Good morning. It’s Tuesday, May 21, and a controversial movie about the young Donald Trump has become the talk of the Cannes Film Festival. Now let’s get to the news. But first — our Memorial Day sale is here, and it’s a great deal: Get unlimited access to The Post for just 99¢ every four weeks for your first year. To subscribe, click here. |
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| President Biden criticized the ICC’s intent to charge Israeli officials with war crimes. |
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| The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal trial blew up at a witness yesterday. |
In this courtroom sketch, Justice Juan Merchan scolds Robert Costello during the former president’s trial on charges that he falsified business records. (Jane Rosenberg/Reuters) |
- What happened? Justice Juan Merchan angrily accused Robert Costello, a lawyer, of staring at him. He sent reporters out of the courtroom so he could scold Costello.
- Where things stand: Prosecutors have rested their case against Trump. Even if the defense rests today, a verdict in the New York case would come next week at the earliest.
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| Trump’s election campaign raised more money than Biden’s last month. |
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| Dangerous storms will threaten central states today. |
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| Europe is helping North African countries push migrants to the desert. |
- How? The E.U. and individual nations have financed efforts by North African governments to detain tens of thousands of migrants each year and dump them in remote areas.
- Why? The operations are meant to deter migrants from risky crossings to Europe. But they expose migrants to the risk of kidnapping, torture and death.
- How we know: It was one finding of a year-long investigation from The Post, Lighthouse Reports and an international consortium, published yesterday.
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| Scarlett Johansson said OpenAI copied her voice without permission. |
- What’s happening? The actor says the maker of ChatGPT tried to hire her, then copied her voice from the 2013 movie “Her” when she said no. She’s threatening legal action.
- What else to know: OpenAI suspended the voice, called Sky, from its audio mode Sunday, but denies the allegations. It’s the latest fight between OpenAI and creatives.
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| Scientists solved the puzzle of how cockroaches came to rule the world. |
The German cockroach is the world’s most widespread type. (Schellhorn/ullstein bild/Getty Images) |
- The mystery: The German cockroach is often an unwelcome guest in restaurants and hotels — maybe even your home. But, for decades, no one knew its natural habitat.
- The answer: Its home is with us. This cockroach branched off from its closest cousin about 2,100 years ago and adapted to living in our buildings, a new study found.
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