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Corrections & Amplifications

Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of April 13, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corrections-amplifications-2b4023de

“Hungarians are paying for knife used to cut off Ukrainian soldier’s head” – Zelenskyy’s advisor

Pravda Ukraine Economic advisor to the President of Ukraine Oleh Ustenko has said that a number of agreements that strengthen Hungary’s energy cooperation with Russia will only prolong the full-scale war and called on the European Union to block them. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397641/

Russia holds premiere of first-ever movie filmed in space

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Preparations for the shooting began in 2020, when Channel One announced a competition to star in the first ever feature film to be shot in outer space https://tass.com/science/1603459

Twitter Inc. Changes Its Name to X Corp. and Moves to Nevada

Wall Street Journal The Elon Musk-owned platform is keeping the Twitter branding but is no longer incorporated in Delaware https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-inc-changes-its-name-to-x-corp-and-moves-to-nevada-703ac892

What might happen next: How a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could impact the United States

Fox News The war in Ukraine is the war you’ve heard about the most over the past year. A war over Taiwan is the war you may hear about next. The conflict in Ukraine certainly carries geopolitical implications. There are issues of grain for Western Europe. Oil from Russia. And, there’s speculation over possible Russian…

JPMorgan Internally Flagged Epstein’s Large Withdrawals Years Before His 2008 Conviction, Lawsuit Alleges

Wall Street Journal In 2006, court papers say, bank employees noted that the financier was withdrawing $750,000 a year in cash. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgan-flagged-epsteins-large-withdrawals-years-before-his-2008-conviction-lawsuit-alleges-a69ce636

Would You Rent Your Home to Rihanna?

Wall Street Journal When celebrities, sports stars and titans of industry come to town for vacation, they are often willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars or more for the privacy, security and space of private homes https://www.wsj.com/articles/would-you-rent-your-home-to-rihanna-cf45ebb3

Wall Street Journal Karl Rove: Every election season has surprises. Our current tumultuous era could produce more shocks to conventional wisdom than normal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-amp-raquo-d84526ed

Biden’s EPA Remakes the Auto Industry

Wall Street Journal His new car rules are a de facto order to make and buy EVs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-emissions-standards-proposed-rule-electric-vehicles-biden-administration-e861ba50

Harvard Has a Free Speech Moment

Wall Street Journal Fifty professors form an alliance on academic freedom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-council-on-academic-freedom-professors-free-speech-steven-pinker-bertha-madras-6ac96bc4