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Southern Baptists Vote to Keep Out Churches With Female Pastors

New York Times Delegates at the denomination’s convention voted overwhelmingly to finalize the ousters of one of its largest churches, Saddleback, and a small church in Kentucky, despite impassioned appeals from their leaders. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/southern-baptist-women-pastors-ouster.html

Mekorot begins operation of water line joining Beersheva with Shoket drilling area

Jerusalem Post Mekorot has begun work on a large project that is intended to increase the supply of water along the Beer Sheba route. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-746300

Russian missile damages Moscow Patriarchate church in Odesa

Pravda Ukraine Temple of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), based on the territory of the Odesa Polytechnic National University, has been damaged in the recent Russian missile attack. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7406849/

Larry Elder counters Ramasamy’s Trump pardon challenge with his own targeting ‘Soros-funded’ DAs

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: GOP presidential candidate Larry Elder responded to his Republican primary opponent Vivek Ramaswamy’s challenge to commit to pardoning former President Trump if elected with his own challenge targeting “Soros-funded” district attorneys. Ramaswamy pledged on Tuesday to pardon Trump if elected president and called on each other primary campaign to vow…

Bill Gates to meet President Xi on Friday during China visit

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746299

Watch Live: Federal Reserve News Conference

Wall Street Journal Watch live coverage of a Federal Reserve news conference with Chair Jerome Powell. https://www.wsj.com/articles/watch-live-federal-reserve-news-conference-6c7d4041

NATO Secretary General explains impact of potential Ukraine-NATO Council

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7163664/

Chechen leader Kadyrov says he found his right-hand man

Pravda Ukraine Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has claimed that Adam Delimkhanov, an MP at the State Duma [the lower chamber of the Russian parliament – ed.] and Kadyrov’s right-hand man, is “alive and well and not even wounded”. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/14/7406847/

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive: What to Know

New York Times The Ukrainians are now on the offense. But measuring their progress is difficult this early on. https://www.nytimes.com/article/ukraine-counteroffensive-what-to-know.html

Shell’s New Strategy Avoids the Toughest Questions

Wall Street Journal The European energy major promises stable oil and gas production this decade, but higher hurdles for investments in lower-carbon alternatives. https://www.wsj.com/articles/shells-new-strategy-avoids-the-toughest-questions-9ba99852