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Gold Falls Slightly; Fed Moves in Focus
Wall Street Journal Gold edged lower in early Asian trade, after settling higher overnight on a tight trading range above the key $2,000-an-ounce threshold. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gold-falls-slightly-fed-moves-in-focus-49f0bd69
Read MoreCorrections & Amplifications
Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of April 21, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corrections-amplifications-574d4023
Read MoreCoachella 2023: The Most Notable Looks
Wall Street Journal From finger-size sunglasses to massive cowboy hats, the festival’s first weekend of looks brought the bling (and the bizarre) back to the desert. https://www.wsj.com/articles/coachella-2023-the-most-notable-looks-468a602e
Read MoreEPA settlement would force Pennsylvania to cut Chesapeake Bay pollution
Fox News Pennsylvania must minimize its outsized role in polluting the Chesapeake Bay, according to a proposed settlement agreement announced Thursday that would subject the state to increased oversight from federal environmental officials. The agreement comes after other jurisdictions in the bay’s watershed — Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia — filed a…
Read MoreGeneral Atlantic Exits Cancer-Care Investment
Wall Street Journal The firm is selling a majority stake in OneOncology to TPG and AmerisourceBergen in a deal that values the business at about $2.1 billion. https://www.wsj.com/articles/general-atlantic-exits-cancer-care-investment-91d37722
Read MorePace of Japan’s Consumer Inflation Slowed in March
Wall Street Journal Japan’s overall consumer prices rose at 3.2% from a year earlier in March, slightly slower than the 3.3% increase in February, government data showed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pace-of-japans-consumer-inflation-slowed-in-march-f1a47bc3
Read MoreRussia’s Wagner Offered Arms to Sudanese General Battling Army
Wall Street Journal Offer to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces could escalate conflict, deepen U.S. concerns over Russian involvement. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-wagner-offered-arms-to-sudanese-general-battling-army-c71f65f3
Read MoreHong Kong again bars several registered media outlets from gov’t event, repeatedly evades questions as to why
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government barred several government-registered media outlets from covering a National Security Education Day event last Saturday, ignoring emails and evading questions by phone when challenged as to why. Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong attends the opening ceremony of the National Security Education…
Read MoreHundreds of Israelis to celebrate Independence Day in Homesh after Disengagement repeal
Jerusalem Post The event will be held under the title “Celebrating Jewish Independence on Homesh,” marking the first such celebration since the repeal of the Disengagement Law a month ago. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739872
Read MoreKansas Gov. Kelly vetoes trans bathroom, youth sex change bans
Fox News Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed Republican legislation aimed at ending gender-affirming care for children and teens, and another, sweeping GOP proposal for preventing transgender people from using bathrooms and other public facilities associated with their gender identities. Gov. Laura Kelly also vetoed a third GOP bill that specifically would have prevented jails…
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