Let's Do The News! (May 23, 2023)

                                                              

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Typhoon Mawar was last spotted 2,300km east of Visayas but has not yet made landfall in the Philippines, according to PAGASA.

- The fire at the Manila Central Post Office is declared "fire out" as of 0633 hours local time, according to the Manila Bureau of Fire Protection.

- Senator Bong Revilla announced his retirement from politics after his term ends in 2025.

- The US Treasury confirms that the country will go into default this June 1st without a debt ceiling hike, giving them less than ten hours for the White House and congressional Republicans to negotiate.

- The NAACP issued a travel advisory for the US state of Florida, joining other civil rights groups condemning the state's "hostile" laws towards African Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals. Over the moments, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has passed laws outlawing Critical Race Theory, the "Never Say Gay" law, barring Chinese and non-US citizens from owning buildings or land in the state, banned abortion, and many others.

- E. Jean Carroll sought to amend the first of two defamation lawsuits she filed against Donald Trump, arguing that Trump's statements after a jury found him liable in the second suit warranted "very substantial" damages.

- Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition blogger who was arrested in 2021, was pardoned.

- Junior doctors in England have announced a new 72-hour strike from 0700 hours local time on Wednesday after failed pay talks.

- Lexus will unveil the first-ever LBX compact crossover this June 5th.

- During the practice run for this Sunday's Indy 500, both drivers Katherine Legge and Stefan Wilson got involved in a crash. Wilson sustained injuries and will not be able to compete at this Sunday's race, according to Cusick Motorsports in its statement.

- The Los Angeles Dodgers have apologized and reversed the ban on the LGBT satire group, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

- Tom Brady is reaching an agreement to buy a stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.

- David Brandt, the farmer who earned fame after becoming the "Honest Work" meme in 2012, has passed away at the age of 76 due to injuries from a car accident.

TTFN.