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New California Rule Would Ban Sale of Diesel Trucks by 2036

New York Times The regulation, which must be approved by the federal government, is the latest in a series of ambitious moves by the state to cut planet-warming pollution from vehicles. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/us/california-diesel-truck-sale-ban.html

King Charles III coronation will feature Jews, Muslims, Hindus, too

Washington Post In a remarkable twist, the coronation will acknowledge that Britain is no longer an exclusively Christian country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/29/king-charles-iii-coronation-will-recognize-people-all-faiths-including-jews-muslims-hindus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Merkel says she used everything to try to prevent conflict in Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The fact that it failed is not proof that it was wrong to try, former German chancellor said https://tass.com/world/1611623

Bear Market’s Survivors Share Biggest Lessons

Wall Street Journal With the S&P 500 in the longest bear market since 1973, individual investors are maneuvering differently from just months ago. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bear-markets-survivors-share-biggest-lessons-177adfb4

Russia uses newly developed missiles with foreign components – Ukraine’s Air Force

Pravda Ukraine During the recent attacks on Ukraine, the Russians used recently manufactured missiles that contain high-tech foreign components. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: “We know that the Russians have few missiles left, although they continue to…

Details revealed about King Charles III’s coronation service

Washington Post The coronation service for King Charles III will be one of many faiths and many languages https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/29/king-charles-iii-coronation-service/5c247cce-e6d1-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Radicals try to attack Ukrainian Orthodox Church head near Kiev-Pechersk Lavra – union

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the UOJ, the security of the monastery and the police protected the primate of the canonical church from aggressive individuals, preventing the attack https://tass.com/emergencies/1611621

Big Tech Earnings Spark Hope That Worst Is Over

Wall Street Journal Shares rise on better-than-expected results, but growth lags behind what Microsoft, Amazon and Google did in the past. https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-earnings-spark-hope-that-worst-is-over-a882899c

Russian forces advance 100-150 meters in Artyomovsk — PMC Wagner founder

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The enemy has control over 2.98 square kilometers of Bakhmut’s territory, Yevgeny Prigozhin said https://tass.com/defense/1611619

Russians attack Sumy Oblast: 170 explosions and damaged houses

Pravda Ukraine On Saturday, Russian forces launched 17 attacks on border hromadas [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.] in Sumy Oblast, damaging houses. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/29/7400022/