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DeSantis dismisses NAACP’s Florida travel advisory ‘stunt,’ cites record-high tourist travel

Fox News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday dismissed the NAACP’s formal travel advisory that accused Florida of being “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals,” and said recent tourist travel data shows Florida has never been more popular for all travelers. “As Governor DeSantis announced last week, Florida is seeing…

Volgograd court arrests man for burning Quran on orders from Ukraine’s special services

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Nikita Zhuravel burned a copy of the Quran in front of Volgograd’s cathedral mosque and posted a video of the act on a website controlled by the Ukrainian army’s center for information and psychological operations https://tass.com/society/1621369

Life in Crimea to be unaffected by recent threat of Ukrainian strikes — Crimean speaker

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was stressed that Ukraine is using Western weapons to attack Russian territory without any official permission https://tass.com/defense/1621367

Turkish Lira’s Artificial Stabilization May be Nearing Its Limit

Wall Street Journal The Turkish lira’s sharp falls Monday show that policy makers’ measures to artificially stabilize the currency are reaching their limits, Commerzbank says. https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkish-liras-artificial-stabilization-may-be-nearing-its-limit-e5a00852

House Republicans blast Texas VA hospital after removal of cross-shaped ‘Remember Our Veterans’ display

Fox News FIRST ON FOX – House Republicans are demanding that a veterans hospital in Austin, Texas, put back a cross display that officials removed from the lobby following complaints that displaying the symbol “somehow” violates the U.S. Constitution. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, along with 16 of his GOP colleagues sent a joint letter…

Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger Pleads Not Guilty

New York Times Bryan Kohberger, the former Ph.D. student accused of killing four University of Idaho students, appeared in court Monday after being indicted on murder charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/us/bryan-kohberger-idaho-murders.html

Putin, Erdogan are serious politicians, both refrain from populism — Kremlin spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the extension of the grain deal by two months had become possible thanks to Turkey’s “special relationship” with the president of Russia https://tass.com/politics/1621361

Republican Senator Tim Scott announces candidacy for US presidency

Jerusalem Post With only 1% of support among registered Republicans according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, Scott faces an uphill battle in his bid to win the Republican nomination. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-743878

Russia cooperating with 100+ countries in military-technical sphere — official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia is adhering to the principles of mutual respect and cooperation on the basis of equal rights https://tass.com/politics/1621359

Most of Belgorod Oblast residents flee from villages and district centre, governor says

Pravda Ukraine Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, has reported that the majority of residents of the Grayvoron district had left their settlements. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet RIA Novosti citing Gladkov Quote from Gladkov: “We are now going door-to-door in the border villages and [the city of] Grayvoron itself. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403373/