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DeSantis fires back at Disney as company tries to ‘usurp’ state oversight

Fox News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state legislature is working on a bill to reassert its control over Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. DeSantis said the legislature will void a development agreement Disney made to invalidate the state’s oversight of the area. DeSantis had signed a bill earlier this year, HB 9-B,…

Hamas: Resistance committed to liberation of Palestinian prisoners

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian inmates have been subject to systematic torture, harassment, and repression. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/17/701753/Hamas-khader-adnan-Israel

Another 104 Yemeni detainees released after major prisoner exchanges: ICRC

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the Saudi-led coalition has released another 104 Yemeni detainees. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/17/701756/International-Committee-Red-Cross-Yemeni-detainees-prisoner-exchanges-

Iran’s Saipa unveils its first home-made 16-valve engine

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran’s second largest carmaker Saipa unveils a first home-made 16-valve engine. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/17/701754/Iran-Saipa-16-valve-engine-unveiling

A Former ER Doctor Finds New Ways to Use Her Medical Skills in Retirement

Wall Street Journal Among other things, Paula Glosserman removes tattoos of former gang members. https://www.wsj.com/articles/medical-skills-retirement-doctor-870c77e7

Russians intensify air and artillery attacks on Bakhmut front

Pravda Ukraine Russian forces have intensified the use of heavy artillery and air strikes on the Bakhmut front in Donetsk Oblast. Source: Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defence, on Telegram Quote: “The use of heavy artillery and air strikes has intensified on the Bakhmut front. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398286/

Pennsylvania court tosses out ex-Gov. Tom Wolf’s suit against GOP lawmakers

Fox News A Pennsylvania court on Monday dismissed a challenge to how lawmakers have bundled together five potential state constitutional amendments, including one regarding abortion, on grounds the legal dispute was not ripe for the judges’ review. The five-judge Commonwealth Court panel said judges were not passing judgment on the proposed amendments themselves, which Republican…

Misfiled (Tuesday Crossword, April 18)

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/misfiled-tuesday-crossword-april-18-a6e7148a

Russia is ready to discuss imports of Indian cars — Deputy Prime Minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In late March 2023, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Babakov said that cars from India, for example, cars produced by Tata motors could appear on the Russian market https://tass.com/economy/1605601

Two charged with allegedly operating secret Chinese police station in NY

Washington Post “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx, and Chen Jinping, 59, of Manhattan, were arrested Monday morning in New York. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/17/chinese-police-new-york-social-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world