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Boy Scouts Emerge From Bankruptcy

Wall Street Journal A U.S. appeals court denied a request by nonsettling insurers and a minority of sex-abuse survivors to pause the youth group’s reorganization. https://www.wsj.com/articles/boy-scouts-emerge-from-bankruptcy-after-more-than-three-years-da56f0bb

Bright flash over Kyiv caused by satellite fall

Pravda Ukraine Preliminary reports indicate that a bright flash that Kyiv residents spotted in the skies over the city on the evening of 19 April is the result of a NASA satellite falling to Earth. Source: Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram, Ukrainian Air Force Command on Facebook Quote from Serhiy Popko, Head of the…

Boris Epshteyn, Trump Legal Adviser, Is to Be Interviewed by Special Counsel

New York Times The interview is the latest example of the focus by the special counsel, Jack Smith, on the role of lawyers working for former President Donald Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/politics/boris-epshteyn-special-counsel.html

Can companies come back from woke publicity stunt flops? ‘Woke, Inc’ author says yes

Fox News Republican presidential candidate and “Woke, Inc” author Vivek Ramaswamy, said companies should be able to walk back their ventures into the culture wars. “I think that there’s an opportunity for companies to set their course straight,” Ramaswamy told Fox News while on his campaign bus in New Hampshire. “I believe in companies learning…

Bahrain-Qatar resume diplomatic ties, symbolizing regional shift to diplomatic era – analysis

Jerusalem Post The move comes in the wake of normalization of ties between Qatar, and close allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-739719

Dollar becomes toxic for everyday transactions — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Pankin emphasized that in 2022, several countries have drastically reduced their dollar reserves while increasing their gold reserves https://tass.com/russias-foreign-policy/1606845

Police detain woman advocating for Ukrainian Orthodox church near Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the church, human rights activist Victoria Kokhanovska was “kidnapped during a live broadcast” https://tass.com/emergencies/1606851

Left-wing nonprofit leads charge against Justice Clarence Thomas: ‘Political drive-by shooting’

Fox News The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) — a D.C.-based organization that filed an ethics complaint last week against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for “failing to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from and property sales” from a wealthy GOP donor — was one of the main sources…

Monks may start getting booted from Kiev-Pechersk Lavra next week — culture ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In early April, Tkachenko announced that Ukrainian authorities intended to start evicting monks from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra after the court ruling on the lawsuit filed by the Culture Ministry against the UOC https://tass.com/world/1606839

House Republicans Unveil Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling, Cut Spending

Wall Street Journal The legislation would curb some spending and pare back several of President Biden’s signature initiatives in exchange for an increase in the government’s borrowing capacity. https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-unveil-bill-to-raise-debt-ceiling-cut-spending-6872f2c2