PHOTOS: Fetterman returns to Senate in sweatshirt, shorts after months-long hospital stay
Fox News Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., returned to the Senate Monday in a black hoodie and shorts, after a six-week stay in the hospital where he was treated for clinical depression. As the senator entered the Capitol for one of the first times since taking office in January, he refused to take questions from the…
Read MoreMany French Tune Out Macron’s TV Address on Pension Overhaul
Wall Street Journal As France’s president spoke from the Élysée Palace about the need to raise the retirement age, thousands of people poured into public squares for noisy protests intended to drown out the head of state. https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-french-tune-out-emmanuel-macrons-tv-address-on-pension-overhaul-ec9c3de7
Read MoreKilling of jailed lawmaker on live TV puts spotlight on India’s extrajudicial violence
Washington Post Assassins posing as journalists killed Atiq Ahmed, 60, a mobster-turned-lawmaker, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed as they answered questions on live TV. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/atiq-ahmed-killed-india-violence-hindu-nationalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAfter American’s Killing in Syria, F.B.I. Builds War Crimes Case Against Top Officials
New York Times The inquiry aims to hold to account Syrian officials considered key architects of a brutal system of detention and torture that flourished under President Bashar al-Assad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/justice-department-syria-war-crimes.html
Read MoreGavin Newsom slashes funding for foster care program amid California budget crunch
Fox News Republicans and Democrats alike in California are sounding the alarm over a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom to slash his budget commitment for foster care services by two-thirds. The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program assigns thousands of volunteers to act as liaisons for individual foster kids within California’s child welfare system. Newsom…
Read MoreEU ambassador to Sudan assaulted in his residence – EU foreign policy chief
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. This constitutes a gross violation of the Vienna Convention, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said https://tass.com/world/1605633
Read MoreIsrael president urges unity on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Fox News Israel’s president appealed for national unity as the country marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday after months of mass protests that have roiled the nation. Yom Hashoah, the day Israel observes as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its allies in the Holocaust, is…
Read MorePenthouse Atop Tiffany Building in Palm Beach Sells for $18 Million
Wall Street Journal The two-story unit first hit the market for $24 million in November. https://www.wsj.com/articles/penthouse-atop-tiffany-building-in-palm-beach-sells-for-18-million-9d84265b
Read MoreTaiwan to buy 400 US anti-ship missiles -Bloomberg News
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739508
Read MoreOfficial Describes Steps DOD Taking for Energy, Environmental Resilience
Defense.gov This year’s Earth Day theme for the Defense Department is “Invest in Our Planet, Protect Our Future.” https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3365277/official-describes-steps-dod-taking-for-energy-environmental-resilience/
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