• 11/16/2024

U.S. Regulators Playing Catch-Up With Tesla-Focused Detroit

Wall Street Journal American car manufacturers already had plenty of reasons to invest in EVs before Washington’s new tailpipe-emissions proposal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-regulators-playing-catch-up-with-tesla-focused-detroit-e7aa264

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A Panda Is Coming Home, and Her Chinese Fans Say It’s About Time

New York Times Ya Ya, who has been at the Memphis Zoo for 20 years, will soon return to China, where a campaign accusing the zoo of mistreating her has resonated on social media. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/asia/panda-china-memphis-zoo-ya-ya.html

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China announces fair trade inspections on 2,455 products from Taiwan

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) China on Wednesday announced that it will start inspecting whether 2,455 products from Taiwan conform to the nation’s fair trade rules, including agricultural products, textiles, metals, coal and minerals, effective immediately. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304120022

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At Mexico’s Chichen Itza, archaeologists discover Mayan scoreboard

Jerusalem Post The circular piece, measuring just over 32 centimeters (12.6 inches) in diameter and weighing 40 kilos (88 lb), displays hieroglyphic writing surrounding two players standing next to a ball. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-739037

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Spain trains more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops — Defense Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Margarita Robles also said that Madrid, in coordination with its allies, would support Kiev as long as necessary https://tass.com/defense/1603243

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Ukrainian border guards eliminate Wagner Group fighters hiding in Bakhmut buildings

Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian border guards defending the city of Bakhmut repelled a Wagner Group assault on Tuesday, 11 April, killing or injuring 19 Wagner fighters (the Wagner Group is an infamous Russian private military company – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397562/

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Republican Eric Early enters California Senate race to replace Dianne Feinstein

Fox News Pro-Trump GOP attorney Eric Early announced Tuesday he’s running for Senate in California, joining three high-profile Democratic candidates vying to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Early — who ran unsuccessfully for state attorney general in 2022 and 2018 and for Congress against Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., in 2020 — launched his campaign with…

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Leader says terrorist attacks thwarted in Transnistria ultimately targeted Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Vadim Krasnoselsky, the organizers of the terrorist attacks planned to accuse Russia of failing to fulfil its peacekeeping obligations https://tass.com/defense/1603241

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Softline net profit in Russia rises 7-fold to $78.78 mln in 2022

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The company’s turnover for the year exceeded $855. 69 mln https://tass.com/economy/1603239

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Zelensky, entourage embezzled at least $400 mln from aid sent to Ukraine — Hersh

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Hersh’s sources, the level of corruption in Kiev is “approaching that of the Afghan war, although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from the Ukraine” https://tass.com/world/1603237

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