• 12/01/2024

Live Updates: Air National Guardsman Arrested as F.B.I. Searches His Home

New York Times Federal officials are investigating leaks of classified U.S. intelligence revealing government secrets about the Ukraine war. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the airman’s arrest in connection with the unauthorized removal and transmission of classified information. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/13/us/documents-leak-arrest

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Tech Consultant Arrested in Killing of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

New York Times The police said the consultant, Nima Momeni, was an acquaintance of Bob Lee. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/bob-lee-cash-app-killing.html

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25 Europe-bound migrants dead in boat sinking off Tunisia

Washington Post Tunisian authorities say at least 25 African migrants died and 15 are missing after a boat carrying them toward Europe sank in the Mediterranean Sea https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/13/tunisia-migrants-drowned-shipwreck-europe/7af93e80-da3a-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Berlin lets Warsaw hand over to Kiev 5 MiG-29s from East Germany’s reserves — officials

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In 2002, Germany reportedly transferred 23 MiG-29 fighters from East German stocks to Poland https://tass.com/world/1604065

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Iran and Nicaragua Discussed Military Cooperation, Leaked Report Says

New York Times The two countries had found common ground in opposing “perceived U.S. efforts to expand influence in Latin America,” according to an intelligence update based on C.I.A. intercepts. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/middleeast/iran-nicaragua-military-cooperation.html

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‘Unruly’ pro-abortion protesters removed from Florida House gallery after throwing debris at lawmakers

Fox News Pro-abortion protesters gathered at the Florida State Capitol on Thursday were forced out of the House gallery after they interrupted proceedings and began throwing debris at lawmakers who were deliberating a measure that would ban abortions after six weeks. The incident took place as the Florida House of Representatives debated and voted on…

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Classified documents leak was a deliberate crime — Pentagon

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. US Department of Defense spokesman Patrick Ryder stressed that everyone who deals with classified information must sign a non-disclosure agreement https://tass.com/world/1604063

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Supreme Court Won’t Block Student Loan Class-Action Settlement

New York Times Three schools challenged the settlement, which would forgive $6 billion, saying the Biden administration had colluded with plaintiffs and exceeded its authority. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/supreme-court-student-loans.html

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Humanitarian aid convoy to head to Donbass from France — SOS Donbass association

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Association prepares the documents necessary for the passage of goods through customs https://tass.com/world/1604061

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After Shunning Assad for Years, the Arab World Is Returning Him to the Fold

New York Times President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was isolated for years after brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising. But in most Arab capitals today, the only question is how — not whether — they should deal with him again. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/middleeast/assad-syria-middle-east.html

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