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Judge Blocks South Carolina Six-Week Abortion Ban

Wall Street Journal The decision sets up battle over new law that is poised to go to the state’s highest court. https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-blocks-south-carolina-six-week-abortion-ban-3a31e2f3

Locals in Spanish seaside destination have message for tourists: ‘Go home’

Fox News Barcelona residents are saying enough to the mass amounts of tourists pouring into the top destination city along Spain’s northeastern coastline and have called on officials to take counteractive measures. As tourist rates once again near pre-pandemic levels, locals are pushing back with signs reading, “Go home” and “Tourism kills neighborhoods” sprawling across…

Next Covid Boosters Will Target New Strain

Wall Street Journal Health authorities and vaccine makers are moving toward targeting the next shot on a form of the XBB strain that is now circulating widely in the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/next-covid-boosters-will-target-new-strain-c5911cfc

Russia, China sign agreement on joint production of TV content

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The five-year agreement entered into force on the day of its signing, March 21, 2023 https://tass.com/society/1623731

Moldovan government preparing army to repel aggression — PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Moldova is cooperating with NATO under an individual partnership plan https://tass.com/world/1623729

Passenger arrested for opening plane door mid-flight over South Korea

Washington Post In footage that appeared to have been captured by a passenger, wind could be seen whipping into the plane’s cabin, battering passengers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/26/passenger-arrested-opening-plane-door-mid-flight-over-south-korea/

Tom Sawyer, Congressman Who Challenged Census Undercount, Dies at 77

New York Times A Democrat from Ohio, he said the 1990 population data missed more than two million Black Americans and shortchanged the nation’s older cities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/us/politics/tom-sawyer-dead.html

Former US Ambassador notes importance of learning Ukrainian

Pravda Ukraine Michael McFaul, Former United States Ambassador to Kyiv, believes that the United States needs to increase Ukrainian studies in view of the fact that Ukraine will become a member of the EU and NATO in the future, despite it having been traditionally seen in the shadow of Russia. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/26/7404079/

Brazil not to yield to G7 pressure to pit developing countries against Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Brazilian president reassured Putin that despite the calls from Western nations, Brazil will not supply any weapons or munitions to Ukraine because it understands that they would be used against Moscow https://tass.com/politics/1623725

Oath Keeper Gets More Than Eight Years for Role in Jan. 6 Riot

Wall Street Journal Jessica Watkins was sentenced to about half the prison time of the far-right group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes. https://www.wsj.com/articles/oath-keepers-member-gets-more-than-eight-years-for-role-in-jan-6-riot-e72c3347