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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 30, 2024

Is Japan having a currency crisis?

Democrats have officially decided to save Mike Johnson from MTG’s ouster effort

Fulton Financial’s stock jumps on takeover deal for failed Republic First Bank

FCC Fines AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Almost $200 Million for Illegally Sharing Customer Location Data

A Massive Scandal Is Brewing in Los Angeles After DA George Gascon’s Number 3 Is Charged With 11 Felonies

US Small-Business Rent Delinquencies Rise to a Three-Year High

Today at the local park with my 5 kids, I was told I needed a permit to be there with a group of more than 5 people. I said that they were my own kids and he said I still needed a permit!

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 29, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: Frontline Defenses Deteriorating Under Russian Pressure

Congress threatens ICC over Israeli arrest warrants

UK outlaws awful default passwords on connected devices

The US is losing its battle in the Sahel as Chad joins Niger in demanding withdrawal of military personnel

‘American Privacy Rights Act of 2024’ Sneaks In Quotas

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

A video shared by the startup last month shows its sensor-laden vehicle “driving through an absolute chaos, on suburban unstructured roads in India,” as the company put it in the caption.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 28, 2024

Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine

Why Chinese Exports to Russia Are Declining

Ministers threaten coalition over choice between Rafah op. and hostage deal

Cars will slow down if drivers are speeding under EU safety tech in new cars

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

William Sonoma to pay $3.1 million after FTC sued it, saying it falsely labeled products as ‘Made in USA’

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 27, 2024

‘March or April’: How Zelenskyy gave Johnson a deadline for military aid

Washington’s Pleas Fall on Deaf Ears as Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries

Israel warns Egypt: “Last chance” for hostage deal before Rafah invasion

Four Ships Trapped by Key Bridge Collapse Depart Baltimore

Cancer Can Arise Without Genetic Mutations

The strange death of the family

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 26, 2024

Ukraine Situation Report: M1 Abrams Tanks Withdrawn From The Fight, Officials Say

Ukraine’s star brigade in dire state due to lack of weapons and its own mistakes

Despite Mortar Attack, U.S. Is Satisfied With Gaza Beachhead Security

In Cold Blood: A Rise in State-Sponsored Killings Abroad

Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its “power plant rule” which forces existing coal and new natural gas plants to use a technology that is neither economic nor commercial to reduce carbon dioxide emissions or shutter.

U.S. births fall in 2023 to lowest number since 1979

I am not sure why the story led with the stupid mouse. The more interesting/depressing examples come at the end of the article. Tech brands are forcing AI into your gadgets—whether you asked for it or not

An incident involving a physical attack by a female Secret Service agent tasked with protecting Vice President Kamala Harris is raising questions about whether the agency had thoroughly vetted her during her hiring and whether an ongoing push to increase the numbers of women in the service and boost overall workforce staff played a role in her selection.

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 25, 2024

A senior Pentagon official has alluded to a recently deployed long-range ground-launched weapon suffering from Russian jamming and other issues.

Russia vetoes U.N. resolution calling for no nuclear weapons in space

Iran appears to have replaced a damaged radar with a different, incompatible radar in order to hide the impact of the strike.

Houthis Claim Fresh Attacks After Brief Hiatus

Israel said willing to accept release of fewer than 40 hostages in truce’s first phase

U.S. pier attacked during construction work off Gaza coast

Starlink: The Latest Advance in Military Technology with Unforeseen Consequences

Is This the First AI Hate Hoax? White Principal Accused of Racism Based on Fake Audio

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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 24, 2024

Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, defying US warnings

‘Nobody would have arrested him for corruption’ Russian deputy defense minister reportedly charged with bribery as cover story for treason investigation

The US secretly sent long-range ATACMS to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them

Russia’s ‘Top Secret’ EW Weapon Blamed for Flight Jamming on NATO East Flank

Nigeria Slips Into Lawlessness amid an Eroding Security Situation

“You Can Even Kill Them”: Albert Winsemius and the Rise of Singapore

US seeks to ‘reassure’ allies they don’t need nuclear weapons

Columbia Jewish students told to flee campus as situation unravels