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Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country's support for a Palestinian bid to become a full United Nations member was part of building momentum to secure peace in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Australia voted on Friday with the overwhelming majority of the U.N. General Assembly in backing the resolution that would effectively recognise a Palestinian state. The United States had vetoed a recommendation that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership" in a Security Council vote last month.
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China consumer prices rise at faster rate in April
China's inflation rate quickened last month, official data showed Saturday, as the government works to boost spending in the world's second-largest economy.A debt crisis in the real estate sector and high unemployment are weighing on the economy and contributing to a slump in demand.
TODAY
Pregnant mom, 31, gets COVID-19 and rare fungal infection but recovers: ‘Not medically possible’
Pregnant mom caught COVID-19 and developed mucormycosis, a rare, often fatal fungal infection. Patients normally need surgery to treat it. But somehow she survived.
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Professor seen on video verbally attacking woman in hijab will no longer teach at Arizona State
An Arizona State University academic seen in viral video confronting a woman in a hijab during a pro-Israel protest near campus has been booted from the institution, ASU said this week.
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Biden administration says Israel is not violating U.S. weapons terms
The report said while it's "reasonable to assess" Israel has violated international law in Gaza, the U.S. hasn’t verified instances to justify withholding military aid.
TODAY
Get a Mother’s Day pep talk from Savannah, Hoda, Jenna, Dylan and Sheinelle
Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones are here to encourage you to keep on being the amazing mom you are.
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North Korean leader Kim supervises latest test of new multiple rocket launcher
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test firing of a new multiple rocket launch system the country plans to deploy to its forces starting this year, state media said Saturday, part of its move to bolster its lineup of weapons targeting South Korean population centers. The agency said the system, which the North already tested twice this year, will be deployed to combat units from 2024 to 2026 to replace older weapons.
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US energy secretary to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE next week, officials say
The visit will run from Tuesday through Thursday, with Granholm visiting the UAE first, one of the officials said. "Specifically, for the Department of Energy, it will move forward work both countries are doing on climate cooperation and to diversify the energy economy." Granholm will participate in a meeting of the Net-Zero Producers Forum, a group of countries representing 40% of global oil and gas production, including the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the sources said.
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WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict. The older Ikemoto was among 31 men killed when their C-46 transport plane hit a cliff while attempting to land in Okinawa, Japan, on Aug. 13, 1945. Army records indicate only two of the 31 ever received Purple Heart medals, which the military awards to those wounded or killed during action against an enemy.
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's conviction for contempt of Congress
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress.
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Encampments cleared from at least 3 university campuses early Friday as pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue
Pro-Palestinian encampments were cleared from at least three college campuses early Friday, marking some of the latest examples of schools using law enforcement to respond to demonstrations that have popped up across the country in recent weeks. Here are the latest developments:
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Honolulu agrees to 4-month window to grant or deny gun carrying licenses after lawsuit over delays
Honolulu has agreed to grant or deny applications to carry guns in public within four months of submission in response to a lawsuit by residents who complained of delays of up to a year, according to a stipulation signed by a federal judge Friday. The March lawsuit alleged that the long delays were the city’s way of keeping the permitting process as restrictive as it was before a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, that upended gun laws nationwide. Before the Bruen decision, which held that people have a right to carry for self-defense, Hawaii’s county police chiefs rarely issued licenses for either open or concealed carry.
Politico
Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’
The justice has faced criticisms that he accepted luxury trips from a GOP donor without reporting them.
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An asylum-seeker who died in ICE custody was sick for months. Advocates fear other ill people are not getting proper care.
A man who died earlier this year in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody had been sick for months, his condition seeming to worsen as he was held at a troubled detention center in Louisiana, advocates say and ICE records show.
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Pyongyang to deploy new multiple rocket launcher this year: KCNA
North Korea will equip its military with a new 240mm multiple rocket launcher starting this year, state media said Saturday, adding a "significant change" for the army's artillery combat capabilities was under way.It also said a "significant change will be soon made in increasing the artillery combat ability of our army", without providing details.
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Sacramento State's unique approach helps bring peaceful end to campus protest
"We're not investing in students' future by engaging in relationships with companies that profit from war," Sacramento State University President Luke Wood told CBS News.
AFP
For some residents of Mexico's Cancun, beach seems world away
The sun-kissed beaches and turquoise waters of Mexico's Caribbean resort of Cancun attract millions of visitors, but schoolteacher Yazmin Teran is lucky if she enjoys them a few times a year."Those of us who live and work here hardly have time to go and enjoy the beach and sea," she said, adding that such visits happened "about five times a year."
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Two slayings rocked Atlanta's hip-hop scene a decade ago. Only one has been solved.
The family of DJ Nando — William Fernando Barnes — who helped rappers get their start, is desperate for answers about who gunned him down outside his home in 2014.
TODAY
A 13-minute cycle and strength workout that is easy on the joints
This 13-minute stationary bike and upper body strength training routine from Barry's is a low-impact, full-body HIIT workout to burn calories and build muscle.
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Northern lights may be visible across parts of the US this weekend. Why are they so active right now?
Increased solar activity could cause auroras as far south as Alabama and Northern California, but may disrupt communications on Earth tonight and over the weekend.

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