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Sunday April 13rd, 2025 morning edition

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US President Donald Trump has extended the sanctions imposed by Biden against Russia in 2021.

Source: a document of the US Federal Register.

Details: Trump has extended Biden's executive orders, which imposed a state of emergency on Russia and allowed sanctions against Russia for another year.

For this reason, the national emergency… must continue in effect beyond 15 April 2025," the notice says.

The document mentions that Russia continues to pose a threat to free elections and democratic institutions in the United States and its allies.

On 15 April 2021, Biden declared a state of emergency under Executive Order 14024 to address the threat posed by the Russian government's malicious activities.

On 8 March 2022, Biden issued Executive Order 14066, which expanded the scope of the state of emergency, followed by several more executive orders expanding sanctions against Russia. »

US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know

Authored by apnews.com
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Other states with active outbreaks — defined as three or more cases — include New Mexico, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma.

Here’s what else you need to know about measles in the U.S. How many measles cases are there in Texas and New Mexico?.

The U.S. saw a rise in measles cases in 2024, including an outbreak in Chicago that sickened more than 60. »

Jasmine Crockett says it’s ‘beyond wild’ that nobody is questioning Trump’s mental fitness

Authored by independent.co.uk
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It’s “beyond wild” that people are not questioning Donald Trump’s mental fitness amid his ongoing onslaught of tariffs against U.S. trading partners, Jasmine Crockett says.

“The fact that no one is questioning his mental acuity or fitness to serve is beyond wild to me,” she said.

Jasmine Crockett said it is ‘beyond wild’ that people are questioning Donald Trump’s mental fitness as president in the wake of some of his policies ( AP ). »

World surges past 40% clean power in record renewables boom

Authored by electrek.co

Renewables added a record 858 TWh in 2024, 49% more than the previous high in 2022.

“Solar power has become the engine of the global energy transition,” said Phil MacDonald, Ember’s managing director.

Their increasing reliance on renewables to power demand growth marks a shift that will redefine the global power sector and accelerate the decline of fossil fuels.”. »

Spyro And Crash Bandicoot Reboot Studio, Toys For Bob, Wants To Bring Back Banjo-Kazooie Next

Authored by gamespot.com

Since 2018, the formerly Microsoft-owned studio has released the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot 4, and Crash Team Rumble, reinvigorating two beloved but largely stagnant franchises.

Now, Toys for Bob co-studio head and creative director Paul Yan says the studio has its eyes on another iconic platforming series: Banjo-Kazooie.

In a recent interview with CanadianGuyEh--which was then reported by Windows Central--Yan discussed Toys for Bob's upcoming projects. »