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Did Merkel Pave the Way for the War in Ukraine?
Wall Street Journal The former German chancellor is unapologetic as critics reexamine her deals with Putin and reluctance to punish his previous aggressions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/did-merkel-pave-the-way-for-the-war-in-ukraine-542fb834
Read MoreEnglish couple sentenced to life in prison for murdering baby son in case of “unimaginable cruelty”
Fox News An English couple who fought to get their baby son back from child services and then abused him so severely the 10-month-old was dead just over a month later were sentenced to life in prison for murder Friday in what a judge described as a case of “unimaginable cruelty.” Stephen Boden, 30, and…
Read MoreUkraine’s Security service uncovered over 300 Russian agents in past year
Pravda Ukraine Over the course of 2022, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) uncovered more than 300 Russian agents, some of whom have been recruited to work for Ukraine. Source: Vasyl Maliuk, Head of Ukraine’s Security Service, in an interview with Dmytro Komarov as part of A Year: Behind the Scenes project Quote from Maliuk:…
Read MoreQuarterly Cyber Insurance Update: May 2023
Wall Street Journal This report highlights issues and trends that affected the cybersecurity insurance industry during the past quarter, including the latest changes in premiums, insurers increasing underwriting standards for cyber policies, and an expert advising privacy liability shouldn’t be overlooked when considering cyber insurance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/quarterly-cyber-insurance-update-may-2023-2f9ecc68
Read More‘But Here We Are’ by Foo Fighters Review: Grief and Rock Guitars
Wall Street Journal On its first album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022, Dave Grohl’s band offers a powerful, melodic work of mourning. https://www.wsj.com/articles/but-here-we-are-by-foo-fighters-review-grief-and-rock-guitars-9062afe9
Read MoreJudge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
Fox News A judge put South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme Court can review the measure, giving providers a temporary reprieve in a region that has enacted strict limits on the procedure. Judge Clifton Newman’s ruling that put the state’s abortion law…
Read MoreMassachusetts Senate passes $55.9B budget proposal
Fox News The Massachusetts Senate approved a $55.9 billion state budget proposal for the new fiscal year on Thursday, setting up negotiations with the House on a final spending plan to ship to Democratic Gov. Maura Healey by July. One focus of the budget is higher education. The Senate budget would let all Massachusetts students,…
Read MoreTop House committee ramps up pressure on HHS chief Becerra to testify over child migrant crisis
Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Republicans on a key House Committee are pushing for Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to testify over the ongoing crisis at the southern border and reports of an increase in child migrant exploitation — warning that it may pursue “other avenues” if he refuses. House Energy and Commerce…
Read MoreTester reverses course, suggests Montana shouldn’t have banned ‘silly’ TikTok app after signaling support
Fox News Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat who initially supported a ban of TikTok in his home state of Montana, reversed course this week and suggested that the state should not have banned the “silly app.” Montana became the first state in the U.S. to completely ban TikTok last week. The measure is expected to…
Read MoreUkrainian casualties in Artyomovsk, Soledar estimated at up to 40,000 — expert
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. These are the irretrievable losses that the Ukrainian Nazis suffered [in the battles] for Soledar and Artyomovsk, Colonel Vitaly Kiselev, a military expert from the Lugansk People’s Republic, said https://tass.com/defense/1623789
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