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School canceled, shelters opened in southern Israel as IAF strikes Gaza
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742466
Read MoreUkraine live briefing: Security fears around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant intensify amid evacuations
Washington Post The situation at the facility is becoming “unpredictable and potentially dangerous,” the head of the IAEA warned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/russia-ukraine-war-news/
Read MoreAustralian Consumers Downbeat After RBA’s Surprise Rate Hike
Wall Street Journal Australian consumer confidence was rattled last week by a surprise rise in official interest rates, the 11th in the last year, with the Reserve Bank of Australia warning more may be needed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/australian-consumers-downbeat-after-rbas-surprise-rate-hike-8a6f723d
Read More‘Hard to accept’: couple calls for tougher punishment after toddler dies at South Korean day care
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The day care teacher was handed 19 years in jail, a sentence the couple feels is inadequate. “She killed a baby.” https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3219841/hard-accept-couple-calls-tougher-punishment-after-toddler-dies-south-korean-day-care?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsraeli aircraft strike Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza Strip
Washington Post Israeli aircraft have conducted strikes on Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military says, and residents have report blasts in the Palestinian enclave https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/gaza-israel-airstrikes/326905a6-edf9-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreBiden Casts Himself as the Trump Beater. Polls Suggest That’s No Sure Thing.
New York Times While the president argues that he is the one best positioned to stop his predecessor from returning to the White House, surveys indicate that he starts the 2024 race facing enormous challenges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/politics/biden-2024-polls.html
Read MoreWhite House press secretary slips up and says US averages 1 shooting a week, after saying more than 1 per day
Fox News White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing on Monday that the U.S. has averaged more than one mass shooting per day since the start of 2023, before later saying the country averages one per week. At the top of the White House press briefing on Monday, Jean-Pierre told reporters…
Read MoreHow countries around the world have responded to mass shootings
Washington Post In the United States, mass shootings are on the rise. But in many countries, they are rare — and lead to drastic change when they occur. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/03/23/mass-shootings-response-other-countries-gun-laws/
Read MorePhoenix to Start Clearing Sprawling Downtown Homeless Encampment
New York Times A Phoenix judge ordered the city to begin clearing tents in the Zone, an area that has as many as 1,100 people sleeping unsheltered on a given night. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/phoenix-homeless-encampment-the-zone.html
Read MoreBiden Said He’d Veer From Trump on Immigration. The Reality Is More Complicated.
New York Times Surges of migrants have shaped President Biden’s policies at the border in ways that few of his allies imagined when he was running for president. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/politics/biden-trump-immigration-title-42.html
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