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Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times The battle for Bakhmut. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/briefing/ukraine-bakhmut-biden-electric-vehicles.html

Rain and thunderstorms set to rage on across Israel until weekend

Jerusalem Post On Friday, there will be a significant increase in temperatures, but they will still be slightly lower than normal for the season. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739086

New Leaked Documents Show Broad Infighting Among Russian Officials

New York Times The additional documents also suggest the breach of American intelligence agencies could contain far more material than previously believed. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/russia-intelligence-leaks.html

Dollar rises to 82.04 rubles, yuan moves up to 11.907 on Moscow Exchange

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The euro rose by one kopeck to 90 rubles https://tass.com/economy/1603493

Leaked classified documents: neither side will triumph in war in Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine According to the classified US materials that leaked online recently, the war between Ukraine and Russia is expected to last until 2024, with neither side winning, but both refusing to negotiate an end to the conflict. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397651/

Trump arrives in Manhattan for NY attorney general’s deposition

Jerusalem Post He was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records over allegations that he orchestrated payments to two women before the 2016 election https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739085

Sanctions show US inability to make Russia abandon protection of its interests, envoy says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “At the same time, Washington has again violated the principles of the energy markets functioning. The imposition of sanctions against Rosatom entities is an attempt to once again circumvent such a ‘convention’ as the rules of fair competition on foreign marketplaces,” Anatoly Antonov…

Kremlin says no preparations yet for Putin’s next State of the Nation Address

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov did not specify if preparations were underway for another traditional event, Putin’s Q&A session https://tass.com/politics/1603489

Can AI answer your money questions? We put chatbots to the test

Jerusalem Post Can money buy happiness? What one dividend stock is the most attractively valued? What one growth stock is the most attractively valued? https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/banking-and-finance/article-739084

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces and other troops deploy HIMARS to strike Russian jamming station

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces have tracked down a Russian Zhitel R-330Zh jamming station, and another defence unit has deployed HIMARS to strike it [Zhitel is Russian for “resident” – ed.]. Source: Special Operations Forces Quote: “Officers of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine and units from the defence forces carried out a number…