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Belarus says will deploy strategic nukes if West keeps threatening it — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that at the request of the Belarusian side Russia would station its tactical nuclear weapons in that country, precisely the way the United States has long kept its own nuclear warheads on the territories of its allies…

Serbian president vows not to supply weapons to either Ukraine or Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Reuters said earlier citing secret Pentagon documents leaked onto the Internet that the Serbian government was looking at possibly supplying lethal weapons to the Ukrainian army https://tass.com/world/1604529

Belarusian Su-25 crews finish additional training in Russia — top brass

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the ministry, the training program involved both theory and workshops led by professional Russian instructors https://tass.com/defense/1604527

Skeletons show Chiayi man enjoyed betel nut, squatting 2,500 years ago

Taipei, April 14 (CNA) Archeologists have unearthed human remains belonging to the oldest-known residents of Chiayi, with analysis showing that squatting and chewing betel nut were common among the area’s people 2,500 years ago. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304140018

Radio Enthusiast Who Called for Putin’s Overthrow Given 6 Years in Jail

Moscow Times Kirill Akimov, 52, was arrested in June on suspicion of calling for violence during two broadcasts on his amateur radio station. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/radio-enthusiast-who-called-for-putins-overthrow-given-6-years-in-jail-a80832

Tim Scott calls criticism of Black conservatives by Hakeem Jeffries decades ago ‘inflammatory… disgusting’

Fox News EXCLUSIVE – Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is taking aim at Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York for harsh comments about Black conservatives that the House Democratic leader made as a college student more than 30 years ago. Scott, a rising star in the GOP and the only Black Republican the Senate,…

Biden not moving with ‘appropriate sense of urgency to prevent World War III,’ says China committee chairman

Fox News EXCLUSIVE – The chairman of the new House committee on China is warning that the “window of maximum danger” for Taiwan will open in January 2024, which is when Chinese President Xi Jinping will seriously consider a potential invasion of the self-governing island. Chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., is also warning that the Biden…

California’s Underdog Team Makes It to the N.B.A. Playoffs

New York Times The Sacramento Kings are in the playoffs for the first time in 17 years, and they’re up against the heavily favored Golden State Warriors. Two Times colleagues, both Kings fans, discuss. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/sacramento-kings-nba-playoffs.html

Roscosmos plans to use nuclear-powered tug to clean up orbits

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Roscosmos CEO mentioned some likely ways of dealing with the space debris problem, such as taking them into deep space or collecting them for disposal https://tass.com/science/1604519

Florida OKs death penalty without unanimous jury decision with new bill

Fox News Florida will soon no longer require unanimous jury recommendations for judges to impose death-penalty sentences under a bill the Legislature approved Thursday, a reaction to the life sentence handed to the man who massacred 17 people at a Parkland high school. The House passed the bill on a 80-30 vote. It now goes…