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E.P.A. Lays Out Rules to Turbocharge Sales of Electric Cars and Trucks

New York Times The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are all-electric. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/climate/biden-electric-cars-epa.html

Biden DOJ recommends no jail time for trans vandal of Catholic church: ‘F— Catholics’

Fox News President Biden’s Justice Department offered what critics are calling a sweetheart plea deal to a vandal who admitted to defacing a Catholic church with profane graffiti, destroying a statue of the Virgin Mary, assaulting a church worker, and resisting arrest. A plea agreement reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that the DOJ recommends zero…

Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever

Washington Post New rule updates for cars and trucks could lead to 67% of all passenger car sales to be EVs by 2032, the EPA says, as it pushes new climate proposals. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/12/biden-auto-emissions-rules-climate/

EPA Calls for Toughest-Ever Rules on Tailpipe Emissions

Wall Street Journal The Biden administration is seeking to speed the transition to electric vehicles, while the auto industry is warning that a rule change alone won’t be enough. https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-seeks-to-boost-evs-with-toughest-ever-rules-on-tailpipe-emissions-5658217d

Wildfire in Central New Jersey Forces Evacuations

New York Times The blaze, about 50 miles east of Philadelphia in Manchester Township, had burned 2,500 acres and was 10 percent contained. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/new-jersey-wildfire.html

Supporters of Julian Assange rally at Justice Dept. on 4-year anniversary of detainment

Fox News Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gathered at the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday to mark the four-year anniversary of the Australian journalist being detained in London over the publication of classified U.S. military documents. Assange’s case was called the “free speech trial of the 21st century” by Marty Goodman of Socialist Action…

Australia’s Banks Remain Solid in the Face of Global Bank Failures, RBA Says

Wall Street Journal A month since the start of a series of bank collapses in the U.S. and Europe, Australia’s banking sector remains largely immune and there are few if any signs that financial conditions across the economy have tightened, Michele Bullock, Deputy Gov. of the Reserve Bank of Australia, said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/australias-banks-remain-solid-in-the-face-of-global-bank-failures-rba-says-8318ff64

Merck KGaA Weighed by Drug Trial Setback

Wall Street Journal Shares in Germany’s Merck fell after it said the FDA had placed a partial clinical hold on the initiation of new patients in the Phase 3 study of evobrutinib, the drugmaker’s treatment for multiple sclerosis. https://www.wsj.com/articles/merck-kgaa-shares-fall-after-us-puts-hold-on-new-patients-in-ms-drug-trial-170cae14

Biden Marks Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement After Push to Preserve It

Wall Street Journal The president has worked to keep the historic pact and resolve Northern Ireland trade issues. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-marks-anniversary-of-good-friday-agreement-in-u-k-after-push-to-preserve-it-d5f9ec9c

Biden administration announces trilateral deal with Panama and Colombia to stop Darien Gap migration

Fox News The Biden administration announced a trilateral campaign with the United States, Panama and Colombia Tuesday that will aim to halt illegal migration through the Darien Gap, an area of dense jungle where tens of thousands of migrants have already crossed this year. In a joint statement, the three countries said they will launch…