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Air-raid warning issued in part of Ukraine, air target spotted over Kyiv Oblast

Pravda Ukraine An air-raid warning was issued in the east of Ukraine and in Kyiv Oblast, and an air target was spotted in the sky over Kyiv Oblast on the evening of 19 April. Source: alerts.in.ua; Kyiv Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office, on Telegram Quote from Kyiv Oblast…

Supreme Court Debates Free-Speech Defense in Cyber-Stalker Case

Wall Street Journal The justices questioned whether a Colorado stalking law violates the First Amendment because defendants can be convicted even if they didn’t intend to threaten victims with physical violence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-debates-free-speech-defense-in-cyber-stalker-case-bf9c334d

Ukraine Asks Turkey to Seize Ship It Alleges Is Carrying Stolen Grain

Wall Street Journal A U.A.E.-owned ship carrying 19,000 tons of what Ukrainian prosecutors say is stolen grain docked in Turkey on Monday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-asks-turkey-to-seize-ship-it-alleges-is-carrying-stolen-grain-4b0db74e

CFPB Says Staffer Sent 250,000 Consumers’ Data to Personal Account

Wall Street Journal The agency described the breach to U.S. lawmakers as a “major incident.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-major-incident-cfpb-says-staffer-sent-250-000-consumers-data-to-personal-account-fdc0a540

McCarthy mocks ‘missing in action’ Dems on debt ceiling in floor speech: ‘Maple syrup month’

Fox News Speaker Kevin McCarthy blasted President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday in the House on Wednesday for failing to get anything done on the debt ceiling as he announced the House Republicans’ plan for addressing it. “While President Biden and Senate Democrats waste time, House Republicans are taking action,” McCarthy…

Judge to rule on Congress’ subpoena in Trump case ‘promptly’

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739715

US court postpones verdict announcement for Russian national accused of cybercrimes

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Previously, the defense filed an application, supported by the prosecution, stating that the hearing must be postponed until May 17 or later so that the court could review the lawyers’ request for Klyushin’s acquittal https://tass.com/world/1606837

Finland cancels order seizing Russian Science and Culture Center building — TV

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier on Wednesday, the Russian embassy submitted a note of protest to the Finnish Foreign Ministry, calling for an explanation as to “how the bailiffs’ actions line up with the norms of international law on immunity of state property” https://tass.com/world/1606835

Netanyahu says Israel to approve production of non-animal cow’s milk

Jerusalem Post The PMO announced that Israel had placed the promotion of alternative proteins as a ‘national goal, on the understanding that it is a solution for food security.’ https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-739714

‘Documenting Israel: Visions of 75 Years’ exhibition to open on Independence Day

Jerusalem Post The exhibition culminates in a exhibit that presents dialogue photographs taken in Mandatory Palestine in the 1930s by Swiss avant-garde portrait photographer Helmar Lerski and Bruce Gilden. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-739713