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U.S. News
Representative Madison Cawthorn loses seat in Congress
Madison Cawthorn lost his seat in a Republican primary contest on Tuesday night to state Senator Chuck Edwards. He conceded the race to Edwards late Tuesday night.
Cawthorn’s time in office was marked by turbulence between conspiracies and conflict with other GOP members of Congress.
John Fetterman projected winner in Pennsylvania democratic Senate primary
Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman is the projected winner for the democratic Senate race in Pennsylvania. Fetterman was able to overtake the challenge from Representative Conor Lamb in the race to fill the seat left behind by retiring Senator Pat Toomey.
Fetterman suffered a stroke Friday, but he’s expected to make a full recovery.
US to ease economic sanctions against Venezuela
The Biden administration will begin easing some sanctions on Venezuelan energy in order to encourage ongoing political discussions between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition, according to two senior administration officials.
The first step allows Chevron, the last major US oil company in Venezuela, to negotiate its license and continue operating in the country. However, the US is not allowing entry into any agreement.
The US has also been looking into ways to allow Venezuela to begin producing more oil and selling it internationally, which would allow a reduction in world dependance on Russian oil.
Congress holds first public hearing on UFOs since 1996
For the first time in more than 50 years, the US held a congressional hearing on UFOs. A House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee hearing convened on Tuesday morning with a 90-minute public session that was followed by closed-door testimony later.
Representative Andre Carson (D-Ind) said that “unidentified aerial phenomena [UAPs] are a potential national security threat and they need to be treated that way.”
Deputy director of naval intelligence Scott Bray, said that the Pentagon’s database of unidentified objects has grown to “approximately 400 reports.”
“Generally speaking, it appears to be something that’s unmanned, appears to be something that may or may not be in controlled flight, so we have not attempted any communication with that.” He added that the military did not fire at any UPAs nor came across any wreckage “that isn’t consistent of being with terrestrial origin.”
Dallas police arrest suspect in Asian-owned hair salon shooting
A man has been arrested by Dallas police in connection to a shooting at an Asian-owned hair salon in which three Korean women were injured. He had been admitted to several mental health facilities due to his delusions about Asian people, his girlfriend told police.
Jeremy Theron Smith is facing three charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Wednesday’s shooting. Police are investigating if two other shootings could be linked to Smith.
World News
UK confirms plans to change post-Brexit trade rules
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed on Tuesday that the UK will introduce legislation to make changes to the Northern Ireland protocol “in the coming weeks.”
The protocol requires checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
The legislation changes threaten retaliation from the EU. Truss said that “our preference is to reach a negotiated outcome with the EU and we have worked tirelessly to that end and will continue to do so.”
“The government is clear that proceeding with the bill is consistent with our obligations in international law and in support with our prior obligations in the Belfast Good Friday Agreement.”
ICC sends 42-member team to Ukraine to probe alleged war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sent its “largest-ever” team of experts to investigate alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to chief prosecutor Karim Khan.
Khan said on Tuesday that the team comprised of investigators, forensic experts, and support staff. The team will gather witness testimony, improve the identification of forensic materials, and help ensure that “evidence is collected in a manner that strengthens its admissibility in future proceedings” at the court.
In April, Kahn said that “Ukraine is a crime scene” during his visit to the town of Bucha, where bodies were found lying in the streets and in mass graves after Russian forces withdrew in late March.
More than 70 Palestinians injured by Israeli police during funeral
More than 70 Palestinians have been injured after Israeli police used tear gas canisters and rubber bullets on a crowd of mourners during a funeral procession for a young Palestinian man who had died following injuries sustained at Al-Aqsa Mosque last month.
Hundreds of mourners joined the procession for Walid al-Sharif, who sustained a serious head injury on April 22 when Israeli police fired rubber bullets. Witnesses claim he was shot in the head by a rubber bullet, but Israeli authorities have suggested that he died due to injures sustained when he fell on the ground. Israeli hospital officials declined to give an exact cause of death.
Israeli police said its forces “acted resolutely against hundreds of lawbreakers and violent rioters who…took violent actions against the forces endangering their lives” during the funeral.
Business News
Netflix is laying off 150 employees amid massive subscriber losses
Netflix is laying off around 150 employees, mostly in the US.
“As we explained on earnings, our slowing revenue growth means we are also having to slow our cost growth as a company,” a representative told CNBC News. “So sadly, we are letting around 150 employees go today, mostly US-based. These changes are primarily driven by business needs rather than individual performance, which makes them especially tough as none of us want to say goodbye to such great colleagues. We’re working hard to support them through this very difficult transition.”
The staff reductions come amid Netflix’s first subscriber loss in a decade and a forecast of future losses in the next quarter. Company shares are down more than 70% since January.
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