Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat on the House select committee on China, sharply rebuked China’s recent military drills around Taiwan, accusing Beijing of having a “temper tantrum” that could touch off a crisis.
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A leading Democrat sharply rebuked China’s recent military drills around Taiwan, accusing Beijing of having a “temper tantrum” that could touch off a crisis semafor.com/article/05/23/…

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The World Wildlife Fund is suing the Norwegian government over its plans to open up large areas of the seabed for “destructive” deep-sea mining.
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Ohio's governor has assured voters Biden won't be left off the state's ballots — but national Democrats are quietly annoyed with the standoff, David Weigel reports.
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Ohio's GOP election chief is still warning Biden's on track to be off the ballot. That's virtually impossible, David Weigel writes, but it's creating some annoying busywork for Dems. semafor.com/article/05/23/…

Vaccine makers saw double-digit stock increases as the US confirmed its second human case connected to cows.
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Live Nation holds 50% of the market share in concert promotion while Ticketmaster controls more than 80% of primary ticket sales of major US concert venues.
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In its highest-ever outlook for May, the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration predicted 8 to 13 hurricanes and 17 to 25 named storms.
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China’s military drills are a first test for Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te
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The UAE's economy minister is pitching Western investors on stability in an unstable region.
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🟡 SCOOP: 777, the investment firm and sports buyer now fending off angry creditors, has sold one of its US insurance businesses to hedge fund Knighthead Capital, Liz Hoffman reports.
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SCOOP: South African biotech company Afrigen is collaborating with a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's team to develop groundbreaking gene therapy treatments that target diseases that have plagued Africa for decades. buff.ly/4dRYom4

A new stage adaptation of the Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away “perfectly captures a sense of awe and fantasy,” one review said.
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