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U.S. expels Russian diplomats, imposes dozens of new sanctions

U.S. Slaps Wide-Ranging Sanctions on Moscow—but Stops Short of Killer Blow

Source country foreignpolicy Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:02:00 PM CEST | info

Entities: Robert Mueller[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Sergei Lavrov[1]; Daniel Fried[1]; Vladimir Putin[1]; Joseph Biden[1]; Donald Trump[1]; Janet Yellen[1]; Alexey Navalny[1];

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Daniel Fried said: “Biden administration has framed the U.S.-Russia relationship with some skill: leaving room for cooperation and even a meeting with Putin. But on our terms: pushing back rather than reaching for vacuous progress,”

The Biden administration announced a sweeping package of sanctions on Russia on Thursday, including further restrictions on Moscow’s ability to tap capital markets and fresh designations on companies that support Russian cyberattacks overseas. The new measures, the culmination of a broad review of nefarious Russian activity that U....

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Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain bomb accident benefits

Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain bomb accident benefits

Source country startribune Friday, April 16, 2021 12:43:00 AM CEST | info

Entities: Elizabeth Warren[1]; Richard Blumenthal[1]; Yale Law[1]; Dianne Feinstein[1];

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Richard Blumenthal said: "The nuclear disaster in Palomares caused untold suffering and harm to the servicemembers sent in to clean up radioactive material without adequate protective gear or warning of severe health risks,"

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, Connecticut Democrats who co-sponsored versions of the bill in the Senate and House, said it would amend current law to designate the veterans' cleanup of the accident site in Palomares, Spain, as a "radiation risk activity," which they said the VA has failed to do....

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Japan Faces Growing Pressure to Rethink Releasing Fukushima’s Wastewater into Ocean

(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 16)

Source country yonhap Friday, April 16, 2021 12:54:00 AM CEST | info

Entities: Yoshihide Suga[1]; Joseph Biden[1];

While meeting with Japan's new ambassador here, Koichi Aiboshi, to receive his credentials, Moon said there is great concern among South Koreans, as the two nations are geographically close to each other and have shared waters. He asked the envoy to convey his message to Tokyo....

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Dems Unveil Court-Packing Plan

Progressive activists pledge to push the court packing legislation into law

Source country foxnews Friday, April 16, 2021 12:50:00 AM CEST | info

Entities: Hank Johnson[1]; Nancy Pelosi[1]; Joseph Biden[1]; Aaron Belkin[1]; Edward Markey[1]; Jerrold Nadler[1];

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Aaron Belkin said: "The politics will continue to move rapidly on this, and this bill will pass,"

Progressive activists Thursday rallied around new court-packing legislation and pledged to do the grassroots work to convince the Democratic-led Congress to pass the legislation to create a 13-member Sean Eldridge, founder and president of Stand Up America, said his organization will be educating.......

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