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In Debt Limit Talks, Biden and Republicans Start Far Apart

New York Times As the president prepares to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week, his budget shares little common ground with spending and tax proposals from House Republicans. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/politics/biden-mccarthy-debt-limit-meeting.html

Biden to Propose Airline Rule to Compensate Passengers for Delays, Cancellations

Wall Street Journal The measure comes after officials found that factors within carriers’ control drove an increasing share of flight disruptions in recent years. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-propose-airline-rule-to-compensate-passengers-for-delays-cancellations-969cd1cc

Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin

Washington Post Airstrikes over southern Syria have killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition war monitor and a pro-government radio station reported https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/syria-jordan-airstrikes-captagon-sweida-daraa/802ce04e-ed7e-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russian attack on Kherson on 3 May: death toll rises to 24

Pravda Ukraine A woman who was seriously injured during the Russian attack on Kherson on 3 May has died in hospital, increasing the death toll of the occupiers’ attack to 24 people. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Prokudin: “The death toll from the Russian terrorist attack on…

Biden admin hurting working class students with ‘witch hunt’ against career colleges, watchdog group says

Fox News The Biden administration is disadvantaging working, minority, and underprivileged students by “weaponizing” the federal student aid process to target for-profit trade schools, according to a conservative watchdog group. The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) released an explosive new report using research and documents obtained by public records requests to argue the Education Department is…

At Least 22 Dead After Tourist Boat Capsizes in Southern India

New York Times Many victims of the tragedy in the state of Kerala were children who were sightseeing on a boat that officials said was overcrowded. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/asia/india-kerala-boat-capsized-accident.html

Double-decker boat carrying children on vacation capsizes in India, leaving 22 dead

Fox News A boat with more than 30 passengers capsized in southern India Sunday evening, leaving at least 22 people dead, officials said. The deceased included children, who were on the double-decker boat for a school vacation, Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman told the Press Trust of India news agency via The Associated Press. According to…

Thousands Evacuated as Wildfires Spread Across Alberta, Canada

Wall Street Journal A state of emergency was declared as more than 100 wildfires burn across western Canada, prompting the evacuation of about 29,000 people. https://www.wsj.com/articles/thousands-evacuated-as-wildfires-spread-across-alberta-canada-5bcdd677

Chinese Foreign Minister Scolds U.S. Envoy Over Taiwan

Wall Street Journal China’s foreign minister rebuked the American ambassador in Beijing for what he said was Washington’s support of Taiwan. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-foreign-minister-scolds-u-s-envoy-over-taiwan-fbd0edb4

China’s Xi Jinping to chair C+C5 summit with Central Asian heads of state from May 18

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two-day event in Xian to be attended by the leaders of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, Chinese foreign ministry says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3219775/chinas-xi-jinping-chair-cc5-summit-central-asian-heads-state-may-18?utm_source=rss_feed