MSI’s $7,000 Vision X AI has a 13-inch AI ‘Human Machine Interface’ touchscreen embedded into the chassis
MSI’s $7,000 Vision X AI has a 13-inch AI ‘Human Machine Interface’ touchscreen embedded into the chassis
In a time when AI is sprawling everywhere, from your mobile phones to video games, imagine if the same reached your PC, literally. MSI’s Computex 2025 booth has a very interesting gaming pre-built, namely the MEG Vision X AI, the front face of which cosplays as an “AI Human Machine Interface,” thanks to the attached 13-inch touchscreen and a slew of AI goodies, if that suits your fancy.
Under the hood, the Vision X AI can be configured with Intel’s latest Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200S processors (Ultra 9 285K/Ultra 7 265K) along with an RTX 50 series GPU (RTX 5070 Ti to the RTX 5090) from MSI’s Shadow, Ventus, or Gaming families. Combined, the RTX 5090 can deliver 3,400 TFLOPS of FP4 performance, while Arrow Lake’s NPU sits at a modest 13 TOPS of INT8, and MSI makes sure none of this compute power goes to waste. The system was first showcased at Computex last year, followed by the official unveiling at CES this year.
The built-in AI HMI (Human Machine Interface) intelligently detects the user activity and adjusts performance settings accordingly. By default, the display shows PC statistics such as CPU/GPU temperatures, clock speeds, fan RPM, while serving as your personal AI-hub for interfacing with various LLMs, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Meta, and Claude. It features a built-in microphone and speaker that will let you issue commands to either the MSI app or Microsoft Copilot.
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MSI also includes a cloud-independent model for chatting and generating images, which runs locally on your machine. If inferencing AI is not your niche, this 13-inch touchscreen can double up as a secondary monitor for YouTube or OBS, but the bezels are rather distracting.
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The Vision X AI features the MSI Project Zero Z890 motherboard, which hides the cables behind the motherboard to improve aesthetics. For cooling, MSI has opted for a 360mm AIO liquid cooler, complemented by the included Glacier Armor heatsinks covering the VRM and SSD, which are said to lower temperatures by 25%. MSI’s “Silent Storm Cooling AI” system uses Artificial Intelligence to control fan speeds for optimum cooling efficiency, reported with a noise level of just 17.7 dB(A) during silent operation.
For front-panel I/O, you’ll find one USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), plus separate microphone and headphone ports. The rear panel features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) ports, one 5GbE, S/PDIF, and two audio jacks. Power is supplied by a Gold Certified PSU, with 850W and 1200W options selectable at the time of purchase. Wireless connectivity is provided by Intel Killer WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.
If you fancy yourself a personal AI-HMI experience, the MSI Vision X AI is already available for purchase at a handful of retailers. The top-tier configuration carries a price tag ranging from $5,000 to $7,500, depending on your retailer of choice. While seemingly exorbitant, the price could be palatable for some, considering how difficult and expensive it remains to purchase an RTX 5090 separately.
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Devastating Storms Flatten Homes and Kill Dozens, Operation Blessing Already on the Scene
Devastating Storms Flatten Homes and Kill Dozens, Operation Blessing Already on the Scene
Residents in Kentucky, Missouri, and Virginia are cleaning up from deadly storms and tornadoes that killed at least 28 people over the weekend. They’re also bracing for more severe weather. “Right over there where the tablecloth is, is where me and my husband were pinned down,” tornado survivor Edwina Wilson explains.
Wilson says she and her husband took cover in a hallway as a tornado barreled toward their home in London, Kentucky.
Now, she searches for belongings in what was once her home. “I finally found some shoes,” she says.
Wilson says she’s just thankful to God to be alive. “When you see right there where we were at, you know that God had his hand just perfectly covering us up and keeping us safe.”
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The devastating weather stretched from Texas to New Jersey, affecting more than 90 million Americans.
Kentucky was hit the hardest with at least 19 dead, hundreds of homes damaged and many residents left homeless.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency, saying there are “homes that there isn’t a single wall left standing. Some homes that have all four walls yet lost the person inside.”
More than 55,000 people were still without power Sunday.
Operation Blessing’s U.S. Disaster Relief team is already on the scene, causing Pastor Braxton King of First Christian Church in Somerset to say, “I’m amazed at how fast you guys got here.”
Operation Blessing is deploying its mobile kitchen to begin serving hot meals to storm victims as soon as possible and is also working with local churches to distribute food and cleaning supplies.
Pastor Bad Parrett of Souls’ Harbor Church in London, Kentucky said, “What God is doing is loving on these hurting people and he’s needing us to be his hands and feet.”
“Organizations like Operation Blessing help do that and provide the resources to be the hands and feet of Jesus,” the pastor said.
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2026 Toyota RAV4: Rugged exterior teased just ahead of launch
2026 Toyota RAV4: Rugged exterior teased just ahead of launch
We’re just a day-and-a-half from the launch of the sixth-generation Toyota RAV4, and the automaker has provided some extra photos showing parts of the all-new mid-size SUV’s exterior.
As we saw in an earlier leak from China, as well as last week’s interior teaser, the new RAV4 is a gentle evolution of today’s model that leans further into the its off-road capabilities, such as they are.
Like the current model, which was Toyota Australia’s best-seller last year, the new RAV4 is full of edges and creases. If anything, the next generation seems even blockier and sharper-edged than before.
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In lieu of a traditional upper grille there’s now a ****** plastic strip joining the car’s crab claw ***********. Below is a T-shaped lower grille with honeycomb inserts, and large gloss ****** side air intakes. A less overtly off-road oriented design was seen in the leak from China, and could be used on different model grades.
Along the side there are squared off wheel-arches with ****** or grey plastic protectors. The car pictured in the snow seems to be a US Adventure-spec model with chunky all-terrain tyres, and gloss ****** everything.
At the rear there’s a full-width ****** strip housing a segmented tail-light display, underneath which is a thin area for the indicators and reversing lights. In the centre there’s a tiny Toyota logo, similar to the one seen on the recently unveiled bZ4X Touring, with larger RAV4 text underneath.
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Some variants, like the red car above, will also feature a large spoiler that protrudes out from the rear windscreen.
Last week Toyota revealed parts of the new RAV4’s dashboard and centre tunnel. Like the exterior, it’s chunkier than the current car’s.
There’s a binnacle-free digital instrument cluster and a steering wheel with squared-off spokes. The centre stack flows directly into the centre tunnel, which dispenses with a traditional gear shifter in favour of a tiny flick switch.
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Following on from the Camry template, Toyota isn’t messing too much with what’s proven to be a very successful formula.
Up until the end of April, the RAV4 (17,610) is leading the *********** sales race, just ahead of the Ford Ranger (17,257) and Toyota HiLux (15,120).
In the US, the RAV4 has usurped the Camry to become the country’s leading passenger car. According to Good Car Bad Car, after the first quarter of 2025 the RAV4 (115,402) currently sits in third spot behind the Ford F-Series (190,389) and Chevrolet Silverado (129,714).
The sixth-generation RAV4 will be unveiled on May 21 at 11:00am AEST.
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MSI unveils EdgeXpert MS-C931 desktop AI supercomputer powered by Nvidia DGX Spark
MSI unveils EdgeXpert MS-C931 desktop AI supercomputer powered by Nvidia DGX Spark
MSI has unveiled its new EdgeXpert MS-C931 desktop AI supercomputer, powered by Nvidia’s DGX Spark platform at Computex 2025.
As was previously revealed, MSI’s new EdgeXpert MS-C931 features the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, capable of 1,000 AI TOPS FP4 performance.
The MS-C931 also features ConnectX 7 networking and 128GB of unified LPDDR5x memory, offering support for large language models.
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The MS-C931 is designed for AI developers and researchers, with practical applications in education, finance, and healthcare.
The Nvidia GB10 carries the ‘superchip’ moniker, sporting the latest-generation Blackwell CUDA cores, fifth-generation Tensor Cores, connected by Nvidia’s NVLink-C2C chip-to-chip interconnect to an Nvidia Grace CPU with 20 Arm architecture efficiency cores.
MSI says the NVL-C2C technology offers a “seamless” CPU+GPU memory model, with up to five times the bandwidth of PCIe 5.0. The MS-C931 weighs in at just 1.2kg, measuring 151mm x 151mm x 52 mm.
MSI’s MS-C931’s connectivity features 4x USB 3.2 Type C ports, a 10GbE RJ-45 connector, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.3. Storage configurations include either 1 or 4TB of NVMe M.2 storage with self-encryption, and on board, you get Nvidia’s DGX OS.
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MSI’s system, like all GB10 systems, can run up to 200-billion-parameter large language models, or up to 405-billion-parameter models when using two devices connected via Nvidia Connect X.
The MSI EdgeXpert MS-C931 is available to pre-order now, but you’ll have to contact MSI directly if you’re interested in buying one.
At Computex, MSI also unveiled a new 500 Hz QD-OLED monitor with AI that can detect human eyes to power down when you’re not looking at it, to prevent burn-in.
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CNN host describes timing of Biden’s ******* announcement as ‘extraordinary’
CNN host describes timing of Biden’s ******* announcement as ‘extraordinary’
CNN host and media pundit Brian Stelter has questioned the timing of former President Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate *******, calling it “extraordinary” as the news coincides with a series of negative stories about the Democrat’s final years in the White House.
Biden, 82, received the diagnosis on Friday, according to a spokesperson, after doctors discovered a “small nodule” on his prostate that required additional evaluation and subsequently determined that the ******* is “high grade” and has spread to the bone.
His representative said the former president and his family are currently “reviewing treatment options” with physicians.
“The timing is just extraordinary,” Stelter told his network colleague Jessica Dean in response to the development.
Jessica Dean and Brian Stelter discuss Joe Biden’s ******* diagnosis on CNN on Sunday May 18 2025 (CNN)
“Biden learned of the diagnosis Friday. Well, what was the biggest Biden story on Friday? It was the release of those excruciating audio excerpts from his conversations with Robert Hur back in 2023.”
“You have that as one element of the timing here,” Stelter continued. “And then you have this book coming out… one of the biggest political books in several years.”
He was referring to the leaking of audio on Friday from Biden’s 2023 interview with Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur about allegations that he improperly stored classified documents at his Delaware home, which revealed the president struggling to remember key dates and details, having to be prompted by his lawyers and speaking in a hoarse, whispering voice.
The release of Hur’s report on the interview in February 2024, in which he described Biden as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” caused uproar among liberals at the time, who saw it as a calculated attack on the president and an attempt to encourage the perception that he was in a state of cognitive decline in order to boost Donald Trump’s rival presidential campaign.
The book in question is the forthcoming Original Sin by Dean’s fellow network anchor, Jake Tapper, and Axios reporter Alex Thompson. It aims to illuminate the conversations behind the scenes that led to the president’s historic decision last July to drop out of the 2024 race. This decision paved the way for his Vice President Kamala Harris to run in his stead and, ultimately, lose to Trump in November.
Joe Biden reflects on the death of his friend, former president Jimmy Carter, on December 29 2024 (AP)
Prior to the book’s publication, Biden appeared to be attempting to reassert control over the narrative surrounding his legacy. He gave a major interview to the BBC earlier this month and appeared on ABC’s The View alongside his wife, former first lady Dr. Jill Biden, much to the annoyance of Democratic strategists keen to move on from their party’s humbling election loss.
Stelter was not the only pundit to note the timing of the announcement: MAGA activist Laura Loomer wrote on X that she believed it was a “PR strategy” to shield Biden from criticism arising from Tapper and Thompson’s book.
Others have reacted more sympathetically to the news, however.
President Trump said he was “saddened” and that he and his wife Melania Trump “extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”
Former president Barack Obama, whom Biden served as vice president for two terms between 2009 and 2017, paid tribute to his friend’s own track record of supporting ******* research since his son Beau Biden died in 2015, while Harris praised him as a “fighter.”
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘There’s no evidence of any AI chip diversion’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘There’s no evidence of any AI chip diversion’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that there is no evidence of AI chip diversion to countries where the ***** of said chips is prohibited, in response to questions at Computex 2025. Huang told Bloomberg that there is no evidence of diversions when it comes to its Grace Blackwell chips. Furthermore, he added that Nvidia’s customers are well aware of the restrictions and that they are careful about it when selling to third parties.
“Governments understand that diversion is not allowed, and there’s no evidence of any AI chip diversion — recognize our data center GPUs are massive; these are massive systems,” Huang said during the surprise questioning. “The Grace Blackwell system is nearly two tons, and so you’re not going to be shipping — you’re not going to be putting that in your pocket or your backpack anytime soon. And so, these systems are fairly easy to keep track of… but the important thing is that the countries and the companies that we sell to recognize that diversion is not allowed, and everybody would like to continue to buy Nvidia technology, and so they very well monitor themselves very carefully and they’re quite careful about that.”
However, this doesn’t seem to be the reality. After all, we’ve already heard of several instances of Nvidia AI GPUs getting past Washington’s sanctions and getting into the hands of ******** businesses. We’ve even seen one businessman showing off his smuggled H200 GPUs on X. Even as late as March 2025, there have been reports of ******** entities using corporations registered in neighboring countries like Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan to order these advanced chips and then reroute them to China.
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Singapore has already started cracking down on this practice, and the U.S. has also asked Malaysian authorities to keep an eye on this ****** market and shut it down. However, Malaysian imports of advanced GPUs still surged by over 3,400% in early this year, raising alarm bells.
Huang also said that these servers are massive, weighing several tons, so tracking them shouldn’t be difficult. But the company has also said that these AI chips are impossible to find after they’re sold. That’s why the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that would require companies to enable geo-tracking on high-end gaming and AI GPUs. Furthermore, weight and size are no issues when it comes to smuggling. After all, if stolen cars and SUVs can be smuggled across borders, then GPU servers are fair game as well, especially with the amount of money involved.
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Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as aid trucks prepare to enter – Reuters
Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as aid trucks prepare to enter – Reuters
Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as aid trucks prepare to enter ReutersIsrael Announced a New Invasion of Gaza. Is It Bluffing? The New York TimesThe death toll keeps rising in Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ‘moving toward full control’ NBC NewsNetanyahu says Israel will control all of Gaza, stop ****** looting aid ReutersReport: IDF plan sees Gazan civilians moved into 3 areas of Strip separated by military-controlled zones The Times of Israel
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‘You look like an absolute goose, mate’: Video captures Melbourne cop’s extraordinary speech as speeding driver pulled over
‘You look like an absolute goose, mate’: Video captures Melbourne cop’s extraordinary speech as speeding driver pulled over
An Aussie cop’s extraordinary spray towards two young men pulled over for speeding – where he blasts one as an “absolute goose” and urges him to “grow some brains” – has been captured on video.
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Indiana set to execute man who killed officer; family ‘needs closure,’ but lawyers say it’s unjust
Indiana set to execute man who killed officer; family ‘needs closure,’ but lawyers say it’s unjust
Beech Grove law enforcement officer William Toney, left, was killed during a police pursuit by Benjamin Ritchie, right, on Sept. 29, 2000. Ritchie was sentenced to death for the killing and is scheduled to be executed early Tuesday morning. (Photos provided by the Beech Grove Police Department and Ritchie’s legal team)
Beech Grove police officer William “Bill” Toney wasn’t supposed to be on the clock that Friday night in September 2000.
It was a cool, autumn day in the south Indianapolis suburb. At home, Toney had just finished dinner with his wife, Dee Dee, and close friends — a weekly tradition.
They lingered for a while afterward, watching Jeopardy before Toney headed into work.
Friends said Toney had agreed to a favor — covering the final hour of a fellow officer’s shift so the colleague could leave town early for a family trip. Toney didn’t have to go in, “but he was selfless,” recalled Robert Mercuri, who was a sergeant and supervisor in charge on the night of the killing.
“Bill was the kind of police officer that everyone always describes when they say, ‘This is how we want our police officers to be like,” he said.
As Toney got dressed for duty, Dee Dee helped tuck in his shirt, like she always did.
“He had to be perfect — he was a neat freak,” said Jeff Horen, Dee Dee’s brother-in-law, and a close friend of Toney’s. “Everything had to be done just right. He put towels down on his floor mats in his car to keep his floor mats perfect. He cared about doing things the right way.”
Just hours before Toney’s 32nd birthday, a call came in about a white Chevy Astro van, stolen from a gas station in Beech Grove.
Sometimes, I wonder if we lose sight of who the real victim in this situation is.
– Beech Grove Deputy Police Chief Robert Mercuri
Around 9:30 p.m. Sept. 29, he joined two fellow officers in the pursuit and chased the van until it crashed in a residential neighborhood at the 700 block of Churchman Avenue
When the van crashed and two suspects fled, Toney pursued one — 20-year-old Benjamin Ritchie — through a dark maze of houses and fences.
Minutes into the chase, Ritchie stopped running, cornered in a backyard on Fletcher Lane. He crouched behind a house and waited for Toney to clear a fence. He fired four times as the officer came into view.
One bullet missed Toney’s bullet-proof vest by an inch, striking the officer in the lower neck. Toney was able to return fire once but missed Ritchie.
A nearby homeowner who sat alongside the mortally-wounded officer while awaiting help later recalled in court that Toney — who could not speak — twirled his wedding band in his fingers as he took his last breaths.
“I found my friend Bill lying on the ground in that backyard. I attempted CPR. I rode with him in the ambulance … praying the entire time that he would survive,” said Mercuri, who was involved in the initial vehicle pursuit and was among the first to render aid after the shooting. “But my experience told me he was already gone.”
The officer was later pronounced dead at Wishard Memorial Hospital.
“Instead of being able to plan for a birthday celebration for Bill, due to the cowardly acts of a selfish punk, Dee Dee was planning Bill’s ********,” said Molly Winters, herself a widow of a fallen Muncie police officer and a longtime leader and advocate within Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), a national nonprofit that supports families and coworkers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Ritchie, who was on probation for burglary, was arrested in a nearby house several hours later after a search that involved more than 100 officers from multiple agencies. He was charged with *******, car theft and resisting law enforcement, among other charges. On Oct. 15, 2002, he was sentenced to death.
Nearly 25 years after the killing, the state is hours away from carrying out Ritchie’s death sentence. He’s scheduled to be executed by lethal injection just after midnight Tuesday.
Republican Gov. Mike Braun, following a unanimous recommendation from Indiana’s Parole Board, rejected the inmate’s clemency plea last week.
“If we as a society don’t stand up for those who protect us, then who will stand up and support them?” asked Mercuri. “Sometimes, I wonder if we lose sight of who the real victim in this situation is.”
A ‘model’ officer — and a ‘loving’ dad
Just days before the fatal police chase, Toney sat on the soccer field sidelines outside the St. Francis Hospital campus on the south side of Indianapolis.
On the field was his oldest daughter, Jessica, just four years old.
Horen remembered being with the Toney family that Wednesday evening.
“Jessica was really shy, and Bill was completely freaked out that she wasn’t getting down on that field by herself,” Horen recalled last week during his clemency hearing testimony.
“He went out and held her hand. She played, she smiled. We talked afterward, and it was like this big sigh of relief,” Horen continued. “I’m not sure whose smile was *******. Was it Jessica’s, or was it his?”
Toney’s family and friends described him as a dedicated officer, widely respected for his calm demeanor, compassion and “commitment to service.”
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and joined the Beech Grove Police Department in 1995 after serving as a Marion County sheriff’s deputy. During his five years with the department, Toney earned a reputation for his professionalism and fairness.
“He would call dads when the teenage kids were misbehaving … just trying to make life better in his community,” Horen said, before retelling a ride-along with Toney.
“I was riding with him one night. We pulled a guy over who was driving foolishly. He was about a block from his home. We saw him. I got out of the car, and Bill goes out, and he’s like, ‘What are you doing, man?’ And he’s like, ‘I just live right there.’ And he’s pointing at the house,” Horen recalled. “Bill said, ‘Drive your car to that driveway right now. We’re going to come back here repeatedly the rest of the night. If that car has moved, you’re going to jail. But if you stay inside, and go to bed, I’ll catch you a break.’”
“He didn’t want to ruin lives,” Horen continued. “He wanted to protect his community when it helped us. He wanted to help people.”
In emotional testimonies, Toney’s family and friends painted Richie as a remorseless killer who showed “repeated disrespect” during his trial.
Winters recalled that Richie was “rude, belligerent and obnoxious” throughout the trial. She noted that during the victim impact statement by Toney’s widow, Ritchie was so disruptive that the judge threatened to use duct tape to silence him.
Horen highlighted Ritchie’s “trophy tattoo” on his neck — of the number 37, a reference to Toney’s police unit number, with a lightning bolt between the digits — visible on the first day of the trial.
Slain Beech Grove police officer William Toney’s widow, Dee Dee Horen, speaks before the Indiana Parole Board on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
“He turned his head, looked at me, and he wasn’t sorry then, and he’s still not sorry,” said Beth; Toney’s sister, at a May 12 clemency hearing.
At the 2002 sentencing hearing, while Dee Dee read her victim impact statement, she was repeatedly interrupted by Ritchie, who laughed and later called her a “b**ch” when she said Ritchie was a coward.
Despite Richie’s recent apology before the state’s parole board, “he has never addressed this to anyone in our family,” Toney’s sister said.
“He has never used the words ‘I’m sorry,” she told the clemency panel. “And he has yet to acknowledge that it was more than just ‘a lady’ and two children who have been affected. Families, friends and colleagues are just a few groups that come to mind.”
“Bill is forever gone,” she added. “I ask that my brother be honored as the hero he is, and to carry out the execution sentence to the ********* who has never shown remorse, nor apologized, for the choices he has made.”
Ritchie’s life scarred by ‘trauma,’ abandonment
Court documents, trial records and recent clemency hearing testimony paint a different picture for Ritchie, who in the days before the shooting was living in an Ohio motel and evading charges from an earlier, recent carjacking in Indiana.
In court testimony, witnesses described Ritchie’s “volatile” behavior in the days and hours before the shooting — he had threatened people with a gun, fired it inside a hotel room, and talked about coming to Indianapolis to fight another man over a personal dispute.
Ritchie and his group were reportedly drinking and using drugs at that time, too.
Around 7 p.m. on the night of Sept. 29, 2000, Ritchie — along with a man from Ohio, Michael Greer — stole a van from a Speedway gas station in Beech Grove. He armed himself with a stolen 9mm Glock, and according to court testimony, planned to commit an armed robbery.
Police later found wigs and masks in the wrecked van and in nearby bushes, which authorities said were intended as disguises for the planned robbery.
“That night … was a train that left the station with no brakes, and multiple bad decisions led to losing the life of a man that should be here today,” Ritchie told Indiana’s Parole Board earlier this month.
He said that on the night of the incident, he was with a group trying to steal rims from car dealers. They took a van and parked it at an apartment complex. When they went back to get the van, a police officer pulled in behind them.
“Everything sped up then. It was like if you had a fast-forward button on a movie, and you hit the button, everything sped out of control,” Ritchie said.
“I ended up hitting and killing him. That’s something I have to live with every day. I wish I could take that back,” Ritchie continued, crying. “I don’t blame him. He was doing his job. I should have never been in a stolen car. I should never have had a gun. I should have just did the right thing when I got out.”
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Ritchie was born into what his clemency attorneys described as “unrelenting trauma.”
His biological mother, Marion, drank heavily throughout her pregnancy — even more than she did while pregnant with his two older brothers, according to her own sworn testimony.
Her drinking and drug use was corroborated by family members and experts during Ritchie’s sentencing, and again during recent clemency hearings.
Multiple witnesses, including family and neighbors, recalled seeing Marion visibly intoxicated “every day,” sometimes staggering drunk in public or passed out. One witness told the sentencing jury, “Every day that I would see her, she would be pretty drunk, and I would tell her, ‘stop it.’ It didn’t do any good.”
As a child, Ritchie was frequently unattended. Confined to his crib, he was “left choking on ********** and ********** smoke,” his attorneys wrote in recent clemency filings.
“While Marion ignored Ben’s cries, her friends changed Ben’s diapers, bought him clothes, and fed him,” lawyers continued. “Marion left Ben with anyone who would take him — sometimes leaving an infant Ben on front porches to wait alone for the door to open.”
Richie was later sent to live with Marion’s sister, Brenda, who lived in “a filthy house with no food.” Brenda’s husband was reportedly physically and verbally abusive towards Ritchie.
Although reluctant, Marion’s sister, Verna, ultimately took Ritchie in shortly before his second birthday, becoming his adoptive mom.
Verna provided “a much more stable home life,” Ritchie’s lawyers said, but “the damage was already done.”
“Prenatal exposure to alcohol permanently damaged Ben’s brain, setting him up for a lifetime of brain-based impairments,” the defense team wrote. “Then, the neglect and abuse Ben suffered in his early years further damaged his already constrained ability to regulate emotion.”
Ritchie’s intense anger issues and tantrums began around age three, according to his clemency application.
“Ben remembers episodes of rage as a child where he destroyed his toys,” his lawyers said. “After each episode when the rage cleared, Ben was left to cry over the broken pieces of things he loved.”
When he started school, Ritchie’s behavior and classwork “were a constant challenge.” Teachers referred him for evaluations every year due to “problematic behaviors.”
At age 10, in the 4th grade, he was admitted to Community Hospital North for a six-week in-patient psychiatric stay. While there, he attempted suicide and told hospital staff he felt like “everyone would be better off if I were dead.”
Ritchie was diagnosed as “seriously emotionally handicapped,” medical records show. Back at school, he received special education services until he dropped out altogether in 9th grade.
“Given my experiences with Ben as an adolescent, (Toney’s killing) was the exact type of situation where those severe emotional disabilities became fully evident and engaged,” said John Mast, a former special education teacher who worked with Ritchie for more than three years starting in the early 1990s. “He did not have the emotional tools, he did not have the skills, to make a different and acceptable decision.”
By the time he turned 20, before the fatal shooting, Ritchie had been in and out of the juvenile system and had racked up a string of criminal offenses.
According to court records and his defense team, he struggled with untreated mental illness, impaired judgment and limited impulse control.
Benjamin Ritchie, an inmate on death row at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, with his adopted cat, Cletus. (Photo courtesy Ritchie’s clemency application)
Experts testified during his trial and post-conviction hearings that Ritchie’s neurological and psychological impairments made him prone to impulsive, self-destructive decisions — including the one that ended Toney’s life.
Ritchie’s current lawyers point to his recently formalized diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) as shedding critical new light on his behavior — evidence they say was never fully presented to the jury that sentenced him to death.
While Ritchie’s trial included testimony about his mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy and his cognitive deficits, the specific FASD diagnosis was not identified until years later by experts using updated clinical standards.
Ritchie’s legal team contends the disorder left him with brain damage that impairs impulse control, judgment, and decision-making — factors they believe should have mitigated his culpability and now warrant a commuted sentence, or at least a new opportunity to present evidence in court.
“FASD is both cause and effect of the crime,” Ritchie’s defense attorney, Steve Schutte, told the Indiana Capital Chronicle.
He said the case “started and ended at the same spot because of the mistakes made” by Ritchie’s earlier, “ineffective” defense counsel who failed to present Ritchie’s FASD diagnosis at trial or in post-conviction proceedings.
Attempts by the Capital Chronicle to reach Ritchie’s previous lawyers were unsuccessful.
“Nothing presented saying that Ben does have brain damage caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and other neurotoxins,” Schutte said. “That’s important … we now know that FASD not only helps mitigate the crime, it helps explain the crime.”
Since being sentenced to death in 2002, Ritchie has spent more than two decades on Indiana’s death row.
Ritchie told the state’s five-member parole board that he “would never hurt anybody again,” and that he’s “never attacked” a correctional officer, “not one time.” He admitted, however, to having past issues with other inmates.
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Prison records show at least 43 disciplinary conduct reports, including threats against staff, assaults on inmates, and possession of a six-inch shank. In one incident, he told a guard he hoped his next victim would be a ****** female officer. In another, he was caught coughing on staff after testing positive for COVID-19. And last December, prison officials say Ritchie asked a correctional officer to procure methamphetamine for him.
His attorneys, however, cited numerous positive interactions in prison — like mentoring other inmates and writing poetry — as signs of his reform. During incarceration, he’s learned to cut hair and give others tattoos. Ritchie said he uses those skills as opportunities to talk to younger inmates.
Through a prison program allowing inmates to adopt animals, Ritchie additionally found companionship in a shelter cat named Cletus.
“Ben loves animals. He’s enamored with their cuteness, their ingenuity, and their unique personalities. His cell is covered in wall hangings depicting horses, buffalo, and wolves — animals he likely encountered in his beloved Western novels,” his lawyers said. “Through his relationship with Cletus, Ben was finally able to experience the unconditional love absent from his tumultuous childhood.”
Ritchie said he “didn’t take credit” for his actions for years and “was in a dark hole.” But since receiving mental health counseling in prison, he’s learned “coping mechanisms” and “gotten control” of himself.
“I’m just not that kid I was 25 years ago. That kid was lost. He needed guidance, and I have guidance now,” Ritchie added.
“What I did was horrible. But it’s a blessing, because William Toney’s life could best be served by me helping other guys,” he reiterated. “I’m never going to go home. I’m OK with that. But if I’m in here, I’m trying to help guys not reoffend, not come back to this system.”
Closure for some, an injustice to others
Toney’s family and friends who have spoken publicly said Ritchie’s execution is the final, necessary step in a years long journey for closure.
“It’s time. We’re all tired,” said Dee Dee, Toney’s widow. “It is time for this chapter of my story, our story, to be closed. It’s time for us to remember Bill, to remember Bill’s life, and not his death.”
Joel Hand, a former prosecutor on Ritchie’s case, told the Capital Chronicle that he remains “firmly” supportive of Ritchie’s death sentence.
“Indiana has the death penalty for a reason, and ******* of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty is clearly one of the qualifiers for capital punishment,” Hand said in a recent interview. He added that “there is absolutely nothing about this case that would have indicated in any way, shape, or form, that the death penalty was not appropriate for Benjamin Ritchie.”
Hand noted that during trial proceedings, Ritchie showed “no remorse,” was disrespectful to his own counsel, and “was very spiteful and hateful” toward Toney’s widow.
Among the other Indiana officials who have urged that state to move forward with the scheduled execution, Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman said in a recent letter that “there are absolutely no injustices to correct in Ritchie’s convictions and sentence.”
Hoffman was not involved in prosecuting the case but said he felt compelled to speak out.
“Perhaps the only injustice is that it has taken this long to carry out the lawfully imposed sentence of death,” he wrote. “Quite the contrary. Perhaps the only injustice is that it has taken this long to carry out the lawfully imposed sentence of death.”
He emphasized the gravity of Ritchie’s actions and framed the crime as an attack not just on one officer, but on the rule of law itself.
Hoffman described law enforcement as “peace keepers, the shield for the innocent and vulnerable, the guardians standing between us and violence and lawlessness.”
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“They form the thin blue line that stands between criminals and their would-be victims,” he continued. “It is the police who stand on that line between law, order, and safety and that of chaos, anarchy, and violence.”
Police officers, he added, “have the absolute right to go home to their family at the end of their shift.”
“Benjamin Ritchie infringed on Officer Toney’s rights in the most egregious way,” Hoffman wrote. “Ritchie seeks mercy. However, mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.”
But opponents of the death penalty argue that Ritchie’s execution would not reflect justice.
Anti-death penalty advocates note that Ritchie’s “widely publicized mental disabilities … have never been fully considered in court,” raising concerns about “disparities in the use of the death penalty.”
Leadership at Death Penalty Action, a nonprofit that advocates against executions, further emphasized that since Ritchie was convicted in 2002, 29 additional Indiana law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty, “yet not one of those cases has resulted in a death sentence.”
“Benjamin Ritchie can be held accountable and severely punished without executing him,” said Abraham Bonowitz, the groups’ executive director. “Governor Braun has until Monday night at midnight to change his mind. We urge him to please show mercy by commuting Ben Ritchie’s death sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.”
Statistics cited by Death Penalty Action further show that law enforcement officers are more likely to be killed in the line of duty in states that have the death penalty than in states that do not have it, “and even more so in states that actually carry out executions.”
Mark Koselke, an attorney for Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie, speaks at a news conference on Monday, May 12, 2025, during clemency proceedings held in Indianapolis. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Ritchie’s attorneys wanted to explore his FASD diagnosis before the Indiana Supreme Court, but the justices denied requests for a new hearing. The inmate’s lawyers are now seeking a last-minute execution pause from the U.S. Supreme Court. As of Monday morning, a decision had not been issued.
A separate lawsuit filed by Ritchie’s lawyers last week sought to allow clergy to be present at the Tuesday execution. Court records indicate the case was resolved as of Friday, though the terms remain unclear. After suing the state, Joseph Corcoran was allowed to have a pastor in the execution chamber.
It’s also still unclear whether any media representatives will be invited to witness Ritchie’s execution.
A federal judge on Friday rejected a request by the Capital Chronicle and four other news outlets to pause a state law and Department of Correction (DOC) policy barring independent media witnesses.
News reporters are granted access to a designated area outside of the Indiana State Prison but are not permitted to directly witness the state’s actions — unless invited by the condemned to fill one of the five spots.
The Capital Chronicle and other news outlets have requested spots on Ritchie’s witness list but have so far been denied.
“We have to make sure that with execution, which you can’t take back, everything is done correctly. In this case, you can’t say that Ben’s had fair process,” said Mark Koselke, an attorney on Ritchie’s defense team. “His most important goal right now is to help as much as possible … to help better the prison system, and help people that are going to get out someday — and to do good on behalf of Toney’s name for what happened, as much as he can, with what’s given left in his life.”
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Steam could be coming to the Microsoft Store – here’s what that could mean for you
Steam could be coming to the Microsoft Store – here’s what that could mean for you
Steam could soon appear in the Microsoft Store, a rumor claims
A leaker says the apps’ compatibility is being tested internally
It backs up the idea that future Xboxes will be more like PCs than consoles
For years, gamers have suffered from the problem of platform fragmentation: with so many competing digital stores, from Steam to Epic to GOG and more, it’s not uncommon for users to have to maintain a huge slate of launchers and libraries in order to keep track of all their titles.
But things could be about to get better in a small way, according to a recent leak from @eXtas1stv on X. The poster claimed (via a machine translation) that “Xbox has confirmed the internal tests to add Steam to the Microsoft Store.”
In a linked video on YouTube, @eXtas1stv claimed that “Microsoft has just officially added the Steam application within the support software for its devices, appearing under the name of ‘Steam Developer Beta’.”
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The leaker added that “This, logically, is currently only available to certain employees and people who collaborate with Microsoft,” although they said it would be added to Microsoft’s Insider programs over time.
They also said, “This integration will allow users to run Steam more smoothly and directly from Windows environments.”
Interestingly, @eXtas1stv believes that future Xbox hardware will be more like a PC than a console, and that “everything is going to be developed around PC environments” – an idea we’ve seen before.
These environments will need Steam integration, @eXtas1stv believes, and Steam will be available in the Microsoft Store in these upcoming devices. The Epic Games Store could also make an appearance in the Microsoft Store, according to @eXtas1stv’s video.
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However, we only really have @eXtas1stv’s word that Steam is being tested in the Microsoft Store, and we haven’t been able to get any direct proof that could confirm the claims made on X and YouTube. So, if Steam really is going to be integrated into the Microsoft Store, how would this work?
One possibility has been floated by Notebookcheck, which is through backend linking. This would basically involve connecting your Steam account to the Microsoft Store, without the two platforms merging in any way. This is currently already used to link Steam with things like the EA app and Sony’s PlayStation platform, and this helps sync achievements and game progress.
If there is any weight to @eXtas1stv’s claims, and Microsoft really is testing this with its Insider program, then we could see some evidence come to light over the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned for updates.
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Scotland squad: Kieron Bowie and Connor Barron named for friendlies
Scotland squad: Kieron Bowie and Connor Barron named for friendlies
Hibernian striker Kieron Bowie is one of seven uncapped players in the Scotland squad for friendly matches against Iceland and Liechtenstein in June.
Manager Steve Clarke has also included Sassuolo left-back Josh Doig as well as midfield trio Connor Barron of Rangers, West Ham United’s Andy Irving and Lennon Miller of Motherwell.
Goalkeepers Robby McCrorie and Cieran Slicker make up the uncapped contingent.
Bowie, 22, is the only player not to have been called up to the senior squad before, having played 10 times at Under-21 level.
Goalkeeper Angus Gunn, who is without a club after leaving Norwich City, is recalled while Everton right-back Nathan Patterson is also back.
Squad regulars Kenny McLean, Ryan Porteous and Greg Taylor are not included while Craig Gordon, Ben Doak, Ryan Christie and Lyndon Dykes are recovering from injuries.
Iceland will visit Hampden Park on Friday, 6 June (19:45 BST) and Clarke’s side will travel to Vaduz to take on Liechtenstein on Monday, 9 June (18:00). Both matches will be broadcast live on the BBC.
Iceland have lost all six of their previous meetings with Scotland, with the latest three encounters finishing 2-1 to the Scots.
Scotland have two wins out of two against Liechtenstein, with both games settled by a one-goal margin.
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Monday Wall Street analyst calls like Nvidia
Monday Wall Street analyst calls like Nvidia
Here are Monday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: Oppenheimer adds Nvidia to the top ideas list The firm said it’s sticking with its outperform rating on the stock. “Nvidia has transformed from a graphics company to a premier leading AI computing platform company.” UBS upgrades Archer-Daniels Midland to buy from neutral UBS said earnings have bottomed for the food processing company. “We upgrade to Buy with $60 PT based on underappreciated policy tailwinds and as we see better Nutrition results in the future.” JPMorgan downgrades Netflix to neutral from overweight The firm downgraded the streaming giant mainly on valuation. “To be clear, there’s no change to our long-term bullish view on NFLX’ s streaming leadership position & the company’s potential to effectively become global TV over time. However, more near-term, following significant stock price appreciation & outperformance, we believe the risk/reward in NFLX shares is becoming more balanced.” UBS upgrades Delta and United to buy from neutral UBS said it sees an improving second half for the two airline stocks. “We are upgrading DAL and UAL from Neutral to Buy. Recent tariff relief due to the 90 day agreement with China and framework with the *** support a shift in our base case from a downturn in the economy to stability / slow growth.” Loop upgrades Charter to buy from hold Loop said it’s bullish on the cable company’s merger with Cox. “We are upgrading CHTR to a Buy rating and increasing our price target to $510 from $430, driven by the enhanced growth prospects from the proposed merger with Cox Communications.” JPMorgan upgrades Marqeta to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it’s turning more “constructive” on the fintech payment stock for the first time since 2023. “We are upgrading MQ from Neutral to Overweight. Since we downgraded the stock in March 2023, the company has managed through: (1) the majority of its largest customer renewals, most notably Block, (2) regulatory related customer onboarding delays which slowed 2024-25 growth and (3) management changes.” Goldman Sachs reiterates Snowflake as buy Goldman said it’s bullish on the stock heading into earnings on Wednesday. “We continue viewing Snowflake as a high-quality asset capable of scaling to $10bn+ with durable mid-20’s topline growth and 25%+ FCFM [free cash flow model].” JPMorgan upgrades Cognizant to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the IT services company is executing well. ” CTSH has made significant strides in closing the growth gap vs. peers through its focus on execution, large deals and employee retention under CEO Ravi Kumar.” Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple and Meta as overweight The firm said Meta remains over-owned by large cap institutional investors and that Apple remains under-owned. “AAPL remains the most under-owned mega cap tech stock we track, while META remains the most over-owned Northcoast downgrades GE Aerospace to neutral from buy The firm downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. “We are downgrading GE Aerospace (GE) to a NEUTRAL rating following a sharp trading rally over the last few weeks that seemingly coincided with reduced concerns about global trade war fallout, the more manageable import tariff impact seen for the aero OEMs and tier-one suppliers, improved commercial aircraft production visibility, and a slew of positive industry-related headlines.” Wells Fargo downgrades Reddit to equal weight from overweight Wells said in its downgrade of Reddit that it’s concerned about user declines. “Recent user disruptions likely more permanent, as search user behavior change accelerates w/ Google likely to integrate full AI search capabilities soon. See threats not only to Reddit , but to all those dependent upon search traffic. Downgrade to EW.” Wells Fargo upgrades Rxsight to overweight from equal weight Wells said the ophthalmic medtech company has a differentiated offering. “We upgrade RXST to Overweight from Equal Weight and raise our PT to $25 (~4x ’26E sales) from $17. We see an attractive valuation at the current level that appears to deeply discount RXST’s differentiated technology and incremental TAM opportunities. Bank of America initiates Matador Resources as buy The firm said the oil and gas producer is well positioned. “We initiate coverage of Matador Resources (MTDR), a mid-cap oil-focused E & P with operations primarily in New Mexico’s Eddy and Lea counties, with a Buy rating and a PO of $56.” TD Cowen downgrades UnitedHealth to hold from buy TD Cowen said it sees too many negative catalysts in recent weeks for the healthcare insurer. “We are downgrading shares of UNH from Buy to Hold and reducing our PT from $520 to $308, based on 12.0x our revised 2026 EPS est.” TD Cowen downgrades Shake Shack to hold from buy TD Cowen downgraded the burger chain on valuation. ” SHAK now trades in excess of the 3Y avg FY2 EV/EBITDA, leading us to believe the challenged restaurant spending backdrop limits further multiple expansion, particularly in the crowded burger category where the concept lacks category leadership.” Piper Sandler upgrades Solventum to overweight from neutral Piper said it sees strong execution for the healthcare company. “We’re upgrading shares of SOLV to OW and raising our price target to $87. Recent events had us warming to this stock the past few months, and we had been waiting for more visibility on a couple of items before adjusting our rating – another quarter of better top-line performance and clarity on the tariff risk for SOLV.” Evercore ISI adds a tactical outperform on Home Depot Evercore said it’s bullish on Home Depot heading into earnings on Tuesday. “As long as better trends into spring are confirmed, we believe the market reaction could prove similar to Walmart albeit with a bit more kick… a meet and keep with better trends is enough to move it back to $400+ levels last seen in January.” Evercore ISI adds a tactical underperform on Lowe’s Evercore said it’s negative heading into earnings on Wednesday. “We expect LOW to reduce their EPS guide for 2025 to bracket our $12.10, which is 12 cents below where the street currently is. While we believe the market does anticipate comps below peer HD, we think the 200bp magnitude, reduction of buyback, and lowering of guidance is not fully in the stock which has only underperformed HD by 300bp ytd.” Cantor Fitzgerald reiterates Tesla as overweight Cantor said it sees a slew of positive catalysts in the months ahead for Tesla. “With shares currently trading at ~$350, we remain bullish ahead of several material near-term potential catalysts.”
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Former President Joe Biden says “******* touches us all” after diagnosis
Former President Joe Biden says “******* touches us all” after diagnosis
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Former President Joe Biden expressed his gratitude Monday for an outpouring of support after his office announced he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate ******* a day earlier.
“******* touches us all,” Biden said in a social media post. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”
Biden and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians after the Friday diagnosis, his office said. The former president was diagnosed with “prostate *******, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” according to his office’s statement. And while the statement noted that Biden has a “more aggressive form of the disease, the ******* appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”
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Meanwhile, reaction from officials from all sides of the political spectrum poured in following the announcement Sunday. From former President Barack Obama to President Trump, leaders expressed warm wishes to the Biden family and hope for his recovery.
Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social Sunday that “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis.”
“We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery,” the president added.
Biden, 82, left office in January as the oldest president in history, after his decision to end his bid for a second term months earlier.
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Mother suffers shocking injuries in alleged hit-and-run incident while walking dog near her home
Mother suffers shocking injuries in alleged hit-and-run incident while walking dog near her home
A mother has had surgery after she was mowed down in an alleged hit-and-run incident near her home.
Nicole Naughton suffered a broken collarbone, fractures to her legs and arms, and punctures to her lung and liver as she walked her dog on Evinrude Bend in Rockingham, in Perth’s south, on Sunday afternoon.
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Police say the 58-year-old was struck by a maroon Nissan X-Trail about 5pm and allege the “driver failed to stop and render assistance”.
She was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital via ambulance with critical injuries.
Police said the alleged driver was found shortly after and arrested.
It is alleged he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time of the incident and did not stop to help.
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A 36-year-old man from Henley Brook was charged with failing to stop and ensure assistance, failing to report an incident occasioning grievous bodily harm, and dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
The accused did not apply for bail during an appearance in Rockingham Magistrates Court on Monday and will remain behind bars until his matter is heard again in July.
Naughton’s husband told 7NEWS she walks the same route daily and faces months in hospital, with a long road to recovery.
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Weekend of devastating tornadoes across US kills dozens
Weekend of devastating tornadoes across US kills dozens
Millions across the central and southern Plains are bracing for even more potentially dangerous weather after at least 10 states including Colorado, Missouri and Kentucky were hit by devastating tornadoes over the weekend that left dozens dead. NBC’s Kathy Park reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.
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Keir Starmer banks on public being over Brexit
Keir Starmer banks on public being over Brexit
This is undeniably a significant deal. In a funny way, though, for Sir Keir Starmer to succeed he needs it to seem as insignificant and uncontroversial as possible.
For many in politics, wading through the details of this agreement will be an act of nostalgia – or perhaps deeply triggering.
Dynamic alignment. Sanitary and phytosanitary checks. Fishing quotas. Jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
These are concepts, institutions and trade-offs which came to dominate British politics for much of the past decade. And with good reason: as the *** navigated its divorce with the EU, these technical questions became deeply political as they shaped the post-Brexit relationship.
Sir Keir’s big bet is that nobody really cares any more. The view at the top of government is that there is no public clamour to reopen the biggest questions of Brexit – membership of the single market and customs union – but that making the relationship smoother within those parameters is mere pragmatic common sense.
Of course pragmatism lies in the eyes of the beholder. The Conservatives have lambasted the deal as “surrender”, attacking both the 12-year extension to existing fishing quotas and the commitment for the *** to follow EU rules on agriculture.
Reform ***, in many ways the successor to the Brexit Party and UKIP, are unsurprisingly making a similar argument.
On the other side of the equation, the Liberal Democrats welcomed “some positive first steps” but urged the prime minister to “be more ambitious”.
Their position is that the *** should rejoin the EU’s customs union – an agreement between member states not to charge tariffs on each other’s goods.
What will prove revealing over the coming days, weeks, and months is not just those opposition parties’ positions but how much they campaign on them.
If opposition to today’s deal becomes a significant part of these parties’ platforms, it will tell us that they believe there is in fact plenty of controversy yet in the decades-long debate over the ***’s relationship with the EU.
If that’s right, then today’s main significance may prove to have been thrusting questions about Brexit right back to the centre of political life.
But if Sir Keir is right that the bulk of the public simply wants as little friction with the EU as possible, then he could prove to be our first truly post-Brexit prime minister.
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It’s Unfair How Much Even EA Underestimates Mercedes Drivers
It’s Unfair How Much Even EA Underestimates Mercedes Drivers
Every year, F1 fans who are also gamers mark their calendars for Codemasters and EA Sports’ latest addition to the long-running F1 game. This open-wheel racing game has evolved a lot since its launch. It was once only enjoyable for a single-player career-focused game; now it has multiple options: career modes, quick races, online racing, and even co-op championships. These games have gone from simple racing games to proper simulations, with better game physics, mechanics, and everything else in between. It is not just a game anymore; it’s a full-blown motorsport experience. And the latest installment, which is set to come out on May 30, the F1 25, is no exception either. From whatever gameplay footage we have gotten, it is clear they have refined handling, upgraded broadcast presentation, and subtle tweaks to race weekends and driver feedback.
One of the things that creates a lot of buzz each year, apart from the mechanics, graphics, and gameplay, is the driver rating system, which initiates many conversations. Much like FIFA or Madden, F1 gives fans a reason to care not just about speed on the track but also about performance on paper. These ratings, which are often updated throughout the season, spark debates.
This year’s driver ratings are also out, and it looks like they went with some numbers that many might find controversial. Drivers like Max Verstappen and all still have a safe number, but some of the others from the Mercedes camp, like Kimi Antonelli, have a questionable rating. So let’s dive into a list of drivers who we think were robbed of better points.
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes AMG F1 )
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Starting with the most obvious name, we feel the Italian rookie is rated blindly. Kimi Antonelli’s 72 overall rating in F1 25 doesn’t make sense. EA’s stats will make you feel like the Mercedes rookie is barely holding on to his F1 seat, unlike a teen who is proving he belongs in the top-tier teams. Sure, he is young and insane, but if you’ve been watching the actual 2025 season unfold, you know those numbers don’t match what’s happening on track.
Let’s look at his numbers: Overall: 72, Awareness: 79, Experience: 50, Pace: 76, and Racecraft: 67. If you look at the overall list, he is in the 19th position, absurd, right? The experience rating at 50? That sounds fair. Antonelli just made the leap from Formula 2, and EA’s system generally doesn’t count rookies in this area, but that is the only realistic part of the game.
The absurd racecraft rating of 67 is laughable. This young Italian has already earned Driver of the Day honors this season and has shown real composure in wheel-to-wheel battles. In the last six races, he’s finished in the top 10 five times, and the only time he crossed the top 10 mark, he finished in a close 11th. Even his Pace at 76 seems like a blind rating. Antonelli has gone toe-to-toe with insane midfielders and also held up pretty well by himself during qualifying.
He is ranked 19th overall, below drivers like Jack Doohan, Liam Lawson, and Gabriel Bortoloto, who have all managed not to score a single point in the current season.
Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
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Oscar Piastri was also put in a weird place when EA got some things right, but others not so much. Piastri holds a respectable 87 overall rating in F1 25, with Racecraft at 92, Pace at 87, Awareness at 86, and Experience at 72. Looks fine, right? But the more you check his races, things don’t seem to add up.
His experience is rated at just 72. Now, this isn’t a rookie we are talking about; this *********** driver is now in his third season and has shown more consistency than many of the vets on the grid. He has taken part in some high-pressure battles, enough podium battles, and outperformed his teammate on multiple occasions despite being on the same team. He is no longer a promising young driver but serious Championship material.
It doesn’t make sense that someone of this caliber and performance is rated 9th on the list despite leading the grid this season.
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
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Another notable number that felt out of place for this season was Fernando Alonso. Agreed that he is a legend and has an overall rating of 90 in F1 25. But putting him ahead of Oscar Piastri, especially this season, does not make sense. Alonso has cemented his legacy after lifting the Championship trophy twice. But when you start breaking down his F1 25 numbers, you will start questioning if EA is following legacy and nostalgia over reality.
He is rated with 87 Experience, 96 Racecraft, 88 Awareness, and 88 Pace. That 96 for Racecraft is insane; it is basically saying he is one of the fastest and greatest. While these numbers would have worked a few years ago, his recent performance is in strong contrast to these numbers. While it’s hard to say, his performance lately has been quite disappointing. He has not even finished in the top ten this season, so ranking him higher than Piastri puts a big question mark on EA’s ranking system.
While these were some of the most notable ones, they were not the last of the questionable ones. Placing Carlos Sainz Jr. above Lewis Hamilton did not make sense if they were planning to go with legacy over reality. Imagine winning the World Championship 7 times and 8 times for those crazy fans, only to end up a place below the guy whose seat you just took.
While the rest of the season remains, we can only hope the numbers start to make more sense. Other racing drivers were placed: Number 1 for Max Verstappen, Lando Norris at 2, Charles Leclerc at 3, and George Russell at 4.
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JD Vance meets Pope Leo at the ********, gives him a Bears jersey
JD Vance meets Pope Leo at the ********, gives him a Bears jersey
Rome — Pope Leo XIV and Vice President JD Vance met at the ******** on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts aimed at making progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Vance, a Catholic convert, had led the U.S. delegation to the formal Mass opening the pontificate of the first American pope. Joining him at the meeting on Monday was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also Catholic, Vance spokesperson Luke Schroeder said.
“There was an exchange of views on some current international issues, calling for respect for humanitarian law and international law in areas of conflict and for a negotiated solution between the parties involved,” according to a ******** statement after their meeting.
There was also a customary exchange of gifts, with Vance presenting the Chicago-born pontiff a Bears jersey. The pope is also a White Sox fan, his brother confirmed earlier this month.
The ******** listed Vance’s delegation as the first of several private audiences Leo was having Monday with people who had come to Rome for his inaugural Mass, including other Christian leaders and a group of faithful from his old diocese in Chiclayo, Peru.
Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance during a private audience at the Apostolic Palace, May 19, 2025, in ******** City, ********.
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The ********, which was largely sidelined during the first three years of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has offered to host any peace talks while continuing humanitarian efforts to facilitate prisoner swaps and reunite Ukrainian children taken by Russia.
After greeting Leo briefly at the end of Sunday’s Mass, Vance spent the rest of the day in separate meetings, including with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He also met with European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni, who said she hoped the trialateral meeting could be a “new beginning.”
In the evening, Meloni spoke by phone with President Trump and several other European leaders ahead of Mr. Trump’s expected call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday, according to a statement from Meloni’s office.
Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, is a Chicago-born Augustinian missionary who spent the bulk of his ministry in Chiclayo, a commercial city of around 800,000 on Peru’s northern Pacific coast.
In the days since his May 8 election, Leo has vowed “every effort” to help bring peace to Ukraine. He also has emphasized his continuity with Pope Francis, who made caring for migrants and the poor a priority of his pontificate.
Before his election, Prevost shared news articles on X that were critical of the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants.
Vance was one of the last foreign officials to meet with Francis before the Argentine pope’s April 21 death. The two had tangled over migration, with Francis publicly rebuking the Trump administration’s deportation plan and correcting Vance’s theological justification for it.
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Trump to press Putin to end ‘bloodbath’ in Ukraine
Trump to press Putin to end ‘bloodbath’ in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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U.S. President Donald Trump will speak separately with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in hopes of ending the “bloodbath” in Ukraine, amid concerns over Washington’s ongoing push to broker peace-making.
“HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE DAY, A CEASEFIRE WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THIS VERY VIOLENT WAR, A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WILL END,” Trump wrote on his Truth social media platform Saturday in his customary all-capitalized comments.
The subject of the call will be trade and stopping the “bloodbath” of Russian and Ukrainian deaths, he said.
His call with Putin will take place at 5 p.m. Moscow time (10:00 a.m. E.T.) and will take into account the outcome of negotiations carried out last week in Istanbul, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday, according to Google-translated comments carried by Russian state news agency Tass.
The U.S. mediation is set to happen after representatives from Russia and Ukraine held their first face-to-face talks since 2022 in Istanbul last week, as part of downgraded discussions that had originally been hoped to bring together Moscow and Kyiv’s heads of state. Putin and Trump ultimately spurned the meeting, which culminated in an agreement to exchange prisoners of war, but failed to progress the peace process.
Talks to end the three-year war in Ukraine have languished in recent months, despite a U.S. drive to materialize Trump’s pledge to achieve peace urgently. Threats from Trump that Washington could withdraw from the diplomatic process in the absence of an imminent resolution have raised concerns that the White House might diminish its critical military and humanitarian support for Ukraine.
Trump, whose revived dormant relations with the Kremlin after years of frigidity under his predecessor Joe Biden’s administration, has recently turned tack on his reluctance to directly criticize Putin, increasingly levying the possibility of further sanctions on Moscow and backing a Ukraine and Europe-endorsed call for a 30-day ceasefire.
The contours of a temporary truce or permanent peace proposal have remained elusive, amid maximalist Russian demands and Zelenskyy’s unwillingness to entertain potential territorial concessions.
“The U.S. has presented a strong peace plan and we welcome the Prisoner of War exchange agreement reached in Istanbul. Let’s not miss this huge opportunity. The time for ending this war is now,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on social media Saturday, following a call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
“He explained to me that they are going to be preparing a document outlining their requirements for a ceasefire that will then lead to broader negotiations,” Rubio said in a later TV interview with CBS. “Obviously, the Ukrainian side is going to be working on their own proposal. And hopefully that will be forthcoming soon.”
Yet the signs of Washington’s dwindling patience with the stalled process linger.
“We don’t want to be involved in this process of just endless talks. There has to be some progress, some movement forward,” Rubio stressed.
On Sunday, Zelenskyy also met with Rubio and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, decrying on social media the “low level delegation of non-decision-makers” deployed by Russia to Istanbul last week, adding that he reaffirmed that “Ukraine is ready to be engaged in real diplomacy and underscored the importance of a full and unconditional ceasefire as soon as possible.”
Sidelined throughout much of the recent peace brokering, European officials have raced to engage with the White House, with British, U.S., Italian, French and ******* leaders discussing Trump’s upcoming engagement with Putin during a call on Sunday.
“Looking ahead to President Trump’s call with President Putin tomorrow, the leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and for President Putin to take peace talks seriously,” a British government readout said. “They also discussed the use of sanctions if Russia failed to engage seriously in a ceasefire and peace talks.”
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Realme P3 5G Series to Receive a Limited ******* Discount in India: Offers, Availability
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Realme P3 5G series was unveiled in India earlier this year. The base and Ultra variants were launched in the country in March, while the Pro and P3x handsets were introduced in February this year. In an upcoming summer ***** campaign, the company is extending lucrative discount offers on the P3 lineup of smartphones. The offers are inclusive of bank discounts and coupons. For a limited *******, the Realme P3 series will be available in India at a lower rate over its existing prices.
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Realme confirmed in a press release that the Realme P3 Pro 5G will be available in India with a Rs. 4,000 discount alongside a six-month no-cost EMI option. The 8GB+128GB, the 8GB + 256GB, and 12GB + 256GB options will be priced at Rs. 19,999, Rs. 20,999, and Rs. 22,999, respectively.
At launch, the Realme P3 Pro 5G cost Rs. 23,999, Rs. 24,999, and Rs. 26,999, respectively. The phone comes with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC, a 6.83-inch 1.5K quad curved AMOLED screen and a 6,000mAh battery with 80W wired fast charging. For optics, it has a 50-megapixel main camera and a 16-megapixel selfie shooter.
The Realme P3 Ultra 5G will come with up to Rs. 3,000 discount, including a Rs. 2,000 price offer, and a Rs. 1,000 Coupon. It can be purchased for as low as Rs. 23,999, Rs. 24,999, and Rs. 26,999 for the 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB, and 12GB+256GB configurations, respectively. These variants launched at Rs. 26,999, Rs. 27,999, and Rs. 29,999, respectively. The handset can be purchased with a 12-month no-cost EMI option as well.
The Ultra variant of the P3 5G series sports a 6.83-inch 1.5K quad-curved screen. It is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultra chipset and similar battery, charging, as well as main and front cameras as the Pro version.
Realme P3 5G and the Realme P3x 5G variants will be offered with up to Rs. 2,000 discount, including Rs. 1,000 price offer and Rs. 1,000 bank offer. Down from Rs. 13,999 and Rs. 14,999 launch price for the 6GB+128GB and 8GB+128GB options, the Realme P3x 5G can be effectively purchased at Rs. 11,999 and Rs. 12,999, respectively.
Meanwhile, the 6GB+128GB, 8GB+128GB, and 8GB+256GB versions of the vanilla Realme P3 5G can be purchased for the lowest effective prices of Rs. 14,999, Rs. 15,999, and Rs. 17,999. The variants were launched at Rs. 16,999, Rs. 17,999, and Rs. 19,999, respectively.
Notably, the discount offers will be valid in the country from May 20 to May 23. Customers can enjoy the benefits by purchasing the Realme P3 series handsets from Flipkart, the Realme India website and select offline retail stores.
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Trump to ask Putin to stop 'bloodbath' in Ukraine peace call – ABC News
Trump to ask Putin to stop 'bloodbath' in Ukraine peace call – ABC News
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