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New York Legislature delays budget again: ‘zero movement in discussions’
Fox News New York state lawmakers passed another weeklong extension for the state’s budget Monday to ensure state operations run undisrupted and workers get paid as budget negotiations continue. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli highlighted the need for lawmakers to push the deadline yet again when he sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday…
Read MoreDraft statement condemning Kiev’s repression against UOC submitted to State Duma
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian lawmakers call on the international community, lawmakers, politicians, diplomats and human rights organizations to “give a principled legal assessment to the criminal actions of the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky regime” https://tass.com/politics/1602321
Read MoreBiden Administration Asks Appeals Court to Halt Abortion-Pill Ruling
Wall Street Journal The administration filed an emergency request asking a federal appeals court to block a ruling that suspended approval of the abortion pill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-asks-appeals-court-to-halt-abortion-pill-ruling-940d8c4c
Read MoreKarine Jean-Pierre denies White House ‘trying to protect’ Biden from press questions: ‘Absolutely not’
Fox News White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied Monday that the administration was “trying to protect” President Biden from the media by preventing him from answering its questions. “Is the administration trying to protect the president from our questions? Please answer that question,” one reporter asked Jean-Pierre during the daily White House press briefing…
Read MoreMother of Virginia 6-Year-Old Who Shot His Teacher Is Indicted
Wall Street Journal She faces one felony count of child neglect and a misdemeanor gun charge. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mother-of-virginia-6-year-old-who-shot-his-teacher-is-indicted-117f9b95
Read MoreArkansas Gov. Sanders signs off on $124M tax cut
Fox News Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday signed into law a measure cutting individual and corporate income taxes in Arkansas by $124 million a year. ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE APPROVES $6.2B BUDGET PLAN, SENTENCING OVERHAUL Sanders signed the bill she and legislative leaders backed that will cut the top individual income tax rate to 4.7%…
Read MoreUS designates Wall Street Journal reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738912
Read MoreNew Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings – Week Ending April 9, 2023
Wall Street Journal A list of some new chapter 11 bankruptcy filings made during the last week. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-chapter-11-bankruptcy-filings-week-ending-april-9-2023-9ff90fa6
Read MoreUS very ‘confident’ it can protect interests in South China Sea as China surrounds Taiwan
Fox News The U.S. is very confident it can protect American interests in the Indo-Pacific as the Chinese military surrounds Taiwan, the White House said Thursday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby offered the assessment to reporters during a Monday briefing. China is conducting extensive and ongoing military drills around the self-governed island throughout the…
Read MoreTonal Founder Steps Down as CEO
Wall Street Journal The at-home fitness company completed its latest funding round at a fraction of its prior valuation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tonal-founder-aly-orady-steps-down-as-ceo-26c2e023
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