{"id":1829,"date":"2026-05-19T10:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/19\/first-thing-five-people-including-two-suspects-killed-in-shooting-at-san-diegos-largest-mosque\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:44:49","slug":"first-thing-five-people-including-two-suspects-killed-in-shooting-at-san-diegos-largest-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=1829","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Five people, including two suspects, killed in shooting at San Diego\u2019s largest mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"967a1d6b-f413-44d7-8445-cd34ec9c53e5\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of the muslim community in San Diego react after learning news about a shooting incident at their house of worship in San Diego, California, USA, 18 May 2026.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3920ff65a1c032ce95202d89cec36c47583783d2\/0_132_3600_2025\/master\/3600.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"261.5625\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The shooting happened shortly before midday prayer on Monday at the Islamic Center.<\/span> Photograph: John Gastaldo\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"967a1d6b-f413-44d7-8445-cd34ec9c53e5\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The shooting happened shortly before midday prayer on Monday at the Islamic Center.<\/span> Photograph: John Gastaldo\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">First Thing: Five people, including two suspects, killed in shooting at San Diego\u2019s largest mosque<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Teenage suspects died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, say officials. Plus, why American women want to leave the US at twice the rate of men<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Authorities are investigating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/active-shooter-report-san-diego-islamic-center\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego<\/a> as a hate crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Three people were killed and two suspects, aged 17 and 18, were also dead from apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds, officials said. The FBI set up a tip line and said it was looking for information from the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The shooting happened shortly before midday prayers on Monday at the Islamic Center, in the Clairemont area of San Diego. The ICSD is home to the largest mosque in San Diego county.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What do we know about the suspects?<\/strong> The mother of one of the suspects had called police about two hours prior, informing them that her son was missing along with several of her weapons and her vehicle. Police were looking for the teenager and his friend when they received a 911 call from ICSD.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"trump-claims-planned-attack-on-iran-postponed-after-tehran-makes-new-proposal-to-end-war\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Trump claims planned attack on Iran postponed after Tehran makes new proposal to end war<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"53913ee4-d476-4352-a455-754a144a988d\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man on motorbike driving past the billboard, which shows the strait of Hormuz like a strip of scrunched-up fabric, sewn across Trump\u2019s mouth\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d6aceb796aec439b0943642653eb268ba176cc4f\/0_442_5000_2814\/master\/5000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.446\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-2\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"53913ee4-d476-4352-a455-754a144a988d\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">An anti-US billboard in Tehran depicting Donald Trump and the strait of Hormuz.<\/span> Photograph: Majid Asgaripour\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iran has presented a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/18\/iran-new-proposal-deal-to-end-war-us-israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">new proposal aimed at permanently ending the war<\/a>, officials in the region said on Monday, with Donald Trump claiming he had paused further military strikes to allow for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But while the US president has regularly threatened Tehran on social media and claimed that a peace deal is within reach, there has been no sign of an immediate breakthrough in the stalled negotiations to end the war, though the current truce has paused most attacks.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What is Trump claiming now?<\/strong> That the leaders of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia approached Washington over the chance of making a deal that would be \u201cvery acceptable\u201d to the US, and stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>\u2026 and Iran?<\/strong> Its foreign military spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, claimed Pakistan had shared Iran\u2019s latest proposal with the US. There were contradictory reports from Islamabad, which has acted as mediator: one source appeared pessimistic, while others said Tehran had made concessions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"jury-hands-victory-to-sam-altman-and-openai-in-battle-with-elon-musk\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Jury hands victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in battle with Elon Musk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"7a863fcb-8a24-4e2d-bb7c-171ddc55aa08\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-3\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elon Musk and Sam Altman composite pic.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e58e6018ecf5d31f073cbecec654aa2d8ffd0a7b\/0_0_3000_1688\/master\/3000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.38666666666666\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-3\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"7a863fcb-8a24-4e2d-bb7c-171ddc55aa08\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Elon Musk and Sam Altman.<\/span> Composite: Getty Images, Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A federal jury has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/18\/sam-altman-trial-victory-elon-musk-openai\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">ruled in favor of Sam Altman<\/a>,in the trial between the world\u2019s richest person and a leader of the AI boom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The jury in Oakland, California, found Altman, OpenAI and its president, Greg Brockman, not liable for Elon Musk\u2019s claims that they had unfairly enriched themselves and broken a contract made with Musk when founding the startup.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What does this mean for OpenAI?<\/strong> It opens up a clear path for the company to pursue going public later this year, at a valuation of about $1tn.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What did the jury\u2019s verdict find?<\/strong> That Musk\u2019s lawsuit, which was filed in 2024, did not fall within the statute of limitations to bring his case. OpenAI had argued that Musk had known of the company\u2019s plans to pursue a for-profit structure as early as 2017, meaning his case was filed after the three-year limit.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>In other news \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"a89e42fd-44b9-4c42-8731-ffb294c94994\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-4\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Birdseye shot of dozens of homes in the snow, next to the coast\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1a5440f377e8a1f5d75b92fce88cff420ab5da7a\/0_0_5272_2966\/master\/5272.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.35470409711684\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-4\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"a89e42fd-44b9-4c42-8731-ffb294c94994\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A residential area of Greenland\u2019s capital, Nuuk. Healthcare is a sensitive subject on the island after Danish doctors\u2019 past abuses.<\/span> Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Greenland\u2019s government has criticized the visit of a US doctor <\/strong><strong>alongside Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy, <\/strong>saying that Greenlanders are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/18\/greenland-us-doctor-visit-trump-envoy-deeply-problematic\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">not \u201cexperimental subjects\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Idaho are holding primary contests on Tuesday<\/strong> to select candidates ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/us-voters-primary-contests\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">November\u2019s midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Mark Fuhrman<\/strong><strong>, a former Los Angeles police detective <\/strong><strong>convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. <\/strong>During the 1995 trial he reported having found a bloody glove at Simpson\u2019s home, but the defense raised the prospect of racial bias \u2013 and he was found to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/mark-fuhrman-lapd-oj-simpson-trial-dies\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">lied about having previously used racial slurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Japan has been gripped by fears of a naphtha shortage,<\/strong> as the blockade of the strait of Hormuz causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/19\/japan-naphtha-shortage-explainer-iran-crisis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">shortages of the chemical<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"stat-of-the-day-american-women-want-to-leave-the-us-at-twice-the-rate-of-men\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Stat of the day: American women want to leave the US at twice the rate of men<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"793b0bbf-949f-4c14-a039-40def0aecdcb\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-5\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jenelle Jones and Alexandra Blydenburgh composite handout photos\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/0f0e3e861e0876a60e2a7e771a1f465e7a5f5ed1\/0_0_5000_2813\/master\/5000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.357\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-5\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"793b0bbf-949f-4c14-a039-40def0aecdcb\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Jenelle Jones and Alexandra Blydenburgh, two of those who have left the US.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A growing number of American women want to leave the US: last year, a Gallup poll found that 40% of those aged 15 to 44 said they would move abroad permanently if they had the chance. This proportion has soared fourfold since 2014, and compares with just 19% of men (their numbers had held steady over the last decade). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/us-women-migrating-europe-politics\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">From politics to gun violence, here is why<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"culture-pick-the-film-humanised-russians-at-a-time-when-rambo-was-killing-them-how-we-made-letter-to-brezhnev\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Culture pick: \u2018The film humanised Russians at a time when Rambo was killing them\u2019: how we made Letter to Brezhnev<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"702303ec-1088-4e14-8528-b40261f94584\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-6\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black-and-white image of man and woman holding hands and looking at each other through a chainlink fence\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/5d2fabb0820d20c46211cebaa5d1d4c4890fe6af\/0_301_3238_1820\/master\/3238.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.12353304508954\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-6\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"702303ec-1088-4e14-8528-b40261f94584\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Alexandra Pigg and Peter Firth in the 1985 film.<\/span> Photograph: Mirrorpix\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">When Frank Clarke wrote the script for Letter to Brezhnev \u2013 a working-class romance between a pair of girls from northern England and two Russian sailors on leave in Liverpool \u2013 the cold war was at its height. So it was tough to get funding to make it \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2026\/may\/18\/how-we-made-letter-to-brezhnev-russians-rambo-kirkby\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">but Clarke managed<\/a>, thanks to interest from an heiress. \u201cI\u2019m proud of how Letter humanized the Russians, at a time when Rambo was killing them,\u201d reflects the actor Margi Clarke.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dont-miss-she-compared-her-dachshund-to-my-newborn-baby-should-you-be-able-to-take-your-dog-everywhere\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss: \u2018She compared her dachshund to my newborn baby\u2019: should you be able to take your dog everywhere?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"0932b595-9c1f-4da6-afd4-7db2ce6317af\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-7\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Collage-style image of lots of pet dogs\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/989c6a2f1b8948d0d2f9d4e00efde31ac518052b\/0_330_2776_1561\/master\/2776.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.23234870317\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-7\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"0932b595-9c1f-4da6-afd4-7db2ce6317af\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Is the world is going to the dogs?<\/span> Composite: Guardian Design; Getty Images; handout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">When Gizzelle Cade saw a woman place an absorbent pad on the floor of a London restaurant for her dachshund, she confronted her \u2013 and then posted about it. \u201cThe owner started to compare her dog to my son. She said: \u2018Well, your baby shits and pisses. My dog needs to shit and piss too.\u2019 She kept on comparing her dog to my newborn baby,\u201d says Cade, an influencer from the US who now lives in the UK. As cities become increasingly dog-friendly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/may\/19\/should-you-be-able-to-take-your-dog-everywhere\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">where should the line be drawn?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"climate-check-trumps-cuts-to-weather-data-could-make-forecasts-less-reliable-warn-experts\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Climate check: Trump\u2019s cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"4f82bd28-88ec-4f5e-b242-d91e74d5e877\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-8\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Workers silhouetted against numerous monitors\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/2445be40575ff2f0236aa36f0f8b697decae86ac\/0_208_4000_2250\/master\/4000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.3125\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-8\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"4f82bd28-88ec-4f5e-b242-d91e74d5e877\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Workers at Noaa headquarters.<\/span> Photograph: Bloomberg\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Experts fear the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/18\/trump-cuts-ai-weather-prediction-forecasts\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Trump administration\u2019s cuts to climate and weather data<\/a> could make the federal government\u2019s forecasts less reliable. As the US heads into hurricane season and a stretch of record-breaking temperatures, with a \u201csuper El Ni\u00f1o\u201d on the cards, concerns are growing about the impact the 40% cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may have.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-thing-inside-the-weird-and-wonderful-world-of-nba-superstitions\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Last Thing: Inside the weird and wonderful world of NBA superstitions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"bc511267-9fd5-4877-a878-8fd8b404f0fa\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-9\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kevin Garnett on the court\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/bcd772853b940e5107e9f58574a1b605de88c67d\/0_157_4256_2393\/master\/4256.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"250.2079417293233\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-9\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"bc511267-9fd5-4877-a878-8fd8b404f0fa\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Kevin Garnett \u2018had to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before every game\u2019 during his playing career.<\/span> Photograph: Brian Babineau\/NBAE\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The night before the Arizona Wildcats\u2019s 1997 NCAA national championship game against the University of Kentucky, Jason Terry and Mike Bibby slept in their uniforms out of nervousness. The Wildcats won \u2013 and that was the beginning of a superstition for Terry, who has embraced several quirks in the hopes of maintaining a running streak. 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