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Andy Beshear Slams Gavin Newsom for Having Steve Bannon on Podcast

New York Times “I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform — ever, anywhere,” the Democratic governor of Kentucky said of President Trump’s former chief strategist. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/beshear-newsom-bannon-podcast.html

Hong Kong set to add hospital charges but also widen safety net for neediest

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Patients may pay separately for services such as CT scans, but some ‘middle-class’ residents with critical illnesses would get more help, source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3302291/hong-kong-set-add-hospital-charges-also-widen-safety-net-neediest?utm_source=rss_feed

How Hong Kong’s property slump is affecting asset values owned by celebrities and tycoons

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Macau tycoon Stanley Ho’s family is selling a site in Tsim Sha Tsui, while actor Nicholas Tse’s shop in Central rented out at a big discount. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3302286/how-hong-kongs-property-slump-affecting-asset-values-owned-celebrities-and-tycoons?utm_source=rss_feed

Hamas and Islamic Jihad delegations meet in Doha

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A delegation from the leadership of Hamas has met with a delegation from the Islamic Jihad Movement in Doha. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/03/13/744406/Hamas-and-Islamic-Jihad-delegations-meet-in-Doha

Hong Kong proposes axing 10-year storage limit for frozen eggs and embryos amid declining fertility in city

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities have proposed scrapping a law that limits the storage duration for frozen eggs, sperm, and embryos to 10 years amid the city’s declining birth rate. An embryologist at Prince of Wales Hospital observes an embryo on a computer. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology…

Elon Musk Met With Head of National Security Agency This Week, Spokesman Says

New York Times The talks suggest that the effort to shrink the size of the federal work force could soon turn to a critical arm of the intelligence community. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/elon-musk-nsa.html

Japan, US to mark 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima battle amid trade tensions

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tokyo hopes joint memorial will underline commitment to security alliance, but Hegseth expected to ask Japan to do more to defend itself, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3302228/japan-us-mark-80th-anniversary-iwo-jima-battle-amid-trade-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed

Can Trump and China’s contrasting economic visions finally settle state vs market debate?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beyond political and other concerns, the US and Chinese approaches to their economies have intellectual roots stretching back centuries. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3302121/can-trump-and-chinas-contrasting-economic-visions-finally-settle-state-vs-market-debate?utm_source=rss_feed

PREVIEW: Belarusian president to speak before Russian senators on Friday

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Alexander Lukashenko is currently staying on an official visit to Moscow https://tass.com/politics/1927945

Barely: House GOP passes government funding bill without help from Democrats

Fox News We learned something on Capitol Hill this week. House Republicans can pass a government funding bill without Democratic assistance. Barely. 217-213. Republicans could only lose one vote. And that’s all they lost: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO WHERE WE STAND WITH A POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The GOP bill even picked…