As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in 'billionaire class' ( www.reuters.com )
The combined fortunes of the world's five richest men have more than doubled to $869 billion since 2020 while five billion people have been made poorer, anti-poverty group Oxfam said....
Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court's Thomas, Alito ( www.reuters.com )
Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, her office said on Wednesday....
Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter ( www.reuters.com )
US Senator Menendez charged with obstruction of justice in new indictment ( www.reuters.com )
The Proud Boys are back: How the far-right group is rebuilding to rally behind Trump ( www.reuters.com )
US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBTQ+ community ( www.reuters.com )
Biden says US military to airdrop food and supplies into Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas cars ( www.reuters.com )
Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ.O) said on Thursday it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for gas-powered vehicles....
NATO to kick off biggest drills in decades with some 90,000 troops ( www.reuters.com )
Tesla investors to urge judge to reject record $7 bln legal fee in Musk pay case ( www.reuters.com )
Tesla shareholders will appear in court on Monday to argue that an unprecedented request for more than $7 billion in attorneys' fees to be paid by the company is "outlandish," the latest twist in a legal showdown over Musk's $56 billion pay package....
US Senate rejects measure to force human rights report on Israel ( www.reuters.com )
The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have frozen security aid to Israel unless the State Department produces a report within 30 days examining whether Israel committed human rights violations in its campaign against Hamas in Gaza....
Papal arch enemy Archbishop Vigano found guilty of schism and excommunicated ( www.reuters.com )
Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a fierce ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been found guilty of schism and excommunicated, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Friday....
German chancellor backs EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine arms ( www.reuters.com )
Around 90% of the revenues generated from Russian frozen assets should be spent on arms purchases for Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, supporting an earlier EU proposal to use Russian assets' interest payments to boost Ukraine defence....
Russians told to mobilize to inflict 'maximum harm' on West in response to sanctions ( www.reuters.com )
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Despair makes young US men more conservative ahead of US election, poll shows ( www.reuters.com )
Iran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles ( www.reuters.com )
Iran's provision of around 400 missiles includes many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons, such as the Zolfaghar, three Iranian sources said. This road-mobile missile is capable of striking targets at a distance of between 300 and 700 km (186 and 435 miles), experts say....
Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry ( www.reuters.com )
Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts at hush money trial ( www.reuters.com )
Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban bills after Republican battle ( www.reuters.com )
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic ( www.reuters.com )
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Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe ( www.reuters.com )
It looks like he may soon (finally) be heading to serve his sentence. The three-judge panel gave him until May 17, 2024 to petition for an en banc review before the entire US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, but this is unlikely to succeed. The next stop is evidently the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Roberts...
Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have begun ( www.reuters.com )
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in past elections....