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What’s Unusual About Jack Teixeira’s Leaked Documents Case

New York Times Based on the charging documents, Airman Jack Teixeira does not appear to have been acting as a foreign agent, differentiating him from classic spying cases. He also does not appear to have been acting as a whistle-blower. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/politics/jack-teixeira-leaked-documents-case.html

Sons of ‘El Chapo’ hit with fentanyl charges; victims fed to tigers, U.S. alleges

Washington Post The Justice Department charges the “Chapitos” — leaders of the Sinaloa cartel — with sending deadly fentanyl into the United States. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/14/sinaloa-fentanyl-justice-torture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Mexico’s president vows to eliminate national news agency

Washington Post Mexico’s president says he will shut down Notimex, a national news agency that has been locked in a years-long strike against the woman he appointed to run it https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/mexico-notimex-news-agency-lopez-obrador/dfcd34b4-db12-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

At least 112 people detained in Paris at rallies against pension reform — TV

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Interior Ministry’s estimates, about 4,000 people took part in the protests in Paris on Friday https://tass.com/world/1604715

US$5 billion of additional aid to be allocated to Ukraine – Ukraine’s Prime Minister

Pravda Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, has said that agreements were reached during his visit to the USA that Ukraine would receive more than US$5 billion in additional financial aid. Source: Shmyhal on Telegram Quoteа: “According to the results of the negotiations with the finance ministers of the G7 countries within the Spring…

In Ireland, Biden Draws on a Family Story Rooted in Hope

New York Times He may not be a candidate yet, but President Biden delivered a message of optimism to the people of Ireland. It was a possible preview of a campaign to come. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/world/europe/biden-ireland-ancestry.html

SpaceX gets US regulatory green light for debut Starship mission

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739263

Montana lawmakers vote for complete TikTok ban in a first for a US state

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The unprecedented bill sets up a legal fight with the Chinese-owned platform, serving as a test for a national ban on the video-sharing app. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3217157/montana-lawmakers-vote-complete-tiktok-ban-first-us-state?utm_source=rss_feed

Consultations on renewal of Syria’s LAS membership kick off in Saudi Jeddah — TV

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The consultations are being held under the auspices of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman https://tass.com/world/1604713

China EV war: how BYD grew from Elon Musk’s ridicule to Berkshire Hathaway’s ‘ridiculous’ US$98 billion success in 12 years

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. For BYD, set up 28 years ago in Shenzhen by a former chemist, the secret of its success was its founder’s dogged belief that batteries would one day be the dominant power source. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3217091/china-ev-war-how-byd-grew-elon-musks-ridicule-berkshire-hathaways-ridiculous-us98-billion-success-12?utm_source=rss_feed