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Elon Musk buys Twitter in $44 billion deal
Twitter said Monday it has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk in a roughly $44 billion deal that has the potential to expand the billionaire's business empire and put the world's richest man in charge of one of the world's most influential social networks. The deal, which will take the company private, caps off a whirlwind period in which the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became one of Twitter's largest shareholders, was offered and turned down a seat on its board and bid to buy the company — all in less than a month. Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter stock they own, matching Musk's original offer and marking a 38% premium over the stock price the day before Musk revealed his stake in the company. "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Musk said in a statement Monday. "Twitter has tremendous potential — I look...
https://www.sott.net/article/467142-Elon-Musk-buys-Twitter-in-44-billion-deal

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Ice Age Farmer: War on food goes hot - FBI warns cyberattacks on farms - One farm stands up
The food wars have gone hot -- and even the mainstream is noticing. Even as the fires and explosions destroying our food supply are broadly reported, the FBI warns of cyberattacks on farming infrastructure. As this awareness grows, one farm has stood up to NY state, refusing to comply with Bird Flu orders. Christian breaks it down in this Ice Age Farmer broadcast. FULL SHOW NOTES
https://www.sott.net/article/467143-Ice-Age-Farmer-War-on-food-goes-hot-FBI-warns-cyberattacks-on-farms-One-farm-stands-up

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Meteor fireball over Germany and nearby countries on April 22
We received 21 reports about a fireball seen over Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Lombardia, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schwyz and Tirol on Friday, April 22nd 2022 around 21:58 UT. For this event, we received one video and 7 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/467144-Meteor-fireball-over-Germany-and-nearby-countries-on-April-22

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Meteor fireball over New York and other states on April 23
We received 9 reports about a fireball seen over MA, ME and NY on Saturday, April 23rd 2022 around 08:07 UT. For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/467145-Meteor-fireball-over-New-York-and-other-states-on-April-23

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Meteor fireball over Germany and nearby countries on April 24
We received 14 reports about a fireball seen over Brandenburg, Bremen, Groningen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Südholland and Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, April 24th 2022 around 01:02 UT. For this event, we received one video and 10 photos.
https://www.sott.net/article/467146-Meteor-fireball-over-Germany-and-nearby-countries-on-April-24

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Four-metre great white shark attacks family's tiny boat off Western Australia
A family has captured the terrifying moment a 'four-metre' great white shark monstered their boat while out on a fishing trip. David Tuckfield was out on the water off the coast of Mandurah, south of Perth, last Friday with his wife Kunya and 14-year-old son when they spotted the shark lurking beneath the surface. The great white, which Mr Tuckfield estimated to be about four metres long, swam right up to the side of the boat, opening its mouth up wide and using its razor sharp teeth to chomp down on the boat's outboard motor. The shark continued circling the family for an hour, giving them a Good Friday they'll never forget.
https://www.sott.net/article/467147-Four-metre-great-white-shark-attacks-familys-tiny-boat-off-Western-Australia

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2 people shot dead by police in Paris amid protests against Macron win - media
Two people were killed in Paris amid election protests on Sunday evening after police fired at a vehicle, following a 'refusal to comply', AFP news agency reported. The vehicle reportedly tried to run the officers over at Pont Neuf, and one of them fired his weapon. The driver and one passenger died; another sitting in the back seat was injured. The driver reportedly stopped at the request of the police, but during the check, he suddenly took off and drove towards the officers. According to the media, one of the police officers shot with a rifle several times in self defense.
https://www.sott.net/article/467148-2-people-shot-dead-by-police-in-Paris-amid-protests-against-Macron-win-media

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2 people shot dead by police in Paris amid protests against Macron win
Two people were killed in Paris amid election protests on Sunday evening after police fired at a vehicle, following a 'refusal to comply', AFP news agency reported. The vehicle reportedly tried to run the officers over at Pont Neuf, and one of them fired his weapon. The driver and one passenger died; another sitting in the back seat was injured. The driver reportedly stopped at the request of the police, but during the check, he suddenly took off and drove towards the officers. According to the media, one of the police officers shot with a rifle several times in self defense.
https://www.sott.net/article/467148-2-people-shot-dead-by-police-in-Paris-amid-protests-against-Macron-win

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Not lookin' good for the Big Guy: Joe Biden met with Hunter Biden business partner at the White House
Hunter Biden's closest business partner made at least 19 visits to the White House and other official locations between 2009 and 2015, including a sitdown with then-Vice President Joe Biden in the West Wing. Visitor logs from the White House of former President Barack Obama reviewed by The Post cast further doubt over Joe Biden's claims that he knew nothing of his son's dealings. Eric Schwerin met with Vice President Biden on November 17, 2010 in the West Wing, when he was the president of the since-dissolved investment fund Rosemont Seneca Partners.
https://www.sott.net/article/467149-Not-lookin-good-for-the-Big-Guy-Joe-Biden-met-with-Hunter-Biden-business-partner-at-the-White-House

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OSCE employee confesses to passing information to foreign intelligence agencies, also details car bomb targeting Russian staff by Ukraine in 2017
An employee of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), detained in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), confessed to passing classified information in the military sphere to foreign intelligence services' officials, the LPR's Ministry of State Security said on Friday. "As part of the investigation of a criminal case initiated ... against an LPR resident from the OSCE staff, the Ministry of State Security obtained a confession from the detainee," the ministry said in a statement. The OSCE employee, Petrov Mikhail Yurievich, acting to the detriment of the LPR's security, transmitted confidential information in the military sphere to the representatives of foreign intelligence services, the statement read.
https://www.sott.net/article/467150-OSCE-employee-confesses-to-passing-information-to-foreign-intelligence-agencies-also-details-car-bomb-targeting-Russian-staff-by-Ukraine-in-2017

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Meteor fireball over Idaho on April 24
We received one report about a fireball seen over ID on Sunday, April 24th 2022 around 10:45 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
https://www.sott.net/article/467151-Meteor-fireball-over-Idaho-on-April-24

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Residents evacuated and roads closed as floods hit Saudi Arabia
Flash floods hit Saudi Arabia on April 25th 2022. Heavy rain caused flooding in rural areas, as the ground was unable to cope with the volume of water. Roads closed as floods made driving conditions unsafe in the North and East of the country. Residents were evacuated as flood waters threatened homes, with possessions destroyed as water levels rose. Authorities are monitoring the situation, with damage being assessed as flood waters subside.
https://www.sott.net/article/467152-Residents-evacuated-and-roads-closed-as-floods-hit-Saudi-Arabia

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Trump predicts to Piers Morgan that Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle will end
Former President Donald Trump says Prince Harry is "an embarrassment" for turning his back on Buckingham Palace — and predicted the runaway royal's controversial marriage to Meghan Markle will have a "bad" ending. Trump, speaking on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" in an interview airing Monday night, maintained that Harry "is being led around by his nose" by his ex-actress wife. "Harry is whipped. Do you know the expression?" Trump asked Morgan during the sit-down.
https://www.sott.net/article/467153-Trump-predicts-to-Piers-Morgan-that-Prince-Harrys-marriage-to-Meghan-Markle-will-end

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Jack Dorsey thanks Elon Musk for 'Taking Twitter back from Wall Street'
After confirmation that Elon Musk had bought Twitter in a $44 billion deal, founder Jack Dorsey praised the entrepreneur for "taking it back from Wall Street". Following Musk's purchase of the social media network, which prompted a deluge of hysteria from censorship-happy leftists, Dorsey outlined his response in a lengthy tweet thread. "Elon's goal of creating a platform that is 'maximally trusted and broadly inclusive' is the right one," wrote Dorsey. "This is also [Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's] goal, and why I chose him. Thank you both for getting the company out of an impossible situation. This is the right path... I believe it with all my heart."
https://www.sott.net/article/467154-Jack-Dorsey-thanks-Elon-Musk-for-Taking-Twitter-back-from-Wall-Street

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Confirmed: Elite anti-mafia unit shut down in Mexico after being infiltrated by mafia
Mexico's Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU), a special law enforcement unit designed to combat organized crime and narcotrafficking, was disbanded last year because it was compromised after being infiltrated by organized crime. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) of Mexico confirmed the news on Thursday at an official press conference, validating a Reuters original report on the subject at the time. According to Mexico News Daily, AMLO confirmed the Reuters report that "Mexico's organized crime-fighting Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) - whose officers collaborated with and were trained by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration" was ended "more than a year ago."
https://www.sott.net/article/467155-Confirmed-Elite-anti-mafia-unit-shut-down-in-Mexico-after-being-infiltrated-by-mafia

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Deadly fires continue out west, early in wildfire season
Multiple wildfires continue to tear through several states across the west in an early start to fire season. The flames turned deadly with Nebraska authorities announcing a retired fire chief was killed and at least 15 others injured while battling the blaze.
https://www.sott.net/article/467156-Deadly-fires-continue-out-west-early-in-wildfire-season

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Biden admin temporarily BLOCKED from lifting Title 42
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office obtained a temporary restraining order Monday that blocks the Biden administration from lifting Title 42, a public health order that has expedited the expulsion of immigrants since March 2020. In a lawsuit first filed by the states of Missouri, Louisiana, and Arizona, the court order will keep Title 42 in place. "This is a huge victory for border security, but the fight continues on," Schmitt said in Monday's social media annoucement.
https://www.sott.net/article/467157-Biden-admin-temporarily-BLOCKED-from-lifting-Title-42

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Satanic Temple SUES school after it refused after hours 'Satan Club' for kids
The Satanic Temple is suing an elementary school in Pennsylvania after officials refused to allow the organisation to run a 'Satan Club' for children as young as six. KTUL reports that The Satanic Temple has filed suit against Northern Elementary School in York, alleging that the school is violating the First Amendment and discriminating against the Satanists because it sanctions some after school clubs but not the Temple. The report also notes that the general counsel for The Satanic Temple said "the Northern York County superintendent claimed to be concerned with public backlash due to the lack of interested parties," adding that "this is proof their club's communicative activities popularity was improperly considered when determining their future with equal access to government property, the school."
https://www.sott.net/article/467158-Satanic-Temple-SUES-school-after-it-refused-after-hours-Satan-Club-for-kids

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Poland rejects ruble gas payments - Russia reportedly turns off supply
Warsaw will not agree to Moscow's demand to pay for gas in rubles, Piotr Naimski, representative of the Polish government on strategic energy infrastructure, said on Tuesday, according to media reports. "We will not pay," he said, answering a question from journalists about whether Poland would agree to Russia's new payment terms. "All the opportunities and risks are being considered. We are ready for them," he said, adding, "If necessary, and if an appropriate decision is made, we are in a position to refuse gas supplies at any time. We are ready for the actions of the Russian side, which provide for the possibility of stopping supplies." Poland has been calling for "crushing sanctions" against Moscow, "much stronger than those that have been imposed." Washington and Brussels are reportedly discussing sanctions designed to hit Russia's energy sector. So far, Western nations have mostly targeted Russian finances and banking. While the EU has banned Russian coal imports, it failed...
https://www.sott.net/article/467159-Poland-rejects-ruble-gas-payments-Russia-reportedly-turns-off-supply

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Expert panel refines guidelines for daily aspirin use to prevent heart attacks
An advisory panel of leading physicians no longer recommends daily low-dose aspirin for the prevention of heart attacks in adults age 60 and older, the group announced Tuesday. The decision is based on new research suggesting that the net benefits of daily aspirin use in this age group are small, the panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, said in an article published Tuesday by JAMA. However, for younger adults ages 40 to 59 years who have a greater than 10% risk for developing heart disease over the next decade of their lives -- and are at low risk for bleeding-related side effects associated with aspirin use -- the decision should be made on an individual bases, the group said. In addition, the task force has concluded that existing evidence is unclear as to whether aspirin use reduces a person's risk for colon and rectal cancers, or for dying from tumors in these organs, it said. "Based on current evidence, the task force recommends against people 60 and older starting...
https://www.sott.net/article/467160-Expert-panel-refines-guidelines-for-daily-aspirin-use-to-prevent-heart-attacks

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Poland rejects ruble gas payments - Russia reportedly turns off supply (Gazprom denies)
Warsaw will not agree to Moscow's demand to pay for gas in rubles, Piotr Naimski, representative of the Polish government on strategic energy infrastructure, said on Tuesday, according to media reports. "We will not pay," he said, answering a question from journalists about whether Poland would agree to Russia's new payment terms. "All the opportunities and risks are being considered. We are ready for them," he said, adding, "If necessary, and if an appropriate decision is made, we are in a position to refuse gas supplies at any time. We are ready for the actions of the Russian side, which provide for the possibility of stopping supplies." Poland has been calling for "crushing sanctions" against Moscow, "much stronger than those that have been imposed." Washington and Brussels are reportedly discussing sanctions designed to hit Russia's energy sector. So far, Western nations have mostly targeted Russian finances and banking. While the EU has banned Russian coal imports, it failed...
https://www.sott.net/article/467159-Poland-rejects-ruble-gas-payments-Russia-reportedly-turns-off-supply-Gazprom-denies