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We share stories, explainers and analysis to offer context for the top news of the day. All posts are created and curated by Flipboard’s editorial team especially for Mastodon. Not a bot.

Boosts do not imply endorsement, but are used to highlight posts we think the community might find interesting.

For much more news, follow Flipboard's federated News Desk (https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk) and Politics Desk (https://flipboard.com/@ElectionCentral).

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NewsDesk, to brazil
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More than 100 people are dead and 136 people have been reported missing in Brazil after unprecedented rainfall devastated the state of Rio Grande do Sul with flooding. The Brazilian government is warning residents that more rain is expected. Rescue efforts were suspended on Wednesday in the face of continuing precipitation and winds exceeding 50 miles (80 Kilometers) per hour. USA Today has more on the disaster.

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NewsDesk, to Guns
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A U.S. appeals court rejected a bid by President Biden’s son, Hunter, to dismiss federal gun charges against him brought by special counsel David Weiss, allowing a trial to move forward next month. Hunter Biden was indicted on three felony charges related to his purchase of a Colt Cobra 388PL revolver in 2018 and lying about his drug use on a federal form. CBS News has more.

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Russia is celebrating Victory Day and President Vladimir Putin is using the occasion to justify his actions in Ukraine.

Meanwhile Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: "Today we celebrate Victory Day over Nazism. We are proud of our ancestors who together with other nations in the anti-Hitler coalition defeated Nazism. And we will not allow anyone to annex this victory. We will not allow it to be appropriated."

France 24 reports: https://flip.it/rI-jmT

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"Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand Thursday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial as the defense tries to undermine the credibility of the porn actor’s salacious testimony about their alleged sexual encounter and the money she was paid to keep quiet."

AP has the latest on the trial: https://flip.it/7dOuNZ

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Through June 1, 969 million Indians will vote to elect the next government in the world's biggest democratic exercise.

Context (from the Thomson Reuters Foundation) has curated stories about the election, including challenges presented by Hindu-Muslim tensions, the nation's many migrant workers, stifling heat, and more.

https://flip.it/x3X1dY

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The Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women.

NPR reports on a new message from Haibatullah Akhundzada, the group's supreme leader. "You may call it a violation of women's rights when we publicly stone or flog them for committing adultery because they conflict with your democratic principles... [But] I represent Allah, and you represent Satan," Akhundzada said.

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Donald Trump's hush money trial may be the only one he’ll face before the election.

CNN explains why the other legal cases against the former president are being delayed: https://flip.it/i.LqC1

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"The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah."

NBC News reports: "Israel already has a large arsenal, making the halt unlikely to stop an offensive."

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Judge indefinitely postpones Donald Trump's classified documents trial, saying issues in presenting classified evidence in court need to be resolved.

ABC News reports it's now unlikely the trial will start before Election Day. "Trump pleaded not guilty last June to a 37-count indictment related to his handling of classified materials. Prosecutors said he repeatedly refused to return hundreds of documents containing classified information ranging from U.S. nuclear secrets to the nation's defense capabilities, and took steps to thwart the government's efforts to get the documents back."

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For ongoing coverage of Trump's legal issues, follow @trump

NewsDesk, to Israel
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"President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a call to fight a 'ferocious surge' of antisemitism, saying such hate has no place in America as he connected the horrors of the Holocaust to Hamas’ attack on Israel."

CNN reports on Biden's speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. "Biden’s staunch support for Israel’s war against Hamas, which has now led to the deaths of more than 34,000 Palestinians, has caused deep fractures in the coalition that sent him to the White House in 2020."

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"Vladimir Putin was sworn-in for a fifth term as Russia’s president on Tuesday, further solidifying his power over the country. Moscow said it had invited all foreign ambassadors to the inauguration, but the US, UK, and EU member states boycotted the event."

@Semafor has a roundup of coverage from The Washington Post, Politico and Bloomberg: https://flip.it/DaLbki

NewsDesk, to Israel
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Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in Gaza, putting cease-fire talks on knife’s edge.

AP reports: "The foray came after hours of whiplash in the Israel-Hamas war, with the militant group on Monday saying it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal. Israel, however, insisted the deal did not meet its core demands."

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NewsDesk, to Weather
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Rare "high risk" warning issued: Central U.S. braces for "significant" tornado outbreak.

USA Today reports: "A high risk is the highest-tier hazardous weather forecast that the Storm Prediction Center issues. ... The forecast comes a week after a tornado outbreak killed four people in Oklahoma."

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#Tornado #Weather #Storm #News

NewsDesk, to Israel
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Hamas says it has accepted the cease-fire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel has not yet commented on the announcement.

Al Jazeera has a live blog with the latest developments: https://flip.it/3C5CY4

NewsDesk, to Israel
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Israel tells Gazans in parts of eastern Rafah to evacuate as a full-scale attack seems imminent.

CNN has a live blog with the latest updates: https://flip.it/xnoITA

For more news from the region, follow @israel

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Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country visit to Europe on Sunday as much of the continent is divided over Beijing’s growing power and its intensified rivalry with the U.S. Xi’s first stop is in France, followed by Hungary and Serbia. AP reports: https://flip.it/OQ3xT0

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Israel closes its main crossing into Gaza after Hamas militants attacked it. Both moves strike a blow to humanitarian aid and ongoing ceasefire efforts. AP reports: https://flip.it/PpDU-w

NewsDesk, to news
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A Ukrainian weapons inspector had heard that North Korea sent ammunition to Russia. But it wasn’t until she examined the mangled debris of an unusual-looking missile that she had hard evidence that North Korean weapons were being used to attack her country. BBC News has more: https://flip.it/qJA0EC

NewsDesk, to worldnews
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A billion meals are wasted every day, according to a new report from the United Nations? Why do we waste so much food, and how can we stop? Vox explains:
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NewsDesk, to Israel
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"The U.S. and Saudi Arabia say they’re close to a historic mega-deal. There’s just one problem."

From Vox: "Under the potential deal ... Saudi Arabia would agree to formally recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Israel, Israel would take meaningful steps toward a Palestinian state, and the U.S. would grant security guarantees to Saudi Arabia."

Why some observers think this is a viable solution: https://flip.it/5fWffR

NewsDesk, to Russia
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"Nations that have typically held an unfavorable view of the U.S. seem to be deepening their ties, the Institute for the Study of War suggested."

@Semafor reports: "Officials from Belarus, China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia held at least 10 bilateral meetings in one week in April."

Here's their recap of insights from Foreign Affairs and Bloomberg: https://flip.it/37Eytu

NewsDesk, to Marriage
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Why pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced, even if victims of domestic abuse.

NPR reports on a 1970s law and how it relates to reproductive freedom in 2024: https://flip.it/ui7b_s

For similar stories, follow @abortion

#Divorce #Pregnancy #DomesticAbuse #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Missouri #USPolitics

NewsDesk, to space
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China launches moon probe as space race with U.S. heats up.

CNN reports: "The launch marks the start of a mission that aims to be a key milestone in China’s push to become a dominant space power with plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 and build a research base on its south pole."

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NewsDesk, to Israel
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More than 2,000 people have been arrested in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the U.S. And how university leaders have reacted to the demonstrations has come under fire.

NBC News reports: "There were at least 100 arrests apiece at eight campuses, including Emerson College and Northeastern University in Boston, Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Texas at Austin."

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For the latest coverage, follow @israel

NewsDesk, to asia
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Deadly heatwaves have been sweeping through South and Southeast Asia, setting records and closing schools before the official summer season even starts. At least three dozen deaths have been attributed to the heat so far this month, and June is expected to be even hotter. Scientists are warning the densely populated region to prepare for the impacts of human-caused climate change. CBS News has more.

https://flip.it/tQAEBG

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