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IMPORTANT | |  | Gun-Reform Wars | Texas Leaders Clash as Firearm Investigations Begin The small town of Uvalde, Texas, continues to mourn while authorities try to piece together just how 19 children and two teachers were gunned down this week. Investigations into the firearms used — which authorities believe were purchased the day after the gunman turned 18 — are ongoing, while gun reform has returned to the national spotlight. “This is totally predictable,” said Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke in a heated confrontation with incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference yesterday. O’Rourke is known for his fierce gun-reform stance, even among Democratic colleagues. But Abbott believes more laws are not a “real solution.” (Sources: San Antonio Express-News, CNN) |
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|  | The Big One | Is Recession a Foregone Conclusion? A global recession is coming. That’s what World Bank President David Malpass predicted at a meeting in the U.S. on Wednesday in his latest warning over the global economy. With an energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine and the impact of repeated lockdowns in China stymieing manufacturing and shipping, “It's hard right now to see how we avoid a recession,” said Malpass. Europe’s heavy reliance on Russian-produced energy has left it particularly vulnerable to a “substantial slowdown.” The world is already beginning to see the effects in the German economy, the fourth largest in the world. (Sources: BBC, Reuters) |
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|  | Americas Divided | Cuba a Summit No-Show After Invite Letdown Thanks, but no thanks. Cuba has rescinded its tentative RSVP to the Summit of the Americas, to be held next month in Los Angeles, after the Biden administration failed to issue a formal invite. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel took to Twitter to say that “under no circumstance” would he attend the event. It’s a blow to President Joe Biden, who struggled to find a way to informally invite the non-democratic nation. Other countries in the region have indicated uncertainty over their own attendance if not everyone is offered a seat at the table. Nicaragua and Venezuela were also left off the list. (Source: LA Times) |
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|  | Call for Help | Sri Lankan Leader Sends SOS President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s appeal to the world: Please send help! In a prerecorded speech to world leaders in Tokyo at Thursday’s Future of Asia conference, the embattled president asked for “urgent” assistance amid political, economic and social turmoil in the island nation. The country’s leadership has also approached the International Monetary Fund for help in restructuring its debt. Sri Lanka has seen weeks of protests — and the ouster of its prime minister — over soaring food prices and energy scarcity. “Supporting such vulnerable nations through these difficulties is essential for regional as well as global stability,” said Rajapaksa. (Sources: Nikkei Asia, Bloomberg) |
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|  | Briefly | Here are some things you should know about today: Staying put. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson isn’t giving in to pressure from the public or Labour opposition following further revelations over the lockdown-era parties he hosted at Downing Street. (Source: BBC) Group chat. France’s digital regulator Arcom asked researchers, NGOs and tech giants to take part in a public consultation for new legislation to stop misinformation and abuse online. (Source: Politico) Pacific holiday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in the Solomon Islands today, the first stop on an eight-nation Pacific tour that has the U.S. and Australia concerned about its deeper interests in the region. (Source: ABC) |
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| | Monkey Business | Pharma Firm Develops Test Kits Amid Monkeypox Concerns Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche says its new kits can detect associated viruses, like cowpox or smallpox, as well as specific strains of monkeypox. That’s good news for Europe, where the numbers of infections continue to climb daily. The U.K. tallies the highest case count of the virus — typically found only in West and Central Africa — and is struggling to determine how it arrived in the country. One theory, offered by David Heymann, an expert at the World Health Organization, suggests cases identified in 2018 and 2019 could be linked to the current outbreak, after low-scale transmission over the years. (Sources: Reuters, The Guardian) |
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| | | Showtime | Ukrainian Artists, Activists Headline Cannes Film FestivalA group of Ukrainian filmmakers unfurled a banner protesting Russia’s censorship of free speech on social media. The filmmakers presented the Cannes entry Butterfly Vision, about the trauma endured by a female Ukrainian soldier captured in the 2014 Russian invasion. It was the festival’s second pro-Ukraine protest: Last week, a woman stripped almost naked on the red carpet to reveal the colors of the Ukrainian flag and the words “stop raping us” painted on her body. A French feminist group also protested the murders of 129 women believed to be victims of domestic violence incidents that have occurred since last year’s festival. (Sources: Hollywood Reporter, France24) |
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| | iRate | Apple Moves to Bar Geniuses From Unionizing In a leaked video, Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s vice president of people and retail, told retail workers that a union would not share Apple’s “commitment” to its workers. The video comes as three Apple stores, in New York, Georgia and Maryland, plan a vote next month on whether to unionize. O’Brien’s recent visits to the stores prompted speculation that Apple is desperate to stave off a union challenge that is spreading across outlets nationwide. The company has reportedly hired anti-union lawyers and prevented employees from sharing pro-union materials in the workplace. It all comes down to avoiding higher pay, said Apple workers. (Source: The Verge) |
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| | Home Sweet Home | Michigan or Smurf Village? You Decide. Closet Smurfs lovers, Michigan has the house for you. The Pine Lakes-area property, topped by a bright blue Cotswold-style roof, is on the market for a cool $4.2 million. Though built with the nearby lake’s waves and water in mind, the 1920s-era home instead reminds locals of the ideal place to hide out from Gargamel. While experts say colonial-style properties are the most popular in the country, this may not be exactly what the market has in mind. The house has always been blue, said the owner, except for a stint in the ’40s when it was bright green. (Source: Fox News) |
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| | Game On | He Took a Knee, Now He’s Ready for a Comeback Colin Kaepernick is back. Sort of. The 34-year-old quarterback worked out with the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday — his first run with a professional team since the controversy around his on-field protests of racial injustice forced him to the sidelines in 2017. The Raiders have strong QBs on their roster, and it’s not expected he’ll make a home there. But Kaepernick has used the opportunity to show that a few years away hasn’t diminished his form. What does Kaepernick hope for? “A shot,” he said. The NFL said it has encouraged teams to take a second look at the player. (Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports) |
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