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Olympic Medalist Herbert P. Douglas Jr., Denied Coaching Job, Marketed Cognac Instead

Wall Street Journal The Pittsburgh native, who has died at age 101, helped make Hennessy a top brand among Black people. https://www.wsj.com/articles/olympic-medalist-herbert-p-douglas-jr-denied-coaching-job-marketed-cognac-instead-ab7f4d7f

CSTO improves equipment of Rapid Deployment Force in Central Asia — chief of staff

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Anatoly Sidorov noted that the work to improve the legal base of the organization and equip the CSTO Collective Force with modern armaments and military and special gear was continuing https://tass.com/defense/1618909

Village chief sentenced to 4 years for gifting jujubes before election

Keelung, May 17 (CNA) A village chief in Keelung has been sentenced to four years in prison for electoral bribery after giving out 44 NT$200 (US$6.49) bags of jujubes to constituents and other people in the run-up to last year’s local elections. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305170024

Tencent Earnings Show It Still Has Game

Wall Street Journal After a brutal 2022, Tencent is bouncing back quickly. But it needs to keep diversifying its business to lay the foundation for long-term growth. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tencent-earnings-show-it-still-has-game-550e7c23

Russian forces destroy Ukrainian army’s observation post near Kherson — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “In the area of the settlement of Preobrazhenka in the Zaporozhye Region, the command post of units from the Ukrainian army’s 44th artillery brigade was destroyed,” Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported https://tass.com/politics/1618905

Rostov court sentences three Crimean Tatars to more than 10 years in prison each

Pravda Ukraine The Russian Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, has announced an illegal sentence for three Crimean Tatars – Oleksandr Sizikov, Alim Sufianov and Seiran Khairedynov. They have been sentenced to 12-17 years in prison. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/17/7402638/

Rates of Europe’s abandoning Russian gas surpass expectations — expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A sharp drop in consumption in Europe was the largest surprise of the last heating season, Alexander Kurdin noted https://tass.com/economy/1618901

Dutch Foreign Minister on “fighter jet coalition”: No progress yet

Pravda Ukraine Wopke Hoekstra, the Netherlands’ Foreign Minister, said on Wednesday that international talks concerning the possible supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine have so far seen no progress. Source: European Pravda, citing Reuters Details: “We haven’t reached a solution yet,” Hoekstra said when asked about the previously announced talks between the Netherlands, the…

Women required to sit in back of theater at ‘family friendly’ Israeli play

Jerusalem Post Rosh Ha’ayin residents said separate seating was done in the past, but it was left and right and not front and back. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743341

Biden makes unscheduled visit to pro-abortion event honoring Pelosi: ‘She’s so incredible’

Fox News President Biden made an unscheduled appearance Tuesday night at an event honoring Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., that was hosted by a prominent abortion rights group. EMILY’s List, which bankrolls pro-choice candidates each election cycle, hosted its 2023 national gala in Washington, D.C., where it honored Pelosi for her work to maximize abortion access…