Category: Nations
Famed Israeli actor Chaim Topol worked for Mossad – wife, kids
Jerusalem Post Topol’s wife and kids said that Topol helped the Mossad with minor tasks like transferring documents and installing surveillance during the 70s and 80s. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739243
Read MorePentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira charged in federal court, tells dad ‘I love you’
Fox News Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking documents the Department of Defense says contain “sensitive and highly-classified material” has been charged Friday with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and willful retention of classified documents. Teixeira, wearing handcuffs and khaki prison jumpsuit, was read the charges shortly…
Read MoreFormer Atlanta councilman sentenced for lying on bank loan application
Fox News A former Atlanta city councilman and mayoral candidate was sentenced Thursday in federal court on a single count of bank fraud, but he won’t spend any time behind bars. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen sentenced Antonio Brown to 18 months of probation, with the first eight to be served confined to home.…
Read MoreRussian naval ships deploy to designated areas in sweeping Pacific drills
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The warships are conducting shipborne drills of their combat teams, in which the crews are practicing the algorithms of ship damage control at sea and passage through narrow waterways, and are also exercising together with operators of navigational radar systems https://tass.com/defense/1604569
Read MoreCabinet dealing with high-tech sectors development — Russian PM
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is added that the government also continues “simplifying fiscal and customs procedures for entrepreneurs” https://tass.com/economy/1604567
Read MoreNon-binary ex-Biden energy official escapes jail time in luggage grand larceny case
Fox News Sam Brinton, the embattled former senior Department of Energy (DOE) official, was able to escape jail time earlier this week in a grand larceny case dating back to July 2022. According to Clark County, Nevada, criminal court records, Brinton was ordered to pay $3,670.74 to the victim in the case and $500 in…
Read MoreChina sees relations with Brazil as diplomatic priority — Xi
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Chinese president also noted that Brazil and China are the largest developing economies and emerging markets https://tass.com/world/1604565
Read MoreKids Are Hijacking the Party Bus
Wall Street Journal A notorious venue for pub crawls now hosts birthday bashes for tweens; what to call the stripper pole? https://www.wsj.com/articles/party-bus-kids-birthday-b56440d7
Read More‘As Quietly as Possible’: Premium on Secrecy as Russia Rams Through Military Draft Rules Bill
Moscow Times One source told The Moscow Times that there was such a rush to pass the legislation that procedural rules were broken. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/as-quietly-as-possible-premium-on-secrecy-as-russia-rams-through-military-draft-rules-bill-a80831
Read MoreRussia’s Largest Trade Union Calls Off Labor Day Demonstrations
Moscow Times The Federation of Independent Trade Unions based its decision on heightened terrorist threats. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/russias-largest-trade-union-calls-off-labor-day-demonstrations-a80834
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