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RBI Exploring Pros & Cons of Central Bank Digital Currency in India

Breaking News LIVE Updates 28 May 2022: The monkeypox virus has spread to more than 21 countries, with about 200 confirmed cases and over 100 suspected cases in nations where it is typically not found, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The global health body has urged nations to increase surveillance of the infectious disease …

Jury begins deliberations for Clinton campaign lawyer charged with lying to FBI

Jury deliberations began Friday in the case of Michael Sussmann, a former lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s campaign who is charged with lying to the FBI in hopes of orchestrating an “October surprise” against Donald Trump during the 2016 election. The two-week trial in Washington, D.C., is the first arising from special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the …

Australia warns against Pacific security pact as China says interference will fail

SYDNEY, May 27 (Reuters) – Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong warned on a visit to Fiji on Friday that there were regional consequences to the Solomon Islands’ security pact with China, after her Chinese counterpart said interference in the deal would fail. The two countries’ top diplomats are on competing visits to the Pacific islands. …

Record-breaking heat in SLC, cooler temps are right around the corner

SALT LAKE CITY — It’s officially hot in Salt Lake City. On Thursday, the thermostat rose beyond 90 degrees for the first time this year, creating some record-breaking heat. Record-breaking heat The temperature reached 93 degrees, which sets a new record for May 26. The previous record for May 26 was 92 degrees, set in …

‘I could not sleep after Uvalde’

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) – A photo of a man standing guard outside a Killeen elementary school has gone viral on social media and the man seen in the image told KWTX he is doing it because he could not sleep after Tuesday’s devastating school massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Ed Chelby said his daughter attends Saegert …

Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh killed by Israeli forces using armor-piercing bullet, Palestinian Authority investigation says

The announcement was immediately rejected by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Al-Khatib said the Al Jazeera journalist was running away from the direction of the gunfire when the 5.56 mm bullet struck her in the head, causing a laceration of the brain tissue and killing her. The bullet contained an iron fragment used in special …

“We Cannot Sanitize These Killings”: News Media Considers Breaking Grimly Routine Coverage of Mass Shootings

The Texas Tribune’s staff has felt determined to aggressively cover this week’s horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said editor in chief Sewell Chan, even as they are “exhausted that we have to cover this at all, exhausted that we have to cover this again, and resigned to taking part in what sometimes seems like …

Ukraine aerial video shows massive Russian shelling: “What the largest and most horrific war of the 21st century looks like”

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday posted aerial video of what it said was Russian rockets hitting Ukrainian positions in the eastern part of the country as the 3-month-old war rages on. The ministry said the video shows a series of rocket blasts hitting targets near Novomykhailivka, in the Donetsk region, triggering shockwaves and large …

AOC Is Endorsing the Full Slate of New York Democratic Socialist State Candidates

This morning, democratic socialist congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed all thirteen candidates for state office whose campaigns are backed by the New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA). Endorsements by AOC, whose approval can transform a campaign’s prospects, are often treated as mysterious koans — puzzled over by political insiders who ponder why she chose …

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