News: Hungary Seeks EU Funds, China ‘Exit Bans’, Trump Visits Scotland

The Globalist, May 3, 2023: The EU’s budget commissioner visits Hungary to discuss unlocking EU funds. Plus: why China is increasingly banning people from leaving the country, former US president Donald Trump’s Scotland trip and the growing issue of spaceport congestion.

Front Page: The New York Times — May 3, 2023

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After Pandemic Rebound, U.S. Manufacturing Droops

Colonial Diversified Polymer Products in Dyersburg, Tenn., makes molded rubber products like gaskets and mats.
CREDITWHITTEN SABBATINI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Factories that roared out of the recession have stalled, hampering the economy, even as a new wave of production looms.

Is the Debt Limit Constitutional? Biden Aides Are Debating It.

President Biden is set to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the White House on May 9 to discuss fiscal policy.
CREDITAL DRAGO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

As the government heads toward a possible default on its debt as soon as next month, officials are entertaining a legal theory that previous administrations ruled out.

A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers

It’s a long-buried part of South Korean history: women compelled by force, trickery or desperation into prostitution, with the complicity of their own leaders.

Writers Go on Strike and Late Shows Go Dark

How long they stay off the air is an open question. During the last strike, they gradually returned after a couple of months.