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Mother of Virginia 6-Year-Old Who Shot His Teacher Is Indicted

Wall Street Journal She faces one felony count of child neglect and a misdemeanor gun charge. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mother-of-virginia-6-year-old-who-shot-his-teacher-is-indicted-117f9b95

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs off on $124M tax cut

Fox News Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday signed into law a measure cutting individual and corporate income taxes in Arkansas by $124 million a year. ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE APPROVES $6.2B BUDGET PLAN, SENTENCING OVERHAUL Sanders signed the bill she and legislative leaders backed that will cut the top individual income tax rate to 4.7%…

Netanyahu Reverses Firing of Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister

New York Times Yoav Gallant was dismissed last month after expressing concern about the pace of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-gallant.html

Teacher warns online porn, lockdowns driving rising student assaults against faculty

Fox News A teacher in the United Kingdom attributes widespread pornography and the lingering effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on a rising incidence of student assaults against teachers. Wendy Exton, a teacher in an alternative school, made the claim during a speech at a conference for the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT),…

US designates Wall Street Journal reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738912

New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings – Week Ending April 9, 2023

Wall Street Journal A list of some new chapter 11 bankruptcy filings made during the last week. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-chapter-11-bankruptcy-filings-week-ending-april-9-2023-9ff90fa6

US very ‘confident’ it can protect interests in South China Sea as China surrounds Taiwan

Fox News The U.S. is very confident it can protect American interests in the Indo-Pacific as the Chinese military surrounds Taiwan, the White House said Thursday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby offered the assessment to reporters during a Monday briefing. China is conducting extensive and ongoing military drills around the self-governed island throughout the…

Tonal Founder Steps Down as CEO

Wall Street Journal The at-home fitness company completed its latest funding round at a fraction of its prior valuation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tonal-founder-aly-orady-steps-down-as-ceo-26c2e023

British PM Sunak urges Northern Irish politicians to return to work

Fox News U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praised the bravery of political leaders who struck the Good Friday peace accord 25 years ago Monday, as he urged Northern Ireland’s current politicians to return to work. While the peace deal largely brought an end to 30 years of hostilities, the Northern Ireland Assembly has been in…

U.S. Deems WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘Wrongfully Detained’ by Russia

Wall Street Journal The official designation enables the U.S. to press a foreign government and unlocks other resources to work on freeing Mr. Gershkovich. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-deems-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-wrongfully-detained-by-russia-f1be833