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As Congress Weighs a Spending Bill, Earmarks Are a Casualty

New York Times The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/congress-spending-bill-shutdown-earmarks.html

How Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Won Trump’s Praise

New York Times A scientist and leftist with limited foreign policy experience, Claudia Sheinbaum seems to have connected with President Trump with her calm demeanor and toughness on the border. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/world/americas/sheinbaum-trump-mexico-tariffs.html

Canada Gets a New Leader Amid Trump’s Trade War

New York Times Mark Carney, Canada’s incoming prime minister, is no stranger to crises. Now he faces what is arguably the challenge of a lifetime: President Trump. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Canada bureau chief for The New York Times, describes what to know about Mr. Carney. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000010042714/canadas-new-leader-enters-trumps-trade-war.html

‘Song of the North’ Uses Puppets to Help a Persian Epic Spring to Life

New York Times Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/theater/song-of-the-north-new-victory.html

Trump admin cracks down on groups tied to Iran targeting US citizens, sanctions Iranian-linked Swedish gang

Fox News The Trump administration unveiled new sanctions on Wednesday against an Iranian-linked Swedish gang that coordinated an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm in January 2024, according to the Treasury Department. The sanctions freeze assets for members and those affiliated with the Foxtrot Network, a transnational criminal organization that the Treasury Department said…

If peace comes, Putin could face the ire of his most hard-line backers

Washington Post Vladimir Putin convinced many in Russia that there was an existential battle against the U.S. Now they have to deal with a thaw in U.S.-Russian relations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/14/russia-putin-nationalist-ukraine-war-peace/

Chinese team wins award for AI booster that may help counter US chip ban

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Mooncake platform increases efficiency and could, as a result, help reduce dependency on graphics processing units such as Nvidia’s. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3302347/chinese-team-wins-award-ai-booster-may-help-counter-us-chip-ban?utm_source=rss_feed

IDF only arrived in Nir Oz after Hamas terrorists left because it was ‘too far away’

Jerusalem Post 47 Israelis killed, 76 taken hostage by around 400 terrorists • All IDF commanders killed in the first wave, all but six houses damaged https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-846063

China favors lasting peace in Ukraine — Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Beijing’s stance on the Ukrainian issue remains unchanged https://tass.com/world/1928067

Hong Kong BN(O) passport holders exempt from needing ETA to travel to UK

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amendment to immigration rules, suggested by migration and citizenship minister Seema Malhotra, has now been implemented. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3302397/hong-kong-bno-passport-holders-exempt-needing-eta-travel-uk?utm_source=rss_feed