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 What to know about South Africa's May 29 elections https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/1252932742/south-africa-elections 
 Actually, you should say something if you hate your friend’s partner https://www.vox.com/even-better/351411/advice-tell-a-friend-you-hate-romantic-partner #Relationships #EvenBetter #Friendship #Advice #Dating #Life 
 Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces cancer diagnosis https://npr.org/2024/03/22/1240221768/kate-middleton-cancer 
 Press: Does telling the truth matter anymore? https://thehill.com/opinion/4525483-press-does-telling-the-truth-matter-anymore/ #Columnists #Campaign #Opinion 
 Ken Paxton to file criminal doxing complaints against 12 Texas House impeachment managers https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4246283-ken-paxton-to-file-criminal-doxing-complaints-against-12-texas-house-impeachment-managers/ #BlogBriefingRoom #StateWatch 
 US added 336k jobs in September, far above expectations https://thehill.com/business/4241722-us-added-336k-jobs-in-september-far-above-expectations/ #Business 
 ADL signals truce in feud with Musk, will resume advertising on X https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4240185-adl-signals-truce-in-feud-with-musk-will-resume-advertising-on-x/ #anti-defamationleague #Technology #Business #Twitter #adl #X 
 Alabama Is Ordered to Use Congressional Map That Likely Flips Seat to Democrats https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/us/politics/alabama-congressional-map-democrat-seat.html #VotingRights,RegistrationandRequirements #RedistrictingandReapportionment #BlackPeople #Alabama 
 GOP Rep. Graves: 'You would have seen fists thrown' if lawmakers didn't recess https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4239388-gop-rep-graves-you-would-have-seen-fists-thrown-if-lawmakers-didnt-recess/ #Speakershipvote #House #News 
 Biden Cancels an Additional $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/us/politics/biden-student-loans.html #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #CollegesandUniversities #EducationDepartment(US) #Biden,JosephRJr #StudentLoans 
 McCarthy on if he'll remain in Congress: 'I'll look at that' https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4237329-mccarthy-on-if-hell-remain-in-congress-ill-look-at-that/ #governmentshutdown #governmentfunding #SpeakeroftheHouse #HouseRepublicans #Speakershipvote #House #News 
 McHenry orders Pelosi to vacate Capitol office in first acts as Speaker https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4237209-mchenry-orders-pelosi-to-leave-capitol-office-in-first-acts-as-speaker/ #capitolbuildingoffices #SpeakeroftheHouse #speakerprotem #House 
 Arizona targets Saudi water use in the state https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/4237076-arizona-targets-saudi-water-use-in-the-state/ #ArizonaGov.KatieHobbs #Energy&Environment #Newsletters #saudiarabia #fondomonte #Arizona #lease #Water 
 Wally the emotional support alligator went to see the Phillies. Then he went viral https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202615294/wally-emotional-support-alligator-phillies-game 
 Rand Paul: Withdraw Ukraine money if you want to avoid shutdown https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4229120-rand-paul-withdraw-ukraine-money-if-you-want-to-avoid-shutdown/ #Senate #News 
 Most new cars sold in UK will have to be fully electric by 2030, government confirms https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/majority-of-newscars-sold-in-uk-will-have-to-be-fully-electric-by-2030-government-confirms #Electric,hybridandlowemissioncars #Greenhousegasemissions #Automotiveindustry #Greenpolitics #Environment #Motoring #Politics #Energy #UKnews 
 Trump could now be on the hook for up to $250 million for fraud https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/9/26/23891852/trump-fraud-new-york-business-case 
 FTC files “the big one,” a lawsuit alleging Amazon illegally maintains monopoly https://arstechnica.com/?p=1971193 #Policy #Amazon #FTC 
 How the Most Polarizing Person in America Will Still Be Able to Get an Impartial Jury https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/trump-trials-2024-impartial-jury-selection-jurors.html?via=rss 
 5 states' residents got richer, but 17 states' got poorer, new Census data shows https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4204321-5-states-residents-got-richer-but-17-states-got-poorer-new-census-data-shows/ #NexstarMediaWireNews 
 Hunter Biden indicted on three federal gun charges https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4204728-hunter-biden-faces-three-federal-gun-charges/ #NationalSecurity #Policy 
 READ: Hunter Biden indictment https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4204702-read-hunter-biden-indictment/ #CourtBattles #HunterBiden #Regulation 
 China-dominated BRICS is a threat to US interests in the Middle East https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4201304-china-dominated-brics-is-a-threat-to-us-interests-in-the-middle-east/ #International #Opinion 
 NASA appoints UFO research chief https://thehill.com/homenews/space/4204320-nasa-appoints-ufo-research-chief/ #Administration #Space #News #nasa #UAPs #UFOs #UAP 
 Newsom signs bill ending California travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4204337-newsom-signs-bill-ending-california-travel-ban-to-states-with-anti-lgbtq-laws/ #StateWatch #LGBTQ #News 
 Pandemic Fraud May Have Robbed Unemployment Insurance of $135 Billion https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/us/politics/pandemic-fraud-unemployment-insurance.html #GovernmentAccountabilityOffice #Coronavirus(2019-nCoV) #UnemploymentInsurance #UnitedStatesEconomy #FraudsandSwindling 
 GOP moderate says McCarthy should hold vote on impeachment inquiry https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4200777-gop-moderate-says-mccarthy-should-hold-vote-on-impeachment-inquiry/ #Bidenimpeachmentinquiry #PresidentJoeBiden #KevinMcCarthy #DonBacon #House #News 
 How big will Facebook settlement checks be? Lawyers reveal estimated payment per person https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4193231-how-big-will-facebook-settlement-checks-be-lawyers-reveal-estimated-payment-per-person/ #NexstarMediaWireNews 
 Musk’s unpaid bills: Dozens of lawsuits try to force Twitter (aka X) to pay up https://arstechnica.com/?p=1964743 #Features #ElonMusk #Twitter #Policy #X 
 Trump’s Indictment Has Georgia Republicans Fearing Replay of 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/us/politics/trumps-indictment-georgia-2024.html #GeorgiaCriminalCaseAgainstTrump(2020Election) #UnitedStatesPoliticsandGovernment #PresidentialElectionof2024 #PresidentialElectionof2020 #FultonCounty(Ga) #RepublicanParty #Trump,DonaldJ #Kemp,BrianP #Georgia