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UK sanctions 86 individuals, companies from Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Per a statement from British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, the sanctions are meant to “increase economic pressure” on Russia’s leadership in response to the special military operation in Ukraine https://tass.com/politics/1620065

Judge presiding over Big Oil climate change lawsuit reveals connection to plaintiff’s eco lawyers

Fox News The Hawaii state judge presiding over a high-stakes climate change case between the City of Honolulu and several multinational oil corporations is facing calls for recusal over his indirect relationship to plaintiffs. Mark Recktenwald, the chief justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court, quietly disclosed this month that he presented for an April…

Chuck Schumer courts bipartisan lawmakers for AI regulation

Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is attempting to spearhead legislation that will set parameters around the development and use of artificial intelligence. The arch-Democrat is meeting with Sens. Mike Rounds, Martin Heinrich and Todd Young as part of a bipartisan exploratory group, NPR reported Thursday. “Congress must move quickly,” Schumer said Thursday from…

On Jerusalem Day two years ago, a funeral was held in the capital amid street riots

Jerusalem Post A bus was hired for family members to go to the graveside for burial and further psalms. The reserved private tour bus was equipped with reinforced windows to protect from rock-throwing. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743482

Jerusalem Day: The statistics of Israel’s capital

Jerusalem Post The capital’s total population reached a grand total of 966,200, doubling that of Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, metropolitan Jerusalem continued to grow, with more than 1.4 million residents. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743481

Teddy Kollek, the father of modern Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post SECURITY AND DEFENSE: Kollek’s personality helped him push through policies that would likely have been defeated if he had been just righteous. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743526

5 Belarusians Killed Fighting for Ukraine in Bakhmut – Exiled Opposition Leader

Moscow Times The fighters were part of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, a military formation of Belarusian volunteers in the armed forces of Ukraine. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/19/5-belarusians-killed-fighting-for-ukraine-in-bakhmut-exiled-opposition-leader-a81207

Russia to resume regular flights to Cuba starting July 1 — Deputy PM Chernyshenko

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Cuba is Russia’s key partner in Central America and it is absolutely logical that economic relations should be expanded in all areas,” Dmitry Chernyshenko said https://tass.com/economy/1620053

95-Year-Old Australian Woman Is Tasered by Police

New York Times She was holding a knife, but weighs 95 pounds and uses a walker. The episode, which took place in a care facility, prompted outrage, questions and a police investigation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/world/australia/police-taser-95-year-old-woman.html

1923: Germany Seizes French Plane

New York Times Paris claimed a violation of the Treaty of Versailles after the German authorities impounded an aircraft that been forced to land outside Nuremberg because of engine trouble. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/world/germany-seizes-french-airplane.html