• 02/02/2025

No progress seen on launch of Togliatti-Odessa pipeline — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. There were also no contacts with the United States on connecting Russian banks to the SWIFT system for food exports, said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin https://tass.com/economy/1606849

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Russia not to avoid contacts with US during Lavrov’s visit to New York — UN envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. No meetings between Russian Foreign Minister and US representatives are planned, though, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN says https://tass.com/russias-foreign-policy/1606843

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Iran’s new CHP plant reduces emissions by 700k mt per year

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s newly-opened biogas power plant will reduce CO2 emissions by 700,000 metric tons per year. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/19/701880/Iran-CHP-power-plant-biomass-emission-reduction

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Companies Turn to AI to Avoid ‘Cloud Sprawl’

Wall Street Journal Cloud-computing usage at large companies is measured in millions of records a day, making it ‘humanly impossible’ to keep track of costs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-turn-to-ai-to-avoid-cloud-sprawl-f3bec9c9

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I’ll Hazard a Guess (Thursday Crossword, April 20)

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/ill-hazard-a-guess-thursday-crossword-april-20-e3d6469e

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Biden 2020 Voters Still Not Sold on 2024

Wall Street Journal How long can Gavin Newsom resist getting into the race? https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-2020-voters-still-not-sold-on-2024-57448fb8

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Jayapal criticized for saying immigrants ‘needed’ in America to ‘pick the food we eat’ and ‘clean our homes’

Fox News Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said Wednesday that immigrants are needed in America because they, among other things, “pick the food we eat,” “clean our homes,” and “rebuild our communities after climate disasters.” Jayapal’s comments – which some GOP colleagues and others criticized as stereotyping immigrants — came during a House Judiciary Committee…

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Austin: Sweden’s Taken Steps Toward Enhancing U.S. Partnership

Defense.gov Following a meeting at the headquarters of the Swedish navy, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III acknowledged the efforts taken by Sweden in the last year to enhance its already strong alliance with the United States. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3368204/austin-swedens-taken-steps-toward-enhancing-us-partnership/

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Big public union strike in Canada could disrupt tax season

Washington Post Canada’s largest federal public-service union and the federal government continue to negotiate as workers go on strike, triggering warnings of major service disruptions https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/canada-public-union-strike/530b3e44-deec-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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UN efforts failed to result in executing Russia’s part of grain deal — Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. At the same time, there is ‘definitely some dynamics,’ Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted https://tass.com/russias-foreign-policy/1606841

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