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Who is Francisco Oropeza? What we know about suspect accused of 5 murders in San Jacinto County  KPRC Click2Houston Watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt Excerpt: Man fatally shoots five people, including 8-year-old, in Texas, authorities report  NBC Insider 5 killed

Research finds that under threat of being sent to concentration camps, Jewish businesspeople sold companies to Heidi Horten’s husband in 1930s below market value

Google Earth imagery shows outlines of three sites in Jordan that have classic design of temporary bases built by Rome; believed tied to conquest of Nabatean kingdom

Biden makes fun of his age at the White House Correspondents’ dinner  NPR Top moments from the White House Correspondents Dinner  CNN Joe Biden Takes Swipes At Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, Ron DeSantis’ War With Disney & Himself At WHCD; POTUS Promises

The president leaned on self-deprecation at the Washington, D.C., soiree and took jabs at Fox News and Don Lemon. Headliner comedian Roy Wood Jr. roasted scandal-plagued media figures and politicians. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Danger and deja vu: what 2011 can tell us about the US debt ceiling crisis  The Guardian With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war  The Washington Post Facing revolt, GOP spares ethanol in drive to cut spending  Yahoo News

By Karen Lema and David Brunnstrom MANILA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday was essential in advancing his country’s national interest and strengthening the “very important alliance” between Manila and

The school cultivated ties to justices, with generous pay and unusual perks. In turn, it gained prestige, donations and influence.

At the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, President Biden also skewered CNN and made light of his age.

‘They say I’m ancient’: Biden speech to White House media proves to be one for the ages  The Guardian US