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Biden announces another $800 million in military assistance for Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday announced another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, including heavy artillery and ammunition, as the country continues to fight to defend itself against Russia's multi-front war. Biden, who spoke from the East Room, said the assistance would include heavily artillery weapons, dozens of howitzers, 144,000 rounds of ammunition for those howitzers, and tactical drones. And he added: "To modernize Teddy Roosevelt's famous advice, sometimes we will speak softly and carry a large Javelin, because we're sending a lot of those in as well." The president last week had authorized $800 million in weapons, ammunition and other security assistance. The $1.6 billion he approved this week and last is in addition to the more than $1 billion the administration had already said it was sending to Ukraine. But the president said the funding authorized by Congress for Ukraine has almost been exhausted, and that he would therefore be sending a supplemental funding...
https://www.sott.net/article/467025-Biden-announces-another-800-million-in-military-assistance-for-Ukraine
Biden announces another $800 million in military assistance for Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday announced another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, including heavy artillery and ammunition, as the country continues to fight to defend itself against Russia's multi-front war. Biden, who spoke from the East Room, said the assistance would include heavily artillery weapons, dozens of howitzers, 144,000 rounds of ammunition for those howitzers, and tactical drones. And he added: "To modernize Teddy Roosevelt's famous advice, sometimes we will speak softly and carry a large Javelin, because we're sending a lot of those in as well." The president last week had authorized $800 million in weapons, ammunition and other security assistance. The $1.6 billion he approved this week and last is in addition to the more than $1 billion the administration had already said it was sending to Ukraine. But the president said the funding authorized by Congress for Ukraine has almost been exhausted, and that he would therefore be sending a supplemental funding...
https://www.sott.net/article/467025-Biden-announces-another-800-million-in-military-assistance-for-Ukraine
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Meet the Twitter board members fighting Elon Musk's takeover bid
Amid a feared takeover bid from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Twitter's board of directors threatened to fight back with a "poison pill" strategy, allowing it to flood the market with new shares if Musk buys more than 15 percent of the company. Fending off Musk's $43 billion offer by creating more shares could dilute the value of shareholders' stock — but Twitter's 10 board members own just a tiny portion, Musk noted in an April 16 tweet: "The Twitter board collectively owns almost no shares! Objectively, their economic interests are simply not aligned with shareholders." That same day, even Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who is formally leaving the board when his term expires at the company's annual shareholder meeting next month, tweeted that the board of directors "has consistently been the dysfunction of the company."
https://www.sott.net/article/467026-Meet-the-Twitter-board-members-fighting-Elon-Musks-takeover-bid
Meet the Twitter board members fighting Elon Musk's takeover bid
Amid a feared takeover bid from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Twitter's board of directors threatened to fight back with a "poison pill" strategy, allowing it to flood the market with new shares if Musk buys more than 15 percent of the company. Fending off Musk's $43 billion offer by creating more shares could dilute the value of shareholders' stock — but Twitter's 10 board members own just a tiny portion, Musk noted in an April 16 tweet: "The Twitter board collectively owns almost no shares! Objectively, their economic interests are simply not aligned with shareholders." That same day, even Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who is formally leaving the board when his term expires at the company's annual shareholder meeting next month, tweeted that the board of directors "has consistently been the dysfunction of the company."
https://www.sott.net/article/467026-Meet-the-Twitter-board-members-fighting-Elon-Musks-takeover-bid
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Solar eclipse on Mars captured in NASA footage: 'Truly fascinating'
NASA's Perseverance rover raptures solar eclipse on Mars Look at Phobos go! The oblong Martian moon was captured making a solar transit by NASA's Perseverance rover on April 2, in footage released earlier this week. The radical video provides a clear shot of our radiant orange star before the silhouette of what looks to be a potato. "I knew it was going to be good, but I didn't expect it to be this amazing," gushed Rachel Howson, rover Mastcam-Z operator at Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, Calif., in a NASA news release. On Twitter, NASA called it "truly fascinating."
https://www.sott.net/article/467027-Solar-eclipse-on-Mars-captured-in-NASA-footage-Truly-fascinating
Solar eclipse on Mars captured in NASA footage: 'Truly fascinating'
NASA's Perseverance rover raptures solar eclipse on Mars Look at Phobos go! The oblong Martian moon was captured making a solar transit by NASA's Perseverance rover on April 2, in footage released earlier this week. The radical video provides a clear shot of our radiant orange star before the silhouette of what looks to be a potato. "I knew it was going to be good, but I didn't expect it to be this amazing," gushed Rachel Howson, rover Mastcam-Z operator at Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, Calif., in a NASA news release. On Twitter, NASA called it "truly fascinating."
https://www.sott.net/article/467027-Solar-eclipse-on-Mars-captured-in-NASA-footage-Truly-fascinating
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'If they find us here, we'll be punished': RT report on 'secret schools' for girls in Afghanistan
"There is an underground project in Kabul called 'Course in memoir writing for wounded girls.' Would you be interested to see it?" I was asked last week. These days, education for girls is probably the most ambiguous topic of Afghanistan's new era. The Taliban is to some extent demonstrating its commitment to a medieval approach to women's rights but is nevertheless inclined to compromise. Primary schools remain open, as do universities, though male and female students attend lectures separately, and the number of female lecturers has dramatically decreased since last August.
https://www.sott.net/article/467028-If-they-find-us-here-we-ll-be-punished-RT-report-on-secret-schools-for-girls-in-Afghanistan
'If they find us here, we'll be punished': RT report on 'secret schools' for girls in Afghanistan
"There is an underground project in Kabul called 'Course in memoir writing for wounded girls.' Would you be interested to see it?" I was asked last week. These days, education for girls is probably the most ambiguous topic of Afghanistan's new era. The Taliban is to some extent demonstrating its commitment to a medieval approach to women's rights but is nevertheless inclined to compromise. Primary schools remain open, as do universities, though male and female students attend lectures separately, and the number of female lecturers has dramatically decreased since last August.
https://www.sott.net/article/467028-If-they-find-us-here-we-ll-be-punished-RT-report-on-secret-schools-for-girls-in-Afghanistan
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Putin asks EU to use its influence over Ukraine to stop the 'numerous war crimes' by their forces
Brussels could encourage Kiev to refrain from "massive shelling" of Donbass and from committing "other gross violations" of international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin told European Council President Charles Michel on Thursday. During a lengthy phone call, held amid the ongoing Russian offensive in Ukraine, the two leaders discussed the latest developments on the ground, including Putin's decision to call off the assault on the Azovstal plant in Mariupol and Moscow's efforts to protect civilians, the Kremlin said in a statement. Among other things, Putin brought Michel's attention to the "irresponsible statements of the EU representatives about the need to resolve the situation in Ukraine by military means," apparently referring to a recent controversial statement by the top EU diplomat Josep Borrel.
https://www.sott.net/article/467029-Putin-asks-EU-to-use-its-influence-over-Ukraine-to-stop-the-numerous-war-crimes-by-their-forces
Putin asks EU to use its influence over Ukraine to stop the 'numerous war crimes' by their forces
Brussels could encourage Kiev to refrain from "massive shelling" of Donbass and from committing "other gross violations" of international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin told European Council President Charles Michel on Thursday. During a lengthy phone call, held amid the ongoing Russian offensive in Ukraine, the two leaders discussed the latest developments on the ground, including Putin's decision to call off the assault on the Azovstal plant in Mariupol and Moscow's efforts to protect civilians, the Kremlin said in a statement. Among other things, Putin brought Michel's attention to the "irresponsible statements of the EU representatives about the need to resolve the situation in Ukraine by military means," apparently referring to a recent controversial statement by the top EU diplomat Josep Borrel.
https://www.sott.net/article/467029-Putin-asks-EU-to-use-its-influence-over-Ukraine-to-stop-the-numerous-war-crimes-by-their-forces
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Major recession looms over UK households, worst since records began
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended the government's actions to ease the cost-of-living crisis for Britons. (Reuters) The UK is heading for a "major recession for households" amid the spiralling cost-of-living crisis, a top economist has said. Jack Leslie, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation, told Yahoo News UK that people will see a "substantial" fall in their real incomes amid soaring energy bills, rising inflation, and tax hikes. A country is in recession when it experiences two consecutive quarters of negative growth in gross domestic product (GDP). In practical terms, a "household recession" means a significant hit to living standards, risking pushing vast numbers of families into fuel stress, and some into absolute poverty.
https://www.sott.net/article/467030-Major-recession-looms-over-UK-households-worst-since-records-began
Major recession looms over UK households, worst since records began
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended the government's actions to ease the cost-of-living crisis for Britons. (Reuters) The UK is heading for a "major recession for households" amid the spiralling cost-of-living crisis, a top economist has said. Jack Leslie, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation, told Yahoo News UK that people will see a "substantial" fall in their real incomes amid soaring energy bills, rising inflation, and tax hikes. A country is in recession when it experiences two consecutive quarters of negative growth in gross domestic product (GDP). In practical terms, a "household recession" means a significant hit to living standards, risking pushing vast numbers of families into fuel stress, and some into absolute poverty.
https://www.sott.net/article/467030-Major-recession-looms-over-UK-households-worst-since-records-began
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Ukraine accuses mayor of treason for accepting Russian 'occupation' and humanitarian aid
Ukrainian authorities have cited the acceptance of humanitarian aid from Russia as one of the grounds to charge the mayor of a town in Kharkov Region with treason on Friday. Ivan Stolbovoy, the mayor of Balakleya, is accused of urging the city council to cooperate with Russian troops and announcing that they would be distributing food. The office of the prosecutor general of Ukraine charged Stolbovoy, alleging that he "chose to side with the enemy" when the Russian military took control of Balakleya on March 28. He agreed to continue as mayor under the "occupation regime" and accepted humanitarian aid from Russian troops, the prosecutors said.
https://www.sott.net/article/467031-Ukraine-accuses-mayor-of-treason-for-accepting-Russian-occupation-and-humanitarian-aid
Ukraine accuses mayor of treason for accepting Russian 'occupation' and humanitarian aid
Ukrainian authorities have cited the acceptance of humanitarian aid from Russia as one of the grounds to charge the mayor of a town in Kharkov Region with treason on Friday. Ivan Stolbovoy, the mayor of Balakleya, is accused of urging the city council to cooperate with Russian troops and announcing that they would be distributing food. The office of the prosecutor general of Ukraine charged Stolbovoy, alleging that he "chose to side with the enemy" when the Russian military took control of Balakleya on March 28. He agreed to continue as mayor under the "occupation regime" and accepted humanitarian aid from Russian troops, the prosecutors said.
https://www.sott.net/article/467031-Ukraine-accuses-mayor-of-treason-for-accepting-Russian-occupation-and-humanitarian-aid
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A social credit system aimed at modifying climate change behaviors is being deployed in Italy
Italy will become the first European nation to implement a social credit system - where citizens will be rewarded for their "good behavior". Starting in the fall of 2022, the city of Bologna will begin a new pilot project. Citizens who display good behavior such as correctly recycling or using public transportation will be rewarded. The Bologna municipality is deploying a "Smart Citizen Wallet" which will be the primary method for citizens to collect digital coins in exchange for behavioral changes. Based on the given scores, a person can also receive discounts for local shops. The primary argument for this program is to "save resources" and promote climate friendly behavior. As reported by Bologna Today, Massimo Bugani, the councilor for the digital agenda in the northern city, said that while no one will be forced to use this application, he expects a high user uptake. In its current state, the system will not be tied to others, such as online identification and social media...
https://www.sott.net/article/467032-A-social-credit-system-aimed-at-modifying-climate-change-behaviors-is-being-deployed-in-Italy
A social credit system aimed at modifying climate change behaviors is being deployed in Italy
Italy will become the first European nation to implement a social credit system - where citizens will be rewarded for their "good behavior". Starting in the fall of 2022, the city of Bologna will begin a new pilot project. Citizens who display good behavior such as correctly recycling or using public transportation will be rewarded. The Bologna municipality is deploying a "Smart Citizen Wallet" which will be the primary method for citizens to collect digital coins in exchange for behavioral changes. Based on the given scores, a person can also receive discounts for local shops. The primary argument for this program is to "save resources" and promote climate friendly behavior. As reported by Bologna Today, Massimo Bugani, the councilor for the digital agenda in the northern city, said that while no one will be forced to use this application, he expects a high user uptake. In its current state, the system will not be tied to others, such as online identification and social media...
https://www.sott.net/article/467032-A-social-credit-system-aimed-at-modifying-climate-change-behaviors-is-being-deployed-in-Italy
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An ocean in your brain: interacting brain waves key to how we process information
For years, the brain has been thought of as a biological computer that processes information through traditional circuits, whereby data zips straight from one cell to another. While that model is still accurate, a new study led by Salk Professor Thomas Albright and Staff Scientist Sergei Gepshtein shows that there's also a second, very different way that the brain parses information: through the interactions of waves of neural activity. The findings, published in Science Advances on April 22, 2022, help researchers better understand how the brain processes information. "We now have a new understanding of how the computational machinery of the brain is working," says Albright, the Conrad T. Prebys Chair in Vision Research and director of Salk's Vision Center Laboratory. "The model helps explain how the brain's underlying state can change, affecting people's attention, focus, or ability to process information." Researchers have long known that waves of electrical activity exist in...
https://www.sott.net/article/467033-An-ocean-in-your-brain-interacting-brain-waves-key-to-how-we-process-information
An ocean in your brain: interacting brain waves key to how we process information
For years, the brain has been thought of as a biological computer that processes information through traditional circuits, whereby data zips straight from one cell to another. While that model is still accurate, a new study led by Salk Professor Thomas Albright and Staff Scientist Sergei Gepshtein shows that there's also a second, very different way that the brain parses information: through the interactions of waves of neural activity. The findings, published in Science Advances on April 22, 2022, help researchers better understand how the brain processes information. "We now have a new understanding of how the computational machinery of the brain is working," says Albright, the Conrad T. Prebys Chair in Vision Research and director of Salk's Vision Center Laboratory. "The model helps explain how the brain's underlying state can change, affecting people's attention, focus, or ability to process information." Researchers have long known that waves of electrical activity exist in...
https://www.sott.net/article/467033-An-ocean-in-your-brain-interacting-brain-waves-key-to-how-we-process-information
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Shanghai lockdown: Officials install door alarms to prevent escapes
Shanghai's government on Thursday began installing electronic door alarms on some residences to prevent people from leaving their homes while the city's entire populace remains under a state-mandated Chinese coronavirus lockdown, China's state-run Global Times reported on Friday. "Those who are required to quarantine at home will have sensors placed on their doors," Shanghai's government said on April 21. The stipulation was made in a municipal notice issued late Thursday night that went into immediate effect upon its release. The BBC on Friday also reported on Shanghai's newly escalated lockdown measures, noting they would "include placing electronic door alarms to prevent those infected from leaving." The door alarms are part of the Shanghai government's newly tightened rules for the urban center's ongoing lockdown, which began on April 5 and applies to all of the city's nearly 26 million residents.
https://www.sott.net/article/467034-Shanghai-lockdown-Officials-install-door-alarms-to-prevent-escapes
Shanghai lockdown: Officials install door alarms to prevent escapes
Shanghai's government on Thursday began installing electronic door alarms on some residences to prevent people from leaving their homes while the city's entire populace remains under a state-mandated Chinese coronavirus lockdown, China's state-run Global Times reported on Friday. "Those who are required to quarantine at home will have sensors placed on their doors," Shanghai's government said on April 21. The stipulation was made in a municipal notice issued late Thursday night that went into immediate effect upon its release. The BBC on Friday also reported on Shanghai's newly escalated lockdown measures, noting they would "include placing electronic door alarms to prevent those infected from leaving." The door alarms are part of the Shanghai government's newly tightened rules for the urban center's ongoing lockdown, which began on April 5 and applies to all of the city's nearly 26 million residents.
https://www.sott.net/article/467034-Shanghai-lockdown-Officials-install-door-alarms-to-prevent-escapes
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Newly-released documents shed light on government-funded research into worm Holes, anti-gravity, and invisibility cloaks
Since its existence was revealed by the New York Times in 2017, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, which was funded by the Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, has been the subject of fervent curiosity from UFO disclosure advocates, government transparency activists, and journalists alike. The now formally defunct program was studying UFO-related phenomena, according to a landmark 2020 investigation by Popular Mechanics; the DIA's public explanations on just what that involved have ranged over the years from unsatisfying to obfuscatory. Namely, the agency has insisted in recent years that AATIP was not looking at UFO-related phenomena, which former employees working on the program say is simply not true. Now, a new tranche of documents released by the DIA to Motherboard based on a FOIA request filed four years ago shows, in detail, the exotic and occasionally downright weird research priorities of the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program...
https://www.sott.net/article/467035-Newly-released-documents-shed-light-on-government-funded-research-into-worm-Holes-anti-gravity-and-invisibility-cloaks
Newly-released documents shed light on government-funded research into worm Holes, anti-gravity, and invisibility cloaks
Since its existence was revealed by the New York Times in 2017, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, which was funded by the Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, has been the subject of fervent curiosity from UFO disclosure advocates, government transparency activists, and journalists alike. The now formally defunct program was studying UFO-related phenomena, according to a landmark 2020 investigation by Popular Mechanics; the DIA's public explanations on just what that involved have ranged over the years from unsatisfying to obfuscatory. Namely, the agency has insisted in recent years that AATIP was not looking at UFO-related phenomena, which former employees working on the program say is simply not true. Now, a new tranche of documents released by the DIA to Motherboard based on a FOIA request filed four years ago shows, in detail, the exotic and occasionally downright weird research priorities of the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program...
https://www.sott.net/article/467035-Newly-released-documents-shed-light-on-government-funded-research-into-worm-Holes-anti-gravity-and-invisibility-cloaks
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Lightning strike kills two farmers in Bangladesh
Two farmers were killed by lightning strike while working at a Haor in Dhitpur village in Dirai upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rabindra Das, 55 and Tipu Das, 25 of the village. The two farmers died on the spot when a streak of thunderbolt struck them while they were covering their harvested paddy at Dabhanga Haor around 5:30pm, said Ekbar Hossain, chairman of Kulonja Union.
https://www.sott.net/article/467036-Lightning-strike-kills-two-farmers-in-Bangladesh
Lightning strike kills two farmers in Bangladesh
Two farmers were killed by lightning strike while working at a Haor in Dhitpur village in Dirai upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rabindra Das, 55 and Tipu Das, 25 of the village. The two farmers died on the spot when a streak of thunderbolt struck them while they were covering their harvested paddy at Dabhanga Haor around 5:30pm, said Ekbar Hossain, chairman of Kulonja Union.
https://www.sott.net/article/467036-Lightning-strike-kills-two-farmers-in-Bangladesh
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This tiny island nation proves that the West only believes in its own 'spheres of influence'
Australia and the US believe the Solomon Islands must not be allowed to partner up with China, showing a selective respect for self-determination Russia is bad. There is no excuse for attacking Ukraine, and the argument that it was a strategic imperative to stop NATO's encroachment is just propaganda, right? That's what every source in the mainstream media will tell you. But oddly enough, that logic never seems to apply when western countries perceive rival states to be encroaching on their own peripheries, and there's been no bigger example of that than as to how American and Australian political classes have reacted to the now signed "Bilateral security agreement" between China and the Solomon Islands, a small archipelago which exists not far from Papua New Guinea. The deal was confirmed this week, despite Australia and the US having piled on scores of official visits in a bid to try and halt it. This has been combined with a media narrative of extreme paranoia claiming, without...
https://www.sott.net/article/467037-This-tiny-island-nation-proves-that-the-West-only-believes-in-its-own-spheres-of-influence
This tiny island nation proves that the West only believes in its own 'spheres of influence'
Australia and the US believe the Solomon Islands must not be allowed to partner up with China, showing a selective respect for self-determination Russia is bad. There is no excuse for attacking Ukraine, and the argument that it was a strategic imperative to stop NATO's encroachment is just propaganda, right? That's what every source in the mainstream media will tell you. But oddly enough, that logic never seems to apply when western countries perceive rival states to be encroaching on their own peripheries, and there's been no bigger example of that than as to how American and Australian political classes have reacted to the now signed "Bilateral security agreement" between China and the Solomon Islands, a small archipelago which exists not far from Papua New Guinea. The deal was confirmed this week, despite Australia and the US having piled on scores of official visits in a bid to try and halt it. This has been combined with a media narrative of extreme paranoia claiming, without...
https://www.sott.net/article/467037-This-tiny-island-nation-proves-that-the-West-only-believes-in-its-own-spheres-of-influence
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Woman attacked, killed by her own dog in Newberry, South Carolina
A woman in South Carolina died after she was attacked by her own dog Thursday, according to the coroner's office. The Newberry County coroner said 45-year-old Erin Beach was killed in the attack. Police received a 911 call from the home Thursday afternoon. When deputies and EMS arrived on scene, the coroner's office said the dog was aggressive toward them as well, resulting in the death of the dog. Investigators said they do not yet know what prompted the dog to attack its owner.
https://www.sott.net/article/467038-Woman-attacked-killed-by-her-own-dog-in-Newberry-South-Carolina
Woman attacked, killed by her own dog in Newberry, South Carolina
A woman in South Carolina died after she was attacked by her own dog Thursday, according to the coroner's office. The Newberry County coroner said 45-year-old Erin Beach was killed in the attack. Police received a 911 call from the home Thursday afternoon. When deputies and EMS arrived on scene, the coroner's office said the dog was aggressive toward them as well, resulting in the death of the dog. Investigators said they do not yet know what prompted the dog to attack its owner.
https://www.sott.net/article/467038-Woman-attacked-killed-by-her-own-dog-in-Newberry-South-Carolina
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'This is not typical': Arizona wildfire fighters brace for threat 'on steroids'
Firefighters working to keep more homes from burning on the edge of a mountain town in northern Arizona were treated to scattered showers and cooler temperatures early on Friday, but the favorable weather was not expected to last as more ferocious winds were forecast to batter parts of Arizona and all of New Mexico through the weekend. The combination of high winds, warmer temperatures and extremely dry conditions will make for an atmosphere that's "pretty much on steroids", said Scott Overpeck, with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "This is not typical," he said, looking ahead to what could be explosive fire growth on Friday. "This is really one of those days we need to be on our toes and we need to be ready." The weather conditions will complicate the firefight on a half-dozen large wildfires burning in the American south-west.
https://www.sott.net/article/467039-This-is-not-typical-Arizona-wildfire-fighters-brace-for-threat-on-steroids
'This is not typical': Arizona wildfire fighters brace for threat 'on steroids'
Firefighters working to keep more homes from burning on the edge of a mountain town in northern Arizona were treated to scattered showers and cooler temperatures early on Friday, but the favorable weather was not expected to last as more ferocious winds were forecast to batter parts of Arizona and all of New Mexico through the weekend. The combination of high winds, warmer temperatures and extremely dry conditions will make for an atmosphere that's "pretty much on steroids", said Scott Overpeck, with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "This is not typical," he said, looking ahead to what could be explosive fire growth on Friday. "This is really one of those days we need to be on our toes and we need to be ready." The weather conditions will complicate the firefight on a half-dozen large wildfires burning in the American south-west.
https://www.sott.net/article/467039-This-is-not-typical-Arizona-wildfire-fighters-brace-for-threat-on-steroids
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BEST OF THE WEB: Philippines - 224 killed, 147 missing in floods after rain from Tropical Storm Megi (Agaton) - 10 inches of rainfall in 24 hours (UPDATES)
Heavy rainfall from a tropical depression has caused severe flooding, mudslides and landslides in the Philippines, displacing thousands of people and causing at least 20 fatalities. A Low Pressure Area brought heavy rainfall in areas of the country from 04 April. Flooding struck in Davao region after heavy rainfall from 06 April. Authorities said 1,040 families in 22 villages have ben affected. One person died in flooding in Cateel in Davao Oriental province. Two others were reported missing after floods in Monkayo in Davao de Oro province Since then the Low Pressure Area developed into Tropical Depression Megi (locally named Agaton) and made landfall in Calicoan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, on 10 April 2022. In 24 hours to 10 April, Maasin, province of Southern Leyte, recorded 254.0 mm of rain and Guiuan, province of Eastern Samar, 236.0 mm. The following day Masbate in the Province of Masbate, recorded 171.0 mm.
https://www.sott.net/article/466626-Philippines-224-killed-147-missing-in-floods-after-rain-from-Tropical-Storm-Megi-Agaton-10-inches-of-rainfall-in-24-hours-UPDATES
BEST OF THE WEB: Philippines - 224 killed, 147 missing in floods after rain from Tropical Storm Megi (Agaton) - 10 inches of rainfall in 24 hours (UPDATES)
Heavy rainfall from a tropical depression has caused severe flooding, mudslides and landslides in the Philippines, displacing thousands of people and causing at least 20 fatalities. A Low Pressure Area brought heavy rainfall in areas of the country from 04 April. Flooding struck in Davao region after heavy rainfall from 06 April. Authorities said 1,040 families in 22 villages have ben affected. One person died in flooding in Cateel in Davao Oriental province. Two others were reported missing after floods in Monkayo in Davao de Oro province Since then the Low Pressure Area developed into Tropical Depression Megi (locally named Agaton) and made landfall in Calicoan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, on 10 April 2022. In 24 hours to 10 April, Maasin, province of Southern Leyte, recorded 254.0 mm of rain and Guiuan, province of Eastern Samar, 236.0 mm. The following day Masbate in the Province of Masbate, recorded 171.0 mm.
https://www.sott.net/article/466626-Philippines-224-killed-147-missing-in-floods-after-rain-from-Tropical-Storm-Megi-Agaton-10-inches-of-rainfall-in-24-hours-UPDATES
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Spinmeister: Germany's Scholz explains why it opposes Russia gas embargo
Crashing the German economy would also mean less money to rebuild Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued A ban on Russian gas will not stop the conflict in Ukraine but will cause an economic crisis in Germany and the EU, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published on Friday. Embargoing Russian gas would cost millions of jobs and crash the German economy, making it more difficult for Berlin to fund Ukraine's war effort and reconstruction, the chancellor argued. Comment: Well-played, Scholz. "Firstly, I don't see at all that a gas embargo would end the war," Scholz told the German weekly Der Spiegel, adding that if Russian President Vladimir Putin "were open to economic arguments, he would never have started this insane war."
https://www.sott.net/article/467040-Spinmeister-Germanys-Scholz-explains-why-it-opposes-Russia-gas-embargo
Spinmeister: Germany's Scholz explains why it opposes Russia gas embargo
Crashing the German economy would also mean less money to rebuild Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued A ban on Russian gas will not stop the conflict in Ukraine but will cause an economic crisis in Germany and the EU, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published on Friday. Embargoing Russian gas would cost millions of jobs and crash the German economy, making it more difficult for Berlin to fund Ukraine's war effort and reconstruction, the chancellor argued. Comment: Well-played, Scholz. "Firstly, I don't see at all that a gas embargo would end the war," Scholz told the German weekly Der Spiegel, adding that if Russian President Vladimir Putin "were open to economic arguments, he would never have started this insane war."
https://www.sott.net/article/467040-Spinmeister-Germanys-Scholz-explains-why-it-opposes-Russia-gas-embargo
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Russia issues warning to Israel over providing military aid to Ukraine
Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov condemned the decision of the Israeli regime to send military equipment to Ukraine amid the special military operation launched by Russia on February 24. "We are carefully reviewing this information and will respond accordingly, if it is confirmed," Viktorov said. In a telephone conversation, Israeli media reported on Wednesday that Israel's Minister of Military Affairs, Benny Gantz, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Alki Ruznikov, of Israel's decision to send military equipment to Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/467041-Russia-issues-warning-to-Israel-over-providing-military-aid-to-Ukraine
Russia issues warning to Israel over providing military aid to Ukraine
Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov condemned the decision of the Israeli regime to send military equipment to Ukraine amid the special military operation launched by Russia on February 24. "We are carefully reviewing this information and will respond accordingly, if it is confirmed," Viktorov said. In a telephone conversation, Israeli media reported on Wednesday that Israel's Minister of Military Affairs, Benny Gantz, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Alki Ruznikov, of Israel's decision to send military equipment to Ukraine.
https://www.sott.net/article/467041-Russia-issues-warning-to-Israel-over-providing-military-aid-to-Ukraine
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Shocker: Florida prosecutor reduced violent crime through crackdown on repeat offenders
Progressive criminal justice reforms have coincided with rising violence in big US cities By targeting known violent criminals and seeking stiff penalties for the worst offenders, a Republican Florida prosecutor has reduced violent crime in her community as big cities with Democratic district attorneys around the country, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are witnessing crime spikes. "In 2021, Jacksonville's murders were down 30% and overall shootings down 17% from the year prior, according to [Jacksonville Sheriff's Office] data for non-domestic shooting incidents," David Chapman, a spokesperson for the Fourth Circuit State Attorney's Office, told Fox News Digital. "Given last year's downturn, our numbers to date aren't far off the mark and thankfully have not spiked like other cities." The Fourth Circuit covers Clay, Nassau and Duval counties and the city of Jacksonville and is led by State Attorney Melissa Nelson, who made waves for finding new ways to prosecute known...
https://www.sott.net/article/467042-Shocker-Florida-prosecutor-reduced-violent-crime-through-crackdown-on-repeat-offenders
Shocker: Florida prosecutor reduced violent crime through crackdown on repeat offenders
Progressive criminal justice reforms have coincided with rising violence in big US cities By targeting known violent criminals and seeking stiff penalties for the worst offenders, a Republican Florida prosecutor has reduced violent crime in her community as big cities with Democratic district attorneys around the country, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are witnessing crime spikes. "In 2021, Jacksonville's murders were down 30% and overall shootings down 17% from the year prior, according to [Jacksonville Sheriff's Office] data for non-domestic shooting incidents," David Chapman, a spokesperson for the Fourth Circuit State Attorney's Office, told Fox News Digital. "Given last year's downturn, our numbers to date aren't far off the mark and thankfully have not spiked like other cities." The Fourth Circuit covers Clay, Nassau and Duval counties and the city of Jacksonville and is led by State Attorney Melissa Nelson, who made waves for finding new ways to prosecute known...
https://www.sott.net/article/467042-Shocker-Florida-prosecutor-reduced-violent-crime-through-crackdown-on-repeat-offenders
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Florida releases four examples from the 54 math textbooks rejected for containing banned CRT topics
The Florida Department of Education released four examples of banned material from the 54 math textbooks it rejected from its curriculum on Thursday, including one that shows a bar graph measuring racial prejudice. The state DOE had garnered criticism for tossing out 41 percent of the 132 math textbooks submitted for the next school year last week without listing the rejected books, more than half of which the agency said referenced Critical Race Theory (CRT) with the rest containing Common Core and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Of the lessons considered unacceptable in the state was the use of bar graphs that measures levels of racial prejudice based on age and political identity and asks students to solve equations based on the findings.
https://www.sott.net/article/467043-Florida-releases-four-examples-from-the-54-math-textbooks-rejected-for-containing-banned-CRT-topics
Florida releases four examples from the 54 math textbooks rejected for containing banned CRT topics
The Florida Department of Education released four examples of banned material from the 54 math textbooks it rejected from its curriculum on Thursday, including one that shows a bar graph measuring racial prejudice. The state DOE had garnered criticism for tossing out 41 percent of the 132 math textbooks submitted for the next school year last week without listing the rejected books, more than half of which the agency said referenced Critical Race Theory (CRT) with the rest containing Common Core and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Of the lessons considered unacceptable in the state was the use of bar graphs that measures levels of racial prejudice based on age and political identity and asks students to solve equations based on the findings.
https://www.sott.net/article/467043-Florida-releases-four-examples-from-the-54-math-textbooks-rejected-for-containing-banned-CRT-topics
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26 Governors create 'border strike' force "In the absence of federal leadership"
Twenty-six governors, all Republican, announced the creation of a Border Strike Force to "disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations" on April 19. The group of governors signed a Memorandum of Understanding, pledging to work together to "serve as a force multiplier to target cartels and criminal networks financially and operationally." "Together, governors will improve public safety, protect victims from horrific crimes, reduce the amount of drugs in our communities, and alleviate the humanitarian crisis at the Southern Border," the agreement states.
https://www.sott.net/article/467044-26-Governors-create-border-strike-force-In-the-absence-of-federal-leadership
26 Governors create 'border strike' force "In the absence of federal leadership"
Twenty-six governors, all Republican, announced the creation of a Border Strike Force to "disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations" on April 19. The group of governors signed a Memorandum of Understanding, pledging to work together to "serve as a force multiplier to target cartels and criminal networks financially and operationally." "Together, governors will improve public safety, protect victims from horrific crimes, reduce the amount of drugs in our communities, and alleviate the humanitarian crisis at the Southern Border," the agreement states.
https://www.sott.net/article/467044-26-Governors-create-border-strike-force-In-the-absence-of-federal-leadership
