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Judge Blasts Fox News Over Evidence Disclosures in Defamation Case

Wall Street Journal In final pretrial proceedings, the judge allowed new depositions of Fox News witnesses and said he would likely investigate the network’s litigation conduct. https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-blasts-fox-news-over-evidence-disclosures-in-defamation-case-53663a82

Arizona House Republicans Expel One of Their Own

New York Times Representative Liz Harris was ousted from her seat by the G.O.P.-controlled House for promoting conspiracy theories during a legislative hearing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/politics/liz-harris-expelled-arizona-house-republicans.html

Decision to arrest WSJ reporter came from intel agencies, not Putin — Kremlin spokesman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), Evan Gershkovich, acting at the US’ behest, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of Russian defense companies https://tass.com/politics/1603455

Putin personally approves arrest of WSJ reporter Gershkovich

Pravda Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich whom Russia accuses of espionage. Source: Bloomberg citing its sources Details: Bloomberg has pointed out that the Russian president’s endorsement of the move reflects the growing influence of Kremlin hardliners who push for deepening a confrontation with Washington. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397638/

IBM Explores Sale of Weather Business

Wall Street Journal The owner of Weather.com could fetch more than $1 billion in a sale. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-explores-sale-of-weather-business-c174f75c

Walter Reed says Catholic pastoral care contract under review amid archdiocese criticism

Fox News Walter Reed National Military Medical Center says it is reviewing a Catholic pastoral care contract given to a secular defense contracting firm after the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services accused the center of denying Catholic service members the right to practice their religion. “At this time, the pastoral care contract is under…

U.S., Philippine Leaders Vow Further Alliance Progress

Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Carlito Galvez Jr., senior undersecretary and officer in charge of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines, to deepen military-to-military contacts between the two nations. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3360706/us-philippine-leaders-vow-further-alliance-progress/

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces nearly $3 million in mental health aid for those impacted by traumatic events

Fox News Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday announced $2.9 million in federal funding to help those affected by large-scale traumatic events such as natural disasters or mass shootings. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and in the wake of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which forced the…

Divided court leaves constitutional issue at Guantanamo unresolved

Washington Post U.S. may not be allowed to keep a man imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay after he is no longer deemed a threat, but due process question remains https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/12/guantanamo-alhela-due-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Biden admin pauses key asylum shakeup ahead of Title 42’s expiration next month

Fox News The Department of Homeland Security is pausing an effort to shake up the processing of migrants seeking to claim asylum at the southern border due to the upcoming ending of Title 42 expulsions next month, officials confirmed on Wednesday. A DHS spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agency is pausing its…