U.S. Senate passes foreign aid bill
this The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly last night to pass Long-stalled $95.3 billion aid package Ukraine, Israel and Taiwansending it to President Biden for his signature and ending months of uncertainty over whether the United States would continue to support Kyiv in its fight against Russian aggression.
The legislation was all but stalled due to right-wing opposition. A bipartisan majority of senators support the plan, and Senate leaders consider its passage a victory, especially given growing opposition to aid to Ukraine in the House.
Ukraine lacks the ammunition it needs to fight and is desperate for aid. My colleague Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the war began, told me, “In the simplest terms, this aid means guns and bullets.”
“But beyond that,” he continued, “the purpose of this is to provide a Ukrainian soldiers’ morale in desperate need of boost Civilians on the front lines and living under the threat of near nighttime Russian drone and missile bombardments. “
Trump has a tough day in court
Donald Trump had a frustrating day in court yesterday; The judge presiding over a criminal trial in New York City told a defense attorney that he had “lost all credibility” as a key witness described what prosecutors said was a conspiracy to influence the 2016 presidential election.
The witness was David Pecker, the longtime publisher of the National Enquirer, who detailed a key meeting in 2015 with Trump and his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, during which prosecutors said During the meeting, they hatched a plot to cover up a looming sex scandal in Trump’s campaign.
Peck’s testimony was in Painful hearing for Trump and his legal team. During the hearing, prosecutors urged the judge to find Trump in contempt of court for his repeated attacks on witnesses and jurors, saying they violated the gag order. The judge did not immediately rule.
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The comments were among the first signs that the Israeli military was planning a major ground offensive against Rafah. The Biden administration has urged Israel to abandon such operations, but Israeli officials have repeatedly said troops would move into Rafah to fight Hamas camps there.
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Sometime in the late 18th century, a sign appeared outside a butcher’s cottage in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. “In this house was born the immortal Shakespeare,” it announced, using the common spelling of Shakespeare’s name at the time. Today, the town is one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations, attracting three million visitors each year, many of whom come to see their hometown.
But it turns out No one knows for sure where Shakespeare was born.
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Italian champion: Inter Milan beat rivals AC Milan to win title 20th Serie A title.
Iga Swiatek: The Polish tennis star spent 100 weeks As the world’s first.
Nothing to lose: Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff knows he can Play the waiting game With Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
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For sale: A Klimt portrait worth €30 million
A European auction house will sell a Gustav Klimt painting today, with a pre-auction estimate expected to reach at least 30 million euros, or about $32 million.
Whoever purchases it will acquire a portrait whose subject, provenance and current ownership are either unknown, private or the subject of controversy.
The mystery surrounding this portrait only grows Interest in selling the work Works by Klimt, whose highly decorative paintings are today among the most coveted trophies on the art market.
