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Inside the Biden White House, aides reportedly knock president for eating ‘like a child’

Fox News President Biden doesn’t like to eat vegetables, and his poor diet causes a constant battle between him and first lady Jill Biden, who wants him to be healthy ahead of a 2024 presidential campaign. Biden, who turned 80 this year, eats “like a child,” according to White House aides quoted in a Monday…

Under the Radar, Right-Wing Push to Tighten Voting Laws Persists

New York Times The clashes in state capitals have faded, but the Republican push for stricter state election laws is organized and planning for the long term. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/politics/voting-laws-restrictions-republicans.html

Head of Russia’s Wagner group says they are starting to get ammunition

Jerusalem Post Prigozhin last week threatened to pull his forces out unless they received the ammunition they needed before subsequently withdrawing the threat. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-742448

Ronald Steel, Critic of American Cold War Policies, Dies at 92

New York Times In essays and books. he saw the U.S. postwar era as a series of misadventures spawning unwise wars. He also wrote the definitive biography of the journalist Walter Lippmann. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/us/ronald-steel-dead.html

Warren Buffett Has a History With Banks—as a Critic and Investor

Wall Street Journal The CEOs and directors of failed banks should suffer, said the billionaire investor and longtime bank shareholder. https://www.wsj.com/articles/warren-buffett-has-a-history-with-banksas-a-critic-and-investor-62172d92

Driver Is Charged in Deadly Texas Crash Outside Shelter Housing Migrants

Wall Street Journal A 34-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record faces charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault. https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-driver-crash-migrants-manslaughter-238d3367

Berlin ‘regularly raises’ issue of Palestinian home razing with Israel

Jerusalem Post Germany along with many other countries in Europe have opposed such demolitions given that very few Palestinian building projects are authorized. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742445

Berlin court upholds ban on displaying Russian flags on May 9 — police

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The RBB radio station on Sunday said, citing a law enforcement official, that Berlin’s Administrative Court had cancelled parts of the police ban on the demonstration of Russian flags and symbols on May 9 https://tass.com/world/1614887

Concern Over TD Anti-Money-Laundering Practices Helped Scuttle First Horizon Deal

Wall Street Journal Toronto-Dominion Bank’s handling of suspicious customer transactions was behind regulators’ refusal to bless the Canadian lender’s $13.4 billion bid to buy First Horizon, people familiar with the matter said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/concern-over-td-anti-money-laundering-practices-helped-scuttle-first-horizon-deal-fc73b831

Massie, Jordan demand ATF director ‘clarify’ and ‘publicly correct’ pistol brace rule testimony

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, called on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) director to “clarify” his comments regarding the agency’s pistol brace rule. Massie and Jordan sent a letter on Monday to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach regarding his recent…