‘5 public schools face axe in Hong Kong after failing to meet Primary One enrolment threshold’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sources say schools were told earlier this month by Education Bureau they could not operate Primary One classes in next academic year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3218199/5-public-schools-face-axe-hong-kong-after-failing-meet-primary-one-enrolment-threshold?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRiot police descend on Montana capitol as left-wing protestors shut down proceedings: Reports
Fox News Riot police have descended on Montana’s capitol after left-wing protestors disrupted proceedings in the state House of Representatives in support of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat, who was censured by the body last week, multiple reports have said. According to The Independent, an unknown number of protestors were arrested Monday when police…
Read MoreIsraeli sporting goods company joins the fight against antisemitism
Jerusalem Post Aviv, which manufactures basketball nets, donated their product to promote and spread the blue square message. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-740187
Read MoreNorth Dakota Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban
New York Times The governor approved the state’s prohibition on Monday, just a month after the State Supreme Court blocked an earlier ban. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/us/abortion-ban-north-dakota.html
Read MoreSpaceX wins approval to add fifth US rocket launch site
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-740195
Read MoreFormer Ohio Gov. Bob Taft weighs in on hot-button constitutional amendment reform plan
Fox News Former Republican Ohio Gov. Bob Taft urged state lawmakers on Monday against advancing a measure that would make it harder to amend the state constitution or reviving August special elections to do it — calling the combination “especially bad public policy.” Taft, the scion of one of Ohio’s most famous political families, sent…
Read MoreGold Gains Amid Growing Fed Rate Cut Hopes
Wall Street Journal Gold was higher in early Asian trade, as the dollar weakens on investors’ growing expectation for a Fed rate cut. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gold-gains-amid-growing-fed-rate-cut-hopes-c82d4204
Read MorePanel of Democrats, environmental activists blame climate change for whale deaths
Fox News Climate change, spurred by the burning of fossil fuels, is the biggest danger to marine life including whales, a panel of Democratic officials and environmental groups said Monday. The gathering, held in an oceanfront conference room as a half-dozen dolphins frolicked in the ocean behind them, also strongly criticized a bill in the…
Read MoreADL cheers Tucker Carlson’s ouster at Fox News, where he had long embraced white nationalist rhetor
Jerusalem Post Carlson is separately facing a lawsuit from a Jewish former producer on his show, who alleges that senior staff fostered an office culture full of antisemitism https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-740193
Read MoreCuba fuel shortages prompt rationing, event cancellations
Washington Post After days of people forming long lines to get gasoline, Cuba’s fuel supply crisis has increased dramatically with authorities now suspending some activities and rationing sales https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/24/cuba-gasoline-shortages-rationing/9ebc91a0-e2ff-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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