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Senators Revive Bid to Form Covid-19 Commission

Wall Street Journal A task force modeled on the 9/11 Commission would investigate the origins of the virus as well as the official U.S. response to pandemic. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-senators-revive-bid-to-form-covid-19-commission-d15c5fc4

In New York’s Priciest ZIP, Converted Lofts and Glitzy Condos Command Multimillion-Dollar Price Tags

Wall Street Journal Old meets new in 10013, which is home to the city’s most expensive residential real estate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-most-expensive-zip-code-tribeca-f63c4bb0

The Jets Haven’t Been Prime Time Players. Then They Got Aaron Rodgers.

Wall Street Journal The Jets haven’t played a Sunday night game in over a decade. But when the NFL schedule gets released Thursday, they figure to be a main attraction. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-schedule-release-jets-aaron-rodgers-ec9b7e8c

Poland summons Russian ambassador due to dangerous interception of its plane by Russian fighter jet

Pravda Ukraine Russian Ambassador Sergei Andreyev has summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland in connection with the incident over the Black Sea, when a Russian Su-35 fighter jet performed a dangerous interception of a plane belonging to the Polish Border Service. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/10/7401519/

Carvana Can’t Afford to Drive Away Business

Wall Street Journal The troubled used-car seller’s selection might suffer if it keeps slashing inventory. https://www.wsj.com/articles/carvana-cant-afford-to-drive-away-business-f0ab358d

Government denies Gou accusations on handling of failed vaccine deal

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The government on Wednesday denied a claim by business tycoon Terry Gou (郭台銘) that Taiwan’s planned purchase of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021 was blocked because of how Taiwan was to be described in the sale’s announcement. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305100016

Kremlin has no comment on grain deal talks, suggests waiting for results

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On July 22, 2022, a package of documents on the supply of food and fertilizers to the international market was signed in Istanbul https://tass.com/politics/1615363

Kremlin mum on Wagner founder’s materials on Artyomovsk

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “You know what we dealt with yesterday. There were a lot of guests and a lot of events,” Dmitry Peskov explained https://tass.com/politics/1615361

Putin joined by former KGB and NKVD officers at Victory Day parade

Pravda Ukraine At the Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May, former NKVD (People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs, the interior ministry of the Soviet Union – ed.) and KGB officers who did not fight during World War II sat next to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/10/7401517/

Russians shell Vovchansk: man killed, woman trapped under rubble

Pravda Ukraine Russian forces shelled the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast on 10 May, killing one man. A woman might be trapped under the rubble of a damaged building. Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Syniehubov: “Enemy forces deployed artillery to attack civilians in the city…