• 03/17/2025

Russians attack Sumy Oblast 20 times in one day: there is damage

Pravda Ukraine On 16 May, Russian occupiers fired on Sumy Oblast 20 times; there have been 112 explosions detected, and there is damage in two hromadas [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/17/7402536/

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Chief of Ukraine Supreme Court Is Arrested and Accused of Bribery

New York Times ‘This is a dark day in the history of the court,’ its judges said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/world/europe/ukraine-supreme-court-chief-bribery.html

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Lyft Taps Erin Brewer as CFO

Wall Street Journal The ride-hailing company said Ms. Brewer will succeed Elaine Paul, who will continue working for the company as an adviser until Nov. 30. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lyft-taps-erin-brewer-as-cfo-4571a09e

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Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after DOJ watchdog probe into Dem fundraiser attendance

Fox News Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins is reportedly resigning this week after the release of a monthslong DOJ ethics investigation into her appearance at a Biden fundraiser last summer and other issues. Rollins’ attorney, former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich, told The Associated Press his client would be stepping down by Friday.  “Rachael…

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LA Dodgers’ partnership with radical LGBT activists draws Catholic ire: ‘Perverted, sexual and disgusting’

Fox News Catholics are slamming the LA Dodgers for their “alarming and dangerous normalization of anti-Catholic bigotry” after the major league team plans to honor an activist group known for shocking protests. The baseball team announced they will honor the LA-based branch of Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an activist group of “queer and trans nuns,”…

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Owen Davidson, Australian master of doubles tennis, dies at 79

Washington Post Eight of his major titles came with Billie Jean King, with whom he formed a formidable mixed doubles partnership in the 1960s and ’70s. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/16/owen-davidson-tennis-dead/

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A post-COVID world means changes for the Israeli work day – survey

Jerusalem Post A recent Israel Democracy Institute study finds that 61% of working people in Israel are satisfied with their work-life balance  https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-743285

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How the Comstock Act Law Is Key to the Abortion Fight

New York Times The Comstock Act, named for a public-morals crusader on a mission to “sanitize” the U.S. in the 1870s, makes a comeback in the abortion-pill battle. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/us/abortion-comstock-act.html

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WhatsApp adding feature to lock chats with a password

Jerusalem Post The new “Chat Lock” feature lets users lock a chat, which takes that thread out of the inbox and places it behind its own folder that can only be accessed with a device password or biometric. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-743287

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LPR leader confirms that interior minister operated after assassination attempt

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Acting head of the Lugansk People’s Republic Leonid Pasechnik said that Igor Kornet was operated on https://tass.com/society/1618469

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