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US military says it targeted senior al-Qaida leader in Syria

Washington Post The U.S. military says it has carried out a drone strike in northwestern Syria targeting a senior al-Qaida leader https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/03/syria-alqaida-idlib-centcom/9be18cdc-e9c2-11ed-869e-986dd5713bc8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

U.S. Oil Inventories Fall, Gasoline Stockpiles Rise Sharply

Wall Street Journal Crude-oil stockpiles fell by 1.3 million barrels last week to 459.6 million barrels, compared with analysts’ expectations for a decline of 1.2 million barrels. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-oil-inventories-fall-gasoline-stockpiles-rise-sharply-ff06465c

How ‘Equity Grading’ Fails Students

Wall Street Journal In Baltimore, the negative outcomes outweighed the positive intent. https://www.wsj.com/articles/homework-school-equity-grading-fail-49b64e19

Leaks about Zelensky’s trip to Berlin could thwart preparations — portal

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Vladimir Zelensky’s plane is scheduled to land on a military runway of Willy Brandt Berlin-Brandenburg Airport https://tass.com/world/1613013

Women in Science Aren’t Doing ‘All Right’

Wall Street Journal It is more complicated than sexism or nonsexism. https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-in-science-sexism-academia-f3cc621d

Brazil Police Search Home of Bolsonaro in Vaccine Probe

Wall Street Journal Former leader faces accusations that he lied about getting a Covid-19 vaccine to travel to the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-police-search-home-of-ex-president-bolsonaro-in-vaccine-probe-42bc4e1

A Knight in Shining Armor

Wall Street Journal May we continue to find guardians of freedom like John Raisian. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hoover-institute-freedom-knight-f94f35b0

Why Was the Fed the Last to Know?

Wall Street Journal My students can be forgiven for not understanding interest-rate risk. But not the central bank. https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-fed-econ-interest-rate-risk-191341b6

Russia may attack underwater cables in retaliation for support of Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine There is an increased risk that Russia could damage underwater cables to punish Western countries for supporting Ukraine. Source: David Cattler, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security, quoted by Reuters Quote: “There is an increased concern that Russia may attack underwater cables and other critical infrastructure in an effort to disrupt…

Former Ukrainian biathlon athlete Bekh granted Russian citizenship

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yekaterina Bekh is 24 years old and before joining the Ukrainian national team she had been on the extended roster of Russia’s national junior team https://tass.com/sport/1613011