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May 19, 2024
Al Jazeera

Zelensky Warns of Russian Offensive

Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern border region of Kharkiv may just be the “first wave” in a wider assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned as he appealed to allies.
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Jerusalem Post

Body of Hostage Ron Binyamin Recovered

The body of Ron Binyamin was recovered from Gaza by the IDF after being held there since his murder by Hamas on October 7, one day after the military announced the recovery of three other Israeli hostages’ bodies.
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Slate

The Problem With Music Biopics

One reason that so many musician biopics are so disappointing is that they rarely bother to provide more than a puddle-shallow narrative whose function is to get the film’s soundtrack from one needle drop to the next.
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New York Times

Philly Black Voters Wary of Biden

Even in the president’s favorite political stomping ground, his standing has slipped with Democrats who will be vital to a repeat victory, interviews with nearly two dozen Black voters showed.
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Vox

Americans Just Keep On Spending

Americans have been pessimistic about the economy for years. Weirdly, that’s seemed to have little impact on their willingness to spend. They say the economy is bad, but they're spending like it’s booming.
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New York Post

Rudy's 80th Ends in Chaos

Rudy Giuliani got more than cake and presents for his 80th birthday bash. Giuliani was served with a legal notice of his Arizona indictment for allegedly being involved in a plot to overturn the 2020 election.
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New York Magazine

Elie: Reasonable Doubt Is Slippery

As we enter the homestretch of the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president, the burden of proof looms large. It’s such a deeply embedded principle of our criminal justice system that we often overlook its importance.
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Good News Network

"Dirty Dancing" Is Best of the 80's

A poll of 2,000 adults found 43 percent believing that filmmaking has never been as good as it was in the 1980s. Dirty Dancing, Back to the Future, and E.T. were named the best 80s movies of the decade.
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Star Tribune

MN Reaches Deal on Rideshare Pay

Minnesota lawmakers have reached an agreement that will bump rideshare drivers pay and keep both Uber and Lyft functioning fully in the state. Uber and Lyft had threatened to leave Minneapolis.
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WSET

Youngkin Takes Final Action on Bills

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin took action on a final batch of bills from the year's regular legislative session Friday, signing seven but vetoing 48. The vetoes came after Youngkin’s proposed amendments were rejected.
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