May 2021 News
Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative May 2021 news and views
May 2
Top Headlines
Washington Post, India sets pandemic record with more than 400,000 new cases- Washington Post, Democrats House majority threatened by retirements
- Washington Post, Democrats signal they’re open to concessions on infrastructure
U.S. Election Rigging, Capitol Riot, Domestic Terror
- Proof via Substack, Investigation & Commentary: Trump’s Insurrection Is in Arizona Now, Seth Abramson
- New York Times, G.O.P. Seeks to Empower Poll Watchers, Raising Intimidation Worries
- Washington Post, Rejection of 2020 election results becomes defining GOP loyalty test
- Washington Post, Perspective: The politicians who tried to overturn an election — and the local news team that won’t let anyone forget it, Margaret Sullivan
- Washington Post, Newsmax apologizes to Dominion employee for falsely alleging he manipulated votes against Trump
- Palmer Report, Opinion: This is a huge gift, Bill Palmer
Virus Victims, Responses
New York Times, Global Virus Cases Reach New Peak, Driven by India and South America- Washington Post, U.S. aid arrives in India as vaccine shortages hinder response
- Washington Post, 144.9 million vaccinated in U.S.
Worldometer, World & U.S. Coronavirus Case Totals, U.S. Deaths: 590,707- Washington Post, Police officers’ hesitancy to get coronavirus vaccine poses safety risks
- New York Times, Europe’s Economy Shrinks, Sliding Back Into Recession
New York Times, How Can the Olympics Protect 78,000 Volunteers From the Coronavirus?
More U.S. Politics, Governance
Washington Post, Harris-led effort to stem migration relies on tactics that experts say have flaws- New York Times, From the Past, a Warning About Today’s Extremists
- New York Times, With 23 Candidates, Special Election in Texas Is Headed for Runoff
New York Times, Why Kristi Noem Is Rising Quickly as a Republican Prospect for 2024
Media News
- New York Times, Verizon Near Deal to Sell Yahoo and AOL
- WMR’s Hollywood, Show Business Commentary: Hollywood’s good, the WMR’s Hollywood, bad, and the ugly, courtesy of John Barbour’s entertaining memoir, Wayne Madsen
World News
- Washington Post, Apple and Epic Games meet in court on Monday. Here’s everything you need to know
- Washington Post, Taliban warns of counterattacks as original May 1 deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal passes
U.S. Crime, Courts, Race
Top Stories
Indian leader Narendra Modi (File photo)
Washington Post, India sets pandemic record with more than 400,000 new cases, Joanna Slater, May 2, 2021 (print ed.).… Read the rest
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