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1. Why is MAGA blaming Mamdani for the NY Mets’ epic losing streak?

   “Nobody touches Mr. Met, only Mrs. Met, that’s it,” one fan said

2. Man pleads guilty to religiously aggravated rape and assault of Sikh woman in Walsall

   The court was told Ashby ‘targeted’ the woman he wrongly thought was Muslim

3. Why Nike has upset Parkrun walkers with its new ad campaign

4. Trump latest: Fed nominee grilled on Epstein links and 2020 election conspiracies in hearing to replace Jerome Powell

   President’s pick for Federal Reserve chairman faces key hurdles and tough questions from Senate Banking Committee

5. Lawrence Okolie heavyweight fight called off after positive drug test

6. Alcatraz Island suddenly shuts for tourists weeks after Trump demands $150M to reopen it as infamous prison

   California Governor Gavin Newsom previously said that President Trump’s plans resembled the ‘substance’ surrounding Alcatraz: ‘fog’

7. MAGA lawmaker calls Somalis a ‘net drain on society’ in interview

   Texas Republican Rep. Brandon Gill lashes out at immigrants, telling Benny Johnson: ‘They’re not all equally compatible with America’s governing framework, they’re not all equally moral, they don’t all have equal dignity‘

8. Spanish airport to shut during May half term with hundreds of flights impacted

9. Mexico's famous Teotihuacan pyramids are closed after gunman opens fire on tourists

   Mexico has closed its famous Teotihuacan pyramids after a gunman opened fire on tourists, killing a Canadian woman and injuring at least 13 others

10. Hopes of peace deal fade as Trump says he ‘expects to be bombing’ when ceasefire deadline expires

    US president said he does not want to extend the ceasefire with Tehran and that the American military is ‘raring to go’