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S&P 500 Hits 2023 High With Attention Growing on Debt-Ceiling Deal

Wall Street Journal Stocks rose Thursday after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that the House of Representatives could vote on a debt-ceiling deal as soon as next week. https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-05-18-2023-da40450a

Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Title 42

New York Times The justices acted after the Biden administration announced that the health emergency used to justify the measure, Title 42, was ending. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/supreme-court-title-42-immigration-measure.html

Pentagon Cyber Official Provides Progress Update on Zero Trust Strategy Roadmap

Defense.gov The Defense Department is on track to implement its zero trust cybersecurity framework by fiscal year 2027 as planned, the Pentagon’s senior information security official said. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3400194/pentagon-cyber-official-provides-progress-update-on-zero-trust-strategy-roadmap/

Growing volume of weapons for Ukraine proves NATO seeks escalation — Russian UN envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The west wages a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine”, the diplomat said https://tass.com/politics/1619633

US could train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s in four months

Pravda Ukraine The US Air Force has praised Ukrainian pilots’ ability to master Western F-16 fighter jets and believes that for them, the training programme could be completed in four months. Source: an internal US Air Force document obtained by the Yahoo News portal, European Pravda reports. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/18/7402863/

Two Iranian banks plan to set up offices in Russia: CBI official

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Two Iranian banks are seeking to obtain approval to launch branches in Russia. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/05/18/703668/Iran-banks-branches-Russia-CBI-official

Bestselling Books Week Ended May 13

Wall Street Journal With data from Circana BookScan https://www.wsj.com/articles/bestselling-books-week-ended-may-13-be1d0531

Train service resumes on stretch of Crimean railway that sustained damage recently

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “At 9:28 pm Moscow time, train service on the Chistenkaya-Pochtovoye section of the Simferopol-Sevastopol route was resumed and trains are running according to the established schedule,” the railway company said https://tass.com/society/1619631

Long Road Ahead (Friday Crossword, May 19)

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/long-road-ahead-friday-crossword-may-19-3712cfb2

Joe Biden set to unveil ‘substantial’ new G7-backed sanctions aimed at Russia’s war in Ukraine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hundreds of entities in Asia, Europe and Middle East targeted as well as Moscow’s ‘future energy and extractive technical capabilities’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3221065/joe-biden-set-unveil-substantial-new-g7-backed-sanctions-aimed-russias-war-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed