Category: Nations
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra violated Hatch Act, Office of Special Counsel finds
Fox News The Office of Special Counsel found that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra violated federal law. Special Counsel Henry Kerner sent a letter to President Biden regarding his HHS secretary’s violation of the Hatch Act by publicly expressing support for California Democrat Senator Alex Padilla’s re-election while appearing in…
Read MoreThe G.O.P.’s Fiscal Hawks Fly Far Away From Deficit Fights
New York Times After a decade of rising deficits and soaring debt, the top White House contenders, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, show little interest in battling over the nation’s finances. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/politics/trump-desantis-deficit.html
Read MoreLogistics problems for Ukrainian grain to weigh down global markets, FAO says
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Lack of transportation channels – whether on land or sea – will have an impact on the global prices, and well as future planting decisions of Ukrainian farmers with broad implications for the world market and global food security,” the expert said https://tass.com/economy/1606229
Read MoreNATO chief says that some of leaked Pentagon documents are incorrect
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The US mass media reported earlier that the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice had launched a probe into the leak of secret documents about Washington and NATO’s plans to train Ukrainian soldiers ahead of an offensive against Russia https://tass.com/world/1606227
Read MoreHeavy artillery, aviation used in clashes in Sudanese capital — UN
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The UN official added that the UN has not yet received any confirmation of a possible 24-hour humanitarian pause https://tass.com/world/1606225
Read MoreFrench lawmaker calls on European Parliament to probe into Nord Stream 2 blasts
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. He branded the gas pipeline explosion as an “act of aggression against European countries and their energy security” https://tass.com/world/1606223
Read MoreSenate could vote today on replacing Feinstein in committee, Schumer says
Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that he would try to tee up a vote later today to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the Judiciary Committee. He told reporters at a press conference on Monday that he wants Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., as her replacement. Republicans are expected to block…
Read MoreAir defence destroyed 7 drones of the occupiers, including 6 Shahed-drones over Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Pravda Ukraine In the evening of 18 April, Defence Forces shot down seven drones of the occupiers, including six Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: Andrii Yermak, head of the Office of the President, on Telegram, and Yuriy Malashko, chairman of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Details: According to Yermak, five Shaheds…
Read MoreZelenskyy arrived in Poltava Oblast
Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he held a meeting on the situation in the region in Poltava Oblast, and also visited the hospital. Source: Zelenskyy on Facebook Quote from Zelenskyy: “We finish this day in Poltava. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398444/
Read MorePro-terrorism activist from Urals city of Yekaterinburg detained
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the source, the case was opened after a post advocating a terror attack against military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was uncovered https://tass.com/society/1606221
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