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  • The Wall Street Journal

    Biden Renews Call for Gaza Cease-Fire at Morehouse Commencement

    President Biden told the graduating class of Morehouse College on Sunday that his administration was seeking an immediate cease-fire to address “a humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” in a high-profile commencement address in which he appealed to Black voters following a season of campus unrest over the war between Israel and Hamas. Biden spoke without interruption during his remarks at the prestigious, all-male historically Black college, where he said he has been working “around the clock” toward a resolution of the conflict and a deal to release hostages.

  • Reuters

    Dollar steady as traders await clues on US rate path

    The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as investors awaited further clues to help chart the U.S. interest rate path in the wake of cautious comments from Federal Reserve officials, even as inflation shows signs of cooling. In other currencies, sterling was last at $1.2705, just shy of the nearly two-month high it touched on Friday.

  • The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)

    Area state legislators weigh in on skill games

    May 19—WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski this week said there was a time when Pennsylvania restricted casinos and gambling and the state lost billions of Pennsylvania dollars to New Jersey. "Gambling, drinking, smoking, are a part of our lives — like it or not," said Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre. "Therefore let's fairly regulate it. Make sure this industry gives the players a fair ...