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Guards at burned Mexican detention center didn’t have keys
Washington Post Two guards who fled a fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked cell at a Mexican detention center did not have keys to the cell door https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/mexico-migrants-detention-center-fire-guatemala/43df2c2c-d8ad-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreCalifornia Assembly GOP torches Dems for opposing bill raising penalties for ‘raping a disabled child’
Fox News California Assembly Republicans torched the Democrats on the chamber’s Public Safety Committee for opposing a bill to raise penalties for “raping a disabled child.” The Golden State lower chamber GOP blasted the Public Safety Committee Democrats after they voted down Bill 808 proposed by Republican Assemblyman Devon Mathis to raise penalties for sexually…
Read MoreRussia tests intercontinental ballistic missile, its warhead hits target in Kazakhstan
Pravda Ukraine The Russian Ministry of Defence has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, its warhead hitting a target at a test site in Kazakhstan. Source: Kremlin-aligned news outlets TASS and RIA Novosti with reference to the Russian Defence Ministry Details: It is reported that the intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test…
Read MoreBiden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western states
Fox News The Biden administration proposed actions Tuesday that would significantly reduce water supplies in seven western states amid severe drought conditions that stretch back decades. The Department of the Interior (DOI) released a draft proposal that highlighted two potential actions it could take to combat the Colorado River Basin’s deteriorating water levels. The two…
Read More’72 Seasons’ by Metallica Review: Heavy-Metal Monotony
Wall Street Journal The rock band returns with a lengthy album that has all the expected speed and thrashing riffs, but it takes few chances. https://www.wsj.com/articles/72-seasons-by-metallica-review-heavy-metal-monotony-f7a288ca
Read MoreLeadership of Foundation Honoring Justin Trudeau’s Father Quits
New York Times The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation said that accusations of Chinese meddling in its affairs had made it impossible for it to function as before. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/canada/trudeau-foundation-leaders-resign.html
Read MoreState media says Iran president replacing 2 Cabinet members
Washington Post State media says Iran President Ebrahaim Raisi has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing the minister of agriculture and the head of the planning and budget office https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/iran-cabinet-economy-protests/01bca3e2-d8ad-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine’s civilian death toll reaches 8,500; UN says number likely ‘considerably higher’
Fox News Civilian deaths in Ukraine have mounted, according to figures released by the United Nations on Tuesday, reaching nearly 8,500 confirmed deaths since the war began, with the top agency warning that actual figures are likely “considerably higher.” The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported the 8,490 civilians had been killed…
Read MoreYour Wednesday Briefing: A Gloomy Economic Forecast
New York Times Also, Myanmar’s junta killed more than 100 in a major airstrike. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/briefing/imf-economy-forecast-myanmar.html
Read MoreHungary Sees U.S. Among Top Three Adversaries, Purported Leaked Document Says
Wall Street Journal The document, part of a larger trove of leaked papers, cites a CIA assessment of the depth of the Washington-Budapest rift. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungary-sees-u-s-among-top-three-adversaries-purported-leaked-document-says-4287805b
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