Headlines for May 18, 2023
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#6BSP7)
- U.N. Warns Global Heating Is Poised to Set Records and May Exceed 1.5C Within Five Years
- Eight Killed as Torrential Rains Bring Massive Flooding to Northern Italy
- Burma's Government-in-Exile Says Death Toll from Cyclone Mocha Has Topped 400
- Climate Activists at Africa Energies Summit in London Demand End to Fossil Fuel Projects
- U.N. Appeals for $3 Billion in Emergency Aid to Sudan as Humanitarian Disaster Spirals
- Accusations of Voting Issues in Turkey as Erdoan's Rival Appeals to Nationalists Ahead of Runoff
- Florida Signs Draconian Anti-Trans Laws, as Texas GOP Advances Bill to Ban Trans Healthcare
- SC House Passes Another 6-Week Abortion Ban; U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Abortion Pill Case
- Montana Becomes First State to Ban TikTok, as Rights Groups Warn of Censorship and Sinophobia
- Deutsche Bank Agrees to $75M Settlement for Epstein Survivors as JPMorgan Chase Faces Lawsuit
- Ecuadorian President Dissolves National Assembly to Avoid Impeachment
- Argentines Call Out Skyrocketing Prices and Austerity as Inflation Hits 109%