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Three Biden nominees who were too extreme for Senate Democrats
Fox News President Biden has watched three high-profile nominees flop in the Senate this year after Democrats failed to unify around them. Republicans argue these failures should be a “wake-up call” that Biden can’t count on getting his “extreme” nominees confirmed. On Thursday, Michael Delaney, who was nominated for the First Circuit Court of Appeals,…
Read MoreRisk of bat-borne virus’ increases as people encroach on their habitats, according to Reuters study
Fox News For millennia, bat viruses lurked in forests across West Africa, India, South America and other parts of the world. But, undisturbed, they posed little threat to humanity. No longer, a new Reuters data analysis found. Today, as more and more people encroach on bat habitat, bat-borne pathogens pose an epidemiological minefield in 113…
Read MoreAt the PGA Championship, Golf’s Forbidden Fruit: The Hoodie
Wall Street Journal Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and others embraced hoodies on the course, calling into question the future of golf’s dress code. https://www.wsj.com/articles/golf-pga-championship-hoodies-style-course-dress-code-cbe5d210
Read MoreChina’s Wavering Recovery Reverses Copper Rally
Wall Street Journal Copper prices have slumped to a five-month low, also reflecting the resolution of supply disruptions and some traders stepping up bearish bets against the metal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-wavering-recovery-reverses-copper-rally-b59e2eea
Read MoreReturning to the Office Is Killing My Budget
Wall Street Journal As my expenses have taken off, I’ve had to take a hard look at my spending. https://www.wsj.com/articles/return-to-office-not-saving-as-much-money-eab9fbf3
Read More“Vitalii waited for her so much”: Wife of volunteer killed in Luhansk gave birth to daughter
Pravda Ukraine Nataliia is the wife of Vitalii Kyrkach-Antonenko, a volunteer who was killed in Luhansk Oblast on 9 November 2022, when the woman was three months pregnant. Nataliia gave birth to a daughter on the night of 18-19 May, she wrote on Facebook. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/20/7403086/
Read MoreZelenskyy meets with Prime Minister of India
Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan. Source: Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, on Telegram Details: According to Ukrainska Pravda sources, Zelenskyy and Modi discussed humanitarian mine clearance and mobile hospitals that Ukraine needs. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/20/7403085/
Read MoreHong Kong’s education chief declines to meet parents calling for local school to keep Primary One classes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Education Christine Choi opted not to meet group of parents and pupils asking her to refrain from axing local school’s Primary One classes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3221255/hong-kongs-education-chief-declines-meet-parents-calling-local-school-keep-primary-one-classes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBetter Place: Israel’s electric car start-up killed by its own success – opinion
Jerusalem Post We must thank Better Place for helping to put the electrification of vehicles on the tech world’s agenda. 10 years later, its vision lives on. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/opinion/article-743499
Read MoreGeorge Santos becomes treasurer of his own campaign following indictment
Fox News Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., named himself treasurer of his re-election campaign in a new filing with the Federal Election Commission late Friday afternoon. The new filing comes a little over a week after the congressman pled not guilty to federal charges. Santos now becomes the fourth treasurer of his campaign and committees since…
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