Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes (apnews.com)
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pledges US$ 500 million to protect children from polio and end the disease for good (www.gavi.org)
New commitment will help vaccinate 370 million children against polio every year over five years, preventing paralysis and even death, and strengthen health systems to achieve and sustain a polio-free world.
Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say (apnews.com)
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday....
Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - Israeli government splits over the war in Gaza broke open this week, after the Defence Minister publicly demanded a clear strategy from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as troops returned to battle Hamas fighters in areas thought to have been cleared months ago....
US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on (apnews.com)
The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war....
US military pier starts moving towards Gaza (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians....
Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel (www.bbc.com)
Fate of Chinese vlogger unknown after scheduled release (www.bbc.com)
Zhang Zhan’s condition is unclear several days after her scheduled release from jail....
Chinese police were allowed into Australia to speak with a woman. They breached protocol and escorted her back to China (www.abc.net.au)
Chinese police hunting international corruption targets were allowed into Australia by the federal police and subsequently escorted a woman back to China for trial, in a major breach of Chinese-Australian police protocols....
Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches (www.wishtv.com)
Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar (www.bbc.com)
Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner....
Israeli tank fire kills five IDF soldiers in north Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
The reported friendly-fire incident in Jabalia is one of the deadliest since the war began....
Russia finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Reserves 10 times the North Sea’s output raise fears over drilling in protected region...
Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group (www.kyivpost.com)
‘Crossed a line’: students threatened with police action over pro-Palestine sit-in at University of Melbourne (www.theguardian.com)
University of Melbourne cancels classes as activists at Deakin defy directives on encampments...
US completes installation of floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It? (www.newyorker.com)
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How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe, attempting to sow division and undermine democracy (www.info-res.org)
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Former teen models accuse magician David Copperfield of misconduct (www.theguardian.com)
Some allege harassment, one claims she was sexually assaulted. His lawyers deny the allegations...
Eating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds (www.independent.co.uk)
Teacher accused of having sex with two students says she ruined her 'dream job' with stupid 'mistakes', jury hears (news.sky.com)
Rebecca Joynes allegedly became pregnant after having sex with one of her victims, known as boy B, Manchester Crown Court heard - she denies the allegations against her....
Medics Say Police Weapons Drew Blood and Cracked Bones at UCLA Protest (truthout.org)
One witness said some protesters required not just a visit to the emergency room, but actual hospitalization....
Chinese planes 'increasingly provocative' to Taiwan (www.dw.com)
Taiwan reported 45 Chinese warplanes in its airspace within 24 hours, according to its defense ministry on Wednesday....
The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel (www.nytimes.com)
This story is told in three parts. The first documents the unequal system of justice that grew around Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank. The second shows how extremists targeted not only Palestinians but also Israeli officials trying to make peace. The third explores how this movement gained control of the state...
Ron DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida state laws (www.theguardian.com)
State, which just had its hottest year since 1895, will ban offshore wind power, boost natural gas and reduce gas pipeline rules...
