Web Digest - 2024-04-25

HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge. State District Judge Kristen…

Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged

https://apnews.com/article/ac59434dcb7a72e93e6420b6e59ab56b

CHICAGO (AP) — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged…

Ex-minor league umpire sues MLB, says he was harassed by female ump, fired for being bisexual man

https://apnews.com/article/47ef2f5f8ef41b4e4b1960aa509c4884

NEW YORK (AP) — A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual. Brandon Cooper, an umpire who worked in…

100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time

https://apnews.com/article/712c76e0cf919e8060992e9a7b2c5b49

LONDON (AP) — British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore through his ankle a few days later, wanted to return to France for the 80th anniversary of the invasion so he could honor the…

A portrait by Gustav Klimt has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna

https://apnews.com/article/a2935ec7ab5f2777f01c1de727540f76

VIENNA (AP) — A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost was sold at an auction in Vienna on Wednesday for 30 million euros ($32 million). The Austrian modernist artist started work on the “Portrait…

London police contain 2 horses that were on the loose in the city. It’s still a mystery as to why

https://apnews.com/article/d0525d510fac63e28e1f6ea663e2c786

LONDON (AP) — London police have contained two horses that were seen running around loose without riders in the heart of the U.K. capital on Wednesday morning. City of London police said officers were waiting for a horse box from the…

Japan’s moon lander wasn’t built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It’s still going after 3

https://apnews.com/article/78edbd90fd46837d272277700431ed95

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Wednesday after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon. The Japan Aerospace Exploration…

Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is ‘tickled pink’ to inspire a Barbie doll

https://apnews.com/article/05138c29e0996592f5e5a052980b8c9a

Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now…

Korean War veteran from Minnesota will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late

https://apnews.com/article/b73bb193467cbcdf3cef08d2fcf0e804

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late. The U.S. Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter…

George Santos ends comeback bid for Congress after raising no money

https://apnews.com/article/a4c4cc2ea7cb52a13ec9f8dfc5ede86c

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges. Santos, who was running as an independent…

Crew members injured in crash on Georgia set of Eddie Murphy Amazon MGM movie ‘The Pickup’

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Several crew members were injured and two were hospitalized when a car and truck collided during shooting of the Eddie Murphy film “The Pickup” from Amazon MGM Studios, the studio and a person close to the production said Tuesday. A…

Nikola Jokic’s brother reportedly involved in an altercation after the Nuggets beat the Lakers

https://apnews.com/article/5996b1a3b158bf9f476f6553dbe7e124

DENVER (AP) — The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was seen punching a fan after the team’s buzzer-beating 101-99 victory over the…

Martian skies over Athens? Greece’s capital turns an orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. Strong southerly winds carried the…

Reuters

Brazil’s government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-government-submits-rules-streamline-consumption-taxes-2024-04-24/

Brazils government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year, a key element of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvas strategy to foster…

North Korean official lambasts US over sanctions, state media says

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korean-official-lambasts-us-over-sanctions-state-media-says-2024-04-24/

North Korea will take more action to maintain its military power despite U.S. sanctions pressure that has only made the country stronger, a North Korean foreign ministry official said on…

Explainer: Why Spain’s Prime Minister Sanchez is taking a break from public duties

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/why-spains-prime-minister-sanchez-is-taking-break-public-duties-2024-04-24/

Spains Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday said he will suspend public duties until next week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a preliminary probe of his…

‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/stop-arming-israel-passover-protest-brooklyn-harkens-back-1969-freedom-seder-2024-04-24/

Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words “stop arming Israel,” thousands of protesters joined with Jewish-led peace groups in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday evening to attend a Passover protest that recalls the “Freedom Seder”…

UK’s Labour outlines plan to renationalise railways within 5 years

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-outlines-plan-renationalise-railways-within-5-years-2024-04-24/

Britains opposition Labour Party said it planned to renationalise the countrys rail network within five years without paying compensation to private operators as it set out its plans to fix the troubled…

Spanish PM Sanchez shocks country again putting his continuity on the line

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spanish-pm-sanchez-shocks-country-again-putting-his-continuity-line-2024-04-24/

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is no stranger to high octane political battles and has successfully fought for his career in public life several…

Brazil Justice says no evidence Bolsonaro sought asylum in Hungarian embassy

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-justice-says-no-evidence-bolsonaro-sought-asylum-hungarian-embassy-2024-04-24/

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday closed an investigation into whether former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro sought asylum at the Hungarian embassy in February, citing lack of…

Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space

https://www.reuters.com/science/russia-blocks-us-move-un-nuclear-weapons-space-2024-04-24/

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that prompted the United States to question if Moscow was hiding…

Barbados ’pauses’ acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP

https://www.reuters.com/world/barbados-pauses-acquisition-former-slavery-plantation-owned-by-tory-mp-2024-04-24/

Barbados will halt the acquisition of a former slavery plantation belonging to a British Conservative MP after locals said he should transfer land ownership to the state as a “reparations gesture” for historical…

Masked attackers storm anti-fascist event in Sweden

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/masked-attackers-storm-anti-fascist-event-sweden-2024-04-24/

Three people have been taken to hospital after masked attackers stormed a meeting in Swedish capital Stockholm, police said on Wednesday, adding that they had begun an…

Chinese student gets US prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist

https://www.reuters.com/world/chinese-student-gets-us-prison-term-threatening-pro-democracy-activist-2024-04-24/

A Chinese music student was sentenced on Wednesday to nine months in a U.S. prison for harassing an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatening to report her…

Israeli push to legalize settlements in West Bank ’dangerous and reckless,’ US says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-push-legalize-settlements-west-bank-dangerous-reckless-us-says-2024-04-24/

Legalizing settler outposts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank would be “dangerous and reckless,” the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday in response to reports Israels Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was pushing to…

The US quietly shipped long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-quietly-shipped-long-range-atacms-missiles-ukraine-2024-04-24/

The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine has now used them twice, a U.S. official said on…

联合早报

陈婧：老外又来了

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240425-3494614

从新加坡飞回上海，一踏进浦东机场入境厅，映入眼帘的是一整面墙的支付宝广告。大屏幕上亮出和支付宝合作的多家外国付款机构标识，上方是醒目的中英双语广告词：“欢迎使用Alipay+钱包畅游中国”。根据广告，外国游客可以扫码查看中国大陆支持的电子钱包列表；支付宝还在浦东机场里设立服务台，协助入境游客设置电子钱包。几名洋人旅客在广告牌停下脚步，掏出手机研究起来……

台湾宪法法庭激辩死刑的存废

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3493732

台湾宪法法庭星期三（4月23日）举行死刑是否违宪的公开激烈辩论，三个月内将有判决。由于约八成主流民意反对废除死刑，一旦法院判决死刑违宪，将对社会和政治带来深远冲击。推动废死、台独与非核家园都明列在民进党党纲，被视为民进党“神主牌”。虽然台湾法律还没有废死，却是几乎没有执行死刑的“实质废死”状态。过去五年476起杀人案，只有一起判死刑……

美学者：美中之间最大风险是南中国海

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3494262

美国学者一致认为，美中之间最大的风险不再是台湾，而是南中国海，长远则是科技之争。有美国学者指出，目前东南亚国家同时担忧中国在南中国海的行为会更强硬，以及美国对区域的投入减弱，这些都推动地区军费走高。中美学者星期二（4月23日）在新加坡出席南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院举办的第五届“三边交流”闭门论坛后，分别在会场外接受本地媒体采访……

布林肯抵上海星期五赴北京与王毅会谈

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3494204

美国国务卿布林肯（右一）搭乘行政专机于4月24日下午抵达上海，上海市政府外办主任孔福安（左三）与美国驻华大使伯恩斯（左二），分别代表中方及美方在机场迎接。（路透社）美国国务卿布林肯乘坐的车队（图中未显示）4月24日驶过上海外滩时，马路边挤满了民众。（路透社）美国国务卿布林肯（前排左）和美国驻华大使伯恩斯（前排右）4月24日在上海豫园漫步……

中国将派遣三名宇航员飞赴“天宫”空间站

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3493954

中国神舟十八号载人飞行任务航天员（左起）李广苏、叶光富、李聪4月24日在酒泉卫星发射中心问天阁与媒体记者集体见面。（法新社）中国神舟十八号载人飞行任务航天员（左起）李广苏、叶光富、李聪4月24日在酒泉卫星发射中心问天阁与媒体记者集体见面……

【早知】布林肯访华中美如何角力？

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3493301

布林肯（右一）星期三下午飞抵上海后，他步下舷梯，受到上海市政府外事办公室主任孔福安（左三）、美国驻中国大使伯恩斯（左二）和美国驻上海总领事王汉（Scott Walker，左一）的迎接。（路透社）美国国务卿布林肯星期三（4月24日）正式展开访华行程，但美国对中国各类制裁不仅未见松懈，反而有逐渐升温之势，而双方对会谈的目标不尽相同，也揭示着这位美国高级外交官此行将面临严峻挑战……

美官员：美国没有计划立即就俄罗斯问题制裁中资银行

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3491137

（华盛顿综合讯）美国国务卿布林肯访华前夕，美国官员透露，美国已初步讨论对部分中资银行实施制裁，但尚未制定有关制裁实施的计划。匿名的美国官员星期二（4月23日）向路透社说，美国在短期内没有计划对中国的银行实施制裁，并希望通过外交手段来避免采取制裁行动。布林肯星期三（4月24日）起访问中国，这是他时隔不到一年再度访华……

杨丹旭：布林肯访华能谈出些什么？

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240424-3487734

美国国务卿布林肯星期三（4月24日）将开启任内第二次访华行程。眼下中美关系表面上看似趋稳，实际上却暗流涌动，双边关系在科技、经贸等多方面都在经受考验。美国在科技战上继续对中国步步紧逼，最新的动作是众议院在上周六（20日）通过一项强制字节跳动出售TikTok的“不卖就禁”法案。参议院将在本周表决，这项法案大概率将通过，并由美国总统拜登签署成为法律……

广东强降雨持续深圳进入暴雨防御状态

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3487557

深圳市气象台星期二（4月23日）发布暴雨红色预警信号，全市进入暴雨紧急防御状态。深圳部分低洼路段积水，出行市民以及城市交通受到一定影响。（中新社）（广州／北京／巴黎综合讯）中国广东省连日遭遇暴雨袭击，多个地区灾情险情严峻，深圳星期二（4月23日）也进入暴雨紧急防御状态，全市多区发布了最高级别的暴雨红色预警信号……

民进党内阁布局完成在野党无入阁

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486043

台湾候任总统赖清德的新内阁人事完成布局，星期二（4月23日）由候任行政院长卓荣泰宣布第五波内阁名单，星期四（25日）由赖清德压轴主持最后第六波名单，宣布国防、外交、国安和政务委员等首长人事安排。民进党籍的赖清德与副总统萧美琴，以及卓荣泰组建的新内阁团队，将在5月20日宣誓就职。赖清德先在4月10日宣布卓荣泰将出任行政院长，卓荣泰在随后的两周内分五批宣布内阁新人事……

《维护国家安全条例》已禁传播虚假陈述港府不会就假新闻立法

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3487434

香港律政司司长林定国说，香港基本法23条立法已禁止传播虚假陈述，因此港府无需就假新闻立法。图为林定国在今年4月15日全民国家安全教育日前接受港媒访问。（香港中通社）香港2019年发生反修例风波后，“假新闻”议题一度成为特区政府关注的重点。但港府周二（4月23日）首次明确表明，新订立的《维护国家安全条例》（即俗称的基本法23条立法）已涵盖煽动罪行，目前没计划再制定“假新闻法”……

海船碰擦广东九江大桥后沉没四人失联

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486986

桥墩被撞的广东佛山九江大桥。（新华社）（佛山综合讯）广东遭遇暴雨洪灾之际，佛山发生一起海船碰擦大桥事故，造成四人失联，初步判定是洪水导致船员操作失当造成事故……

布林肯访华前夕传美国拟制裁中国金融机构图阻对俄支援

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486657

美国国务卿布林肯将于星期三（4月24日）开启访华行程。（路透社档案照）就在美国国务卿布林肯访华前，美国媒体传出华盛顿正研拟制裁一些中国金融机构，以阻止它们对俄罗斯的商业支援。中国外交部星期二（4月23日）回应称，中国将坚定捍卫自身合法权益。受访学者分析，两国立场泾渭分明，布林肯此行恐难有实质进展……

台湾花莲余震不断不到一天逾200次

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3485654

富凯大饭店早在4月3日强震后，已列入存在风险的受损建筑物红单；星期二（4月23日）余震之后更进一步倾斜。（法新社）（台北综合讯）台湾花莲海域4月3日发生里氏规模7.2的强震后，余震不断。星期一（4月22日）晚至隔天上午余震次数更是猛增，不到一天时间发生了200多次地震，所幸损失轻微，没有人伤亡……

老挝将250名电诈犯罪嫌疑人移交给中国

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486698

（北京综合讯）中国与老挝警方继续开展国际警务执法合作，最新捣毁三个位于老挝金三角经济特区的犯罪窝点，抓获250名跨境裸聊敲诈和电诈犯罪嫌疑人，并已全部移交中国警方。据中国公安部网站星期二（4月23日）的消息，中国公安机关近日通过国际警务执法合作，将相关线索通报老挝警方。老挝警方迅速组织执法力量，对金三角经济特区内的犯罪窝点开展统一清查行动，抓获目标犯罪嫌疑人160名，网上在逃人员90名……

日本成中国“五一”出境游第一目的地

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3486922

樱花盛开景象，与白雪皑皑的富士山遥相呼应。（路透社）（北京／东京综合讯）在线旅游平台信息显示，即将来临的“五一”假期里，日本是中国游客出境游的第一目的地，其次为泰国和韩国。据财新网报道，多个平台数据显示，中国赴日旅游热度暴增。在携程网上，五一假期出境游目的地中，日本的热度居首，民宿平台Airbnb数据也显示，日本是今年春季热门搜索目的地的榜首……

中国海军成立75周年对外展示装备和战力进步

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240423-3481807

中国官方上周六（4月20日）邀请多国媒体访问海防重镇青岛，并开放贵阳舰等海军舰艇供外媒参观。图为开放日活动中，一名孩童坐在贵阳舰的甲板上。（路透社）中国海军成立75周年之际，官方邀请多国媒体访问海防重镇青岛，并向境外媒体开放多艘现役主力战舰，让外界有难得的机会实地感受中国海军在区域防空能力上的升级。本周二（4月23日）是中国海军成立75周年……

赖清德5月20日宣誓就职前学者：北京对台施展两手策略

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240422-3481526

民进党籍的台湾候任总统赖清德将在5月20日宣誓就职。（赖清德脸书）台湾5月20日新总统与执政团队就职倒数四周，北京加大对台军事与经济施压力道。受访学者分析，北京通过经营中美对话来管控台海风险，无论对待中美或两岸关系，都更关注长远发展而非短期争霸。民进党籍的候任总统赖清德与副总统萧美琴，以及候任行政院长卓荣泰组建的新内阁，将在5月20日宣誓就职……

中国驻美大使批美国对华搞霸凌分析：中国政治圈子对美失望不满升高

https://www.zaobao.com/news/china/story20240422-3482329

中国驻美国大使谢锋4月20日在哈佛肯尼迪中国论坛开幕式上发表演讲。（新华社）美国国务卿布林肯本周即将访华，中国驻美大使谢锋批评美国对华搞霸凌，并警告若任由竞争主导中美关系，就如同在危险的悬崖边上高速飙车，自以为车技高超，但稍有不慎就会跌落悬崖，即使设再多护栏也无济于事……

中国南方强降雨天气持续造成广东四死10失联

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中国南方地区近期遭遇极端降雨，多个地方累计降水量破4月历史纪录。图为星期一（4月22日）无人机拍摄到广东省清远地区的一处公路被洪水淹没。（路透社）（北京/广州综合讯）中国南方地区近期遭遇极端降雨，多个地方累计降水量破4月历史纪录。连日来的持续强降雨，造成广东多地受灾严重，目前已造成全省四人死亡、十人失联。据中国天气网消息，进入4月以来，中国南方地区降雨频繁……

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