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Wall Street Journal Lawmakers grapple over whether the Supreme Court needs an ethics code, and a court says Merck’s insurers on the hook in $1.4 billion NotPetya attack. Also, why is inflation so sticky? It could be corporate profits. https://createsend.com/t/d-B96C9B4439A3B2412540EF23F30FEDED

Alleged Thai serial killer fed ‘herb capsules’ to people she swindled: police

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is believed to have borrowed money from people ‘because she has a lot of credit card debt’, police said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3219298/alleged-thai-serial-killer-fed-herb-capsules-people-she-swindled-police?utm_source=rss_feed

$59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund

New York Times The Trump administration lifted spending limits on the fund, which aids descendants of people forced to leave the coral reef because of U.S. nuclear testing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/asia/bikini-atoll-resettlement-fund.html

FDA mulls easing ban on pesticides used on Japanese strawberries

Taipei, May 3 (CNA) Taiwan is considering easing a ban on residues of two types of pesticides commonly used to treat Japanese strawberries, following a request by Japanese exporters in response to frequent seizures of the fruit at Taiwan’s border, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305030021

King Charles III: Memorable quotes from his decades as an outspoken royal

Washington Post Before becoming king, Charles shared his views on topics from “monstrous carbuncle” architecture to the “headless chicken brigade” of climate deniers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/03/king-charles-quotes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia Drops to Bottom 20 of World Press Freedom Index

Moscow Times Russia has continued to see a precipitous decline in press freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/03/russia-drops-to-bottom-20-of-world-press-freedom-index-a81025

Moscow may sabotage undersea cables as part of its war on Ukraine – NATO

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741974

Samsung is a Case Study in How Manufacturers Leave China

Wall Street Journal The company still has significant operations in China but its smartphone manufacturing business pulled up stakes years ago. How and why that happened is instructive. https://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-is-a-case-study-in-how-manufacturers-leave-china-5dcb2dcf

Moroccan air carrier resumes flights to Russia — airport

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Scheduled flights between Moscow and Casablanca will be made by Boeing 737 aircraft twice per week, on Wednesdays and Fridays https://tass.com/economy/1612943

You’re About to Pay $300,000 for College. What’s Another $3,000 in Campus Swag?

Wall Street Journal Parents are spending big on hats, clothes, mugs, shot glasses and banners to show off where their teens are going to college; ‘It’s obscene’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-about-to-pay-300-000-for-college-whats-another-3-000-in-campus-swag-9a2644eb