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Higher salaries, better working conditions, maternity leave, minimum wage and an end to discrimination against temporary or foreign workers: These were among the concerns as hundreds of thousands of union members and labor activists rallied around the world to mark May Day. Baltimore Sun
VOA VIEW: A great wish list.
A top NASA official on Wednesday said the launch of the first, uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the moon likely won't happen until 2021, despite agency efforts to get the program back on track. Houston Chronicle
VOA VIEW: Dems don't want Trump to shine.
Legal marijuana smokers will soon be able to find lounges where they can light up in Las Vegas — but not in casinos, or in places serving alcohol, or on the ... Las Vegas Sun
VOA VIEW: Wild!
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A tropical disturbance that is already bringing rain to South Florida is an early call to start paying attention to your supplies. Hurricane season is one month away. Miami Herald
VOA VIEW: Pray!
President Donald Trump is expected to file for restraining orders against Deutsche Bank and Capital One by this Friday to prevent the banks from complying with Congressional subpoenas to turn over the president’s financial records, according to a new filing in Manhattan federal court. Trump, his immediate family and several of his lawyers sued the... New York Post
VOA VIEW: Good!
The Florida judge in the Robert Kraft sexual massage case said Wednesday he’ll be treated like any other defendant — which means he must show his face in court at his next hearing. The New England Patriots owner’s lawyers unsuccessfully argued that he should be able to sit out the May 21 hearing in Palm... New York Post
Sen. Kamala Harris called on Attorney General William Barr to step down moments after she finished quizzing him during a Senate hearing on whether he read the evidence in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. “What I just saw from the Attorney General is unacceptable. Barr must resign now,” the California Democrat wrote on Twitter. Harris... New York Post
VOA VIEW: Harris should resign.
English voters are expected to use local government elections on Thursday to punish Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party over its failure to deliver Brexit, revealing a divided and dissatisfied electorate. Rueters
The Pentagon on Wednesday appeared to downplay any active preparations to directly intervene in Venezuela to topple President Nicolas Maduro, but acknowledged detailed contingency planning as political turmoil in the oil-rich nation deepens. Rueters
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Hillsborough couple Bruce and Davina Isackson are the first parents to plead guilty in taking part in the college admissions bribery scheme.
The Isacksons pleaded guilty Wednesday in Boston federal court. They left the courthouse without commenting. They are the only parents who have agreed to cooperate with investigators and it was recently revealed they will testify against others if asked. San Francisco Gate
VOA VIEW: Total waste and madness.
The new tax, which will be optional for both restaurants and consumers, aims to help farmers convert to carbon-neutral practices.
USA Today
VOA VIEW: Insane.
The $7.25 federal minimum wage perversely forces many workers to government benefits, costing taxpayers even more.
USA Today
VOA VIEW: Prices will go up for all.
While no evidence was produced that Jerry Chun Shing Lee shared any information, intelligence officials still suspect he is responsible for compromising CIA sources in China, some of whom were killed. Washington Post
VOA VIEW: Lee should be properly punished.
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President Donald Trump is criticizing two prosecutors in Massachusetts for suing to block federal immigration authorities from arresting people at courthouses who are suspected of being in the country illegally. Trump said Wednesday on Boston Herald Radio that "these are people that probably don't mind crime." Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Dem madness.
A Texas judge "correctly held" that Obamacare's individual mandate to hold insurance is inseparable from the rest of the law, the Trump administration told an appeals court Wednesday in arguing the entire program must fall. The Justice Department's brief solidified President Trump's support for a lawsuit that could decimate his ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Over lived!
Jussie Smollett's publicist says the actor doesn't intend to be at a hearing on whether a special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate prosecutors' dismissal of charges against him. Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct over allegations he staged a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in ... Washington Times
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The Trump administration is weighing options for what to do next in Venezuela to support opposition leader Juan Guaido in his effort to oust Nicolas Maduro, the socialist president embattled by mass protests and the country's economic crisis. Guaido supporters turned out in the streets of the capital Caracas again on Wednesday, with skirmishes between protesters and security forces deploying tear gas, but pro-Maduro demonstrations also took place to mark May Day, the socialist holiday. ABC
VOA VIEW: The situation will end with the resignation of Maduro or assignation of Guaido.
Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court for jumping bail. ABC
Florida lawmakers have passed legislation that would allow more classroom teachers to carry guns in school in the latest response to the 2018 mass shooting at a Parkland high school ABC
VOA VIEW: Sad, but needed.
"The only answer is to get big, unaccountable money out of politics and put power back into the hands of the people in our elections" CBS
VOA VIEW: Foolishness!
The attorney general wanted to be questioned only by lawmakers on the committee — not by their staff and lawyers CBS
VOA VIEW: As he should based on the Dems threats.
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Carl Kline, who formerly oversaw the White House security clearance process, was interviewed behind closed doors Wednesday CBS
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Barr said Mueller's letter complaining about a four-page summary of the 448-page Russia report's main findings was "a bit snitty." CNBC
VOA VIEW: Good!
Google is rolling out a new feature that will automatically delete web and location history for you. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Big deal - there should be no tracking.
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Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono told Attorney General William Barr to his face Wednesday that he should resign and accused the nation's top law enforcement official of lying to Congress. CNN
VOA VIEW: Hirono was outrageous and showed she was a scoundrel.
The Trump administration offered its first full argument Wednesday for its reversal on the Affordable Care Act, arguing in new court filings that the entire law "should not be allowed to remain in effect." CNN
VOA VIEW: Good!
Attorneys are suing Wisconsin and Illinois over laws that forbid transgender individuals from changing their names if they have certain criminal convictions. FOX News
Tens of thousands of protesters hit the streets again on Wednesday and clashed with security forces after fruitless bid to oust MaduroClashes have broken out between protesters and Venezuelan security forces as tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets one day after a dramatic but so far fruitless bid to force Nicolás Maduro from power by triggering a massive military rebellion.Juan Guaidó, the young opposition leader who led that attempted mutiny on Tuesday morning, told demonstrators in the capital, Caracas, they needed to intensify their “peaceful rebellion” against Maduro. Continue reading... Guardian
VOA VIEW: Guaido should be careful.
“We are updating our unconscious bias training” to include “direct focus on antisemitism,” the note said. Jerusalem Post
VOA VIEW: Fired would be more proper.
Christian leaders, pastors, and joined together with officials from the Israeli Embassy, Jewish leaders, entrepreneurs and guests from Israel who attended the reception. Jerusalem Post
Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaido's call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President Nicolas Maduro from power, but there was little sign of any concrete effects on what increasingly looked like a political stalemate. Reuters
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled little appetite to adjust them any time soon, taking heart in continued job gains and economic growth and the likelihood that weak inflation will edge higher. Reuters
The White House on Wednesday sent a request to Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency funds to cover humanitarian assistance and beef up security at the U.S.-Mexico border, where it says Central American migrants are cro UPI
VOA VIEW: The funds are needed and should be granted.
North Korea marked International Worker's Day, a worldwide holiday celebrating the working classes, by calling attention to the state ideology of "self-regeneration" on Wednesday. UPI
VOA VIEW: The biggest traitor is Un.
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