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Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox workers who were beheaded by Islamic militants as martyrs

Fox News The Vatican is formally recognizing 21 Coptic Orthodox workers who were beheaded by Islamic militants in Libya as martyrs with their own feast day, in a significant new ecumenical gesture aimed at forging unity between Catholic and Orthodox churches. Pope Francis announced the inscription of the 21 workers, most of them Egyptians, in…

War destroyed his city. He stayed to paint over the destruction.

Washington Post Kharkiv-based street artist Gamlet Zinkivskyi is using his paintings to support Ukraine’s war effort and remake the landscape of his hometown. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/kharkiv-gamlet-zinkivskyi-kharkiv-street-art/

Ukraine invasion proving ‘very, very difficult,’ Kremlin spox says in rare admission

Fox News Russian leadership made a rare acknowledgment of their nation’s trouble making progress taking over over Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments Wednesday in an interview with Bosnian Serb broadcaster ATV. Peskov acknowledged a lack of progress in taking Ukraine, attributing the slowdown to Western intervention and the Ukrainian “war machine.” “It’s…

D.O.E.’s Loan Program Has a Lot More Climate Capital to Give

New York Times Jigar Shah’s federal agency suddenly has a gusher of money to lend before the next election. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/climate/jigar-shah-climate-biden.html

Australian vegan pens nasty note to neighbor for hosting BBQ

Fox News An Australian vegan has had enough of their neighbor’s meat cooking ways, penning a scathing letter to the house next door after the smell of a backyard BBQ apparently made the vegan feel sick. “Enough is enough,” read a letter from the vegan, who identified herself as Sarah, to her BBQ-hosting neighbor in…

In photos: The scene at the U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 ends

Washington Post Migrants rushed across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions were to expire Thursday, fearing that new policies would make it far more difficult to gain entry into the United States. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/photos-immigration-border-title-42/

I was not Meghan in disguise at coronation, says 79-year-old composer

Washington Post Meghan was not at King Charles III’s coronation – but many on Twitter felt convinced she was there in disguise, wearing a wig, fake moustache and large glasses. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/karl-jenkins-meghan-coronation-disguise/

A Swiss mountain could collapse. This village lies in its path.

Washington Post The mountain towering above the tiny Swiss village of Brienz is on the verge of falling, officials fear. They’ve given residents until Friday to evacuate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/brienz-switzerland-evacuated-village-mountain/

Here is how Europe is pushing to regulate artificial intelligence as ChatGPT rapidly emerges

Fox News Authorities around the world are racing to draw up rules for artificial intelligence, including in the European Union, where draft legislation faced a pivotal moment on Thursday. A European Parliament committee voted to strengthen the flagship legislative proposal as it heads toward passage, part of a yearslong effort by Brussels to draw up…

Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing work by political cartoonist after anti-government drawings

Fox News A Hong Kong newspaper announced Thursday it will stop publishing drawings by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after they drew government complaints, in another example of restrictions on speech and media after a Beijing-led crackdown. Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao did not explain why it is ending its 40-year partnership with Wong Kei-kwan…