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Michael Jordan’s Signed Air Jordan Sneakers Set $2.2 Million Record

Wall Street Journal A pair of Mr. Jordan’s sneakers, worn during the Hall of Famer’s 1998 NBA Finals win, went for $2.2 million on Tuesday including fees. https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-jordan-sneaker-million-auction-records-sothebys-air-jordans-f99f4b15

Absolut vodka coming back to Russian market — newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Some global alcoholic beverage producers, including Pernod Ricard, Diageo and Bacardi, suspended sales in Russia or announced their exit from the country after the start of the Russian special military operation https://tass.com/economy/1602833

Manhattan district attorney sues Republican lawmaker Jim Jordan over Trump case

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738993

Family of reporter jailed by Russia spoke to Biden on Tuesday -statement

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738992

Paul Whelan Calls Home For the First Time In Nearly Two Weeks, Family Says

New York Times Mr. Whelan, a former Marine, has been serving a 16-year sentence in Russia on what the United States says are fabricated charges of espionage. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/paul-whelan-russia-call.html

Egypt Denies Report on Leaked Document That Said It Planned to Ship Arms to Russia

New York Times The Washington Post said the document describes an Egyptian plan to secretly produce rockets, artillery rounds and gunpowder for Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/egypt-russia-leaked-pentagon-documents.html

IMF Lowers Growth Outlook Amid Financial System Tremors

New York Times The International Monetary Fund says a painful slowdown, which could include a recession, has become a bigger risk for the global economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/business/economy/imf-world-economic-outlook.html

Over 1 million young Russians left workforce as Putin focused on Ukraine conflict: report

Fox News Russia may have lost as many as 1.3 million young workers since the start of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new report. The Finexpertiza consulting firm released its findings after analyzing official statistics, reporting that working citizens under the age of 35 in Russia fell by 1.33 million people between…

Arrest warrant issued for wife of Kremlin-aligned ex-politician

Pravda Ukraine The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has put Oksana Marchenko, the wife of the godfather of the Russian dictator Viktor Medvedchuk on a wanted list. Source: the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Details: Marchenko is wanted by the main administration of the Main Directorate of the Security Council of Ukraine…

Biden will not hold press conference in Ireland despite murmurs of White House ‘protecting’ him

Fox News President Joe Biden will not hold a press conference while in Ireland, the White House confirmed Tuesday. The announcement comes just one day after reporters blasted White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the president’s continuous refusal to take questions. It has been many months since Biden held a formal press conference, and…