• 11/17/2024

Russia plans digital draft after thousands dodge military service, flee country

Fox News Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took steps to make it harder for citizens to dodge future military draft orders in a move to circumvent the chaos that unfolded last September when President Vladimir Putin mobilized men for the war in Ukraine.  The Kremlin’s Duma, the lower house in its parliament, passed a series of…

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Drop the Climate and Focus on Your Day Job, Please

Wall Street Journal The Fed wants to be an expert on climate change when it barely understands inflation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-climate-change-studies-inflation-health-care-carbon-activists-be622269

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US introduces additional sanctions against the Russian Federation targeting financial facilitators and Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation

Pravda Ukraine The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced a new set of sanctions related to Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, adding 80 entities and individuals across the world to OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397588/

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Can the City Be Fixed When So Many Have Fled?

Wall Street Journal Most of the people left don’t even turn out to vote. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-mayor-election-big-city-flee-suburbs-voting-7d74bd89

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Why Not Hold Our Leaders to a Higher Standard?

Wall Street Journal ‘We have met the enemy and he is us.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-hush-money-leaders-election-9c460bed

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Democratic US Sen. Tammy Baldwin announces bid for third term in battleground Wisconsin

Fox News Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who spearheaded legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages last year, announced on Wednesday that she is seeking a third term in battleground Wisconsin. Baldwin, 60, said in a statement that she intends to continue fighting for the working class and families struggling with inflation, as well as…

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US imposes sanctions on over 100 targets in action over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Jerusalem Post The sanctions, imposed by the US Treasury and State departments, apply to more than 120 entities and individuals across over 20 countries. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739048

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Al-Quds church urges mass participation in Easter despite Israeli curbs

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A priest has called on Christians in occupied al-Quds to attend the Holy Fire ceremony, denouncing the “heavy-handed” curbs imposed by the Israeli regime officials. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701420/Priest-urges-Christians-attend-holy-fire-in-Quds-Church

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Diplomacy and dialogue way out of regional, global challenges: Iran FM

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s foreign minister tells his Japanese counterpart that Tehran views diplomacy and negotiation as the solution to current regional and global challenges. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/12/701419/Iran-fm-diplomacy-way-out-of-regional-global-challenges

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Prince Harry but not Meghan will attend King Charles III’s coronation

Washington Post Speculation over whether the U.S.-based royals would attend the May 6 ceremony has heightened after Harry inveighed against his family in a memoir and Netflix documentary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/harry-meghan-coronation-attend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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