Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s Display of Force Around Taiwan
New York Times Also, President Biden prepares to visit Northern Ireland and Ireland. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/briefing/china-taiwan-biden-ireland-asia.html
Read MoreA short Biden trip to N. Ireland, where peace clashes with dysfunction
Washington Post The president will celebrate the anniversary of the Good Friday peace agreement. He won’t address the Northern Ireland Assembly, because it has broken down. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/biden-northern-ireland-good-friday-agreement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAntony Blinken to meet with Vietnam officials in Hanoi en route to G7 meeting in Japan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US secretary of state adds the stop to further relations based on ‘the kind of Indo-Pacific’ both nations want to see, an aide says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216612/antony-blinken-meet-vietnam-officials-hanoi-en-route-g7-meeting-japan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa dies at 27
Washington Post Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa has died at the age of 27, his mother confirmed Monday https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/julian-figueroa-singer-died-joan-sebastian/4349089c-d7e9-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUS reports no casualties after rocket hits base in Syria
Fox News A rocket attack Monday targeted a base in eastern Syria where U.S. troops are based causing no injuries or damage, the U.S. military said. The military said in a statement that one rocket struck the Mission Support Site Conoco in eastern Syria on Monday evening and another rocket was found at the attack…
Read MoreWhy Are So Many People Mad at Bud Light?
You might not care much about what goes on on TikTok or Instagram, and that’s okay. Mulvaney’s social media persona may not be your cup of tea, and that’s okay, too. But what’s not okay is the hateful overreaction driving prominent people to vicious slurs, boycotts of one LGBTQ-inclusive beverage brand in favor of another,…
Read MoreThe virus hunters
Washington Post A journey into the wild world of high-risk virus hunting, a coming reckoning, and The Post’s year-long investigation into the U.S. role in pushing such research to the edge. https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/the-virus-hunters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MorePerformance-Enhancing Climate News
Wall Street Journal Can we blame global warming for home runs? https://www.wsj.com/articles/performance-enhancing-climate-news-7a4451a2
Read MoreMace calls Texas mifepristone ruling ‘unconstitutional,’ says GOP on ‘wrong side of history’ on abortion
Fox News Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Monday joined Democrats in their call for the Biden administration to ignore a Texas judge’s ruling on the abortion medication known as mifepristone, blasting the court decision as “unconstitutional.” Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled late Friday that the…
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