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Exiled Chinese businessman's chief-of-staff pleads guilty in US to fraud
The chief of staff to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring with him to carry out a massive scheme that defrauded thousands of investors out of more than $1 billion. Yvette Wang, 45, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Wang has been held in custody since she and Guo were arrested in March 2023.
The Conversation
Marijuana tax revenues fall short of projections in many states, including Colorado
States have experimented with taxes based on price, weight and potency, but competition is heating up as more states legalize and the market matures.
Associated Press
Police defend decision not to disclose accidental gunshot during Columbia protest response
New York City police officials on Friday defended their decision to initially keep quiet about a potentially dangerous accident that happened as officers cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University this week when a sergeant accidentally fired his gun into a dark office. The office was vacant, so nobody was hit, police officials said at a news conference Friday. Neither the city's mayor, Eric Adams, nor any other official mentioned the accidental gunshot in news conferences or media interviews held since police cleared protesters from Columbia's Hamilton Hall on Tuesday.
Associated Press
Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law
The U.S. Department of Justice has told Iowa's top officials it plans to sue the state over a new law making it a crime for a person to be in Iowa if they've previously been denied admission to the U.S. The statute interferes with the federal government's authority to enforce immigration law, according to the DOJ, which already sued Texas to block a similar measure. The DOJ informed Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and state Attorney General Brenna Bird that it intends to sue unless the state agrees by May 7 not enforce the law, according to a letter sent Thursday and first reported on by the Des Moines Register.
AFP
Striped, not spotted: Missing zebra on the lam in western US
A zebra that made a break for freedom while being transported to a petting zoo in the western United States was on the run Friday.The striped African mammal -- named Z -- was one of four that bolted from a trailer on the side of a highway in Washington state on Sunday.
USA TODAY
What's a whistleblower? Key questions about employee protections after Boeing supplier dies
Why was Joshua Dean, a now-deceased former employee of Boeing's supplier Spirit AeroSystems, considered a whistleblower? Here's what you need to know.
Time
Tensions Rise at Ole Miss With Counter-Protesters
Within an hour of the protest beginning, protesters were met by the medley of 200 counter protesters who descended.
Time
I Protested for Divestment From Sudan. This Is What I Learned
For divestment from Israel to actually work, students and administrators must change their tactics, writes Scott Warren.
NBC News
Major corporations reluctant to make a splash at the 2024 political conventions
Normally risk-averse companies are considering whether attaching their brand to the political conventions is worth the potential backlash.
Reuters
Biden vetoes bid to repeal US labor board rule on contract, franchise workers
President Joe Biden followed through on Friday on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a U.S. labor board rule treating companies as the employers of many of their contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with those workers' unions. The proposal to repeal the National Labor Relations Board rule passed Congress narrowly and it is unlikely Republicans can muster the two-thirds majority to override the veto by Biden, a Democrat. In a memo to lawmakers, Biden said the board's rule would ensure that employers cannot evade their legal obligations by controlling workers indirectly through contractors.
TODAY
Everything you need to know about AANHPI Heritage Month
Each May, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month celebrates the culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander Americans.
AFP
Spanish beauty group Puig makes market debut
Shares in Spanish fashion and beauty group Puig, owner of the iconic Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne and Jean-Paul Gaultier labels, closed Friday at its issue price on its trading debut in one of Europe's largest initial public offering of the year.Among its brands are Paco Rabanne, Nina Ricci, Charlotte Tilbury, Carolina Herrera and Dries Van Noten.
USA TODAY
Criminal charges expected against Texas Democratic congressman: reports
The Texas Democrat is denying any wrongdoing and committed to run for reelection.
Associated Press
AP Was There: Ohio National Guard killed protesters at Kent State University
The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students during a war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. Not all of those hurt or killed were involved in the demonstration, which opposed the U.S. bombing of neutral Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
CNN
Fact check: Trump makes false courthouse claims about bail and his campaign schedule
Continuing his barrage of courthouse deception, former President Donald Trump made more false claims about his Manhattan trial on Friday.
AFP
Airbnb promises to combat sex work in rentals during Paris Games
Airbnb on Friday agreed with French authorities to step up the fight against rentals on its platform being used for sex work during the Paris Olympics this summer and beyond.The home rental platform signed a convention with MIPROF, a government organisation tasked with protecting women from violence, and fighting human trafficking, the French body said.
CNN
People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan
Time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur, in western Sudan, a UN agency has warned, as escalating violence devastates the African nation.
Time
The Health Hazards of Legalizing Marijuana
The rising numbers of adverse effects occurring in the wake of legislative reform of marijuana are disturbing. But they are not surprising.
AFP
Iraq rainstorm flooding kills hikers: officials
Floods caused by torrential rainstorms killed four hikers in the Sulaimaniyah region of northern Iraq on Friday, local officials told AFP. "Four members of a hiking team drowned because of heavy rains and flooding in Awaspi village" in Qaradah district, local official Rouf Kamal said.Heavier than usual rainfall has caused flooding in several parts of Iraq, especially the north, and some roads in Kurdistan region capital Arbil were blocked.
AFP
Israel trade freeze aimed at forcing Gaza truce: Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey's move to halt trade with Israel was designed to force the country to a ceasefire in Gaza.But Turkey's trade action against Israel came after criticism inside the country against Erdogan's government for having failed to act sooner.

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