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South Carolina Democrats express frustration with Republicans for not taking action on hate crimes bill

Fox News Democrats in the South Carolina Senate turned debate about a bill to set guidelines for history curriculum on subjects like slavery and segregation into discussion about why the body can’t take a vote on a hate crimes bill. South Carolina and Wyoming are the only states in the U.S. without a law allowing…

FLASHBACK: Alvin Bragg invoked race while comparing Trump to Epstein, Weinstein: ‘Rich old White man’

Fox News The Manhattan district attorney who is prosecuting former President Trump for alleged campaign finance violations compared him to sex criminals Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein during his 2021 campaign. In January 2021, as he was campaigning for district attorney, Alvin Bragg argued that “being a rich, old White man has allowed you to evade…

Serbia School Attack Is a Rare Mass Shooting Outside the U.S.

New York Times The attack in Belgrade, which killed eight people, was the first mass shooting in the country in recent years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/europe/shootings-worldwide-statistics-serbia.html

Democrat Colin Allred to Challenge Ted Cruz in Texas Senate Race

Wall Street Journal The effort by the former professional football player who later worked in the Obama administration is seen as a long-shot bid. https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrat-colin-allred-to-challenge-ted-cruz-in-texas-senate-race-fdb3693

Estée Lauder Shares Plunge as Asian Travel Retail Faces ‘Serious’ Headwinds

Wall Street Journal Shares tracking to drop most on record as cosmetics company cuts its outlook. https://www.wsj.com/articles/estee-lauder-shares-plunge-as-asian-travel-retail-faces-serious-headwinds-92707a3c

Did the Iron Dome become less effective? – analysis

Jerusalem Post Are Hamas anti aircraft missiles the beginning of a game changer? https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741996

Unemployment rate in Russia remains at 3.5% in March, statistics service says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Unemployed individuals amounted to 2.6 mln in March https://tass.com/economy/1613111

Goldman Sachs Looks to Settle Female Employees’ Discrimination Case

Wall Street Journal Goldman Sachs has had settlement discussions aimed at ending a class-action lawsuit that alleges the bank systematically discriminated against female employees. https://www.wsj.com/articles/goldman-sachs-looks-to-settle-female-employees-discrimination-case-dbb4a4bd

North Carolina House advances legislation banning gender surgeries for minors

Fox News Dozens of transgender North Carolinians and their supporters spoke out against state lawmakers Tuesday as a House committee advanced legislation banning sex reassignment surgeries for minors without allowing members of the public to testify. The audience erupted in chants of “Let us speak” and “Blood on your hands” as the Republican-controlled House Health…

Michael Kors and Naomi Watts on Fashion and Women’s Health

Wall Street Journal At The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival, Kors and Watts discuss what’s next for their industries. https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-kors-naomi-watts-future-of-everything-festival-8981406b