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Supreme Court allows Illinois ‘assault weapons’ ban to take effect

Fox News The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Illinois’ ban on “assault weapons” to take effect temporarily on Wednesday. The ruling allows the Illinois law to remain in effect while lower courts deliberate on its constitutional status. Wednesday’s ruling comes after a gun shop owner in Illinois requested an injunction against the ban. The Illinois law…

Russia hopes UNESCO, UN adopt measures to prevent visa restrictions — MFA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that France, the host country of the UNESCO headquarters, did not issue visas in time to several Russian representatives in connection with their trip for the 216th session of the UNESCO Executive Board, without citing any reason https://tass.com/politics/1619015

Rules on Russian weightlifters’ admittance to competitions reflect anti-Russian course

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At its session on January 25, 2023, the IOC Executive Board put forward a proposal to permit individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in international sports tournaments, but only under certain conditions https://tass.com/sport/1619013

Russia confirms grain deal extension by two months — Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Maria Zakharova went on to say that Moscow’s primary views of the deal have not changed https://tass.com/politics/1619011

Ukrainian child whose parents were captured defending Mariupol returns home

Pravda Ukraine Six-year-old Anna-Maria, whose parents were captured as they defended the city of Mariupol, has been brought home to Ukraine from Russia. Source: Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights, on Facebook Quote: “A six-year-old girl has been returned to her parents, who spent a long time in Russian captivity. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/17/7402653/

North Carolina law allowing abortion in first 12 weeks is ‘dangerous bill that is out of touch,’ WH says

Fox News The White House this week denounced legislation passed by the North Carolina legislature Tuesday that allows abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy as a “dangerous bill that is out of touch.” “Today, Republican state legislators in North Carolina overturned Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a dangerous bill that is out of…

Nikki Haley says governor of New York should pardon Daniel Penny after fatal NYC subway chokehold

Fox News GOP 2024 presidential contender Nikki Haley says New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul should pardon Daniel Penny. “Really, what I think needs to happen – the governor needs to pardon Penny. No question about it. She needs to pardon him right away. It’s the right thing to do,” the former ambassador to the…

House Democrats Move Forward With Petition to Force Debt Limit Vote

New York Times The discharge petition being initiated is seen as a last resort for averting default if negotiations over raising the debt ceiling collapse, and a way to pressure Republicans to strike a deal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/us/house-democrats-petition-debt-limit-vote.html

Syria’s Assad Expected to Attend Arab League Summit

New York Times President Bashar al-Assad is expected to participate in the meeting for the first time since brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/middleeast/syria-assad-arab-league-summit.html

Jacksonville Democrat upsets DeSantis-backed candidate in mayoral race

Fox News Donna Deegan, former TV anchor and breast cancer charity organizer, won an upset victory Tuesday to become the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida. Deegan, a Democrat, was confirmed as mayor-elect after beating Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed Republican rival Daniel Davis. “Love won tonight, and we made history. We have a new day in Jacksonville because…