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Alabama advances bill criminalizing those who help a non-family member fulfill absentee ballots
Fox News Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would make it a crime to help a non-family member request, fill out or return an absentee ballot. The Senate Governmental Affairs committee voted 5-2 — in a vote that fell along party lines — to advance the House-passed bill to the full Alabama Senate.…
Read MoreProgress MS-23 spacecraft carrying food, satellite, other cargo docks to ISS
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The spacecraft delivered a total of 2,491 kg of cargo, including 499 kg of fuel, 630 liters of drinking water, 40 kg of compressed nitrogen and about 1,322 kg of various equipment and materials https://tass.com/science/1622561
Read MoreProsecutors in Guyana mull charges for teen suspect in deadly blaze at girls’ dorm
Fox News Police in Guyana conferred Wednesday with prosecutors on what charges to bring against the main teenage suspect in this week’s fire that destroyed a girl’s dormitory at a school, killing 18 students and a young boy. Investigators believe that a 14-year-old student who was injured in the blaze ignited the fire late Sunday…
Read MoreThe Draft, Student Loan Forgiveness and College Privilege
Wall Street Journal Debates over deferments and debt relief raise similar questions about education and democracy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-draft-student-loans-and-college-privilege-fdr-deferment-civics-biden-2507dc82
Read MoreSudan conflict displaces over 1.3M, including some 320K to neighboring countries
Fox News The fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force has displaced more than 1.3 million people, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. The International Organization for Migration said the clashes have forced over 1 million people to leave their homes to safer areas inside Sudan. Some 320,000 others have fled to the…
Read MoreTrial for Senegal’s main opposition leader ends, verdict expected next week
Fox News A highly-anticipated trial of Senegal’s main opposition leader ended Tuesday evening with a verdict expected next week, a court said Wednesday. Ousmane Sonko is being tried for rape and death threats and could face up to 10 years in prison. If convicted, Sonko would be barred from running in next year’s presidential elections.…
Read MoreBritish authorities will not investigate speeding ticket claims relating to Interior Minister Suella Braverman
Fox News The U.K. interior minister won’t face investigation over allegations that she tried to pull strings after getting a speeding ticket, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday, in an attempt to lay to rest one of several ethics claims dogging the Conservative government. Sunak said he had consulted his standards adviser over the claims…
Read MoreThe Many Paradoxes of Timothy J. Keller
Wall Street Journal He was a popular preacher in New York and a celebrity who hated attention. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-many-paradoxes-of-timothy-j-keller-redeemer-new-york-city-rip-59dc5066
Read MoreXi Jinping says China willing to enhance cooperation with Eurasian countries
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Xi Jinping recalled that during his visit to Russia in March, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to cooperate in order to interconnect the Belt and Road initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union https://tass.com/economy/1622555
Read MoreRussia at helm of transition to multipolar world, its influence ‘huge’ — Lukashenko
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Alexander Lukashenko also stated that the US seeks to stop the development of cooperation between Russia and African states, adding that there is fighting going on for these states https://tass.com/world/1622549
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