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Putin attacks Jewish heritage of Ukraine’s Zelensky

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746576

National Republicans wade into 2023’s most heated race, launch first attacks in bid to take down red-state Dem

Fox News EXCLUSIVE: National Republicans are launching their first attacks in this year’s most heated gubernatorial race as the party seeks to unseat Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the nation’s few remaining Democrats leading a predominantly red state. In a new ad set to begin running Saturday, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) blasts…

The Top Business Challenge Awaiting CNN’s Next CEO

Wall Street Journal Chris Licht is gone, but what remains is the network’s tricky shift to digital and away from a decaying TV business. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-top-business-challenge-awaiting-cnns-next-ceo-a1d3bc5a

Real incomes in Russia growing modestly, trend expected to intensify this year — Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The President said that the poverty rate in Russia is decreasing and called for maintaining this trend https://tass.com/economy/1633963

Teamsters Hold Vote to Authorize UPS Strike

Wall Street Journal United Parcel Service workers that are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are voting on whether to authorize a strike if contract negotiations fail to yield a new agreement. https://www.wsj.com/articles/teamsters-hold-vote-to-authorize-ups-strike-as-contract-talks-continue-938eabff

‘The Late Americans’ Review: End of the Seminar

Wall Street Journal In Brandon Taylor’s novel, a university’s gravitational pull sets friends, rivals and lovers in orbit around one another. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-late-americans-review-end-of-the-seminar-f3d7bc61

Children’s Books: Nature Lights Up and Chows Down

Wall Street Journal Reviews of ‘Glow,’ ‘A Home for Every Plant,’ ‘A Shell Is Cozy,’ ‘Caterpillars’ and ‘Great White Shark.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-nature-lights-up-and-chows-down-d2284647

Russian oil product supplies redirected to Africa, Turkey, Asian-Pacific region — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Hardly anyone gives up Russia’s petroleum products of high quality, apart from Europe and America,” Nikolay Shulginov said https://tass.com/economy/1633955

Putin expects Russia’s GDP to grow 1.5-2% by end of year

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. This will allow Russia to maintain its place among the leading economies of the world, the President pointed out https://tass.com/economy/1633859

In Trump Prosecution, Special Counsel Seeks to Avoid Distracting Fights

New York Times Jack Smith has taken an iron-fist-in-a-kid-glove approach, sidestepping secondary issues that could divert attention from the weight of the evidence he has assembled in his case against the former president. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/politics/trump-documents-jack-smith.html