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Daily shelling attacks near ZNPP reported by IAEA experts throughout week

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On April 5, the IAEA chief visited Russia’s Kaliningrad where he met with high-ranking Russian government officials to discuss issues of the plant’s security https://tass.com/defense/1608013

Lantset drone effective against Ukrainian weapons, vehicles — DPR head

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian defense ministry, the Lantset drones are used to destroy heavy armored vehicles https://tass.com/defense/1608005

Russian embassy thanks South Korean Coast Guard for search and rescue operation

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On Friday, the Russian consulate general in Busan confirmed the death of four sailors who were previously reported missing https://tass.com/world/1608003

Taxing Billionaires

Wall Street Journal Correcting Washington’s favorite falsehoods. https://www.wsj.com/articles/taxing-billionaires-140b0da7

State Department ducks questions on charge that Blinken orchestrated Hunter Biden laptop cover story

Fox News The State Department on Friday refused to answer questions about a claim from a former CIA official that Antony Blinken, now Biden’s secretary of State, led efforts in 2020 to have intelligence officials write a letter that said the Hunter Biden laptop story was part of a Russian disinformation campaign. The House Oversight…

The New Type of Stripe Interior Designers Can’t Get Enough Of

Wall Street Journal Rather than staid rows, today’s in-demand wallcoverings feature loose, laissez-faire lines. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-type-of-stripe-interior-designers-cant-get-enough-of-f5a5f94b

Russia sounds off on how to combat human trafficking — foreign ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. There was some dissonance in the speeches of some delegations – from the United States, Canada, and the EU https://tass.com/politics/1607999

Latvia to deliver all available Stinger MANPADS to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine At the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defence of Ukraine on Friday, the Minister of Defence of Latvia, Ināra Mūrniece, announced the decision to hand over all Latvian Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile systems to Kyiv. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398940/

Elite Law Schools Boycotted the U.S. News Rankings. Now, They May Be Paying a Price.

New York Times After a preview of the new rankings system, Yale and other universities raised a storm of objections. The formal list is now indefinitely delayed. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/21nat-us-news-rankings-law-medical-school.html

DOD Makes Climate Assessment Tool Available to Partner Nations

Defense.gov Giving partner nations access to the Climate Assessment Tool enhances national resilience against climate change by enabling the same quality in our partners and allies, one of the developers of the tool said. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3370578/dod-makes-climate-assessment-tool-available-to-partner-nations/