Welcome to Friday, May 5th, readers around the world...

The Belgrade school shooting is highlighting international gun violence. 

Serbia is consumed with grief and disbelief after the arrest of a seventh-grade 13-year-old boy who killed eight children — seven girls and one boy — and a security guard at a school in Belgrade on Wednesday.

What can we do as a global community to reduce gun violence?

Abortion bans fail in two GOP-led states

Two measures that would have severely restricted abortion access failed to pass in GOP-led Nebraska and South Carolina. Fourteen GOP-led states have successfully passed active bans on nearly all abortions.

Should more states reconsider strict abortion restrictions?

Tyre Nichols murder: autopsy shows blunt force trauma

Tyre Nichols' recently released autopsy results show that he died of blunt force injuries to the head after being beaten by Memphis Police Department officers on Jan. 7, 2023. The autopsy lists the manner of death as a homicide.

How can we take action against police brutality?

Proud Boys members found guilty in Jan. 6 trial

Former chairman of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, and three other members of the far-right extremist group were found guilty of seditious conspiracy in a federal court in Washington, D.C.

What do you think of the sentence?

Cinco de Mayo: Historical Origin and Modern Celebrations

Today, Cinco de Mayo, has a fascinating historical legacy often overlooked in the focus on Mexican-themed food, drink, and celebrations in the U.S.

How will you celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

Today is Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 under General Ignacio Zaragoza. Will you be celebrating?

—Emma Kansiz 

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