which has ruled since before Singapore’s 1965 independence, with attention on whether the opposition can challenge the ruling party’s tight grip on power and make further inroads after small but unprecedented gains in the last contest. Though the PAP has consistently won in landslides…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cats have lived alongside humans for thousands of years, and the remains of two domestic felines found in a nearly 500-year-old Spanish shipwreck likely represent the earliest example of the animal in what is now the United States, according to a new study. “Cats accompanied sailors on ships where they were relied on to hunt rats and mice that were infesting ships’ holds,” researchers wrote in a study published in American Antiquity last month. The Emanuel Point II, a Spanish conquistador ship, wrecked in Florida’s Pensacola Bay in 1559 during a hurricane. The shipwreck was…

CNN  —  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday strongly criticized President Donald Trump — without naming him — for his attacks on judges, arguing that the rhetoric of the president and his allies threatens democracy, according to Politico. Politico reported that Jackson, speaking at a legal conference in Puerto Rico on Thursday, recognized that judges nationwide are facing “relentless attacks and disregard and disparagement.” “The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity,” Jackson said, according to Politico. “The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Name, image and likeness is taking college sports by storm, and it might take the government to slow it down.After meeting with Alabama head coach Nick Saban Thursday, President Donald Trump is reportedly considering an executive order to regulate NIL deals in college athletics.According to The Wall Street Journal, Saban told Trump the influx of money has hurt college sports. Saban does not want to halt NIL payments but wants them “reformed.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM President Donald Trump shakes hands with legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban before…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A transgender swimmer won five women’s races at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship last weekend. The swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated all five races the athlete competed in, taking gold in the women’s age 45-49 category in five races, including the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, freestyle and the 100-yard individual medley.The controversy prompted backlash on social media. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM U.S. Masters Swimming has provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing the controversy. “USMS is aware of allegations regarding the eligibility of a swimmer who competed at our…

FOX Business correspondent Jeff Flock discusses the record ground beef prices due to supply issues on ‘Varney & Co.’  Italian restaurant chain Bertucci’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late April for the third time since 2018.   The Massachusetts-based business, which has locations along the East Coast and is best known for its brick oven pizza and pasta, has closed seven underperforming locations – five in Massachusetts, one in Rhode Island and one in Maryland.ITALIAN RESTAURANT CHAIN FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY AGAIN, CLOSES LOCATIONS Italian restaurant chain Bertucci’s has filed for bankruptcy for the third time since 2018. It…

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Bangkok CNN  —  State prosecutors in Thailand announced Thursday that they don’t intend to press charges against an American academic arrested for royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The arrest last month of Paul Chambers, a political science lecturer at Naresuan University in the northern province of Phitsanulok, had drawn concern from the academic community, especially from Asian studies scholars around the world, as well as the US government The decision not to prosecute the 58-year-old Oklahoma native doesn’t immediately clear him of the charge of insulting the monarchy— also known as “lèse majesté”…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  The government under President Donald Trump is bending the arc of US history in a new direction, away from the civil rights focus of the past 60 plus years. Addressing or even acknowledging racial injustice toward people of color is out. Separating church and state is out, according to Trump. Exposing anti-Christian bias and being ‘anti-woke’ is in. The Department of Justice division created by the landmark 1957 Civil Rights Act to defend American’s rights has…

London CNN  —  British comedian and actor Russell Brand was granted conditional bail during a court appearance on Friday, after he was charged last month with rape and sexual assault. London’s Metropolitan Police charged Brand, 49, with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, and one count of oral rape, as well as two counts of sexual assault. The charges relate to four separate women. The alleged incidents took place between 1999 and 2005. He has denied the allegations. The hearing, which gave further details around the allegations that Brand is facing, took place at Westminster Magistrate’s Court…