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Report on Clarence Thomas’ travel habits is ‘politics plain and simple’: expert

Fox News A report released last week accusing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of improperly receiving lavish gifts from a wealthy friend is nothing more than a political hit job, one expert claimed. “This is just grasping at straws by the left that is desperate to tear down Justice Thomas because he now has a…

Debates Over Ukraine War Rock U.K. Universities, Cultural Institutions

Moscow Times For Russian language students, the main impact of the war has been to make it impossible to visit the place they are studying. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/09/debates-over-ukraine-war-rock-uk-universities-cultural-institutions-a80605

China’s Weibo mutes spammers for hijacking trending #Taiwan Strait drill topic

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The social media site says a handful of accounts posted unrelated content under the Eastern Theatre Command hashtag. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3216476/chinas-weibo-mutes-spammers-hijacking-trending-taiwan-strait-drill-topic?utm_source=rss_feed

Thousands attend funeral of terror victims Maia, Rina Dee

Jerusalem Post The Dee sisters were murdered in a terror attack on Friday morning, and their mother still remains in critical condition. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738787

Explosions heard in Gaza as rockets test-launched into sea – report

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738797

New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth

New York Times A dialect from the state’s earliest Spanish-speaking settlers has endured for over 400 years in the state’s remote mountain villages. But its time may be running out. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/us/new-mexico-spanish.html

35 Chinese warplanes cross Taiwan Strait median line: MND

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said 35 Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line Sunday, as drills launched in response to a meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continued for a second day. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304090013

Evyatar march to move forward with security approval, MKs in attendance

Jerusalem Post March organizers said that the path has been purposely selected to be suitable for strollers so as to attract whole families and has been planned in coordination with the Israel Police and IDF. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738791

Cyber attack leaves irrigation systems in Upper Galilee dysfunctional

Jerusalem Post Water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley were damaged, as were control systems for the Galil Sewage Corporation. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738790

PLA drills aimed at appeasing Chinese nationalists: Scholar

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) China’s ongoing military exercises around Taiwan are aimed at appeasing nationalists in China who were upset by the meeting between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Taiwanese scholar said Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304090012