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Barney Frank, one of the first openly gay members of Congress and the progressive Democratic namesake of the Dodd-Frank Act, died on May 19, according to media reports. He was 86.

Frank had entered hospice care at his home in Maine in April, his sister told NBC Boston.

Frank represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. He served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011, and was a leading sponsor of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted to provide financial stability following the 2008 mortgage crisis.

"In the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barney Frank was the gravelly-voiced, smart-as-a-whip congressman who fought hard to get the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the finish line," U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a statement on May 20. "His one-liners were wicked and wickedly funny. Barney delivered for working people, and the world is a poorer place without him."

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A Democratic challenger who said she intends to drop out of November’s race for the US Senate in Nebraska to clear the way for an independent candidate has won the state’s Democratic primary.

Cindy Burbank ran against William Forbes, who Democrats contended was a Republican plant in the race, with tWhile the state Democratic party endorsed Burbank for the primary, it has backed Dan Osborn for the general election.

While the state Democratic party endorsed Burbank for the primary, it has backed Dan Osborn for the general election.

Osborn, an independent, is seen as the best hope to beat the Republican senator Pete Ricketts in November. Burbank wants to clear the field to give Osborn and Ricketts a head-to-head matchup, she has previously said.

And in the state’s second congressional district, known as the “blue dot” of Omaha and its surrounding suburbs political organizer Denise Powell beat out a crowded field of Democrats to face Republican Brinker Harding in November in a race where Democrats expect to pick up a seat in Congress.

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Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

Her transfer comes after days of pleading by her family and others who described her condition as critical. Her foundation said she has been granted a prison sentence suspension on bail. It was not clear for how long her sentence is suspended, the foundation said.

A statement from her foundation, shared with The Associated Press, said the suspended sentence is not enough and that Mohammadi needs “permanent, specialized care.”

The statement added that “we must ensure she never returns to prison to face the 18 years remaining on her sentence. Now is the time to demand her unconditional freedom and the dismissal of all charges.”

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Ukraine said its forces struck a Russian warship capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles during overnight attacks targeting military infrastructure deep inside Russian-controlled territory and along the front line.

The Ukrainian General Staff said on May 7 that Ukrainian Defense Forces had hit a Project 22800 Karakurt small missile ship near the Russian naval base in Kaspiysk.

According to the military, the vessel has the capability to launch Kalibr cruise missiles, which Russia has repeatedly used in attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure throughout the war.

“The extent of the damage is being clarified,” the General Staff said.

Ukraine also said it struck a Russian command post in Sosnivka in the occupied Luhansk region and a drone command center near Yasne in the Donetsk region.

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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday slammed an Israeli real estate expo at a local synagogue one day earlier, which had been promoting homes and land in the occupied West Bank.

The United Nations maintains that the Israeli occupation since 1967 is illegal, and by extension, so are settlements constructed in the area. Population transfers are prohibited by the Geneva Conventions.

"When we have a real estate expo that is promoting the sale of land, which includes the sale of land in occupied West Bank in settlements that are a violation of international law, that is something that I firmly disagree with," the mayor told reporters.

"I also believe that many New Yorkers firmly disagree with [it] because it has been at the heart of an ongoing effort to displace Palestinians from their homes," he added.

On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters convened by the group, Palestinian Assembly for Liberation (Pal-Awda), gathered near the Park East Synagogue to protest against the second such event at the site since November.

Event organisers at the synagogue promoted properties in the settlements of Kfar Eldad and Karnei Shomron, as well as tax and mortgage advice for buyers. 

But protesters were kept a block away from the event by a heavy police presence and barricades.

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Javier Bardem has no qualms after losing jobs over his support of Palestine.

The "Cape Fear" actor opened up about how his recent outspoken anti-war sentiments, including saying, "No to war, free Palestine" on the Oscars stage to applause, have actually resulted in some in Hollywood cutting ties.

In an interview with Variety published Tuesday, May 5, Bardem said he has received some industry pushback over his stance.

"Yes, I've heard things: 'They were going to call you about that project, but that's gone.' Or 'this brand was going to ask you to do the campaign, but they cannot,'" Bardem told the outlet. But that doesn't mean Bardem has had trouble working.

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