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NextDC Raising A$618 Million to Fund Malaysia, New Zealand Expansion

Wall Street Journal A fully underwritten entitlement offer priced at A$10.80 a share has been launched. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nextdc-raising-a-618-million-to-fund-malaysia-new-zealand-expansion-6d4166a0

Rita Lee, Brazil’s Queen of Rock, Is Dead at 75

New York Times As a member the 1960s band Os Mutantes and later as a solo artist, she drew a following that included Kurt Cobain, Beck and the Prince of Wales. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/arts/music/rita-lee-dead.html

Maine Gov. Mills proposes $887M supplemental budget

Fox News Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday proposed nearly $900 million for a supplemental budget, with the additional spending intended to tackle urgent problems including affordable housing, shelter for homeless people and emergency medical services. The total updated package envisions $432 million in new appropriations along with $455 million in transfers including $200 million…

Prominent Hong Kong political cartoon by Zunzi suspended after government complaints

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s most prominent political cartoonist has had his comic strip suspended after a satirical post was criticised by government bodies, the artist and a source with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. Cartoonist Wong Kei-kwan, who uses the nom de plume “Zunzi”, has been publishing his satirical takes on…

Ukraine Makes Gains Near Embattled Bakhmut, a First in Months

New York Times The leader of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group confirmed the Ukrainian advance, and continued to air divisions among Moscow’s forces. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/europe/ukraine-russia-bakhmut.html

Russian Cabinet to discuss bill on gas supplies to China via Far Eastern route

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. This document was signed in Moscow and Beijing on January 31, 2023 https://tass.com/politics/1615715

Russia’s attempts to break Western media monopoly causes hysteria, says Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Dmitry Peskov, the West distorts the objective truth, including by silencing journalists https://tass.com/politics/1615713

The Biden Family Business

Wall Street Journal A House report shows how Hunter and relatives profited while Joe was Vice President. https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-report-hunter-biden-james-comer-joe-biden-family-china-c0c506c7

Joe Biden’s Immigration Calamity

Wall Street Journal The collapse of his border policy is on full and painful display. https://www.wsj.com/articles/title-42-expires-border-biden-administration-immigration-kamala-harris-joe-biden-72b5d2de

Gilead Sciences Defeats the CDC

Wall Street Journal A federal jury rules against the agency’s patent grab for the company’s HIV treatment. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cdc-federal-jury-gilead-sciences-truvada-patent-4ae9fa8e