Daily Mail US

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US considers sending warships to the Black Sea to bolster Ukraine as tensions with Russia escalate https://trib.al/HdR3A3r 

US considers sending warships to the Black Seat to bolster Ukraine

The U.S. is considering sending Naval vessels to the Black Sea, as Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it was moving more than 10 navy vessels there.

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Military History Now@MilHistNow

On this day in 1942, the Bataan Peninsula falls to the Japanese army. 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers become POWs and will soon be forced to endure a gruelling 70-mile march into captivity.

The Hill

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Investigators seize documents, laptop from Trump Organization CFO’s former daughter-in-law http://hill.cm/mUK6Y9r 

Military History Now@MilHistNow

On this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox effectively ending the American Civil War.

Blue Mage @BlueMage19

Everything Ukraine embraces tends to fall apart. NATO’s next on the line I supposed.

CBS News

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Suspect arrested in Texas shooting that left 1 dead and several injured https://cbsn.ws/31ZkpM8 

Live Updates: 1 dead, 4 critically injured in Bryan, Texas, shooting

The victims were transported to a nearby hospital, some with critical injuries.

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Anders Åslund@anders_aslund

The only news I want to hear about the Trumps is when they are being prosecuted. Otherwise, forget them! We need honest & decent people, such as Biden.

New York Post Metro

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Man, 97, killed after driver jumps the curb in Brooklyn, cops say https://trib.al/iQ8U0Np 

CBS News

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Israelis stop their cars and stand in silent honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day as a two-minute siren plays across the country.

The Moscow Times

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy traveled to the country’s eastern frontline on Thursday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Vladimir Putin to reduce Russia’s troop buildup near Ukraine https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/04/08/ukraines-zelensky-on-frontline-as-merkel-urges-putin-to-pull-back-troops-a73523 …

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy on Frontline as Merkel Urges Putin to Pull Back Troops

Fighting between the Ukrainian army and separatists has intensified, raising fears escalation in the conflict over the mainly Russian-speaking Donbas region.

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New York Post Metro

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Ghislaine Maxwell complains jail cell has ‘pervasive stench of sewage’ https://trib.al/Uevujhk 

Commissioner Shea

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Yesterday, when a thief pushed open the window of a 5th floor Flatiron apartment & startled the occupants, these fast-acting @NYPD13Pct cops tracked down the criminal, disarmed him of his metal pipe, & took him into custody.

Great job guys!

ABC News

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LATEST: At least eight people injured, two critically, following explosion and fire at paint manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio. https://abcn.ws/3t18JV3 

7 injured after reported explosion at paint plant in Columbus, Ohio

Two people are in critical condition following an explosion in Columbus, Ohio early Thursday morning.

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Forbes

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Trump denies that Matt Gaetz asked him for a presidential pardon https://trib.al/xI7Jdaq 

Trump Denies Matt Gaetz Asked Him For A Presidential Pardon

“It must also be remembered that he has totally denied the accusations against him,” Trump said.

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New York Times Opinion

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“Gaetz is a huge Trump fanboy who recently proposed to his fiancée (yes!) at Mar-a-Lago,” @GailCollins writes https://nyti.ms/3tcm8te 

Opinion | Here’s … Matt Gaetz

Trouble for the Florida fanboy.

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Middle East Monitor

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Iran confirms attack on its ship in Red Sea https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210408-iran-confirms-attack-on-its-ship-in-red-sea/ …

Iran confirms attack on its ship in Red Sea

An Iranian civilian ship, the Saviz, was attacked in the Red Sea on Tuesday resulted in ‘minor’ damage to the vessel, Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said yesterday. ‘The explo…

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Stars and Stripes

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Robert Jackson disappeared Dec. 15 while fishing at a popular tourist spot on Okinawa https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/navy-identifies-civilian-worker-months-after-he-was-found-dead-on-okinawa-shore-1.668896 …

Navy identifies civilian worker months after he was found dead on Okinawa shore

The Navy on Okinawa has identified a civilian employee who died after vanishing from a popular tourist spot in December.

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CNN International

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Myanmar’s ambassador to the UK said he has been locked out of the London embassy in what he described as another “coup,” blaming the country’s military. https://cnn.it/2Q1xCkO 

Myanmar ambassador says he’s locked out of London embassy in ‘coup’

Myanmar’s ambassador to the UK said he has been locked out of the London embassy in what he described as another “coup,” blaming the country’s military.

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