Category: Nations
Power restored after Novocherkassk hydropower plant fire — operator
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the System Operator, the consumers were reconnected at 5:20 p.m. Moscow time https://tass.com/emergencies/1632359
Read MoreIsraeli, two others indicted for smuggling 700 kg. of Colombian cocaine
Jerusalem Post The Spanish and Moroccan pair tested the drugs in Colombia and agreed to pay for two installments of $26,000 per kilogram. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-746312
Read MoreNorth Carolina approve bill banning local ordinances that prevent expansion of energy services based on fuel
Fox News The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that would prohibit local governments from adopting ordinances preventing the expansion of certain energy services based on fuel type — one of two energy bills the legislature could wrap up this week. The measure — which runs counter to efforts in some…
Read MoreWholesale Prices Show Progress in Fed’s Inflation Fight
Wall Street Journal The Federal Reserve may have already achieved its goal in its fight against inflation, Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities, writes in a note about May wholesale inflation data. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wholesale-prices-show-progress-in-feds-inflation-fight-2802b568
Read MoreEx-Border Patrol chief says letting migrants into US was ‘only agenda’ of DHS when Mayorkas took office
Fox News Allowing more migrants to cross the border into the U.S. was the only thing on the agenda for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas when he entered power with President Biden’s administration, former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott testified Wednesday. Scott made the statement under questioning from the House Homeland Security Committee during a…
Read MoreUp to 30,000 temporarily relocated from bombarded Zaporozhye areas — governor
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Yevgeny Balitsky, up to 5,000 people are permanently staying at temporary accommodation centers https://tass.com/politics/1632355
Read MoreDonor Nations Providing Security Assistance, Training for Ukraine
Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, a U.S. Army installation in Germany that is home to the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine and the International Donor Coordination Center. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3428002/donor-nations-providing-security-assistance-training-for-ukraine/
Read MorePutin sends ‘warm telegram’ to Chinese leader for 70th birthday — aide
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Yury Ushakov said that the Chinese leader’s favorite Russian ice cream was not sent to Beijing to go with the telegram https://tass.com/politics/1632351
Read MoreUS taxpayer funds flowed to Chinese entities that conducted coronavirus research before COVID pandemic: GAO
Fox News FIRST ON FOX: An independent watchdog agency found that U.S. taxpayer funds flowed to Chinese entities known for conducting coronavirus research, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology and an arm of the People’s Liberation Army, ahead of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The findings are included in a Government Accountability Office report titled “NIH…
Read MorePolice post shocking footage of rescuing people in Kramatorsk
Pravda Ukraine The patrol police published a video of emergency workers pulling people out from under the rubble in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. At 05:00, the Russians hit the city with Kh-22 missiles. Source: Oleksii Biloshytskyi, First Deputy Chief of the Patrol Police Department, on Facebook Details: According to Biloshytskyi, Russian missiles destroyed dozens of houses,…
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