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German lawmakers mull creating first citizen assembly

Fox News German lawmakers considered Wednesday whether to create the country’s first “citizen assembly’” to advise parliament on the issue of food and nutrition. Germany’s three governing parties back the idea of appointing consultative bodies made up of members of the public selected through a lottery system who would discuss specific topics and provide nonbinding…

U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories Seen Rising Less Than Usual

Wall Street Journal Government data are expected to show natural-gas inventories increased last week by 74 billion cubic feet, as different parts of the U.S. saw a mix of both heating and cooling demand. https://www.wsj.com/articles/analysts-expect-74-billion-cubic-foot-rise-in-u-s-natural-gas-inventories-b865d47c

Biden administration mobilizes troops, prepares new asylum restriction

Washington Post As Title 42 border expulsions cease this week, 1,500 more U.S. troops are heading to the southern border in anticipation of a major influx of migrants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/10/border-troops-title-42-migrants/

Biden, Republicans Dig In on Debt Ceiling

Wall Street Journal With just weeks to go until the U.S. potentially defaults on paying its bills, some Democratic lawmakers floated ways to make progress toward raising the borrowing limit. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-republicans-dig-in-on-debt-ceiling-aaa8271c

4 arrested in North Macedonia after cocaine bust in Greece

Fox News Four people have been arrested in North Macedonia, police said Wednesday, following cooperation with Greek authorities over a cocaine shipment seized in neighboring Greece a day earlier. A total of 14 people have now been detained in both countries as a result of Tuesday’s operation in Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki, where…

GOP Vermont Gov. greenlights legal protections for abortion pills

Fox News Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and transgender shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone. The bills protect providers from discipline for…

Chanel Takes Hollywood in a Return to Spectacle. Will It Pay Off?

Wall Street Journal Fresh off underwriting the Met Gala and from Sofia Richie’s Chanel-showcase wedding, the Parisian house deepens its Los Angeles ties. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chanel-hollywood-expansion-paramount-los-angeles-d8e0010f

David Miranda, Brazilian gay rights activist and legislator, dies at 37

Washington Post He assisted his husband, journalist Glenn Greenwald, in disseminating information from classified U.S. documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/10/david-miranda-brazil-greenwald-dies/

Santos backed a bill to fight unemployment fraud. Now he’s charged with it.

Washington Post The unemployment fraud bill has drawn attention as GOP leaders look to deliver on their promise to stop waste — while one of their own members is under scrutiny. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/10/unemployement-fraud-santos/

Comer says Biden ‘involved’ in family biz dealings; brother, grandkids, and Hunter and his wives all got paid

Fox News House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said the panel believes President Biden “has been involved” in his family’s foreign business dealings “from the very beginning,” telling reporters that lawmakers are only “in the beginning stages” of their investigation. Comer listed the Biden family members who received funds, including Hunter Biden, Jim Biden, “Joe…