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Biden officials say border crossings down 50 percent since Title 42 lifted
Washington Post Officials from Homeland Security and other federal agencies described conditions at the southern border after the end of pandemic-era Title 42 rules for migrants https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/15/border-biden-title-42-migrants/
Read MoreVirginia Rep. Gerry Connolly’s Staffers Attacked With a Baseball Bat
Wall Street Journal The attacker went to the congressman’s Fairfax office and asked for him, the Democrat said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-rep-gerry-connollys-staffers-attacked-with-a-baseball-bat-ae2c6bb1
Read MoreKherson Oblast: Russians wound father and son in Lvove, and young man in Tryfonivka
Pravda Ukraine On 15 May, the Russian military fired at residential buildings in the village of Lvovo, Kherson Oblast, wounding a man and his 79-year-old father. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration on Telegram Quote from Prokudin: “The Russian army struck at the village of Lvovo in the Tiahynska hromada [an…
Read MoreGOP rejected White House effort to close tax loopholes in debt ceiling talks
Washington Post Negotiations are stuck and time is running out, but Republicans have signaled that there cannot be any new tax hikes as part of a budget deal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/15/debt-ceiling-negotiations-deadline-default/
Read MoreHungary blocks €500 billion from fund that provides arms for Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Hungary has blocked the payment of the eighth package of €500 million from the European Peace Fund for weapons that EU member states are supplying to Ukraine. Source: ANSA referring to its source, reported by European Pravda Details: The €500 million package was due to be allocated next Monday, 22 May, but Budapest…
Read MoreTwo staffers in US House Democrat’s Virginia office attacked with baseball bat
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743159
Read MoreUS religious freedom report accuses China of jailing as many as 10,000 people in repression campaign
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing has broadened its efforts to bring all theological activity under Communist Party control, according to annual State Department publication. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3220659/us-religious-freedom-report-accuses-china-jailing-many-10000-people-repression-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNikopol struck with 30 shells, 2 men and a girl injured
Pravda Ukraine On 15 May, Russian troops shelled the Chervonohryhorivka hromada [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.] in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the city of Nikopol suffered the most and there are three wounded people. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402343/
Read MoreMiners trapped underground after shelling attack in Donetsk evacuated
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The ministry reported earlier in the day that following a shelling attack by Ukrainian troops, two mines in Donetsk lost power and 86 miners found themselves trapped underground https://tass.com/defense/1617867
Read MoreIran Expands Military Aid to Russia Amid War in Ukraine, U.S. Says
Wall Street Journal Moscow is seeking more lethal drones from Tehran, which wants attack helicopters and other military equipment from Russia in return, a senior White House official said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-expands-military-aid-to-russia-amid-war-in-ukraine-u-s-says-e1c819cd
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