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Unbiased headline news for Saturday May 4, 2024 – Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry’s list of people sought on unspecified criminal charges. The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr Pavlyuk, was also included on the list. Russian officials did not immediately clarify the allegations against any of the men. — Ukraine is utilizing recently acquired and U.S.-made and supplied mobile surface-to-surface missile systems to target Russian military assets in the occupied Crimean peninsula, according to the Kremlin’s statement on Saturday. Ukrainian troops launched four of the tactical ATACMS missiles Friday night into Saturday morning, which were intercepted and shot down by Russia’s air defense system, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram post. — A graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan on Saturday was briefly disrupted by dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters as higher education institutions across the country holding commencements braced for more demonstrations. As the commencement ceremony got underway at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, protesters donning kaffiyeh and graduation caps unfurled Palestinian flags and posters as they walked through the aisles. They marched toward the stage chanting: “Regents, regents, you can’t hide! You are funding genocide!” the New York Times reported. — The Justice Department indicted Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, and his wife on charges of conspiracy and accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities. The charges alleged Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company owned by the Azerbaijan government and a bank headquartered in Mexico City in exchange for political favors. — Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week. In an online interview with journalist Dan Wootton, Spacey said he has never done anything illegal and admitted that he has struggled to get back to work after being acquitted last year of criminal charges in a London court. “I can’t go through this again, allowing myself to be baselessly attacked without defending myself,” he said. — Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. The state prosecutors office did not say whether the bodies were those of the three foreigners, but said the bodies were discovered during the search for the missing men. It also announced that three people who were being questioned in the case of the missing men had been arrested and charged. — Boeing could begin laying off more than 100 employees at its facility in Birmingham, Alabama state officials warned. Potential layoffs of 128 employees could begin June 28th, the Birmingham Business Journal reported, citing a report issued by the Alabama Department of Commerce. The department’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification list details plant closures, layoffs and other labor impacts in the state. — Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ customers in need of fertility treatment. Under the deal announced, the insurer will make coverage of artificial insemination standard for all customers nationally and work to ensure that patients have equal access to more expensive in-vitro fertilization procedures. —

Unbiased headline news for Thursday May 2, 2024- Federal Reserve officials announced they are keeping their benchmark rate steady, citing that the progress in controlling U.S. inflation has hit a roadblock. The Fed stated that it is maintaining the federal funds rate within the range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the same level it has held since the central bank’s July 2023 meeting, which is the highest it has been in more than two decades. Economists had largely anticipated this decision given the uptick in inflation during the first three months of 2024. — The United States imposed fresh sanctions targeting hundreds of entities and individuals linked to Russia’s weapons development program. The actions by the Treasury and State departments aim to disrupt Russia’s military-industrial base, chemical weapons programs, and companies and individuals in third countries that assist Russia in acquiring weapons components as its invasion of Ukraine enters its third year. — The British Home Office announced the initiation of efforts to detain migrants for relocation to Rwanda. The goal is to facilitate flights to Rwanda within 9 to 11 weeks, as promised by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in an attempt to deter migrant boat crossings into Britain. The British government stated in a statement that Rwanda has a proven track record of successfully resettling more than 135,000 refugees and “stands ready to accept thousands more who cannot stay” in Britain. — Walmart officials revealed plans to close all 51 of its health centers across five states and discontinue its virtual care services. “The decision to shut down all 51 health centers in five states and terminate the virtual care offering was not an easy one,” Walmart officials said in a news release. “Through our experience operating Walmart Health centers and Walmart Health Virtual Care, we determined that a sustainable business model for us to continue does not exist.” — Harvey Weinstein is scheduled for a retrial “sometime after Labor Day,” a judge stated, as the disgraced film mogul appeared in a Manhattan courtroom for the first time since the New York Court of Appeals overturned his rape conviction. Court officers wheeled Weinstein’s wheelchair into and out of the courtroom in Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday afternoon. He sat before Judge Curtis Farber in a dark suit and tie and made no statements during his 20-minute appearance. — Maryland officials approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison due to a wrongful murder conviction. Governor Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system,” Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice. — Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The company says a computer can falsely detect excessive current on one or both of the tail lamps, causing them to remain dark while the trucks are being driven. This can increase the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain pickups from the 2022 through 2024 model years. — Martinelli’s has voluntarily recalled a single lot of its apple juice that was distributed to five major retailers after it tested for arsenic levels higher than U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards. S Martinelli and Company stated in a recall notice dated April 16, 2024, that the recall was initiated as “a result of sampling by the State of Maryland that found samples from one production lot of Martinelli’s apple juice, sold in one-liter glass bottles, tested above the guidance action level for inorganic arsenic in apple juice set by the FDA in June 2023.”