• 03/15/2025

Hong Kong public libraries pull most books related to Tiananmen Square crackdown as 34th anniversary approaches

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Keyword check of library archives by Post in Chinese and English finds no works related to the military crackdown in Beijing 34 years ago. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3220651/hong-kong-public-libraries-pull-most-books-related-tiananmen-square-crackdown-34th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed

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Letters: Another Difference Between Biden and Reagan on Age

Wall Street Journal A competent vice president, just in case. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-reagan-age-vp-morning-in-america-9aa7d979

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US-born MMA fighter Jeff Monson to renounce his American citizenship next week in Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Jeff Monson was granted Russian citizenship in May 2018 https://tass.com/sport/1617775

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Global market to face record platinum deficit in 50 years — newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Ailing output, exacerbated by stuttering electricity supply in South Africa, has pushed the WPIC to revise its deficit forecast up 77% from three months ago, to 983,000 ounces this year https://tass.com/economy/1617773

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Ukraine’s Security Service is behind the attack on occupying “Internal Minister” of Luhansk – source

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) is responsible for the explosion that severely injured Igor Kornet, the so-called acting Minister of Internal Affairs of the “Luhansk People’s Republic” [a self-proclaimed, Russian-backed illegal formation in Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402310/

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No ‘Smoking Gun’ on Biden? I Beg to Differ

Wall Street Journal There are shell corporations, whistleblower testimony and the unexplained transfer of millions of dollars from abroad to Biden family members. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-hunter-foreign-money-china-smoking-gun-8e4055b3

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Details of Ternopil strike emerge: warehouses and university damaged

Pravda Ukraine In addition to human casualties, the Russian missile attack on Ternopil on the night of 13-14 May damaged industrial and warehouse premises, infrastructure facilities and an educational institution. Source: Serhii Nadal, Mayor of Ternopil, as quoted by Media Center Ukraine Details: According to Nadal, one person received shrapnel wounds and another suffered burns.…

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In Photos: Russia’s Military Recruitment Efforts for Home and the Frontlines

Moscow Times A spate of drone attacks and military incidents is bringing the realities of the war in Ukraine increasingly close to ordinary Russians. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/15/in-photos-russias-military-recruitment-efforts-for-home-and-the-frontlines-a81139

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What Chicago’s New Mayor Says About the City’s Biggest Challenges

New York Times Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, explains how he plans to manage the nation’s third-largest city in a complicated moment. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/us/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-policing-migrants.html

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