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Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has issued new guidance saying restaurants can have dogs in their outdoor spaces. It better reflects reality; nearly half of states already allow canine dining outdoors. (May 14) (AP video:…
Ukrainian president makes visit to Germany
Voters in Thailand were heading to the polls on Sunday in an election touted as a pivotal chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. (May 14) (AP video: Tian Macleod Ji/Jerry Harm…
In Indonesia’s far-east island of Sumba, off-grid solar is lighting up lives for residents still living out of reach of the country’s national electricity provider. (May 13) (AP Video by Victoria Milko, Produced by Teresa de Miguel)
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0514 Today in History
Here’s the latest for Saturday, May 13th: One person killed as tornado hits southern Texas; DeSantis speaks at Iowa fundraiser; President Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis; Biden delivers Howard University’s commencement address.
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A tornado with wind speeds of 86 to 110 mph. hit Laguna Heights, Texas with no warning killing one person and damaging dozens of residences (13 May 2023)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled on Saturday to Rome and the Vatican for an official visit. (May 13)
Warning of a Republican “culture of losing,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought on Saturday to weaken former President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP as the party’s leading presidential prospects collided in battleground Iowa. (May 13)
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President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of a leading historically Black university that American history “has not always been a fairytale” and that “racism has long torn us apart.” (May 13)