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Situation in automotive industry, other sectors remains challenging — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The situation remains complicated in the automotive industry and the lumber sector, and in the sphere of chemicals and fertilizer production,” the head of state said https://tass.com/economy/1602771

Israel’s Center should expect electricity shortages, Electric Company chief warns

Jerusalem Post Electricity rates won’t drop so quickly, Meir Spiegler, Israel Electric Company CEO, told Maariv. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/energy-and-infrastructure/article-738983

Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb running for US Senate seat held by Sinema

Fox News Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Arizona, becoming the first Republican to step forward to challenge incumbent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent. Lamb declared his candidacy Monday in a statement filed to the Federal Elections Commission. An outspoken critic of President Biden’s immigration policies, Lamb…

German NGO EU-Russia Civil Society Forum declared undesirable in Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Prosecutor General’s Office pointed out that the organization was a network structure uniting about 180 Russian and European NGOs https://tass.com/society/1602769

Prestige of US security services comes under threat due to classified data leak — report

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the report, the leak could weaken Ukraine by divulging what the US and NATO know about the Russian military, its plans and capabilities https://tass.com/world/1602767

Don’t Try This at Home: Why Barbie’s Arch Is the Scourge of Podiatrists

Wall Street Journal A new trailer for ‘Barbie’ has fans fixated on Margot Robbie’s articulated foot. Doctors and dancers don’t recommend trying it at home. https://www.wsj.com/articles/barbie-arch-foot-trailer-47b99ba4

Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister after conversation with US Secretary of State: US is confident in Ukraine’s victory

Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Source: Kuleba reported about the conversation on Twitter, writes European Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397429/

Pentagon’s $1.8 billion AI request keeps US in ‘race to achieve superiority’ over China

Fox News The Pentagon is asking Congress for nearly $2 billion for artificial intelligence in its budget proposal for the next fiscal year, which one expert said will help the U.S. keep pace with China in “the arms race of our generation.” The proposed FY2024 budget asked for $1.8 billion for AI as part of…

House Republicans Investigate Covid-19 Aid to Hospitals

Wall Street Journal A congressional committee is investigating the relief funds meant to help struggling hospitals, after The Wall Street Journal reported last year that much of the aid went to profitable facilities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-investigate-covid-19-aid-to-hospitals-29b6b3da

New Spyware Firm Said to Have Helped Hack iPhones Around the Globe

Wall Street Journal Hacking tools sold by Israeli vendor QuaDream have been used to break into the iPhones of journalists and political opposition figures by exploiting Apple’s iPhone software, cybersecurity researchers said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-spyware-firm-said-to-have-helped-hack-iphones-around-the-globe-ba3bb737