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Kolesnikov wins 50-meter backstroke at 2023 Russian Swimming Championships
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The 50-meter backstroke event is not on the official Olympic list of competitions https://tass.com/sport/1606821
Read MoreExplosion heard in Dnipro: air defence is operating
Pravda Ukraine The air defence system was activated in the city of Dnipro during the air-raid siren on the evening of 19 April. Source: Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office, on Telegram; Suspilne Details: At 21:12, Suspilne reported that the sound of an explosion was heard in the city. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/19/7398606/
Read MoreVatican inaugurates artisan apprentice school for basilica
Washington Post The Vatican is inaugurating a new arts and crafts academy inside St. Peter’s Basilica https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/vatican-arts-crafts-academy/c05f9412-dede-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreFrench hecklers call for President Emmanuel Macron’s resignation during ‘crowd bath’
Fox News In France, when presidents take strolls among the public, they’re described as “taking a crowd bath.” Emmanuel Macron took a very cold one on Wednesday. Braving hecklers who shouted for him to resign, the French leader threw himself into the uphill task of repairing damage done to his presidency by forcing through unpopular…
Read MoreThe Fox-Dominion Settlement
Wall Street Journal A verdict against the network might have hurt all of the press. https://www.wsj.com/articles/dominion-voting-fox-news-settlement-defamation-case-rupert-murdoch-john-poulos-bf605b16
Read MoreTesla factory where worker died had safety issues
Fox News Government inspectors concluded Tesla Inc.’s Shanghai factory where an employee died in a Feb. 4 accident has weaknesses in its safety measures, news reports said Wednesday. The emergency bureau of Shanghai’s Pudong district recommended an unspecified penalty for Tesla, the business news magazine Caixin and other outlets reported. They cited a copy of…
Read MoreRussia starts removing references to Kyiv from school textbooks
Pravda Ukraine Some Russian school textbooks have removed references to Kyiv in paragraphs about Kyivan Rus. Source: Mediazona Details: The news agency Mediazona has reviewed a few pages of the edited fourth-grade textbook The World Around Us (for 9-10-year-olds) and compared them to the 2021 version. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/19/7398604/
Read MoreTexas-born princess facing imminent eviction from Rome villa
Washington Post A Texas-born princess is facing a court-ordered eviction from a Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/italy-princess-aristocratic-inheritance-caravaggio-rome-villa/90a59402-dedd-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreShots fired at Israeli bus in West Bank, no injuries reported
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739710
Read MoreCFBC Tries to Censor Speech on Chicago Crime
Wall Street Journal A small mortgage company is hauled to court for comments on a weekly radio show and podcast. https://www.wsj.com/articles/shhh-the-cfpb-could-be-listening-townstone-crime-free-speech-chicago-brandon-johnson-mortage-48d4c260
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