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Takeaways from AP report on Guyana’s nascent oil boom

Washington Post Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/04/guyana-oil-boom-takeaways/d33b9d14-ea92-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Putin Allies Split Over Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Moscow Times Senior Russian officials have called for the use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine after a drone strike on the Kremlin. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/04/putin-allies-split-on-using-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-a81038

Four Proud Boys Convicted of Sedition in Key Jan. 6 Case

New York Times The verdict was a blow against the far-right group and another milestone in the Justice Department’s prosecution of the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/politics/jan-6-proud-boys-sedition.html

Russian forces suffer significant losses but continue attempts to advance and improve positions – General Staff report

Pravda Ukraine Russia carried out another hybrid attack on a number of Ukrainian oblasts on the 435th day of the war. Meanwhile, Russian forces also attempted to advance towards Bohdanivka and Markove on the Bakhmut front and to improve their tactical positions on the Marinka front. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/4/7400714/

Man bit by rabid dog in northern Israel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742119

The Art of Daniel Lind-Ramos

New York Times A storm, a pandemic, and Black Puerto Rican history pervade his work at MoMA PS 1, with materials sourced from daily life. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/arts/design/daniel-lind-ramos-moma-ps1-catastroprhe-art.html

Rep. Gaetz, Sen. Mullin introduce national ‘Stand Your Ground’ bills: ‘Legal duty to retreat’ helps attacker

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, both Republicans, are proposing a national “Stand Your Ground” law against attackers. Gaetz caught up over the phone with Fox News Digital on Thursday about his and Mullin’s companion bills dropping the same day, with the Florida Republican saying the proposed…

Four Proud Boys Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy

Wall Street Journal Jury convicts members of far-right group on gravest charge brought in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot. https://www.wsj.com/articles/four-proud-boys-found-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy-f967f523

Alleged Putin assassination is ‘false flag’ orchestrated to bolster Russia’s war effort, experts claim

Fox News Experts have accused Russia of staging a false-flag operation to justify increased mobilization, with a warning that more such attacks could occur in the coming months. “The alleged strike on Putin’s residence in the Kremlin is likely a false flag operation orchestrated by Russian intelligence and security services and authorized by Putin himself,”…

Netherlands, Belgium, and Ukraine agreed on joint actions on security and progress towards NATO membership

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/4/7161005/