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Brazil's Lula adds pressure on big techs by increasing their liability for illegal user content 05/20/2026 02:48pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday that add to the pressure on big tech companies by increasing their liability for illegal content shared by its users and paving the way for investigations by a government body into their responses to s Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86 05/20/2026 02:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86. Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Segel, Frank’s former Sites tied to equality movements join list of America’s most endangered historic places 05/20/2026 02:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Stonewall National Monument, the President's House Site and the Women's Rights National Historic Park are among 11 sites on this year's annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The 2026 l Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86 05/20/2026 02:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86. Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Segel, Frank’s former Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley added as assistant captains for Presidents Cup 05/20/2026 02:30pm • MEDINAH, Ill. 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For instance, there were challenging economic times through the 1980s and various degrees of drought affecting his yield Timberwolves will be as aggressive as possible this summer in trying to improve, Tim Connelly says 05/20/2026 02:11pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The message to the Minnesota Timberwolves from the championship tier of the NBA has been delivered clearly and forcefully with their elimination from the playoffs three straight times: You're not there yet. Nobody was listening more carefully than Tim Connelly. “We have a lot Lawsuit accuses Massachusetts schools of segregating students of color in low-opportunity districts 05/20/2026 02:11pm • A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities. The lawsuit challenges the state's Blanche says US expects Castro to answer to indictment in US, 'by his own will or by another way' 05/20/2026 02:11pm • MIAMI (AP) — Blanche says US expects Castro to answer to indictment in US, 'by his own will or by another way.' Jared Hudson advances to Republican primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Alabama 05/20/2026 02:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jared Hudson advances to Republican primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Alabama. Cuban president condemns indictment against Raúl Castro, accuses US of lying and manipulating 1996 events 05/20/2026 02:03pm • HAVANA (AP) — Cuban president condemns indictment against Raúl Castro, accuses US of lying and manipulating 1996 events. Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be an original, study shows 05/20/2026 02:01pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune’s far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet’s original companions that managed to survive a cosmic crash, scientists reported Wednesday. 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