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White House Condemns Killing of Al Jazeera Reporter

The White House on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of Al Jazeera reporter and Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh and called for an investigation into her death. The reporter was shot to death during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. White House deputy press secretary Karine…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 11, 2022

White House condemns killing of Al Jazeera reporter

The White House on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of Al Jazeera reporter and Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh and called for an investigation into her death.

Reuters · May 11, 2022

Biden puts forward diverse slate of nominees for U.S. sentencing commission

The federal body that sets advisory guidelines for punishment in federal cases has lacked a quorum - and been unable to operate - for three years.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

US inflation rate slows but remains close to 40-year high

Consumer price index reveals costs rising by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April, down from 1.2% in March, the first fall since August 2021

The Guardian - US · May 11, 2022

Congress excludes protections for Afghan evacuees in Ukraine bill - Roll Call

The Biden administration and advocates sought to win permanent protections for some 36,000 Afghan evacuees in the United States.

Roll Call · May 11, 2022

‘Hurt, angry, anxious, scared’: Converging crises lead to US baby formula shortage

Along with much of the globe, US consumers are reeling from a cost of living and supply-chain crisis. One example is a shortage of baby formula caused by a constellation of factors, from rampant inflation to a massive recall over safety concerns.

France 24 · May 11, 2022

Biden seeks to keep China in focus by welcoming ASEAN leaders

President Joe Biden will host Southeast Asian leaders in Washington this week, seeking to show his administration remains focused on the Indo-Pacific and the long-term challenge of China despite the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters · May 11, 2022

Biden to roll out retooled crop production plan at Illinois farm - Roll Call

The administration is trying again to boost U.S. crop production after lawmakers stripped incentives from a Ukraine aid bill.

Roll Call · May 11, 2022

Solar projects are on hold as U.S. investigates whether China is skirting trade rules

A federal investigation of allegations that China is illegally avoiding duties on solar panels sold to U.S. companies is putting the brakes on the nation's solar power build-out.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats are flunking Pandemic 101

Congress still hasn’t approved supplemental funding for COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots, treatments, tests and scientific work in a bill it’s been sitting on for months. Democrats have the tools to make it happen, but they aren’t using them, and I don’t understand why.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022