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Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Curtail Agency Power to Regulate Business

New York Times The court’s Republican-appointed majority appears poised to chip away again at the authority of the administrative state to issue rules for the economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/us/supreme-court-business-regulation-agencies.html

Russian political opposition sign declaration in Europe against Putin’s regime and war in Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Politicians, scientists, journalists and activists who left Russia called the war in Ukraine criminal, and demanded the elimination of Putin’s regime as well as the release of political prisoners and prisoners of war. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/1/7400228/

Hollywood’s Artificial Intelligence Test

Wall Street Journal Are bots ready to replace writers? https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywoods-artificial-intelligence-test-4e286280

Can a congressional hug wipe out Biden’s Netanyahu snub? – analysis

Jerusalem Post An Israel that is distant from its primary security partner and historic ally, is an Israel that is more vulnerable to regional and global enemies. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-741808

Train derailed near Bryansk was formed in Belarus — transport ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier on Monday Governor of the Bryansk Region Alexander Bogomaz said that an unidentified explosive device had gone off at the 136th kilometer of the Bryansk-Unecha railroad, derailing the locomotive of a freight train and fueling a fire https://tass.com/emergencies/1611935

Toll rises from 103 to 110 in Kenya cult starvation deaths

Washington Post Kenyan officials say the number of deaths linked to a cult in the area on the country’s Indian Ocean coast has risen to from 103 to 110 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/01/cult-church-shakahola-kenya-africa-ruto-odinga-autopsies/2e5fb628-e84d-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

E. Jean Carroll, Trump Lawyer Spar in Civil Rape Case

Wall Street Journal Donald Trump’s lawyer for a second day sought to discredit columnist E. Jean Carroll’s allegations that she was raped by the former president in a Manhattan department store. https://www.wsj.com/articles/e-jean-carroll-trump-lawyer-spar-in-civil-rape-case-9e12eca9

IDF to hold exercise in Gaza area Tuesday

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741806

Measurement Messiness Complicates TV’s Annual Sales Season

Wall Street Journal Despite progress in new kinds of audience metrics, Nielsen’s old-school viewer panel will remain the mode of choice for this year’s TV upfront buying season. https://www.wsj.com/articles/measurement-messiness-complicates-tvs-annual-sales-season-9310e500

Mexico’s Senate approves reform of mining laws, 17 bills signed into law

Fox News Mexico’s Senate has approved a wide-ranging reform of laws governing the mining industry, including a requirement that companies pay 5% of profits to local communities. The mining bill was among 18 pieces of legislation, some controversial, that were passed in a frenzied rush late Friday and early Saturday. The bills were approved with…