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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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OpenAI hits pause on the Scarlett Johansson soundalike voice it calls Sky. https://openai.com/index/how-the-voices-for-chatgpt-were-chosen/

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Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to sell most of its assets. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/red-lobster-files-voluntary-chapter-11-petitions-to-strengthen-financial-position-and-maximize-value-for-stakeholders-302149769.html

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The M/V Dali cargo ship, stuck in the Patapsco River for weeks after it brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, has been refloated this morning, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's battle to avoid extradition to the US receives a huge boost with London's High Court ruling that Americans assurances over his case are unsatisfactory and he’ll get a full appeal hearing. https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/wikileaks-julian-assange-given-permission-appeal-against-us-extradition-2024-05-20/

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ICC chief prosecutor says he’s seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Hamas militant leaders, among others. https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state

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“Karim Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants for five people for grave international crimes committed in Israel and Palestine since October 7 in the face of pressure from US lawmakers and others reaffirms the crucial role of the International Criminal Court.” - Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director, Human Rights Watch

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“I have instructed the immediate establishment of a special command center at the Foreign Ministry, with all professional entities, aimed at fighting against the decision intended primarily to shackle Israel's hands and prevent it from exercising its right to self-defense.” - Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz

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RSA Constitutional Court rules that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to stand for this month’s elections. https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/concourt-rules-zuma-not-eligible-to-stand-for-may-polls/

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"My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I'm disgusted. I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now," says Sean "Diddy" Combs two days after the release of hotel surveillance video showing him attacking his ex-girlfriend. https://www.instagram.com/p/C7J4iUFRGUk/

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As President Biden speaks to the Morehouse College commencement ceremony in Atlanta someone is holding aloft behind him a flag of the DRCongo while one graduating student has turned his back and draped himself in the Palestinian flag.

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"I support peaceful non-violent protest," says President Biden at the Morehouse College commencement ceremony. "What's happening in Gaza and Israel is heartbreaking."

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"What after Hamas?" asks Biden. "I'm working to make sure we get a two-state solution."

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"No doubt a Morehouse man will be president one day, just after an AKA from Howard," predicts Biden referencing his vice president.

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"The U.S. Department of Defense and the Ministry of National Defense of Niger and have reached a disengagement agreement to effect the withdrawal of U.S. forces, which has already begun. It is therefore agreed that this disengagement will end no later than September 15, 2024." - DoD https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3780392/joint-statement-from-the-us-department-of-defense-and-the-department-of-nationa/

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Iranian media report a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an accident in East Azerbaijan Province and some of his companions in the helicopter "managed to make contact with the center." https://www.iranintl.com/en/202405197603

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Rescue teams have been deployed to the area in the foggy weather. - Tasnim News https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2024/05/19/3088737/accident-reportedly-happens-to-iranian-president-s-helicopter

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@_ Radio communication from the helicopter to a communications center.

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“We are closely following reports of a possible hard landing of a helicopter in Iran carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister,” says a
State Department spokesperson. “We have no further comment at this time.”

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President Biden has been briefed on the helicopter crash in Iran, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters on Air Force One.

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A Turkish drone appears to have joined the aerial part of the search for the downed helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president and prime minister. https://www.flightradar24.com/AKINCI01/354ad8fc

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Update: Anadolu News Agency (Turkey) - Akinci UAV identifies source of heat suspected to be wreckage of helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi and shares its coordinates with Iranian authorities.

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President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and their entourage have all been killed in the helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/iran%20president%20chopper%20incident

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Iran’s supreme leader appoints First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as the acting president following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/05/20/725902/profile-mohammad-mokhber-serve-interim-president

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Congo coup thwarted. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2024/05/19/shooting-in-kinshasa-is-a-failed-coup-d-etat-says-congolese-army_6671940_124.html#

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CNN political commentator Alice Stewart, who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died at the age of 58. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/18/politics/alice-stewart-cnn-commentator-dies/index.html

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