Killing of jailed lawmaker on live TV puts spotlight on India’s extrajudicial violence
Washington Post Assassins posing as journalists killed Atiq Ahmed, 60, a mobster-turned-lawmaker, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed as they answered questions on live TV. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/atiq-ahmed-killed-india-violence-hindu-nationalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAfter American’s Killing in Syria, F.B.I. Builds War Crimes Case Against Top Officials
New York Times The inquiry aims to hold to account Syrian officials considered key architects of a brutal system of detention and torture that flourished under President Bashar al-Assad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/justice-department-syria-war-crimes.html
Read MoreGavin Newsom slashes funding for foster care program amid California budget crunch
Fox News Republicans and Democrats alike in California are sounding the alarm over a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom to slash his budget commitment for foster care services by two-thirds. The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program assigns thousands of volunteers to act as liaisons for individual foster kids within California’s child welfare system. Newsom…
Read MoreEU ambassador to Sudan assaulted in his residence – EU foreign policy chief
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. This constitutes a gross violation of the Vienna Convention, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said https://tass.com/world/1605633
Read MoreIsrael president urges unity on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Fox News Israel’s president appealed for national unity as the country marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday after months of mass protests that have roiled the nation. Yom Hashoah, the day Israel observes as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its allies in the Holocaust, is…
Read MorePenthouse Atop Tiffany Building in Palm Beach Sells for $18 Million
Wall Street Journal The two-story unit first hit the market for $24 million in November. https://www.wsj.com/articles/penthouse-atop-tiffany-building-in-palm-beach-sells-for-18-million-9d84265b
Read MoreTaiwan to buy 400 US anti-ship missiles -Bloomberg News
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739508
Read MoreOfficial Describes Steps DOD Taking for Energy, Environmental Resilience
Defense.gov This year’s Earth Day theme for the Defense Department is “Invest in Our Planet, Protect Our Future.” https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3365277/official-describes-steps-dod-taking-for-energy-environmental-resilience/
Read MoreChinese Embassy urges House Republican to stop ‘targeting China,’ focus on ‘own failure’ in COVID origins hunt
Fox News EXCLUSIVE: The Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. is urging a House Republican chairing the committee investigating the origins of the coronavirus to “respect science” and stop “targeting China” just days before a hearing is scheduled. Li Xiang, the Chinese Embassy’s liaison to Congress, emailed a staff member for House Select Subcommittee on the…
Read MoreGulf War Illness Study Started by VA, National Institutes of Health
Wall Street Journal The chronic disease affects a third of those who served in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf conflict. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gulf-war-illness-study-started-by-va-national-institutes-of-health-27a50f44
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