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Supreme Court signals it will make it easier for workers to claim religious accommodations

Fox News The U.S. Supreme Court appeared ready on Tuesday to make it harder for employers deny a worker’s religious accommodation request, a high-stakes civil rights dispute over balancing an individual’s faith demands with a business’ economic bottom line. But in nearly two hours of tense oral arguments, a majority of justices also raised questions…

Largest-ever Wisconsin land conservation project dies in Legislature

Fox News Republicans on the Legislature’s budget committee voted Tuesday to kill funding for the largest land conservation project in Wisconsin history, a move that came following concerns about the $15 million purchase of 56,000 acres of forest land that would have been open to both logging and recreational use. Republican lawmakers objected in November…

One of UN offices in Sudan looted — official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The situation in Sudan escalated amid disagreement between the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who also heads the ruling Sovereign Council, and the head of the paramilitary RSF, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, who is al-Burhan’s deputy on the council https://tass.com/world/1606219

US warns Russia: access to secret American technologies at ZNPP denied

Pravda Ukraine The US Department of Energy, in a letter to the Russian state corporation Rosatom, has warned the Russian side of the consequences of interference in secret nuclear technologies located at the now-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398442/

Zelenskyy spoke with the speaker of the US Congress, who opposes idea of “unlimited cheque” for Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine On Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the US House of Representatives. Source: European Pravda, Zelenskyy’s statement on social networks According to the President, he thanked McCarthy for the bipartisan support of Ukraine from the US Congress, and also spoke about the course of hostilities…

As U.S. Government Tightens Classified Document Controls, Concerns Emerge About Overreach

Wall Street Journal The recent arrest of an airman on charges of disclosing classified information has reignited debates about protecting secrets. https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-u-s-government-tightens-classified-document-controls-concerns-emerge-about-overreach-389a651

Leaders Detail U.S. Advantage in Indo-Pacific

Defense.gov Military leaders testified about partnerships, capabilities and national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3366693/leaders-detail-us-advantage-in-indo-pacific/

Measles epidemic unlikely in Russia — expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The watchdog’s chief, Anna Popova, said on April 13 that measles cases were detected in Russia but the outbreak of the disease was quickly localized https://tass.com/society/1606215

New Electric-Vehicle and Home-Energy Tax Incentives

Wall Street Journal Congress made it harder for taxpayers to get an existing $7,500 tax credit for a new electric-vehicle purchase. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-vehicle-tax-credits-energy-dbb32864

Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the Uninsured

New York Times The program, which will include a partnership with pharmacy chains, will cover the administrative costs of giving doses to patients when the shots move to the commercial market later this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/politics/covid-vaccines-uninsured.html