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Robert F Kennedy Jr slams Biden border ‘chaos’ after illegal immigrant allegedly slaughters five in Texas
Fox News Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer who is challenging President Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, promised to enforce immigration laws and strengthen border security after an illegal immigrant allegedly killed five people in Texas, including a young boy. In a series of Wednesday tweets, Kennedy noted that 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza…
Read MoreKorea’s Kospi Drops 0.4% as Internet, Gaming Stocks Retreat
Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/koreas-kospi-drops-0-4-as-internet-gaming-stocks-retreat-5c77dfad
Read MoreThe Speaker’s Lobby: Not quite a pay raise
Fox News It’s politically toxic for Members of Congress to approve a pay raise for themselves. So, the House did the next best thing. It approved something that is kind of like a pay raise. But not really. Members of the House of Representatives earn a base salary of $174,000 a year. Those in leadership…
Read MoreHundreds of pro-lifers dominate marathon all-night hearing on Maine’s no-limits abortion law
Fox News Hundreds of pro-life Mainers testified against a bill that would remove most limitations on abortion in the state in an overnight, nearly 20-hour long hearing on the proposal. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills introduced the bill in January 2023 to alter the state’s law from allowing abortions after fetal viability in the case of…
Read MoreVermonters push for gender-neutral 5th grade sex ed: ‘person who produces sperm’
Fox News Parents and community members who attended a school board meeting in Vermont’s largest district mostly supported a decision to use the gender-nonspecific terms “person who produces sperm” and “person who produces eggs” in a 5th grade health class rather than the words male or female. In the first school board meeting since a…
Read MoreTexas soldier who killed armed BLM protestor denied retrial as Abbott eyes pardon
Fox News A Texas judge on Wednesday denied a request for a new trial for an Army sergeant convicted of killing an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march and set a May 9 sentencing in a case where Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will seek a pardon. Sgt. Daniel Perry faces…
Read MoreNebraska Democrats expecting 2024 gains after strong showing in local races
Fox News A decisive win by Democrats in hotly-contested local races in Lincoln could be indicative of the party’s chances next year, including in a presidential election where Nebraska’s Omaha-centered 2nd Congressional District has twice given an electoral vote to Democratic presidential candidates. Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that allow their electoral…
Read MoreFlorida Legislature passes ‘Tyre Sampson Act’ after teen’s amusement park death, increasing safety regulations
Fox News The Florida Legislature passed a bill aimed at implementing more stringent safety regulations for amusement park rides just over a year after 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell from a ride and died. Sampson died on March 24, 2022, after falling off the Orlando FreeFall at ICON Park in Orlando. An operating manual for the…
Read MoreBrazil Central Bank Leaves Benchmark Lending Rate Unchanged at 13.75%
Wall Street Journal Brazil’s central bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged Wednesday, as expected, and maintained its hawkish stance on inflation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazil-central-bank-leaves-benchmark-lending-rate-unchanged-at-13-75-ea00499
Read MoreRussia Says Explosions Above the Kremlin Were an Attempt to Kill Putin
New York Times Russia said Ukraine had launched a drone attack, which Kyiv vehemently denied, accusing Russia of manufacturing a pretext for escalation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/russia-kremlin-drone-explosions.html
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