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Int'l Herald TribuneMay 18, 2024
Under Israeli Bombs, a Wartime Economy Emerges in Gaza
Amid the destruction, a marketplace of survival has arisen focused on the basics: food, shelter and money.

ABC NewsMay 18, 2024
Trump trusted more than Biden on inflation, a top issue for voters, poll shows
Eighty-five percent of people surveyed said inflation is an important issue, and most trust Trump more than Biden to deal with it.

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In His Beloved Philadelphia, Biden Faces Wariness From Black Voters (Int'l Herald Tribune)

Washington Post World NewsMay 18, 2024
IDF recovers bodies of 3 Israelis killed on Oct. 7
Shani Louk, Amit Esther Bouskila and Itzhak Gelerenter had attended the Nova music festival on the day of the Hamas attack.

MSNBC Int'l NewsMay 18, 2024
Gunmen kill three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province
Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, Spain's foreign ministry said on Friday.

MSNBC Int'l NewsMay 18, 2024
Ukraine fears new Russian offensive is only ‘the first wave' in a brutal summer
President Volodymr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia's new offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region could be just the first wave while U.S. aid delays hurt Kyiv.

NYTimes GlobalMay 18, 2024
Dabney Coleman: Where to Stream His Best Movies and TV Shows
Coleman's characters frequently displayed the kind of antagonistic demeanor familiar to anyone who has ever dealt with a bad boss or a disgruntled customer.

Int'l Herald TribuneMay 18, 2024
Russians Poured Over Ukraine's Border. There Was Little to Stop Them.
The stunning incursion into the Kharkiv Region lays bare the challenges facing Ukraine's weary and thinly stretched forces as Russia ramps up its summer offensive.

Int'l Herald TribuneMay 18, 2024
Biden's China Tariffs Are the End of an Era for Cheap Chinese Goods
The president's move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs.

NewsweekMay 18, 2024
Candy Recalled As Dire Warning Issued
The FDA has issued a warning about possible Salmonella contamination of candy sold in New Mexico and Texas.

BBC News Front Page | WorldMay 18, 2024
Unpaid carers being forced to repay £250m to DWP
One claimant unknowingly overpaid Carer's Allowance said the debts she incurred have brought 'considerable financial strain'.

BBC News Front Page | WorldMay 18, 2024
Thunderstorm weather warning issued by Met Office
Forecasters have warned some areas could see up to 50mm (2in) of rain and flooding on Saturday.

Int'l Herald TribuneMay 18, 2024
Trump Has Long Prized Certain Tactics. His Trial Has Highlighted Them.
The former president's criminal trial has underscored what he values: loyalty, beauty, press coverage and using allies as bullies.

NYTimes GlobalMay 18, 2024
Texas Family Finally Learns Fate of Man Held in Syria
Majd Kamalmaz disappeared in Syria in early 2017. American officials recently disclosed to his family that they had intelligence indicating that he was dead.

NYTimes GlobalMay 18, 2024
A Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows U.A.W.'s Southern Campaign
After Mercedes workers voted against joining the United Automobile Workers, the union will have less momentum as it campaigns to organize Southern factories.

NPR Topics: NewsMay 18, 2024
Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather
As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.

NYTimes GlobalMay 18, 2024
Trials of Trump and Menendez in Manhattan Create Unprecedented Court Drama
Manhattan is playing host to two of the biggest political trials in American history. The courthouses are just 500 feet apart.

BBC News Front Page | WorldMay 18, 2024
Funeral for boy, 5, who fell from block of flats
"Beautiful and caring" Aalim Makail, who died on Thursday, will be buried at a local mosque later.

BBC News Front Page | WorldMay 18, 2024
Farmer opens up about mental impact of TB cull
Challenges in agriculture range from soaring feed, fuel and fertiliser costs to an ageing population.

Washington Post World NewsMay 17, 2024
Israel recovers 3 hostage bodies; U.S. military begins Gaza aid deliveries from pier
U.S. military personnel have begun moving aid to Gaza using a temporary floating pier anchored to the Palestinian territory's coastline, U.S. Central Command said.

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Aid Starts Entering Gaza Through U.S.-Built Pier, but Officials Say It Isn't Enough (Int'l Herald Tribune)

Int'l Herald TribuneMay 17, 2024
Ethics Panel Cautions Juan Merchan, Judge in Trump Trial, Over Political Donations
Justice Juan M. Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald J. Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan, donated modest amounts to Democratic groups in 2020.

NPR Topics: NewsMay 17, 2024
Israel recovers the bodies of 3 hostages
The three were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter. Israel's military said they had been killed by Hamas militants when they attacked a music festival on Oct. 7.

NewsweekMay 17, 2024
Donald Trump's Chances of Flipping Minnesota, According to Polls
Trump is set to attend a fundraiser in St. Paul as Republicans hope to flip the Democratic-leaning state in November.

NYT Middle EastMay 17, 2024
At ICJ Hearing, Israel Defends Rafah Operation as ‘Limited and Localized'
Lawyers for Israel argued that the International Court of Justice should not grant a South African request to order an immediate halt to the ground assault in Rafah.

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The Rush to Flee Rafah, and the Flag on Justice Alito's Lawn (Int'l Herald Tribune)

BBC Front PageMay 17, 2024
Three Spanish tourists killed in central Afghanistan gun attack
Seven others including four foreigners were injured, Afghan officials say.

Int'l Herald TribuneMay 17, 2024
UAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama
The election, fiercely opposed by the state's political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers' ability to unionize factories in the South.

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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW (ABC News)

NPR Headline NewsMay 17, 2024
How Morehouse students are feeling about Biden's upcoming commencement address
President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday. Students there have mixed opinions about welcoming the president.

Washington Post World NewsMay 17, 2024
Three foreigners killed in apparent attack in central Afghanistan
Afghan officials did not immediately comment on the victims' nationalities or the motive behind Friday's attack.

NPR Topics: NewsMay 17, 2024
Mercedes workers vote no to union, putting the brakes on UAW's march South
More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.

NewsweekMay 17, 2024
Putin's Finance Minister Forced to Take the Bus During China Visit: 'No Space'
Due to a lack of room in Putin's official motorcade, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov had to take the media bus to a concert in Beijing.

NPR Topics: NewsMay 17, 2024
Biden is set for the Morehouse graduation. Students are divided
Ahead of Biden's address at Morehouse, students share their frustrations

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How a teen in Zambia is helping deaf students sign about climate change (Christian Science Monitor--world)

Washington Post World NewsMay 17, 2024
Israel responds to South Africa's case at the ICJ in The Hague


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Israel accuses South Africa of false claims at ICJ (BBC News Front Page | World)

NYTimes GlobalMay 17, 2024
Riverside County Jail Death Lawsuit Is Settled for $7.5 Million Amid Inquiry
A violent encounter captured on video was part of a surge in jail deaths that spurred an inquiry into the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

BBC News Front Page | WorldMay 17, 2024
First Apprentice wedding 'like an Alan Sugar task'
Akshay Thakrar and Harpreet Kaur put their business skills to use as they plan the week-long party.

BBC News Front Page | WorldMay 17, 2024
The Papers: Alcohol abuse 'costs £27bn' and 'King's fighting spirit'
The public cost of alcohol abuse and the King's plans to travel for D-Day tributes lead the papers.

BBC Front PageMay 17, 2024
Tootsie actor Dabney Coleman dead at 92
The actor was known for playing comic villains, as well as his trademark moustache

NPR Headline NewsMay 17, 2024
Power for nearly 1 million Houston buildings could be out for days after storm
Houston is reeling after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses and causing widespread damage. Four people were killed.

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Powerful Winds From Houston Storms Leave a Landscape of Debris (Int'l Herald Tribune)

ABC NewsMay 17, 2024
Biden announces grants to further desegregate schools on Brown vs. Board anniversary
The $20 million in new grants will go to creating magnet programs across the country to attract students across many backgrounds, the White House says.

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7 decades since Brown v. Board of Education, how diverse are US schools? (ABC News)

MSNBC Int'l NewsMay 17, 2024
Israeli military recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza
The Israel Defense Force says the bodies of three festivalgoers killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack have been recovered from southern Gaza.

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Israel recovers bodies of 3 hostages from Gaza, military says (CBC Top Stories)

Washington Post World NewsMay 17, 2024
Vatican tightens rules on supernatural claims in the digital age
The new guidelines reflect a desire to root out fraudsters and flights of fancy and to address how Catholics should view the mystical side of their faith.

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Statue weeping blood? Visions of the Virgin Mary? Vatican has new advice on supernatural phenomena (MSNBC Int'l News)

CNBC World NewsMay 17, 2024
Shares of Cartier owner Richemont climb on record full-year sales, new CEO
Shares of Swiss luxury group Richemont climbed as much as 6.3% Friday after it reported record full-year sales even as Asia Pacific spending waned.

Int'l Herald TribuneMay 17, 2024
Study Suggests Waiting Longer Before Withdrawing Life Support
A review of a limited number of cases of unresponsive patients with severe traumatic brain injuries raised questions about a custom of making a decision within 72 hours.

NPR Headline NewsMay 17, 2024
Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested in Kentucky on the way to tournament
World champion golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and booked into jail in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday morning for not following police commands after a traffic fatality near a golf course.

NPR Headline NewsMay 17, 2024
How tariffs — like those on Chinese goods — might impact inflation and jobs
When the U.S. imposes tariffs on specific foreign-made goods, what is the effect on American consumers and on the regions and industries the tariffs were supposed to protect? It's complicated.

NPR Headline NewsMay 17, 2024
Funeral is held for U.S. Airman Roger Fortson as family calls for justice
Roger Fortson's funeral was Friday in Atlanta. Fortson, a U.S. airman, was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy earlier this month, which his family contends was unjustified.

NPR Topics: NewsMay 17, 2024
Scottie Scheffler is arrested outside PGA Championship after interaction with police
Scheffler, who won the Masters last month, was arrested and charged after an interaction Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the golf club where the PGA event is being held.

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World's top golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested on charges of assaulting officer at PGA championship event (CNBC World News)

BBC News Front Page | WorldMay 17, 2024
Funeral held for boy, 14, who died in sword attack
Mourners gathered for the funeral of Daniel Anjorin, two weeks after he died on his way to school.

NYT Middle EastMay 16, 2024
ICJ Hears Arguments from South Africa on Israel's Rafah Offensive
South Africa asked the court to order Israel to immediately withdraw from the southern Gaza city, where more than a million Palestinians had sought shelter from the war.

UN WomenApr 04, 2024
Op-ed: Improving women's access to decent jobs
Laws and treaties prohibiting gender discrimination have failed to alter the stark fact that, globally, women are still paid significantly less than men for the same work. Achieving gender equality in the workplace requires a transformation—of attitudes, economic structures, and opportunities—to enable women's economic empowerment.
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