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Australia Shares Poised to Open Lower

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was poised to open lower as investors continue to digest the implications of the Reserve Bank’s surprise interest-rate rise.

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Corrections & Amplifications

Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of May 3, 2023.

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Judge rejects trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr’s effort to return to Montana House

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the transgender Montana lawmaker who was silenced after telling Republicans they would have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care, cannot return to the statehouse House floor, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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Zelenskiy says White House did not inform him of documents leak, Washington Post reports

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Washington Post in an interview published on Tuesday that the White House did not inform him about a leak of secret U.S. documents that grabbed attention around the world last month. “I

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Zelenskiy says White House did not inform him of documents leak -Washington Post – Reuters.com

Zelenskiy says White House did not inform him of documents leak -Washington Post  Reuters.com

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News Wrap: Former officer convicted in final criminal case in death of George Floyd

In our news wrap Tuesday, the final criminal case in the death of George Floyd ended with a former Minneapolis police officer convicted, law enforcement agencies across Texas spent a fourth day hunting for a gunman accused of killing five

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Cindy McCain on her new role as head of the UN World Food Programme

The world faces a food crisis as some 345 million people don’t have nearly enough to eat. Last year, the international community filled gaps opened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but those efforts were largely stopgap and food systems remain

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Communities along Mississippi River struggle with highest floodwaters seen in decades

While flooding along the Mississippi River happens every year, water levels are surging this year thanks to record snow across the Midwest that’s been followed by a sudden thaw. William Brangham reports.

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Amid anti-trans bills targeting youth, Dwyane Wade takes a stand for his daughter

The father and sports legend has been outwardly supportive of his daughter Zaya as culture wars surrounding trans rights have continued to swell. (Image credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Bride killed and groom injured when driver slams into golf cart after wedding

Authorities said the driver was speeding and intoxicated. Three additional passengers traveling in the golf cart, including the groom, were taken to a local hospital in serious condition. (Image credit: Screenshot by NPR)

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