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To boost EVs, EPA proposes stricter vehicle emissions standards

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants to jolt the electric vehicle market by putting the squeeze on automakers in the form of much tougher standards for greenhouse gas emissions.

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UK national debt will continue to rise over next five years, says IMF

Forecast by Washington-based body puts at risk Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut debt as share of GDP

The Guardian - UK

To protect abortion access, the FDA should decline to enforce a mifepristone ban

Try as it might, the Food and Drug Administration cannot escape the abortion debate. The agency must be bolder

The Guardian - US

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‘Serious inaccuracy’ in leaks which claim UK special forces in Ukraine, says Ministry of Defence

A senior Washington official on Wednesday refused to comment on a mass leak of classified US documents that suggest British special military forces have been operating inside Ukraine.

Evening Standard

For Wash. author Robert Dugoni, the Seattle area inspires mysteries

SEATTLE —The Seattle area is a rich location for natural beauty, atmospheric weather — and, as it turns out, plot inspiration for crime fiction. Robert Dugoni, the Kirkland, Washington-based author of nearly two dozen popular mystery novels, said he once asked a police officer why this area seemed to have…

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IMF forecasts inflation could remain high until 2025, affecting global growth

During its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, the International Monetary Fund has revised its forecasts upward to 7 percent for global inflation this year and 4.9 percent in 2024. Those figures, above the target rate of 2 percent, will be contributing factors in slowing down growth, including for developing economies.…

France 24

From forever war to eternal war

Who even remembers when the First World War was known as “the war to end all wars?”

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Editorial: Once again, the US reels from classified data leaks. This time, Ukraine’s at stake

The gaping holes that Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden poked into what America assumed were secure, firewalled troves of classified data taught Washington a sobering lesson about the importance of keeping secrets leakproof.

Chicago Tribune

South Korea to lend 500,000 rounds of artillery shells to US -report

South Korea has reached an agreement to lend the United States 500,000 rounds of 155mm artillery shells that could give Washington greater flexibility to supply Ukraine with ammunition, a South Korean newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

US, Philippines agree to complete road map for security assistance

Top defense and diplomatic officials of the United States and Philippines agreed on Tuesday to complete a road map in coming months for the delivery of U.S. defense assistance to the Southeast Asian nation over the next five to 10 years.

Reuters

Abortion drug rulings spur drugmaker worries about precedent

WASHINGTON — Experts worry two recent rulings challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of a drug used in medication abortions threaten to complicate the agency’s oversight and the pipeline for future research and drug approvals.

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Biden faces awkward talks abroad after classified files leak

WASHINGTON — It may prove to be the most serious intelligence leak the U.S. has had in a decade, and behind closed doors, it has set off uncomfortable conversations with the nation’s closest allies.

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Schumer announces resolution to support funding for DOJ, FBI

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced plans to offer a resolution next week that condemns a call from former President Donald Trump to defund the Justice Department and the FBI.

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Biden speaks with family of WSJ reporter detained in Russia

Evan Gershkovich’s family welcomes the US government decision to formally designate reporter as ‘wrongfully detained’.

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Salon

Conflicting rulings for abortion pill

A bit of legal "whiplash" could occur in the next few days, one expert says

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Biden heads to Belfast to commemorate Good Friday Agreement

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden departed Tuesday for a trip to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and to visit his ancestral homeland.

The Independent UK

One dead and three wounded in shooting at Washington DC funeral

Violence broke out near Stewart Funeral Home in Northeast DC

Reuters

Macron's aim of EU unity on China undone by trip fallout

French officials were in damage control mode on Tuesday as they tried to contain anger, division and confusion sparked by President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Europe's dependence on the United States and its relations with China and Taiwan.

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Rep. Wexton discloses Parkinson’s disease diagnosis

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., announced Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, an illness that affects the nervous system.

The Independent UK

Abortion pill rulings in conflict: What happens next?

The Biden administration on Monday asked a federal appeals court to allow women to continue to be able to access to the most commonly used abortion drug in the U.S. while a lawsuit over it plays out

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Says Blinken Reaffirmed ‘Ironclad’ US Support in Phone Call

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that Washington still backed Kyiv's effort to win the war with Russia and rejected attempts to cast doubt on its military capacity. The minister, Dmytro Kuleba, made the comment after a…

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Ukraine says Blinken reaffirmed 'ironclad' US support in phone call

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that Washington still backed Kyiv's effort to win the war with Russia and rejected attempts to cast doubt on its military capacity.

Daily Mirror

Former NFL quarterback was drugged and blackmailed before death claims family lawsuit

Dwayne Haskins - who played for Washington and the Pittsburgh Steelers during his short NFL career - died aged 24 last year after he was hit by a truck on a motorway in Florida

Ballotpedia

Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines in 2023 elections

Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states…

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden arrives in Belfast for Good Friday agreement anniversary – as it happened

US president says he wants to safeguard agreement, signed 25 years ago this week, and support Sunak’s post-Brexit deal

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