⚡According to the Russian Defence Ministry, Ukrainian special services are planning a provocation using chemical substances to accuse Russia of allegedly striking civilian infrastructure near the Yuzhniy port in Odessa.
Kiev is expected to imitate a missile strike by the Russian Armed Forces on the Ukrainian Navy base there, blowing up a cold storage facility in the port in Odessa. The Kiev regime has sent a tank with 10 tons of ammonia there. Law enforcement and special services in the Odessa region have been issued personal protective equipment
Kiev is expected to imitate a missile strike by the Russian Armed Forces on the Ukrainian Navy base there, blowing up a cold storage facility in the port in Odessa. The Kiev regime has sent a tank with 10 tons of ammonia there. Law enforcement and special services in the Odessa region have been issued personal protective equipment
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❗Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine and UK special services are preparing a provocation in the LPR's Lysychansk, while the media that participated in the staged video filming in Bucha has arrived there – Russia’s MoD
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⚡The Kiev regime is preparing provocations to discredit the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate on Easter Eve - Russian MoD
Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church have received recommendations from President Zelensky’s office: "Avoid holding traditional Easter celebrations on the night of 23-24 April, replace them with an online broadcast of divine services in churches". At the same time, these notifications have not been sent to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in order to organise a mass gathering of believers in the churches.
Kiev is creating a situation where an incident in churches provoked by the Security Service of Ukraine can be used to start a new wave of Russophobia in Ukraine and abroad, the Russian Defence Ministry says in a statement.
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Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church have received recommendations from President Zelensky’s office: "Avoid holding traditional Easter celebrations on the night of 23-24 April, replace them with an online broadcast of divine services in churches". At the same time, these notifications have not been sent to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in order to organise a mass gathering of believers in the churches.
Kiev is creating a situation where an incident in churches provoked by the Security Service of Ukraine can be used to start a new wave of Russophobia in Ukraine and abroad, the Russian Defence Ministry says in a statement.
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❗Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine and UK special services are preparing a provocation in the LPR's Lysychansk, while the media that participated in the staged video filming in Bucha has arrived there – Russia’s MoD
💬"The SBU officers together with secretive agencies of the United Kingdom are planning yet another fake in Lysychansk in the Lugansk People's Republic. Representatives of Ukrainian and Western media, who had previously conducted staged photo and video shoots in Bucha, arrived in the city in advance to this end," Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry's National Defence Control Centre, said.
"We are warning the so-called 'civilized West' in advance that these fakes made by Kiev authorities about alleged 'atrocities of Russians' will soon be widely distributed through Western media," he said.
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"We are warning the so-called 'civilized West' in advance that these fakes made by Kiev authorities about alleged 'atrocities of Russians' will soon be widely distributed through Western media," he said.
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⚡Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov said he had sent personal notes to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly asking the government of Canada to influence Washington to prevent a tragedy that may be caused by the weapons of mass destruction.
The chief of Russia's Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops have earlier revealed US plans to stage provocations to accuse Moscow of using chemical, biological, or even tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine to discredit its ongoing military operation in the country.
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The chief of Russia's Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops have earlier revealed US plans to stage provocations to accuse Moscow of using chemical, biological, or even tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine to discredit its ongoing military operation in the country.
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‼️ Kiev preparing provocations to defame Ukraine's Orthodox Church, Russian Defense Ministry says ➡️ LIVE UPDATES
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🏙 County grants approval for Amazon’s helix-shaped HQ tower
The Arlington County Board gave unanimous approval Saturday to Amazon’s plans to build a unique, helix-shaped tower as the centerpiece of its emerging second 350-foot tower headquarters in northern Virginia. The spiral design features a walkable ramp wrapping around the building with trees and greenery planted to resemble a mountain hike. Amazon has said it hopes to complete the project in 2025.
The new office towers will support a second headquarters for Amazon that is expected to welcome more than 25,000 workers when it’s complete. Because skyscrapers are banned in the District of Columbia, and the Amazon buildings will be among the tallest in Arlington County, from some vantage points the helix will dominate the region’s skyline like no building other than the Washington Monument.
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The Arlington County Board gave unanimous approval Saturday to Amazon’s plans to build a unique, helix-shaped tower as the centerpiece of its emerging second 350-foot tower headquarters in northern Virginia. The spiral design features a walkable ramp wrapping around the building with trees and greenery planted to resemble a mountain hike. Amazon has said it hopes to complete the project in 2025.
The new office towers will support a second headquarters for Amazon that is expected to welcome more than 25,000 workers when it’s complete. Because skyscrapers are banned in the District of Columbia, and the Amazon buildings will be among the tallest in Arlington County, from some vantage points the helix will dominate the region’s skyline like no building other than the Washington Monument.
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US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks
The US government on Friday dropped its appeals of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a massive military fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into the Navy’s water system at Pearl Harbor last year.
Petroleum leaked from the Red Hill tanks into a Navy drinking water well late last year, sickening 6,000 people mostly living in military housing. Medical teams treated people complaining of nausea, headaches, rashes and other symptoms. The military put about 4,000 families in hotels for several months while it cleaned its water pipes.
The tanks also pose a threat to water consumed by 400,000 on Oahu. That’s because they sit 100 feet (30 meters) above an aquifer that serves the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, in addition to the Navy’s water system.
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The US government on Friday dropped its appeals of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a massive military fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into the Navy’s water system at Pearl Harbor last year.
Petroleum leaked from the Red Hill tanks into a Navy drinking water well late last year, sickening 6,000 people mostly living in military housing. Medical teams treated people complaining of nausea, headaches, rashes and other symptoms. The military put about 4,000 families in hotels for several months while it cleaned its water pipes.
The tanks also pose a threat to water consumed by 400,000 on Oahu. That’s because they sit 100 feet (30 meters) above an aquifer that serves the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, in addition to the Navy’s water system.
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⚖️ First-ever military trial of an Air Force general The charge faced by Maj. Gen. William Cooley during the weeklong court-martial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio had three specifications, one alleging a forcible kiss and two alleging forcible touching in 2018. Cooley was convicted Saturday of the forcible kissing specification but acquitted of the other two. Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. Cooley was to be sentenced Monday morning and could face as much as seven years in jail as well as loss of rank, pay and benefits.
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🪚 Why so many hourly workers are choosing to unionize?
With stagnant wages, enthusiasm for unions has snowballed among low-wage workers, with successful union elections at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island and a pair of Verizon stores in Washington state. Earlier this week, five Starbucks locations in Virginia, all overwhelmingly voted to unionize.
But another motivation for workers is the fact that this summer, the federal minimum wage will have remained frozen at $7.25 for 13 years. As the federal minimum wage has lagged behind price increases over the last 13 years and lost about 21% of its value, income inequality has soared. Economist Dean Baker reports that had the federal minimum wage kept up with worker productivity, it would now be over $20 per hour.
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With stagnant wages, enthusiasm for unions has snowballed among low-wage workers, with successful union elections at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island and a pair of Verizon stores in Washington state. Earlier this week, five Starbucks locations in Virginia, all overwhelmingly voted to unionize.
But another motivation for workers is the fact that this summer, the federal minimum wage will have remained frozen at $7.25 for 13 years. As the federal minimum wage has lagged behind price increases over the last 13 years and lost about 21% of its value, income inequality has soared. Economist Dean Baker reports that had the federal minimum wage kept up with worker productivity, it would now be over $20 per hour.
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🚫 A California tech CEO is running for US Senate on one issue: banning Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology
Dan O'Dowd launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign this week that took aim at Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, which the self-described billionaire called "absolutely terrible." The ad, a compilation of videos depicting the software going haywire, will run across four major media markets in 36 states
O'Dowd is the CEO of Green Hills Software, a company that builds operating systems and programming tools for embedded systems. In January, he took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times announcing the launch of The Dawn Project, a campaign to ban unsafe software from safety systems.
The CEO's Senate bid could throw a wrench in Alex Padilla's run for office, California's appointed junior senator.
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Dan O'Dowd launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign this week that took aim at Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, which the self-described billionaire called "absolutely terrible." The ad, a compilation of videos depicting the software going haywire, will run across four major media markets in 36 states
O'Dowd is the CEO of Green Hills Software, a company that builds operating systems and programming tools for embedded systems. In January, he took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times announcing the launch of The Dawn Project, a campaign to ban unsafe software from safety systems.
The CEO's Senate bid could throw a wrench in Alex Padilla's run for office, California's appointed junior senator.
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🇪🇺 Google, Meta*, and others will have to explain their algorithms under new EU legislation
The EU has agreed on another ambitious piece of legislation to police the online world. Early Saturday morning after hours of negotiations, the bloc agreed on the broad terms of the Digital Services Act, or DSA, which will force tech companies to take greater responsibility for content that appears on their platforms.
New obligations include removing illegal content and goods more quickly, explaining to users and researchers how their algorithms work, and taking stricter action on the spread of misinformation. Companies face fines of up to six percent of their annual turnover for non-compliance.
The rules will apply to all companies 15 months after the act is voted into law, or from 1 January 2024, whichever is later.
*Meta is banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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The EU has agreed on another ambitious piece of legislation to police the online world. Early Saturday morning after hours of negotiations, the bloc agreed on the broad terms of the Digital Services Act, or DSA, which will force tech companies to take greater responsibility for content that appears on their platforms.
New obligations include removing illegal content and goods more quickly, explaining to users and researchers how their algorithms work, and taking stricter action on the spread of misinformation. Companies face fines of up to six percent of their annual turnover for non-compliance.
The rules will apply to all companies 15 months after the act is voted into law, or from 1 January 2024, whichever is later.
*Meta is banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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💀 Lapsus$ hackers breached T-Mobile’s systems and stole its source code
The Lapsus$ hacking group stole T-Mobile’s source code in a series of breaches that took place in March, In copies of private messages obtained by Krebs, the Lapsus$ hacking group discussed targeting T-Mobile in the week prior to the arrest of seven of its teenage members.
After purchasing employees’ credentials online, the members could use the company’s internal tools to perform SIM swaps. The attacker can obtain texts or calls, including any messages sent for multi-factor authentication.
Lapsus$ hackers also attempted to crack into the FBI and Department of Defense’s T-Mobile accounts. They were ultimately unable to do so, as additional verification measures were required.
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The Lapsus$ hacking group stole T-Mobile’s source code in a series of breaches that took place in March, In copies of private messages obtained by Krebs, the Lapsus$ hacking group discussed targeting T-Mobile in the week prior to the arrest of seven of its teenage members.
After purchasing employees’ credentials online, the members could use the company’s internal tools to perform SIM swaps. The attacker can obtain texts or calls, including any messages sent for multi-factor authentication.
Lapsus$ hackers also attempted to crack into the FBI and Department of Defense’s T-Mobile accounts. They were ultimately unable to do so, as additional verification measures were required.
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🇺🇸Trump SAVAGES Biden at Ohio Rally
“[Biden is] shaking hands with the air. He’s walking around somewhat bewildered… taking orders from the Easter bunny,” the ex-POTUS told his supporters at a Save America rally in Ohio.
“[Biden is] shaking hands with the air. He’s walking around somewhat bewildered… taking orders from the Easter bunny,” the ex-POTUS told his supporters at a Save America rally in Ohio.
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😬Book: Jill Biden did not want Kamala Harris to be Joe's VP
"'There are millions of people in the United States,'” she began. “‘Why,’ she asked, ‘do we have to choose the one who attacked Joe,'" New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write in their upcoming book This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future.
According to the book, Jill was frustrated to learn that her husband’s running mate would be Harris, the same woman who spoke critically of Biden’s issues with race. During a Democratic primary debate in July 2019, Harris slammed Biden’s opposition to school busing in the 1970s which she said helped integration.
Biden himself was not set on Harris, because of her 1994 affair with Willie Brown, ex-San Francisco Mayor. Brown was twice the age of Harris, though he was separated at the time and the relationship was not a secret. Biden saw the affair as distasteful and labeled it as “the kind of thing that should be off limits.”
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"'There are millions of people in the United States,'” she began. “‘Why,’ she asked, ‘do we have to choose the one who attacked Joe,'" New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns write in their upcoming book This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future.
According to the book, Jill was frustrated to learn that her husband’s running mate would be Harris, the same woman who spoke critically of Biden’s issues with race. During a Democratic primary debate in July 2019, Harris slammed Biden’s opposition to school busing in the 1970s which she said helped integration.
Biden himself was not set on Harris, because of her 1994 affair with Willie Brown, ex-San Francisco Mayor. Brown was twice the age of Harris, though he was separated at the time and the relationship was not a secret. Biden saw the affair as distasteful and labeled it as “the kind of thing that should be off limits.”
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Azov neo-Nazis tricked Mariupol residents into believing they would spend the night at a local hospital and leave - before they blocked all the doors, and seized the medical facility together with 120 civilians who were taken hostage.
One of the witnesses says no one except the neo-Nazis knew that there were civilians there, so when they were liberated by the Russian and Donbass forces, the soldiers were stunned to find out that there were over 100 hostages hiding in the basement.
One of the witnesses says no one except the neo-Nazis knew that there were civilians there, so when they were liberated by the Russian and Donbass forces, the soldiers were stunned to find out that there were over 100 hostages hiding in the basement.
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‼️Russia's MoD delivers a briefing on the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️A workshop for the production of explosives and gunpowder for the Ukrainian armed forces has been destroyed in a high-precision strike in Pavlograd;
▪️Nine Ukrainian military facilities targeted in a high-precision missile strike;
▪️Operational and tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 26 military facilities of Ukraine. Up to 150 nationalists and up to 40 armoured vehicles and vehicles have been destroyed;
▪️Missile troops and artillery completed 423 fire missions at night. As a result of the strikes, 26 command posts, 367 strongholds and areas of accumulation of manpower and military equipment, as well as 25 positions of artillery batteries were hit. Four depots of rocket-artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed too.
▪️Russian air defense systems destroyed 10 Ukrainian drones;
▪️In total, 141 planes, 110 helicopters, 551 drones, 264 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,496 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 282 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,093 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,343 units of special military vehicles, have been destroyed since the launch of the operation.
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▪️A workshop for the production of explosives and gunpowder for the Ukrainian armed forces has been destroyed in a high-precision strike in Pavlograd;
▪️Nine Ukrainian military facilities targeted in a high-precision missile strike;
▪️Operational and tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 26 military facilities of Ukraine. Up to 150 nationalists and up to 40 armoured vehicles and vehicles have been destroyed;
▪️Missile troops and artillery completed 423 fire missions at night. As a result of the strikes, 26 command posts, 367 strongholds and areas of accumulation of manpower and military equipment, as well as 25 positions of artillery batteries were hit. Four depots of rocket-artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed too.
▪️Russian air defense systems destroyed 10 Ukrainian drones;
▪️In total, 141 planes, 110 helicopters, 551 drones, 264 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,496 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 282 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,093 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,343 units of special military vehicles, have been destroyed since the launch of the operation.
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🥵Chris Rock's mother breaks silence on Will Smith Oscars smackdown
"When [Will Smith] slapped Chris, he slapped all of us. He really slapped me, because when you hurt my child, you hurt me," Rose Rock told South Carolina television station WIS-TV.
At first, she thought that the Oscars slapping incident was staged, right until Smith yelled at the comedian from his seat: “Take my wife's name out your f*****g mouth.”
Chris Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett, who has been struggling with a medical condition called alopecia that causes acute hair loss. Rock quipped he couldn't wait to see her in the sequel G.I. Jane, where Demi Moore plays the first woman recruit to the US Marines.
The 53-year-old rapper-turned-actor was filmed laughing but seconds later, Smith got up on stage and slapped Rock across the face. Smith has since apologised and has been banned from all Academy events for 10 years.
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"When [Will Smith] slapped Chris, he slapped all of us. He really slapped me, because when you hurt my child, you hurt me," Rose Rock told South Carolina television station WIS-TV.
At first, she thought that the Oscars slapping incident was staged, right until Smith yelled at the comedian from his seat: “Take my wife's name out your f*****g mouth.”
Chris Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett, who has been struggling with a medical condition called alopecia that causes acute hair loss. Rock quipped he couldn't wait to see her in the sequel G.I. Jane, where Demi Moore plays the first woman recruit to the US Marines.
The 53-year-old rapper-turned-actor was filmed laughing but seconds later, Smith got up on stage and slapped Rock across the face. Smith has since apologised and has been banned from all Academy events for 10 years.
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