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newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
A man is facing about two to eight years in state prison after being found guilty of stealing more than $7,000 worth of diamonds from Walmart. On May 2, Matthew Patrick Gay was sentenced for multiple offenses, including retail theft and default in required appearance-both felonies of the third degree-after being found guilty of stealing seven diamond rings worth $7,362.50 from a Walmart in Athens, Pennsylvania.
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newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
Two Russian fighter jets have been downed over the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. Intelligence out of Kyiv, which initially reported striking down one jet on May 2, now says it hit two jets. Ukrainian naval missiles shot from a drone boat performed the strikes. If the reports are true, the incident marks the first time a fighter jet has been struck down by a missile launched from a drone boat. Newsweek has not independently verify the strikes.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
Two European allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin have fallen ill, according to reports, days before they were set to attend a Victory Day parade in Moscow. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico have had their trips to Russia questioned amid reported health scares. The Victory Day parade, set to occur on May 9, celebrates the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany. This year marks 80 years since the end of World War II.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. At least six people were wounded in the Houthi missile attack on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. Flights were briefly suspended on Sunday after a reported ballistic missile launched from Yemen hit near the airport's vicinity, causing damage. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in a number of areas in Israel, a missile was launched from Yemen.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
A gun control measure in Hawaii failed by a narrow vote this week, after several state Democrats crossed the aisle to vote against it. The defeat of Senate Bill 401, which sought to ban assault-style rifles in the state, shows an unexpected division in a party typically unified on gun control.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
Running influencer Kate Mackz is facing backlash over a video filmed at the White House featuring White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Mackz's video, which has been deleted and reposted several times, shows White House press secretary Leavitt giving her a tour of the West Wing, while Mackz asks her whether her job is a "dream come true."Fellow running influencers and other outspoken TikTokers have expressed anger at Mackz, while others have come to her defense.
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newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
An armed robbery suspect was shot and killed at a Texas doughnut shop on Thursday. The attempted robbery took place at Snowflake Donuts in the Houston area. An armed man suspected of attempting to rob the shop did not know the shop owner was also armed, the police said. The Houston Police Department said the man was between 20 and 30 years old. When they arrived on the scene, the gunman was already dead.
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newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
San Francisco has boomed in many ways over the past two decades, but while the city has become a hub for tech talent and entrepreneurship, it has also gained a negative reputation for a high crime rate. That is, until the past year, when the city saw a staggering drop in reported crime, which is continuing in 2025. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) reported that in 2024, homicides in the city fell by 31.4 percent, rapes fell by 2 percent and robbery fell by 21.8, compared to 2023.
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newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
Hunter Biden has d ropped his lawsuit against two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers who publicly disclosed details of his tax investigation. The lawsuit, filed in 2023, was dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday, meaning it cannot be refiled. Newsweek contacted the Treasury Department via email for comment.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Lawyers are organizing demonstrations at courthouses across the United States on May 1 in protest of the current Trump administration, warning the judiciary and legal profession "are facing unprecedented challenges."More than 100 demonstrations are listed on a website dedicated to the "Law Day of Action," organized by nonprofit group Lawyers for Good Government. Dozens of local bar associations and legal groups listed as sponsors.
