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Boeing Pauses MAX Deliveries After Parts Problem

Wall Street Journal The plane maker said a supplier used a nonstandard process to install parts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-pauses-max-deliveries-after-parts-problem-90a89b3e

Cyprus probing residents involved in alleged Russian sanctions evasion

Fox News Cyprus’ government said Thursday it’s looking into how a number of Cypriot nationals were included in a new round of U.S. and U.K. sanctions targeting the financial networks of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich who are close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides called an emergency meeting…

Jordan pushing Arab peace plan to end Syria conflict

Jerusalem Post Syria would also need to take steps to stamp out a multi-billion dollar drug trafficking trade to Jordan and the Gulf from it’s southern borders. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-739200

DeSantis Allies Pressure Florida Lawmakers Against Endorsing Trump

New York Times After four members of Congress backed Donald J. Trump, Republicans close to the Florida governor are trying to keep others from wading into the brewing fight for the G.O.P. presidential nomination. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/politics/desantis-trump-endorsements.html

Phone scams drop in Hong Kong but too early to tell if mandatory real-name registration of SIM cards working, police say

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to Hong Kong police, 597 phone fraud cases were reported from January to March, compared with 1,144 in the last quarter of 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216959/phone-scams-drop-hong-kong-too-early-tell-if-mandatory-real-name-registration-sim-cards-working?utm_source=rss_feed

I Stand With Evan Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal He isn’t a spy. He is a reporter in the hallowed tradition of those who risk it all to get the story. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-stand-with-evan-gershkovich-russia-putin-free-speech-espionage-hostage-prison-ukraine-war-correspondents-journalism-bob-cappa-89f9791

Pepper…and Salt

Wall Street Journal Pepper…and Salt https://www.wsj.com/articles/pepper-and-salt-423cd018

Russian soldiers hit Sumy Oblast from mortars, artillery and grenade launchers

Pravda Ukraine During 13 April, the Russians attacked two hromadas (administrative units designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories) in Sumy Oblast with various weapons. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: The occupiers carried out 3 attacks on the border hromadas, Esman and Bilopillia. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397812/

Is Biden About to Make a Big A.I. Mistake?

Wall Street Journal Ask yourself whether an administration lawyer will generate the right answer on a new technology. https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-biden-about-to-make-a-big-a-i-mistake-23f15b2e

GOP states rip AOC, Dems for pushing Biden to ignore abortion pill ruling: ‘You ought to know better’

Fox News EXCLUSIVE – A group of Republican attorneys general is demanding that Democrats retract their suggestion that the Biden administration should defy a court order aimed at stopping the distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone. Last week, a federal judge in Texas signed an injunction that directed the FDA to halt its more than…