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U.S. Reporter in Russian Jail ‘in Good Health,’ U.S. Envoy Says

Moscow Times U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited Evan Gershkovich at Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison on Monday. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/17/us-reporter-in-russian-jail-in-good-health-us-envoy-says-a80860

What Ever Happened to the ‘Need to Know’?

Wall Street Journal High-profile leaks suggest it isn’t enforced at the Pentagon. https://www.wsj.com/articles/need-to-know-pentagon-leak-classified-documents-21-guardsman-74dacd7

Shop Class Brought Life Lessons and a Respite

Wall Street Journal Everything goes back to its place. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wood-shop-class-teacher-life-lessons-a7016cc7

Taiwan drafts NT$64.3 billion plan to turn all buses electric by 2030

Taipei, April 17 (CNA) The National Development Council (NDC) on Monday approved a seven-year NT$64.3 billion (US$2.1 billion) plan to make all buses and coaches in Taiwan battery electric by 2030, according to the Cabinet-level agency. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304170023

What Is the Environmental Cost of an EV?

Wall Street Journal The outcome has been predetermined, but the strategic plan to get there is evolving on the go. https://www.wsj.com/articles/environmental-cost-ev-electric-vehicle-a963cb05

Woke Companies Have Been With Us for a Long Time

Wall Street Journal At least we used to prefer race- and sex-blind résumés. https://www.wsj.com/articles/woke-corporation-diversity-hiring-blind-resume-685c29e2

Nielsen Regains Key Media Accreditation

Wall Street Journal The TV ratings giant’s seal of approval had been suspended by the Media Rating Council since 2021. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nielsen-regains-key-media-accreditation-99c7cb75

Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Is Bursting With Life

Wall Street Journal Biologists who fished toothbrushes, rope and broken bottle shards from the patch found them studded with gooseneck barnacles and jet-black sea anemones. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pacific-ocean-garbage-patch-is-bursting-with-life-e57b04f3

Remember When Doctors and Patients Made Eye Contact?

Wall Street Journal I am being asked to do the equivalent of texting while driving. https://www.wsj.com/articles/remember-when-doctors-and-patients-made-eye-contact-4f5f496e

Russian Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft hunt down enemy subs in Pacific drills

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Aside from hunting down the mock enemy’s submarines, the Tu-142 crews performed maximum duration flights https://tass.com/defense/1605489