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Hungary to withdraw from International Investment Bank hit by US sanctions

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On Wednesday, the US Treasury Department announced it was imposing sanctions against the IIB and its leaders – two Russian citizens and one Hungarian citizen https://tass.com/economy/1603973

Warner’s HBO Demotion Will Bring Some Severance Costs

Wall Street Journal Wall Street eyes the record marketing campaign needed to launch the new ‘Max’ service. https://www.wsj.com/articles/warners-hbo-demotion-will-bring-some-severance-costs-a56588f2

New Indiana state budget plan would kill proposed private school voucher program expansion

Fox News A major expansion proposed for Indiana’s private school voucher program would be axed under the state budget plan advanced Thursday by Senate Republicans. The voucher expansion supported by House Republicans will be among several points of contention as House and Senate budget leaders work to reach an agreement on a new two-year state…

Serbian leader believes pro-Ukrainian forces trying to mar his relations with Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “These forces are in no way interested in supporting Ukraine, about which they keep talking every single day,” Aleksandar Vucic pointed out https://tass.com/world/1603977

The U.S. investigation into the leaked Pentagon documents is ‘getting close’ to finding answers, Biden says.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/biden-says-the-us-investigation-into-the-leaked-pentagon-documents-is-getting-close-to-finding-answers.html

Stockmann to open sixteen stores in Russia — CEO

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The nearest opening of a store in Moscow will take place on May 9 in the Vegas Kuntsevo https://tass.com/economy/1603975

Rostelecom to launch video camera, router production in summer 2023 — senior manager

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Two production facilities will be launched in the next two months https://tass.com/economy/1603967

Trump arrives at New York State Attorney General’s office to testify — TV

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The New York State Attorney General’s Office has no plans to take any action against Trump at this time https://tass.com/world/1603961

Bankrupt Drugmaker Sorrento’s Scilex Unit Explores Stock Sale

Wall Street Journal Sorrento Therapeutics’ subsidiary Scilex is exploring the issuance of new stock to take advantage of a share-price rally as Sorrento charts a path out of chapter 11. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bankrupt-drugmaker-sorrentos-scilex-unit-explores-stock-sale-b339d1c

Crimea must be liberated for shipping safety, and it will be – Ukraine’s Defence Minister

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov has emphasised the need to liberate the Crimean peninsula to ensure complete safety and freedom for shipping in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Source: Oleksii Reznikov at the Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimean Platform in Bucharest on Thursday, as reported by…