• 11/18/2024

E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants

New York Times It’s the last in a string of major regulations proposed by the Biden administration to sharply cut the greenhouse gases produced by the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/climate/epa-power-plants-pollution.html

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‘Killer bees’ sting 6 people to death in Nicaragua after bus plunges into ravine

Fox News **WARNING: This story contains graphic photos.** Six people, including a mother and her 8-year-old daughter, were stung to death by a swarm of “killer bees” during a bus ride in Nicaragua earlier this week. A bus carrying 60 passengers was making the hour-long journey from Jinotega to San Sebastián de Yalí in Nicaragua…

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Israel strikes in Gaza for third day, killing militant commander

Washington Post Overnight negotiations for a cease-fire appear to have collapsed as Israeli forces target more members of the Islamic Jihad leadership with 25 Palestinians killed so far. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/israel-strikes-gaza-islamic-jihad-rockets/

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Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance to be extradited in U.S. fraud case

Washington Post Joran van der Sloot is accused of extorting Beth Holloway, the teen’s mother, for the body’s location. He is in a Peruvian prison for murdering a different woman. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/natalee-holloway-suspect-joran-van-der-sloot-extradited/

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Ukraine live briefing: Battle for Bakhmut intensifies as Ukrainian officials claim crucial advance

Washington Post Officials said Ukraine reclaimed more than a mile of territory near Bakhmut, after months of pitched battles for control of the besieged city. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/russia-ukraine-war-news/

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Italy calls crisis meeting as pasta prices jump almost 20 percent

Washington Post As Italy’s government meets to discuss the cause of the pasta price jump, one social media user said, “I can gnocchi believe the prices, I’d re-fusilli to pay.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/italy-pasta-price-crisis-meeting/

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U.S. response remains muted a year after slaying of reporter in West Bank

Washington Post In the year since Shireen Abu Akleh was killed with apparent impunity, her family has demanded an independent investigation. They are still waiting for justice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/us-response-remains-muted-year-after-slaying-reporter-west-bank/

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Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot to be extradited to US, Beth Holloway says

Fox News Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, an American, who vanished while on a high school graduation class trip in Aruba, will be extradited to the United States from Peru, her family said Wednesday.  Holloway’s mother, Beth Holloway, announced the news in a statement.  “Almost exactly…

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South Korea will be vulnerable to North’s drones for years, leak warns

Washington Post THE DISCORD LEAKS | An incursion late last year exposed extensive weaknesses and shortcomings in South Korea’s air defense, U.S. intelligence indicates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/10/south-korea-drone-defense-leaked-documents/

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IDF spox says ‘operation’ against Islamic Jihad was ‘achieved,’ makes warning to Iran backed terrorists

Fox News A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces said told Fox News that its operation against the Palestinian Islamic Jihadist (PIJ) terror group on Tuesday was a success. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari issued a warning to the PIJ during the interview after describing its operation as a success. “We targeted Islamic Jihad terrorist members,…

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