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Welcome back. A new AP-NORC poll paints a dismal picture for the president. Just 26% of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the economy overall, marking a new low. We break down the numbers below. Also today: what we know about the stabbing on a FlyDubai flight; new details emerge in the Cornell University gang rape allegations; and a look at the Japanese art form of flower arranging.
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A customer checks gas price while he fills up his vehicle’s tank at a gas station in Racine, Wis., in September. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Most Americans blame Trump for higher prices as his economic approval hits a new low, a new AP-NORC poll shows
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The new poll finds a majority, 65%, now blame the president’s policies for persistently high costs more than factors outside of his control, signaling growing weariness over his aggressive use of tariffs and continued unhappiness with the war with Iran. Read more.
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Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack
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A copilot stabbed a captain in an apparent attempt to crash a jetliner as it was flying 174 people to Israel on Wednesday. Passengers burst into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker even as the plane descended sharply, witnesses and Israel’s government said. It landed safely in Saudi Arabia. Read more.
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It was not clear what motivated the attack, which led Israel to scramble warplanes amid concerns about a possible hijacking. In a CNN interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker was an Omani national and was being interrogated in Saudi Arabia, where he was arrested.
Aviation experts were surprised the plane did not crash after a descent so extreme that most of the rudder was ripped off the tail.
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Report provides new details in Cornell University gang rape allegations
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A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house in 2024 told police weeks after the incident that she could “say with 100% confidence I was raped.” That’s according to a report by CBS New York, which said it obtained a transcript of her interview with investigators. Read more.
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The transcript, which has not been publicly released, raises new questions surrounding the local district attorney’s decision not to prosecute anyone at the time. In recent days, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has maintained the woman’s first account to police didn’t include allegations that she was drugged, incapacitated beyond the ability to consent, or forced into sex.
Yet, he also said he had reopened the investigation based on new information in the woman's lawsuit, which was filed this month. Cornell has agreed to bring in outside lawyers to independently investigate how the university handled the woman's allegations, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
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An Ikenobo arrangement is displayed in Tokyo in March. (Hiroyuki Okada via AP)
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The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm
Ikebana, the art of arranging flowers, dates back more than 500 years. It can be a bit like solving a puzzle, except there’s no fixed answer. It also has a healing effect similar to that of yoga, meditation or play, says Mayu Shimizu, who has been learning the art form. “I like this moment of nothingness when you are concentrating on the flowers before you,” she says. “My mind feels clearer. I feel more at peace, and gentle.” There are different styles (the photo above shows a free-style arrangement.) Interested in giving it a try? Read more here.
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