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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

China’s Xi, Brazil’s Lula Take United Stance Against U.S.

Wall Street Journal The two leaders struck a unified pose in defiance of U.S. foreign and trade policy, adding weight to Beijing’s pushback against what it sees as a Washington-led containment effort. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xi-jinping-brazils-lula-take-united-stance-against-u-s-e8e55c1c

Air Guardsman Is Charged Over Leaked Documents

Wall Street Journal The Pentagon is looking into how accused leaker Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, accessed top secret documents. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-probes-accused-leakers-access-to-documents-429e709c

China opposes NATO meddling in Asia-Pacific — defense ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was stressed that the Asia-Pacific region “must not turn into a chessboard for geopolitical rivalry” and called on NATO countries to drop “their Cold War mentality” and take on an objective attitude to China’s role in the region https://tass.com/defense/1604563