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Payments Processor Plastiq Files Bankruptcy After Aborted SPAC Deal

Wall Street Journal Payments processor Plastiq has filed for bankruptcy, less than a year after an aborted merger with a special-purpose acquisition company and weeks after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse temporarily halted its operations. https://www.wsj.com/articles/payments-processor-plastiq-files-for-bankruptcy-after-aborted-spac-deal-b09ea81b

Debt ceiling crystal ball: Deal unlikely over next couple of days

Fox News It appears very unlikely there is any chance to get a deal on the debt ceiling over the next couple of days. If that’s the case, the House likely cuts the rank-and-file members loose tomorrow for the Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day is one of the most important periods for lawmakers to be…

This app can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes

Jerusalem Post The app’s creator, Brooklyn marketing executive Avi Bree, want to show his fellow Orthodox Jews that ChatGPT and other AI tools can be a boon to Jewish observance, not a threat. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-744171

Tina Turner: A Music Powerhouse’s Life in Pictures

Wall Street Journal The performer, who died Wednesday at age 83, brought a fierce magnetism to her music, movies and even a hit Broadway show. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-music-powerhouses-life-in-pictures-2adc8c1

Armenian PM arrives in Moscow — cabinet’s press service

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Nikol Pashinyan to take part in the next meeting of the Eurasian Economic Council https://tass.com/world/1622617

Tina Turner, Powerful Rock and R&B Singer, Is Dead at 83

Wall Street Journal Influential singer remembered for hits like ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’ and a magnetism that powered numerous awards, movie roles and a Broadway hit. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tina-turner-powerful-rock-and-r-b-singer-is-dead-at-83-223b9d84

Gooden demands answers from United Way on federal grant money going to free services for illegal immigrants

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Texas Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican, led a letter with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and committee colleague Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., to the CEO of United Way Worldwide (UWW) demanding answers on federal grant money reportedly going to free services for illegal immigrants. The Republicans sent the…

Australia Shares Poised to Add to Recent Losses

Wall Street Journal Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 looks set to add to its recent losses at the open after U.S. stocks again slipped amid a lack of resolution on debt-ceiling talks https://www.wsj.com/articles/australia-shares-poised-to-add-to-recent-losses-b734ac6a

Biden to Nominate Gen. Charles Q. Brown to Be Joint Chiefs Chairman

New York Times If confirmed by the Senate, the Air Force chief of staff would become the senior military adviser to the president. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/charles-q-brown-nominated-joint-chiefs.html

Twitter Spaces crashes repeatedly during DeSantis 2024 announcement

Fox News PROGRAMMING ALERT: Want to actually see and hear Ron DeSantis? Tune into Fox News at 8pm ET Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement was mired by repeated technical glitches on Twitter Wednesday evening, in a black eye for the social media platform. The highly-anticipated announcement, set to be made via a…