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Ancient Tibetans were consuming milk and other dairy products thousands of years ago, study finds

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dental evidence suggests pastoralists were relying on milk as a food source on the Tibetan Plateau 3,500 years ago – far earlier than previously thought. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216834/ancient-tibetans-were-consuming-milk-and-other-dairy-products-thousands-years-ago-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese are ‘lying flat’, Americans are on gap years as pessimistic youth take a hard look at traditional jobs

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A growing number of younger people in China are resenting the idea of struggling against economic problems, while in the US, millions are also leaning more towards the life side of a work-life balance.…

WH quietly corrects Jean-Pierre’s claim Biden has taken more press questions than Trump, Obama, Bush combined

Fox News The White House has quietly corrected a claim made Tuesday by press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre that President Biden has taken more questions from the press than Presidents Trump, Obama and Bush combined. Without alerting the public to the changes, the White House corrected the official transcript of Jean-Pierre’s gaggle with reporters aboard Air…

‘Champion’ Review: Terence Blanchard Comes Back to the Met

Wall Street Journal The composer’s second opera at the New York institution is a visceral, jazz-influenced work about the closeted bisexual boxer Emile Griffith, who killed his opponent in a 1962 fight. https://www.wsj.com/articles/champion-review-terence-blanchard-comes-back-to-the-met-e41ba487

OAS panel urges El Salvador to restore suspended rights

Washington Post The Inter American Commission on Human Rights is urging the government of El Salvador to restore all the rights suspended under an “emergency” anti-gang decree that is now entering its second year https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/el-salvador-gangs-crackdown-bukele-emergency/9426167c-d97b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Rialto Pictures’ High-Caliber Film Canon

Wall Street Journal Films by Orson Welles, John Carpenter, Jean-Pierre Melville and others will be shown in the Museum of Modern Art’s ‘Rialto at 25,’ which celebrates the distributor’s quarter-century of sophisticated curation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rialto-pictures-high-caliber-film-canon-79c0a34e

Prosecution rests case in corruption trial for ex-Illinois House speaker’s associates

Fox News Prosecutors rested their side of the trial Wednesday against four people accused of seeking favors for Illinois’ largest electric utility by arranging $1.3 million in contracts and payments for associates of a powerful state politician. Michael Madigan, the former House speaker, is not in court and faces his own separate trial. But he’s…

Maine bill expanding abortion access gets enough co-sponsors to ensure passage

Fox News Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ bill to expand abortion access in Maine will generate emotional debate in coming weeks, but its eventual passage is virtually assured. There were enough co-sponsors on her bill, formally introduced this week, to ensure passage with a majority. All told, there were 76 sponsors and co-sponsors in the House…

Criss-Crossing the ’24 Campaign Trail, Before the Campaign Is Official

New York Times A handful of prominent Republicans, including Tim Scott and Ron DeSantis, have been testing the waters for months, mindful of the biggest fish out there: Donald Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/politics/2024-republican-presidential-campaigns.html

Judge Blasts Fox News Over Evidence Disclosures in Defamation Case

Wall Street Journal In final pretrial proceedings, the judge allowed new depositions of Fox News witnesses and said he would likely investigate the network’s litigation conduct. https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-blasts-fox-news-over-evidence-disclosures-in-defamation-case-53663a82