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Maine petitions feds to let asylum seekers work

Fox News Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill directing Maine’s labor commissioner to petition the federal government for a waiver allowing asylum seekers to work while awaiting final determinations on their claims. Her signature Thursday comes as the state grapples with the arrival of more than 1,000 asylum seekers, mostly from African nations, since…

Roblox Criticized by Children’s Advertising Watchdog

Wall Street Journal Ads inside Roblox games weren’t adequately marked as such, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit says. https://www.wsj.com/articles/roblox-criticized-by-childrens-advertising-watchdog-8694a53b

It is not enough just to liberate occupied territories – Zaluzhnyi about Ukraine’s victory

Pravda Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhny, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that only the liberation of the entire occupied territory of Ukraine was not enough for the victory of Ukraine. Source: Zaluzhnyi in an interview with Dmytro Komarov Rik. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/13/7402000/

Duty-free hub Hainan’s May Day holiday retail sales fall flat in first post-pandemic test for ‘China’s Hawaii’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hainan, a tourist hub and shopping mecca at the southern tip of China, saw disappointing retail sales during the country’s first ‘golden week’ holiday since Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3220406/duty-free-hub-hainans-may-day-holiday-retail-sales-fall-flat-first-post-pandemic-test-chinas-hawaii?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia’s annual inflation slows down to 2.31% in April – Rosstat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In March, it was 3.51% https://tass.com/economy/1616909

The Joys of a Walking Trip

Wall Street Journal Taking off on foot reveals a world—and a self—that you didn’t know existed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-joys-of-a-walking-trip-cefc6cc7

Minnesota Democrats poised to pass sweeping gun control package

Fox News Democratic Minnesota senators, holding firm despite only a one-vote majority, were poised Friday to pass gun control legislation strongly supported by the governor that would align the battleground state with others nationally that have taken steps to keep guns out of the hands of people in crisis and criminals. The proposals include a…

Russia reports zero weekly inflation — statistics

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Consumer prices in the country have risen by 0.05% since the beginning of May, and by 2.11% since the beginning of the year https://tass.com/economy/1616907

Occupiers hit civilian facilities in Mykolaiv: fires broke out, casualties reported

Pravda Ukraine Fires broke out in Mykolaiv as a result of Russian attacks; the invaders targeted civilian facilities. Source: Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Sienkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv Quote from Sienkevych: “Friends, we are clarifying the information. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/13/7401998/

Flush With Federal Money, Strings Attached, a Deep South Factory Votes to Unionize

New York Times Friday’s victory by the United Steelworkers at a factory building electric school buses was a test for Democratic hopes that clean-energy funding from Washington could bolster organized labor. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/us/politics/clean-energy-unions.html