• 02/27/2025

How Classified Evidence Could Complicate the Trump Documents Case

New York Times Prosecutors and defense lawyers appear to be preparing for a pretrial fight over showing sensitive evidence to the jury and the public. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/us/politics/trump-classified-documents-evidence.html

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South Korean true crime fan allegedly kills, dismembers tutor ‘out of curiosity’

Fox News A true crime “obsessed” 23-year-old woman has been indicted on murder charges in South Korea after she apparently confessed to killing her tutor “out of curiosity,” according to local reports.  Jung Yoo-jung was indicted Friday in Busan, a port city along South Korea’s southeastern coastline, after family members reportedly urged her to tell…

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On Boris Johnson’s birthday, Parliament set to deal him humiliating blow

Washington Post Parliament will debate the scathing Partygate report and is expected to endorse its findings and withdraw Johnson’s parliamentary pass. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/19/boris-johnson-parliament-partygate/

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US delegation among biggest at SPIEF, organizers say

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. SPIEF, the most notable economic forum in Russia, was held this year from June 14 to 17 https://tass.com/economy/1635065

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Uruguay’s President Halts Plan to Turn Bronze Nazi Eagle Into Peace Dove

New York Times President Luis Lacalle Pou said that he was canceling a project to melt down and recast a 700-pound relic of World War II after thousands signed a petition calling for it to be preserved in a museum. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/world/americas/uruguay-nazi-eagle-dove.html

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Russia values Vatican’s balanced position on Ukrainian settlement — senior diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, said on June 10 that he did not rule out that the papal envoy could meet with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill https://tass.com/politics/1635063

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New Harvard summer program launched at NTU

Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Nearly 60 American students are participating in a new Harvard University summer program launched this year in Taipei in collaboration with National Taiwan University (NTU). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306190023

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After tests for sedatives in 80 preschoolers, one to get follow-up

New Taipei, June 19 (CNA) Of 80 students at a preschool in New Taipei’s Xizhi District tested for different finds of sedatives over the weekend, only one had a result that warranted follow-up testing, the city’s health department said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306190022

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Tourist submersible goes missing at Titanic wreck in Atlantic Ocean — BBC

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Communication with the vessel has been lost https://tass.com/emergencies/1635061

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Airbus Sells 500 Jets to India’s Indigo in Record Aircraft Deal

Wall Street Journal The agreement, estimated to be worth $50 billion, came on the first day of the Paris Air Show as travel rebounds following the pandemic. https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbus-sells-500-jets-to-indias-indigo-in-record-aircraft-deal-76a215bb

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