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Wall Street Journal
The war in Ukraine scattered Russia’s opposition. From exile, it is biding its time as it seeks ways to weaken President Vladimir Putin.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-navalnys-death-the-russian-opposition-is-divided-in-exile-c05b287b
The Biden administration granted Samsung up to $6.4 billion to build chip-making facilities in Texas, another subsidy aimed at reviving semiconductor production in the U.S.
Israel intends to punish Iran for the direct attack on its territory, Israeli officials said, but it faces a difficult challenge in finding a way of doing so that avoids further escalation, preserves the partnership that helped repel the assault and doesn’t derail its war aims in Gaza.