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Tax season is getting longer. Blame climate change.

Washington Post A national Tax Day is becoming a thing of the past as large swaths of the country get tax filing extensions because of catastrophic and climate-induced weather events. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/17/taxes-climate-change-irs/

Netflix’s Foray Into Live Programming Stumbles With ‘Love Is Blind’ Outage

Wall Street Journal The botched live event comes as the streaming company looks to add live programming to its platform. https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflixs-foray-into-live-programming-stumbles-with-love-is-blind-outage-c20ae925

Bank Pullback Leaves Buyout Firms Starving for Bridge Loans

Wall Street Journal Lenders are moving away from subscription lines of credit, which are also getting more expensive for borrowers. That makes them less attractive as a way for private-equity firms to juice performance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-pullback-leaves-buyout-firms-starving-for-bridge-loans-726e91de

Young People Avoid Facing Their Finances More Than Ever

Wall Street Journal Pandemic whiplash and inflation make managing a budget a challenge. https://www.wsj.com/articles/young-people-avoid-facing-their-finances-more-than-ever-e853910e

RTS Index above 1,000 points first since April 4

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. By 12:35 p.m., the RTS Index narrowed gains to 1.57% trading at 998.38 points, while the MOEX was up by 0.86% at 2,576.74 points https://tass.com/economy/1605261

Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. Scoop Up Russian Oil Products at Steep Discounts

Wall Street Journal Despite U.S. objections, the Gulf countries are using the Russian products internally, including for consumption and refining purposes, and exporting their own barrels at market rates, boosting their profits. https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-u-a-e-scoop-up-russian-oil-products-at-steep-discounts-d327a2ee

Traitor Medvedchuk publishes another article, dreaming of tribunal for Zelenskyy, not Putin

Pravda Ukraine Viktor Medvedchuk, the former Ukrainian MP suspected of high treason who was exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners, has written a pseudo-historical article accusing the Ukrainian authorities of Nazism and described the idea of creating a tribunal for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, not Vladimir Putin, the godfather to his daughter. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398195/

Ukrainian ombudsman explains why he is not communicating with Russian counterpart personally

Pravda Ukraine There has been no personal communication between Dmytro Lubinets, ombudsman for human rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and his Russian counterpart Tatiana Moskalkova, for several months now. Source: Lubinets in an interview for Ukrainska Pravda Quote: “The last time when I personally talked to her was a few months ago. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398196/

Kiev amassing troops near Kupyansk for attack on Lugansk Republic, says expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Colonel Vitaly Kiselyov, Ukrainian troops most likely intend to encircle Russian forces in forest belts to develop their offensive from Kupyansk https://tass.com/politics/1605259

China’s military escorts US navy destroyer through Taiwan Strait — PLA command

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The combat zone troops maintain a high degree of combat readiness at all times and are determined to protect state sovereignty and security as well as peace and stability in the region,” spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the PLA Senior Colonel…