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Editorial Roundup: United States 05/16/2023 04:08pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 10 The Washington Post on Congress, Biden and the border For more than three years, the Biden and Trump administrations have relied on an obscure public health law to manage illegal crossings at the southern border. That measure, w 'Controversy' swirls around non-sugar sweeteners after WHO recommends against them 05/16/2023 03:53pm • A new chapter has emerged in the debate over sugar alternatives as the World Health Organization released new guidelines this week, recommending against the use of sugar-free sweeteners to control body weight. Common sweeteners include stevia, aspartame, saccharin and sucralose, which are often a Gunmen kill 29 villagers in latest attack in hard-hit north Nigeria 05/16/2023 03:27pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked villages in troubled north-central Nigeria, killing 29 people and razing houses, survivors and authorities said Tuesday. Many villagers remained unaccounted for Tuesday evening after the attack in Plateau state, residents said. It was the latest incident in a How the American Dream convinces people loneliness is normal 05/16/2023 12:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — At the end of “The Searchers,” one of John Wayne’s most renowned Westerns, a kidnapped girl has been rescued and a family reunited. As the closing music swells, Wayne's character looks around at his kin — people who have other people to lean on — and then walks off toward US Senate takes aim at DC police reform bill that would ban chokeholds, increase bodycam footage access 05/16/2023 10:05am • D.C.’s police reform measures that aim to increase accountability could be blocked in the Senate as early as Tuesday. Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance introduced the disapproval resolution last week. It is the companion to the resolution passed by the House on Apr. 19. “It’s a disgrace that Bristow woman struck police vehicle, knocking Va. trooper into I-66 05/16/2023 09:19am • A Bristow woman was charged with reckless driving after striking the back of a police vehicle, sending it into the back of a pickup truck and knocking a trooper into the interstate. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) A woman struck the back of a Virginia State Police SUV, propelling it into a stat Millennial Money: What’s concierge medicine? Is it worth it? 05/16/2023 08:44am • My primary care doctor recently left her practice and invited me to join her at her new gig — a concierge medicine group. There, for a membership fee, I’d have better and more personal access to her services: same-day appointments and long conversations! Concierge medicine — a model in which p Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, officials say 05/16/2023 01:36am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.” Six bodies were found but not all Pacific Island leaders say rich countries are not doing enough to control climate change 05/15/2023 11:24pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Pacific Island leaders are criticizing rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for profiting from loans provided to vulnerable nations to mitigate the effects. Leaders and representatives from Pacific Islan Sudan military chief freezes bank accounts of rival armed group in battle for control of the nation 05/15/2023 11:06pm • CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military chief ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to a rival paramilitary force, the latest step in a fight for control of the resource-rich nation. The two sides have battled for weeks across Sudan, pushing the troubled country to the brink of all-out war. South Korea and Japan use G-7 to push improvement in ties long marked by animosity 05/15/2023 10:06pm • TOKYO (AP) — Amid the high-level efforts to deal with a raft of global emergencies, this weekend's Group of 7 summit of rich democracies will also see an unusual diplomatic reconciliation as the leaders of Japan and South Korea look to continue mending ties that have been marked for years by animo What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election win? 05/15/2023 08:50pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s opposition racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives, dealing a major blow to the establishment parties and the former general who has led the Southeast Asian country since seizing power in a 2014 coup. The resu Croatian army steps in as heavy rains flood homes, roads and schools 05/15/2023 08:45pm • ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Rescue teams and hundreds of soldiers were deployed Monday to help people in parts of Croatia hit by floods. Heavy rain in recent days caused some rivers to overflow their banks, flooding homes, roads and public buildings in some towns. Classes in the town of Obrovac were c At 81, Martha Stewart becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model 05/15/2023 08:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — At 81, Martha Stewart isn't slowing down and some might say she's heating up. Stewart has been chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover models, the magazine announced Monday. She's the oldest model to grace the cover of the annual swimsuit issue, surpassing Maye Musk wh US News ranks the best places to live in the US in 2023-2024 05/15/2023 08:00pm • U.S. News & World Report revealed the 2023-2024 Best Places to Live in the U.S. rankings on Tuesday, which compares the 150 most populous metro areas in the U.S. based on affordability, quality of life, desirability and job market. Released annually, the Best Places to Live rankings are based