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Palace Expenses Force King Charles to Dip Into a Reserve Fund

New York Times Rising costs and outlays for special events like the queen’s funeral pushed up the Royal Family’s official expenses. The Palace also fell short of its goals on diversifying its work force. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/europe/uk-royals-finances-charles.html

Investors Are Charged With Insider Trading in Trump Social-Media SPAC Deal

Wall Street Journal Federal prosecutors say a scheme netted the defendants millions of dollars. https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-are-charged-with-insider-trading-in-trump-social-media-spac-deal-682ab537

Wisconsin Senate passes GOP-authored bill that will overhaul how reading is taught in state

Fox News A proposal overhauling how reading is taught in Wisconsin elementary schools is headed to Gov. Tony Evers for his consideration after the Senate passed the measure with bipartisan support on Wednesday. The Republican-authored bill is designed to increase reading scores by requiring more frequent tests of students, coaching and a curriculum that emphasizes…

Child and mother found after falling overboard from Baltic ferry

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-748233

Lawsuit says OpenAI violated US authors’ copyrights to train AI chatbot

Jerusalem Post Massachusetts-based writers Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad said ChatGPT mined data copied from thousands of books without permission, infringing the authors’ copyrights. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-748232

U.S. Close to Approving Long-Range Missiles to Bolster Ukraine’s Fight

Wall Street Journal Biden has long declined to provide long-range missiles, fearing escalating the fight with Russia. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-close-to-approving-long-range-atacms-missiles-to-bolster-ukraines-fight-cc4e389c

Supreme Court strengthens protections for religious rights at work

Washington Post The Biden administration said existing religious protections are sufficient. But mail carrier Gerald Groff said he shouldn’t have to deliver packages on Sunday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/29/supreme-court-sabbath-work-religious-protections/

U.S. Asked Ukraine Not to Conduct Covert Attacks in Russia During Rebellion, Officials Say

New York Times Washington advised Kyiv not to do anything that would either try to influence the outcome of events or take immediate advantage of the chaos, according to American officials. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-rebellion.html

Europe’s Inflation Issue Moves Into a New Phase: From Profits to Wages

New York Times The European Central Bank expects to bring down inflation, with a big caveat: Companies need to let profits fall as they pay for higher wages. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/business/europe-inflation-wages-corporate-profits.html

Introducing single currency in EAEU so far unrealistic — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Increasing the share of settlements in national currencies, in foreign national currencies is a more serious issue. Work is underway on this issue,” Alexander Pankin said https://tass.com/economy/1640537