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The Washington Post reported that former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose relationship had deteriorated throughout the Republican presidential nomination process, met privately in Miami on the 28th. The meeting, which lasted several hours in a friendly atmosphere, was arranged by Florida real estate broker Steve Witkoff, who knew both men, and during the meeting, Governor DeSantis agreed to help former President Trump, WP introduced.

The relationship between the two was good when DeSantis ran for governor of Florida in 2018 and then-President Trump supported him. However, after former President Trump failed to win re-election, Governor DeSantis emerged as Trump’s strong opponent within the party, and the relationship between the two deteriorated as Trump vigorously checked him. And that resentment continued even after DeSantis, who had run for president, withdrew from the primary in January and declared his support for Trump.

The reason the two people touched knees this time seems to be because the other is politically valuable. Former President Trump, who is lagging Democratic President Joe Biden in terms of the amount of funds raised for the presidential election, needs the support of Governor DeSantis, who has big Republican donors on his back.

Additionally, Governor DeSantis, who dreams of running again for the 2028 presidential election, appears to have decided that it would be difficult to secure a political future if he continues to be at odds with former President Trump, who wields enormous influence in the Republican Party.

The criminal trial of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on suspicion of bribery to silence a sexual scandal is underway, but analysis has shown that it has not had any significant impact on approval ratings.

CNN reported on the 28th that President Joe Biden and former President Trump are receiving similar support nationwide, despite former President Trump’s trial on suspicion of silencing sexual misconduct. CNN reported that since the 12th of last month, when President Biden and former President Trump were confirmed as each party’s presidential candidates, President Biden’s approval rating has shown an increase, and the gap has narrowed.

Previously, according to various opinion polls, President Biden was behind by an average of 2 percentage points, but as the gap narrowed, the score was virtually tied. In the actual Quinnipiac University survey (18th to 22nd), the rate was tied at 46%. In addition, President Biden showed an advantage within the margin of error in Morning Consult (19th to 21st, 1%-point advantage) and Marist College (16th to 28th, 3%-point advantage), while the New York Times (7th to 11th) showed an advantage within the margin of error. It was found that former President Trump was ahead within the margin of error in cases such as Japan and 1 percentage point advantage.

In the opinion poll conducted by CNN from the 18th to the 23rd and released on the same day, former President Trump was found to be ahead of President Biden (43%) at 49%, within the margin of error (±3.4 percentage points). The media reported that compared to the January survey, former President Trump was tied, and President Biden was at a similar level, although it decreased slightly from 45%.

Former President Trump has been criminally indicted four times in total, and the trial on suspicion of ‘silent money for sexual misconduct’ has begun and is currently underway. During the trial, prosecutors claimed that David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid, was trying to block articles that could damage former President Trump’s 2016 presidential bid by purchasing the rights to the articles in a so-called “catch and kill.”

They achieved success by preventing others from providing the article and encouraging statements acknowledging that they did not write the article. On the other hand, former President Trump’s side has consistently denied the criminal charges, calling the trial a “witch hunt” and a “criminalization.”

Regarding this incident, CNN’s poll that day found that only 33% thought that former President Trump had done something illegal. Additionally, 34% responded that former President Trump was being treated more harshly than other defendants. However, CNN reported that even though the trial of this case began in earnest, there was no rebound in former President Trump’s approval rating.

CNN said, “In three of the four criminal cases, if the charges are true, there are more responses saying that former President Trump should not become president. If there is a rise in public opinion polls due to the criminal trial, it should be this case.” “I do,” he said. He continued, “The reason there is no rebound despite this is because most Americans do not accept former President Trump’s ‘witch hunt’ claims.”

CNN also reported that former President Trump is using criminal trials to raise a lot of political funds, but it is unclear whether these funds are offsetting the significant legal expenses. Meanwhile, in a CNN opinion poll, President Biden’s approval rating for his performance of state affairs recorded 40%, showing similar results as before.

By policy issue, approval ratings for health and student loan issues were only 45% and 44%, respectively. Furthermore, only 28% supported President Biden’s response to the war between Israel and Hamas, while 71% opposed it. Also, regarding the evaluation of the first terms of office of the two former and current presidents, 55% of respondents said that former President Trump was a success and 44% said that it was a failure, while 39% of respondents said that President Biden was a success and 61% said that he was a failure.

The response was that it was a failure, so the evaluation of ‘failure’ was high.

Police are investigating after two women were assaulted without question on the street in Sherman Oaks. According to video obtained by ABC, a female pedestrian was assaulted for no apparent reason by an unknown man on a street in Sherman Oaks on Thursday.

Last Thursday morning, as soon as the female victim got out of the car, an unknown man grabbed her and threw her to the ground. She hit her head on the floor, causing bruises all over her body.

On the same day, another woman was assaulted without question while walking down the street in the Sherman Oaks area, and the perpetrator is believed to be the same person. Last Thursday afternoon, in front of the Dojo Sushi restaurant on Ventura Boulevard near Van Nuys Boulevard, a male assailant struck a woman walking in the opposite direction on the head, took off her sunglasses and threw them to the floor.

Customers at the restaurant chased after the assailant, but the man escaped.

Political media outlet Politico reported on the 21st that the U.S. government is considering sending additional military advisors to its embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, as the U.S. Congress is expected to soon pass the budget needed to support Ukraine’s security.

The military advisers will not have a combat role but will provide advice and support to the Ukrainian government and military, according to Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder. “”We currently have an Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) within the embassy. “We are considering sending a few additional advisors to reinforce it,” he said.

The ODC is entirely staffed by the Ministry of Defense, but as an organization within the embassy, it is under the command of the ambassador and performs various advisory and non-combat support missions. A Ryder spokesperson did not disclose the number of additional advisors to be dispatched for reasons such as operational security, but officials told POLITICO that up to 60 could be sent. Although the mission of military advisors is limited to non-combat roles, Politico assessed that this means an increase in U.S. troops stationed in Ukraine, as the U.S. House of Representatives recently approved additional support budget for Ukraine.

So far, President Joe Biden has made it clear that U.S. troops will not participate in the war in Ukraine due to concerns about the possibility of a direct armed conflict with Russia. According to officials, the additional advisors will support logistics and oversight efforts for weapons being sent to Ukraine by the United States.

They will also help the Ukrainian military maintain and repair technologically complex U.S. military weapons.

On the 11th, the New York City Council approved a package ordinance mandating the provision of bulletproof vests and self-defense training for New York City Fire Department (FDNY) paramedics. Among the two ordinances tabled by Councilman Joseph Borelli, the first ordinance (Int.126) is that the FDNY must provide bulletproof vests to EMTs and Paramedics who provide emergency medical services (EMS).

Another ordinance (Int.126) stipulates that self-defense training must also be provided compulsorily for paramedics. As a result, only the mayor’s signature process remains for this ordinance. Councilor Borrelli pointed out that “attacks on paramedics have doubled in the past four to five years following the repeal of similar ordinances,” and emphasized, “This is a 20-fold increase over the past 20 years.”

According to FDNY records, there were 363 attacks on paramedics last year, a whopping 2,230 percent increase compared to 15 in 2011.

The New York State Legislature is pushing to require seatbelts to be worn for 8- to 16-year-olds riding charter buses. The main point of this bill, recently proposed by New York State Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli, is to require passengers aged 8 to 16 to wear seat belts on charter buses manufactured after 2016.

Police can fine the parent or guardian of a passenger $50 if the passenger refuses to wear a seat belt. This bill comes after an accident occurred in September last year when a large charter bus carrying students from Farmingdale High School in Long Island overturned on a highway in upstate New York, killing two people and injuring 45 people,

It was prepared as a response to this. Assemblyman Magnarelli emphasized that “seat belts are the minimum means of defense that can protect the lives of passengers in the event of a vehicle collision,” and added, “In addition to mandating the wearing of seat belts on charter buses, the buses are equipped with various cutting-edge technologies that can prevent accidents.” He said, “Mandatory measures must be taken as soon as possible.”

Meanwhile, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), it is known that about 20 people die in charter bus traffic accidents across the country every year.

A tragedy occurred in Federal Way, a Korean-populated area, where a two-year-old boy was shot and killed. According to the police, a shooting occurred around 10 a.m. on the 4th in the parking lot of IHOP, a pancake restaurant on Federal Way Southwest Campus Dr.

In the process, a two-year-old boy was shot and taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Federal Way and then to Harborview Hospital for treatment, but eventually died that night.

As a result of the investigation to date, it has been determined that the father of the deceased child and another man opened fire at each other in the IHOP parking lot, and that the two-year-old child was shot in the process.

It has not been confirmed whether the father of the deceased child and the shooter knew each other.

With the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the gateway to the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, safety issues are being raised about whether other bridges are okay.

The Key Bridge collapsed last week after colliding with a ship, killing six people, and forcing the indefinite closure of the country’s 15th-largest port, causing billions of dollars in economic damage. Some have pointed out that safety inspections on the old bridge are necessary, but others are also pointing out that only after the bridge collapses is it belatedly being repaired. The bridges that cross Chesapeake Bay include not only the Key Bridge, but also the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 20 miles south, near Annapolis.

CNN quoted experts as saying, “The Bay Bridge could also be at risk of collapsing if it collides with a ship,” and pointed out, “Like the Key Bridge, the 4-mile-long Bay Bridge also has design problems.”

Adel ElSafty, an engineering professor at the University of North Florida, said, “They say there was a lack of safety measures in relation to the collapse of the Key Bridge, but the design needs to be reviewed,” adding, “It is a very vulnerable structure in case of a collision with a ship.”

Experts examined bridges located in more than a dozen major ports across the country and found that most of them had stronger structures and defensive features against ship collisions than the Key Bridge, but many other bridges, including the Bay Bridge, were designed without considering the risk of collisions, making it difficult for large cargo ships to pass under them. He warned that passing through could lead to potential danger. He also pointed out that the authorities’ unfounded confidence is also bringing risks.

A spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Transportation said on air that he was confident that “New Orleans’ major bridges are safe with a triple-protection design,” but an engineer dismissed it as “nonsense.”

Due to the collapse of the Key Bridge, officials in each region are reviewing safety again from a new perspective. Authorities in Delaware and Pennsylvania have invested a huge amount of money to protect bridges near the Port of Philadelphia, installing concrete structures and reinforcing them by piling rocks around piers, and the Maryland Department of Transportation began a safety inspection of the Bay Bridge on the 2nd.

The Bay Bridge is currently under construction to improve parts of the aging road deck and steel structure, but no additional protection against ship collisions has been included, and only road expansion plans are being studied to relieve severe traffic congestion.

President Joe Biden is pushing for a plan to limit rent increases for affordable housing units for low-income people to 10 percent. The Joe Biden administration will soon announce a plan to limit rent increases for affordable housing units to 10 percent. The main point is to limit the rate of increase in rent for affordable housing units for low-income people to 10 percent every year.

Cases where rent increase restrictions are applied have a certain amount of low-income housing units operated by the government and benefit from the low-income housing tax program from the government. These are the building owners who receive. To benefit from the Low-Income Housing Tax program, developers must meet the requirement that at least 20 percent of all units be occupied by low-income tenants earning 50 percent or less of the area median income.

Additionally, 40 percent of all units must be occupied by tenants earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.

The measure, which limits rent increases to 10 percent, is expected to apply to more than a million households across the country. Some are concerned that restrictions on rent increases promoted by the Biden administration may reduce the expansion of affordable housing. In particular, the cost of expanding apartments for low-income families has soared, and it has been predicted that if restrictions are placed on rent increases, developers will not jump into expansion of affordable apartments for low-income families, which will ultimately lead to a decrease in the supply of apartments for low-income families.

Considering the current situation in California, where home insurance costs are soaring, it may become more difficult to expand affordable housing units for low-income people. However, tenant unions welcome the White House’s policy of limiting rent increases.

With abortion rights emerging as a major issue in this year’s U.S. presidential election, a law severely restricting abortion is expected to go into effect in Florida. The Washington Post reported on the day that the Florida Supreme Court ruled on the 1st that Florida’s constitution does not protect the right to abortion. Accordingly, the law banning abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy, enacted last year, will take effect 30 days later.

The WP evaluated this ruling as virtually eliminating access to abortion services in the southern United States, except in exceptional cases such as rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities, and emergency medical situations. However, on this day, the Florida Supreme Court decided in a separate ruling that an amendment specifying the right to abortion in the state constitution could be put on the ballot in November.

This allows Florida voters to directly decide on the abortion issue, and if the state constitutional amendment is passed in November, the law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy will be repealed. WP evaluated that these two decisions of the Florida Supreme Court show a cross-section of the conflict occurring across the United States after the Supreme Court abolished the Roe v. Wade decision that protected abortion as a constitutional right in 2022.

The Florida Supreme Court, which made this ruling, has become much more conservative during the term of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, but opinion polls show that most Florida voters oppose banning abortions in the first trimester, WP explained. Last year, more than 82,000 people underwent abortions in Florida, the most among the 17 U.S. states that have banned or nearly banned abortion. American media reported that with this ruling, abortion rights could have a significant impact on the choices of Florida voters in the presidential election in November.

Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy was also an issue in the Republican presidential primary. Anti-abortion groups praised Florida’s law, but DeSantis’ rival for governor, former President Donald Trump, called it “horrible,” and even some Republicans, who lost several elections over abortion rights, faced backlash if it strictly banned abortion. He warned that it could happen. Meanwhile, the New York Times (NYT) explained that after the repeal of Roe v. Wade, seven states, including Kansas, Ohio, and Michigan, protected abortion rights through direct voting.

It was also reported that pro-abortion groups in about 10 states are trying to put abortion rights issues on the ballot, with Florida being the largest of them.