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Spring Cleaning Was Once Backbreaking Work. For Many, It Still Is.

New York Times In an earlier, dirtier era, a thorough post-winter scrubbing was a labor-intensive necessity. Today, the tradition lives on as an annual rite of purification and renewal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/realestate/spring-cleaning-tradition.html

Ukraine says Russia pushes Grain Initiative to “critical situation”

Pravda Ukraine Yurii Vaskov, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, who is responsible for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, has said that the implementation of the initiative is in a “critical situation” due to Russia’s actions. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397410/

Growing number of Democratic states are stockpiling abortion drugs

Fox News A growing number of states led by Democratic governors are stockpiling doses of drugs used in medication abortions, amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. Massachusetts has purchased enough doses of the drug mifepristone — one of two drugs used…

Authorities bust investment fraud ring with 30 known victims

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Thirty-three suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a fake investment scheme that defrauded 30 victims out of millions of dollars over the past two years, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110027

Chicago Will Host 2024 Democratic Convention as Party Returns to Midwest

New York Times For their flagship gathering, President Biden and Democrats chose a city in the heart of a battleground region, which had argued that it embodied the party’s liberal values. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/us/politics/chicago-will-host-2024-democratic-convention.html

Citi Long-Serving M&A Chief to Retire

Wall Street Journal One of Citigroup’s top dealmakers, Mark Shafir, is retiring from the investment bank. https://www.wsj.com/articles/citi-long-serving-m-a-chief-to-retire-8ff0eced

Be on the Lookout for ‘Rodents of Unusual Size’ With Orange Teeth

Wall Street Journal The nutria, an invasive species native to South America, is wreaking havoc in U.S. wetlands, farmlands and golf courses. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nutria-rat-pet-neuty-giant-invasive-rodent-orange-teeth-387eac7f

Lavrov says Russia won’t keep quiet if West tries to ruin its dialogue with allies

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian minister, Moscow wants all the Eurasian multilateral structures and countries to be part of the broader integration process mentioned in Russia’s new foreign policy concept https://tass.com/politics/1602687

‘Gang of 8’ lawmakers to get Trump, Biden, Pence classified documents

Fox News The Biden administration is cooperating with the congressional “Gang of Eight” to give them access to classified documents that were recovered from the homes of former President Donald Trump, President Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence, Fox News has confirmed. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Vice Chair Sen.…

Biden signs bill ending COVID-19 pandemic national emergency

Fox News President Biden signed a bill Monday that terminates the national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The president publicly opposed the bipartisan congressional resolution, H.J.Res. 7, but not to the point of issuing a veto. Nearly 200 House Democrats voted against it in February. As the measure passed the Senate in March,…