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Head of Russian Wagner group says his force lost 20,000 men in battle for Bakhmut
Fox News The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 men in the drawn-out battle for Bakhmut, with about half of those who died in the eastern Ukrainian city being Russian convicts recruited to fight in the 15-month-old war. The figure stood in stark contrast to the widely…
Read MoreHow Ron DeSantis Maximized the Might of the Florida Governor’s Office
New York Times Ron DeSantis methodically expanded his powers and pushed legal boundaries to enact his policies. He suggests he would do the same as president. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/ron-desantis-florida-governor-power.html
Read MoreVessels downtime due to Russia’s “maritime” sabotage cost farmers more than US$1 billion
Pravda Ukraine As a result of Russia’s sabotage of the work of the “grain initiative”, Ukraine suffered losses of more than US$1 billion due to the downtime of ships in queues. Source: Mykola Horbachov, President of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA), as Interfax-Ukraine reports Details: He specified that these funds were not actually received by…
Read MoreAthletes from Russia win 16 golds on Day Two of Youth Summer Games in China
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on October 17, 2022 to hold the Year of Russian-Chinese cooperation in physical culture and sports in 2022 and 2023 https://tass.com/sports/1622529
Read MoreUS Congress asks Biden to transfer frozen assets of Russia’s Central Bank to Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, members of the US House of Representatives, have sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling for the transfer of frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/24/7403715/
Read MoreAnalysts Expect Triple-Digit Rise in U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
Wall Street Journal Government data are expected to show that U.S. natural gas inventories rose by 101 billion cubic feet in the latest week, according to a survey of analysts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/analysts-expect-triple-digit-rise-in-u-s-natural-gas-inventories-b1ae1bbe
Read MoreGavin Newsom could pick Oprah for Senate if Feinstein retires: report
Fox News Oprah Winfrey’s name has been floated as a possible replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in the event the 89-year-old lawmaker retires before the end of her term next year, it was reported this week. Questions have swirled about Feinstein’s health and her ability to serve in the Senate ever since she returned…
Read MoreLeader of cross-border raid warns Russia to expect more incursions
Jerusalem Post Kapustin said his group was right-wing, and when asked if he minded being labeled a Nazi, he said he didn’t “think it’s an insult.” https://www.jpost.com/international/article-744129
Read MoreVP Harris allegedly silent on plea from world’s former ‘murder capital’ as leaders offer US migrant advice
Fox News FIRST ON FOX – El Salvador has reported a drop in crime and a decrease in migration out of the country after years of bearing the title “the murder capital” of the world, the country’s vice president told Fox News Digital. “We are very clear exactly what is our policy regarding enforcing immigration,”…
Read MoreUK inflation falls by less than expected, heaping pressure on BoE
Reuters Reuters was ahead of the competition reporting UK inflation figures as consumer prices rose by a more-than-expected 8.7% last month and a closely watched measure of core inflation surged to a 31-yer high. UK’s main stock indexes fell, British government bond prices plunged, and the pound rose slightly after the data that was seen…
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