• 11/18/2024

Russian Oil Refineries Risk Closure Amid Mounting Losses – Reuters

Moscow Times “We expect that the actual [plant] closures may take place at the beginning of next year,” an anonymous source familiar with the matter told Reuters. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/15/russian-oil-refineries-risk-closure-amid-mounting-losses-reuters-a87028

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Lavrov holds talks with Egyptian counterpart — foreign ministry spokeswoman

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Maria Zakharova, on Friday, the minister “has already met with the Egyptian foreign ministers and with Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri” https://tass.com/politics/1873063

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Major pro-life group releases ‘Make America Pro-Life Again Roadmap’

Fox News Students for Life of Action, the legislative arm of one of the largest pro-life groups in the country, released a “Make America Pro-Life Again Roadmap” this week signaling their plans to combat abortion during the new Trump administration.  In a press call on Tuesday, Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins said that despite…

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Judges delay Jan. 6 trials ahead of Trump inauguration

Fox News In light of President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming second-term, two federal judges ruled to delay criminal trials for several defendants charged with trespassing on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.  Politico reported on Thursday that Washington, D.C., circuit court judges Carl Nichols and Rudolph Contreras – Trump and Obama appointees, respectively – ruled to…

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DoD Improves Installation Access for Eligible Veterans and Caregivers

Defense.gov The Defense Department, in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced an improved installation access process for veterans and caregivers. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3965985/dod-improves-installation-access-for-eligible-veterans-and-caregivers/

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Norilsk Nickel aims to enter carbon credit market

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The company sees carbon credits, which are generated through climate-related projects, as a rapidly developing field, a kind of “cryptocurrency,” Stanislav Seleznev said https://tass.com/economy/1873051

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Putin, Roscosmos chief outline vision for Russia’s space program

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yury Borisov provided a brief report about what the National Project consisted of, its main objectives, tasks and expected outcomes https://tass.com/science/1873049

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Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon subside over last two days, IDF reports

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Thirty projectiles were reportedly fired from Lebanon as of 4:00 p.m. Moscow time on November 15 https://tass.com/world/1873037

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Zelensky’s new plan for Ukraine is ‘an attempt to imitate’ busy activities — politician

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Vitaly Ganchev noted that Zelensky’s plans “pose no particular interest anymore to anyone and they the proposals are certainly not taken seriously” https://tass.com/politics/1873035

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Son of jailed ex-CCP official Bo Xilai visits Taiwan; rumored to marry Taiwanese

Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) confirmed Friday that Bo Guagua (薄瓜瓜), one of the sons of former prominent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) figure Bo Xilai (薄熙來), came to Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202411150017

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