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Former Atlanta councilman sentenced for lying on bank loan application

Fox News A former Atlanta city councilman and mayoral candidate was sentenced Thursday in federal court on a single count of bank fraud, but he won’t spend any time behind bars. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen sentenced Antonio Brown to 18 months of probation, with the first eight to be served confined to home.…

Russian naval ships deploy to designated areas in sweeping Pacific drills

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The warships are conducting shipborne drills of their combat teams, in which the crews are practicing the algorithms of ship damage control at sea and passage through narrow waterways, and are also exercising together with operators of navigational radar systems https://tass.com/defense/1604569

Cabinet dealing with high-tech sectors development — Russian PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is added that the government also continues “simplifying fiscal and customs procedures for entrepreneurs” https://tass.com/economy/1604567

Non-binary ex-Biden energy official escapes jail time in luggage grand larceny case

Fox News Sam Brinton, the embattled former senior Department of Energy (DOE) official, was able to escape jail time earlier this week in a grand larceny case dating back to July 2022. According to Clark County, Nevada, criminal court records, Brinton was ordered to pay $3,670.74 to the victim in the case and $500 in…

China sees relations with Brazil as diplomatic priority — Xi

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Chinese president also noted that Brazil and China are the largest developing economies and emerging markets https://tass.com/world/1604565

Kids Are Hijacking the Party Bus

Wall Street Journal A notorious venue for pub crawls now hosts birthday bashes for tweens; what to call the stripper pole? https://www.wsj.com/articles/party-bus-kids-birthday-b56440d7

‘As Quietly as Possible’: Premium on Secrecy as Russia Rams Through Military Draft Rules Bill

Moscow Times One source told The Moscow Times that there was such a rush to pass the legislation that procedural rules were broken. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/as-quietly-as-possible-premium-on-secrecy-as-russia-rams-through-military-draft-rules-bill-a80831

Pakistani police: 3 children killed while playing with bomb

Washington Post Pakistani police say three children were killed while playing with an unexploded bomb at an abandoned house in the country’s southwest, near the Afghan border https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/14/pakistan-children-killed-unexploded-ordnance/c192b68e-dace-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Russia’s Largest Trade Union Calls Off Labor Day Demonstrations

Moscow Times The Federation of Independent Trade Unions based its decision on heightened terrorist threats. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/russias-largest-trade-union-calls-off-labor-day-demonstrations-a80834

Taiwan imposes harsher traffic rules to curb risky driving

Taipei, April 14 (CNA) Drivers caught driving recklessly on freeways will face a fine of up to NT$36,000 (US$1,182), up from the current maximum penalty of NT$24,000, as Taiwan’s Legislature on Friday adopted a slew of stricter traffic rules to improve road safety. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304140021