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“Tracie knows the power of words,” Amy Poehler said of American Library Association Executive Director and TIME100 Icon Tracie D. Hall, when she introduced Hall at the 2023 TIME100 Gala on April 26. “When I met her, and when I

California reparations panel approves payments of up to $1.2 million to every black resident  Fox News CA reparations task force begins historic vote  CBS Sacramento A California panel has called for billions in reparations for descendants of slaves  NPR Activists demand higher payments

Wildfires raged across western Canada on Saturday, forcing 24,000 people to evacuate their homes, authorities said. Roughly 301,243 acres burned in 103 separate blazes, said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Forty-five new fires took during Friday and Saturday, said NBC News.

Judge in E. Jean Carroll trial allows key Trump rape testimony  MSNBC Video of Trump confusing E Jean Carroll with ex-wife in deposition is released  The Guardian US Will Trump’s Crimes Matter on the Campaign Trail?  The New Yorker

Legal expert on what immunity deals for ‘fake electors’ could mean for Trump  CNN In Georgia Trump Investigation, Most Fake Electors Take Immunity Deals  The New York Times Eight so-called fake electors took immunity deals in Ga. probe. What does that mean

Opinion | It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like 2016 Again  The New York Times

Two oil tankers seized by Iran have been spotted off the coast of one of the country’s key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. 

6 injured when HVAC equipment collapsed into resort pool in Aurora, Colorado  CNN 6 injured, 2 with life-threatening injuries, after equipment collapse at Gaylord Rockies: “I thought maybe the roof would collapse”  CBS Colardo Metal ductwork collapses, injures 6 at Colorado resort

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from next month due to a “severe” shortage of funds, the group’s senior official for the Palestinian territories said on Sunday.

Refugees from Sudan have poured into nearby countries because of on-going fighting between rival factions. We hear how Egypt has handled the influx.