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Netflix Begins Charging U.S. Users For Password-Sharing

Wall Street Journal Account holders in the U.S can pay $7.99 for users outside of their household. https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-begins-charging-u-s-users-for-password-sharing-4bb7023e

Militants attack Pakistan oil plant near Afghan border killing 6 troops and guards

Fox News Dozens of militants attacked an oil and gas plant on Tuesday in Pakistan’s remote northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, killing four security troops and two private guards, officials said. Oil production was temporarily suspended following the attack on the oil and gas extraction facility run by a multinational European company, MOL Pakistan…

Enron Short Seller Lists Miami Beach Condo for $21 Million

Wall Street Journal Hedge funder Jim Chanos plans to downsize from the roughly 4,800-square-foot apartment at the Continuum. https://www.wsj.com/articles/enron-short-seller-lists-miami-beach-condo-for-21-million-eb9321af

Ron DeSantis to Announce 2024 Presidential Run With Elon Musk on Twitter

New York Times Adding a twist to the beginning of his presidential campaign, the Florida governor is expected to appear on a live audio conversation with Mr. Musk, the social platform’s owner, on Wednesday evening. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/us/politics/desantis-elon-musk-twitter.html

N12 reporter threatened ahead of airing of interview on Ben-Gvir

Jerusalem Post Omri Asenheim interviewed former undercover Shin Bet agent Avishai Raviv for this week’s episode of Uvda. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-744015

Rusal Board to discuss 2022 dividend payment on June 5

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In September 2022, Rusal shareholders approved interim dividends of $0.02 per share for the first time since 2017 https://tass.com/economy/1621981

Arizona Judge Tosses Kari Lake’s 2022 Election Lawsuit

New York Times Lawyers for Ms. Lake, a Trump ally who lost the governor’s race, claimed Maricopa County did not properly review mail-in ballot signatures. A judge said the arguments “do not clear the bar.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/us/politics/kari-lake-lawsuit-thrown-out.html

West obstructs cooperation between Republika Srpska and Russia — Dodik

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Milorad Dodik also said Republika Srpska has come under serious pressure from the West, which “stands in the way of normal development” https://tass.com/world/1621979

Bare-chested climate activists in Rome smear themselves with mud to protest fossil fuel use, evoke flooding

Fox News A pair of bare-chested protesters smeared themselves with mud outside the Senate building in Rome on Tuesday to protest fossil fuel use and remind people of the dangers of flooding linked to climate change. Police quickly removed the two. Since last year, an activist group called Last Generation has staged numerous attention-grabbing events…

DHS announces its first department-wide body camera policy year after Biden executive order on police reform

Fox News The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced its first department wide policy on body-worn cameras. The announcement comes in response to an executive order issued by President Biden days shy of exactly a year ago on May 25, 2022. That represented the two-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro…