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DeSantis to Visit Wisconsin, a 2024 Battleground, as He Circles Trump

New York Times The Florida governor, who has slipped in polls as his expected entrance to the presidential race nears, is moving beyond early nominating states like Iowa and New Hampshire. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/us/politics/desantis-wisconsin-2024-president.html

Hong Kong security chief says seizing of ‘Pillar of Shame’ unrelated to coming Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Security Chris Tang says decision to take sculpture marking crackdown at Tiananmen Square in 1989 was not based on any ‘special consideration’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3219622/hong-kong-security-chief-says-seizure-pillar-shame-unrelated-coming-tiananmen-square-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed

Palestinian administrative detainees to go on ‘open-ended’ hunger strike

Jerusalem Post The hunger strike aims to exert pressure on Israel regarding the issue of administrative detention and protest against the death of senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad detainee Khader Adnan. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-742228

For Anti-Monarchists, Charles’s Coronation Is Evidence for Ending the Monarchy

New York Times Supporters of an elected head of state for Britain see the coronation as an opportunity to highlight the absurdity of having a royal family in the 21st century. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/charles-coronation-antimonarchists.html

King Charles’s Coronation: What Will Happen and When

New York Times Processions through central London will bookend a coronation service in Westminster Abbey. King Charles III and other members of the royal family will also make an appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/europe/uk-coronation-schedule-timings.html

Ukraine’s Air Force announces downing of Kinzhal missile using Patriot air-defence system

Pravda Ukraine Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that the Ukrainian military shot down the Russian Kinzhal missile. Source: Oleshchuk on Telegram Quote from Oleshchuk: “I congratulate the Ukrainian people on a historic event! Yes, we downed the ‘unique’ Kinzhal missile! Patriot [air-defence system…

5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation

Washington Post King Charles III’s coronation is a chance to unite people with the history and pageantry of the monarchy, but those traditions are also full of potential controversies as he tries to show that the monarchy still has a role to play in modern Britain https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/06/king-charles-coronation-artifacts/88ae0c24-ebd6-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russian forces hit plant premises in Kherson

Pravda Ukraine Russian invaders attacked the city of Kherson 11 times on 5 May, hitting a plant’s premises, said Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration. Source: Prokudin on Telegram Details: The authorities reported that Kherson was attacked 11 times, while Kherson Oblast came under Russian fire 71 times. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/6/7400940/

TSMC accounts for 30% of global IC industry sales, excluding memory chips

Taipei, May 6 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, accounted for 30 percent of the global IC industry’s total sales, excluding memory chips, in 2022. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305060004

More than 13,000 Evacuated as Wildfires Burn in Western Canada

New York Times More than 100 wildfires were burning across Alberta on Friday night. Conditions conducive to fires were also expected in the U.S. Southwest over the weekend. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/world/canada/wildfire-western-canada-evacuation.html