• 02/24/2025

Richard Levick, crisis communications specialist, dies at 65

Washington Post His clients included foreign governments, companies in trouble and high-profile personalities whose reputations are threatened by lawsuits. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/04/12/richard-levick-crisis-management-dead-age-65/

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School massacres are no longer just an American problem

Washington Post Brazil, which has suffered 11 attacks in the past eight months, worries that the carnage is only beginning. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/brazil-school-shootings-columbine-effect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Maryland ends time limit on child sex abuse lawsuits following massive church scandal

Fox News Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation on Tuesday to end Maryland’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse can be filed against institutions. The bill signing comes less than a week after the state’s attorney general released a report that documented the scope of abuse spanning 80 years and accused…

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Northern Ireland police confirm ‘security breach’ around Biden trip after document found in street: report

Fox News Police in Northern Ireland are admitting to a “security breach” after a document reportedly containing details of officer deployments in the city of Belfast – where President Biden is visiting Wednesday – was found on the street.  The BBC is reporting that a member of the public called into one of its radio programs this…

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Witnesses Asked About Trump’s Handling of Map With Classified Information

New York Times The map is just one element of the Justice Department’s inquiry into former President Donald Trump’s possession of sensitive documents and whether he obstructed justice in seeking to hold onto them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/politics/trump-map-classified-documents-justice-department.html

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Weekly inflation in Russia down to 0.11% — statistics

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Consumer prices rose 1.84% from the year beginning and 0.17% from early April https://tass.com/economy/1603377

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C.I.A leak, sanctions highlight strained relations between U.S. and Hungary

Washington Post U.S. Ambassador David Pressman expressed concerns over Hungary’s “eagerness” to continue ties with Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/hungary-bank-sanctions-orban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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A New Way to Lure People Back to Offices: Tying Pay to Attendance

Wall Street Journal Bosses have tried different tactics to repopulate workplaces, and now at least one prominent employer is vowing that staffers’ pay could be affected. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-way-to-lure-people-back-to-offices-tying-pay-to-attendance-5b3d7d39

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Zelenskyy meets with bipartisan US Senate delegation

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met a delegation of the US Senate with representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties in Kyiv on 12 April. Source: Zelenskyy on Telegram and Facebook Details: Zelenskyy said that he met with the bipartisan delegation of the Senate of the US Congress, consisting of Joseph Manchin, Lisa Murkowski and…

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Hungary and Belarus to cooperate on nuclear energy — agreement

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Memorandum of Understanding concerns the VVER-1200 nuclear reactors, which operate at nuclear power plants in Belarus and are to be installed at the Paks-2 nuclear power plant in Hungary https://tass.com/economy/1603375

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