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What the indictment means for Rep. George Santos: Will he be kicked out of Congress?

Fox News House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is getting calls to expel Rep. George Santos after his indictment Wednesday.. Expulsion is not up to the speaker, but history plus the dynamics of the House make Santos’ immediate expulsion unlikely. The reason? Though he has a long list of lies and alleged frauds, Santos has only been…

Dem accuses GOP of wanting ‘slavery,’ insists migrants are needed to clean, build homes and harvest food

Fox News Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat, said Wednesday that immigrants “coming across” the border are needed in America for construction efforts, to “put food on our table,” and to clean up hospitals. Johnson’s comments came during a House Judiciary Committee markup of measures, including H.R. 2494 – known as the Protect Our Law…

Defense Logistics Agency’s Troop Support Creates Survivor Daily Rations for FEMA

Defense.gov Feeding disaster survivors is one of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s core response capabilities and it is one of the first initiatives requested at the onset of most disasters. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3391444/defense-logistics-agencys-troop-support-creates-survivor-daily-rations-for-fema/

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Creates Survivor Daily Rations for FEMA

Defense.gov Feeding disaster survivors is one of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s core response capabilities and it is one of the first initiatives requested at the onset of most disasters. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3391444/defense-logistics-agency-troop-support-creates-survivor-daily-rations-for-fema/

SIBF fund: Investments in tech amounting to $400 million

Jerusalem Post Partners in the fund are Or Ben Shoshan, Eli Ben Simon, Aviv Cohen and Boaz Or-Shraga. The investment in a single company is estimated at up to 40 million dollars. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-742673

Journalists post second part of conversations of ex-president of Motor Sich company, proving his actions against Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The journalists of the Skhemy project posted previously unknown recordings of telephone conversations with Viacheslav Boguslaev, then-president of the Motor Sich aircraft-engine company, confirming that during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he blocked the transfer of a Mі-2 helicopter to Ukrainian intelligence officers. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/10/7401607/

Migrant Crossing Surges Aren’t New. Why Is the Border Overwhelmed?

New York Times Outdated immigration laws, partisan gridlock and conflict abroad are some reasons behind the strained U.S. border with Mexico. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/us/politics/title-42-border-history-immigration.html

‘Charmion von Wiegand’ Review: Rediscovering an American Artist, in Switzerland

Wall Street Journal The largely forgotten abstract painter receives an illuminating retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Basel. https://www.wsj.com/articles/charmion-von-wiegand-review-rediscovering-an-american-artist-in-switzerland-7d87a978

India’s Go First airline gains bankruptcy protection, lessors’ woes deepen

Reuters Reuters was first to report the news that a tribunal granted bankruptcy protection to India’s fourth largest airline Go First, bolstering chances of its revival but dealing a blow to lessors. The decision was keenly awaited by global leasing companies in Europe and elsewhere as the ruling now bars them from repossessing dozens of…

China’s big four state banks to lower deposit rate ceilings

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that China has told its “big four” state-owned banks to reduce the ceiling on interest rates they pay on some deposits. The interest rate self-disciplinary mechanism, a top regulatory body overseen by the People’s Bank of China, urged lenders to lower ceilings on some personal and corporate deposits by 30 basis…