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VOA chief national correspondent/former White House bureau chief; Author, ‘Behind the White House Curtain.’ Adjunct asst. professor, Shenandoah Univ.; Adjunct lecturer in journalism, Univ. of Richmond; 2022-23 https://journa.host/@JURISTnews journalist-in-residence, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Law; Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio Univ.; American Foreign Service Assoc. governing board; Nevada Broadcasters Assoc. Hall of Fame; W7VOA on ham radio.

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Biden and Trump traded barbs online today while agreeing to debate each other in person at least twice prior to November’s general election rematch. Details in my VOA Radio report.

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Two brothers who studied at MIT have been arrested on federal charges that exploited the Ethereum blockchain to steal $25 million worth of cryptocurrency. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-brothers-arrested-attacking-ethereum-blockchain-and-stealing-25m-cryptocurrency

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Barge crashes into bridge in Galveston, Texas. https://www.galvnews.com/news/barge-crashes-into-pelican-island-bridge/article_0b97fa3a-ef60-510a-99a4-51e98966501d.html

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US government agencies issue a policy alert to travel companies about the ways smuggling networks and transnational criminal organizations are preying on vulnerable migrants. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/05/15/disrupting-irregular-migration-best-practices-response-recent-developments-aviation

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There is little that the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden agree on. One is the presidential candidacy of an activist lawyer with a famous political pedigree: Robert F. Kennedy, Junior. Details in my VOA TV report from the White House: https://www.voanews.com/a/a-kennedy-for-president-viewed-as-a-potential-spoiler/7613061.html

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US Treasury OFAC imposing sanctions on three Nicaragua-based entities. https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240515

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US State Department says it today imposed "visa restrictions on over 250 members of the Nicaraguan government, including police and paramilitary personnel, penitentiary officials, prosecutors, judges, and public higher education officials, as well as select non-government actors for their roles in supporting the Ortega-Murillo regime in its attacks on human rights and fundamental freedoms, repression of civil society organizations and profiting off of vulnerable migrants."

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(AFP) - EU member states to impose a broadcast ban on online outlet Voice of Europe, accused of spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda. Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say three other Russian media outlets also to be banned: Izvestiya, Rossiiskaya Gazeta and Ria Novosti.

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Biden and Trump appear to agree on a timetable to participate in two debates before November's general election. https://apnews.com/article/2024-election-presidential-debates-biden-trump-6b1d1dbb2ed61c7637041b23662d7da8

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Biden taunts Trump about debates, saying: "Make my day, pal." https://youtu.be/O3o9eqO8G3I?si=DMxbETDYcYtnQxRV

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"I’ve received and accepted an invitation from CNN for a debate on June 27th. Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place." -- President Biden in a social media statement

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Update: CNN says Biden and Trump have both accepted its invitation to debate on June 27th. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/joe-biden-debate/index.html

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"A short time ago, our campaign received two proposals from networks to host general election debates, one from CNN to be held in their Atlanta studios on June 27 and one from ABC News to be held on September 10 in ABC News studios prior to the beginning of early voting. Joe Biden will be showing up to both – the question is will Donald Trump do the same." - Biden/Harris campaign statement

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The prime minister of Slovakia has been shot. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/23330459/slovak-premier-shot-handlova.html

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"I am alarmed to hear reports of an attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico." - President Biden in a statement https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/15/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-attempted-assassination-of-slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico/

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"The United States condemns the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Fico. Our thoughts are with him, his family, and the Slovak people, and we wish him a full recovery." Statement from Secretary of State Blinken

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“We will provide an additional $2 billion in foreign military financing for Ukraine,” announces Secretary of State Blinken at a news conference in Kyiv.

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The launch event for our book, "Behind the White House Curtain," will be held June 5 at the National Press Club in Washington. https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-book-event-steve-herman-behind-white-house-curtain

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Facebook (Meta) today rejected an ad for my non-partisan book about the relationship between presidents and the press, "because it mentions politicians or is about sensitive social issues that could influence public opinion, how people vote and may impact the outcome of an election or pending legislation." https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/behind-the-white-house-curtain/

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Netiporn “Boong” Sanesangkhom has died. The 28-year-old political activist in Thailand had started a hunger strike in January after her bail was revoked and she was jailed. She was on trial on seven charges relating to her political activities, including two charges of lèse-majesté. https://www.fccthai.com/club_news/76

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Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks defeats US Rep. David Trone in the Democratic Party primary to face former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, the Republican victor, for a US Senate seat in November. https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/14/primary-election-returns/

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Another major X-class solar flare observed. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/radio-communications

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Wildfire moves toward oil sands in Alberta. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-grande-prairie-fort-mcmurray-1.7203695

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(AP) — 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. https://apnews.com/article/ebe971ca8878ff430ce6458c04151585

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Speaking at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies gala, President Biden refers to his predecessor as "that loser, adding — without using Trump’s name: “I think he's having trouble.”

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According to print pooler John Bennett, when Biden concluded there “was one failed attempt at a ‘four more years’ chant. It did not catch on and fizzled quickly.”

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