- Associated Press
Israel grapples with postwar options for Gaza as Hamas regroups
Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel, regrouping in some of the hardest-hit areas in northern Gaza and resuming rocket attacks into nearby Israeli communities. Israel initially made tactical advances against Hamas after a devastating aerial bombardment paved the way for its ground troops. This was the subtext of a rebellion in recent days by two members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's three-man War Cabinet — Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Benny Gantz, Netanyahu's main political rival — who demanded that he come up with detailed postwar plans.
- Athens Banner-Herald
5 things to do this weekend: Queens United, Family Fun Day, Honey Bee Festival and more
Activities include the Queens United hip hop concert, Family Fun Day, Athens Honey Bee Festival, Athens Showgirl Cabaret, and a pet adoption event.
- Portland Press Herald, Maine
Business group objects to proposed rules for new paid family leave law
May 23—Nearly a year after Maine lawmakers and the Mills administration passed a paid family leave law, state regulators have proposed detailed rules to implement the program's new payroll tax and benefits. But the leader of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce is objecting to parts of how the law would work under the proposed rules. Employers who want to eventually opt out of the program by ...
