• 11/18/2024

Historic Mission to Jupiter Blasts Off

Wall Street Journal A mission to Jupiter won’t be searching for life, but it will help assess whether some of Jupiter’s moons are potentially habitable. https://www.wsj.com/articles/historic-mission-to-jupiter-blasts-off-1b660b8c

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Bud Light chief says he ‘never intended’ boycott over trans star Dylan Mulvaney

Washington Post A boycott of the popular beer prompted a vague apology which did not satisfy anyone. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/04/15/bud-light-apology-letter/

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Trump indictment fuels the former president’s 2024 campaign fundraising

Fox News Donald Trump and his 2024 White House campaign are cashing in on the former president’s indictment and recent arraignment in New York City. Trump brought in nearly $18.8 million in the January-March first quarter of 2023 fundraising, according to figures provided by his campaign on Saturday. But the campaign also points out that…

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Katy Perry, Lionel Richie to perform at King Charles’s coronation concert

Washington Post Katy Perry and Lionel Richie are among the stars set to perform at King Charles’s coronation concert next month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/king-charles-coronation-concert-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan, Taipei authorities report

Hong Kong Free Press China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. Maritime authorities in China’s eastern Fujian province this week banned ships from an area north of Taiwan from 9:00 am (0100…

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What Six-Figure Rentals in New York City Look Like

Wall Street Journal A $140,000-a-month apartment lets you live like a rich New Yorker—for 30 days at a time, at least. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-six-figure-rentals-in-new-york-city-look-like-b8d05943

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Railroad Group Cancels Order to Change Wheels on Hundreds of Railcars

Wall Street Journal Freight and tank car manufacturer National Steel Car said railcars it serviced weren’t responsible for recent train derailments. https://www.wsj.com/articles/railroad-group-cancels-order-to-change-wheels-on-hundreds-of-railcars-59dfe967

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Ukrainian Defence Minister calls on world to push for Russia’s transformation: It must undergo denazification

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has called on the democratic world to put Russia’s transformation on the agenda. Source: Reznikov on Facebook, after his speech at the Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimean Platform in Bucharest Quote: “The issue of Russia’s transformation should be on the agenda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/15/7398039/

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Sweden releases Russian woman detained on suspicion of industrial espionage

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Prosecutor James von Reis, “there were not sufficient grounds for detention” https://tass.com/world/1604873

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Ukrainian military fires three MLRS rockets at Makeyevka – DPR

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Since the beginning of the day, the Ukrainian military fired 61 155-millimeter shells and 10 MLRS rockets at Donetsk https://tass.com/emergencies/1604871

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