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IRGC seize foreign vessel carrying 1,450,000 liters of smuggled fuel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739351

Chip Roy, Pivotal in House Speaker Talks, Braces for Fight on Debt Ceiling

Wall Street Journal The Texas Republican, a conservative aligned with the House Freedom Caucus, is well-versed in procedures and issues and ready for a brawl over the nation’s borrowing limit. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chip-roy-pivotal-in-house-speaker-talks-braces-for-fight-on-debt-ceiling-d8675955

SEC Targets Bittrex, Fallen Giant of U.S. Crypto Exchanges

Wall Street Journal Bittrex, once ranked as the country’s biggest platform for trading digital assets, is leaving the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-targets-bittrex-fallen-giant-of-u-s-crypto-exchanges-4bd615b6

Labor negotiation team drops out of judicial reform talks

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739350

Counteroffensive promises to be difficult and risky – FT

Pravda Ukraine American analysts explained that the upcoming counteroffensive by Ukraine could be very difficult, given Russia’s readiness and lack of air superiority. Source: Financial Times Quote: “On one side will be around 35,000 Ukrainian soldiers, bolstered by western battle tanks. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/16/7398089/

2 French parliamentary groups to visit Taiwan in coming weeks

Paris, April 15 (CNA) Two French parliamentary delegations are set to visit Taiwan in the coming weeks amid rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304160008

Independence Day barbeques to be plagued by chicken shortage

Jerusalem Post The slaughtering of chickens will be disrupted due to Eid al-Fitr just as demand rises for Independence Day. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-739349

Battle for Bakhmut Reaches Highest Intensity Yet

Wall Street Journal Heavy fighting gripped the east-Ukrainian city, as Russia claimed small advances in the one of the bloodies battles of the war. https://www.wsj.com/articles/battle-for-ukraines-bakhmut-reaches-highest-intensity-yet-7808fb6b

Inflation can’t stop the booming beauty industry

Washington Post The beauty industry has become synonymous with wellness. And even now, with stubbornly high inflation, shoppers are making room in their budgets for self-care. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/17/beauty-industry-inflation/

Economy stumbled after banking crisis, stirring renewed recession fears

Washington Post If those trends continue, the recession that many analysts have predicted for much of the past year will finally arrive in the coming months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/16/economy-recession-fears/