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Friday, April 24, 2026

The redistricting war President Trump forced on his party appears to have backfired. With Virginia's vote Tuesday, Republicans are now favored in fewer House seats than if the war had never started. read more


Maryland became the first state to ban so-called surveillance pricing in grocery stores. read more


Ukraine is betting big on war robots, with plans to buy 25,000 and remove humans from front-line supply runs Ukraine aims to have robots handle 100% of front-line logistics missions. read more


Donald Trump is considering a financial bailout for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an autocratic state ... read more


Palantir published a mini manifesto over the weekend based on a book by its CEO that made the company's position clear on a range of topics, from reinstating the military draft to Silicon Valley's moral duty to help the U.S. defend itself. read more


It was almost exactly this time 20 years ago that the bottom began to fall out on George W. Bush's approval ratings. And as Bush's numbers in most polls fell into the 30s for the first time in late winter and early spring, the culprit was clear: the Iraq war. read more


Thursday, April 23, 2026

Mythos has triggered emergency responses from central banks and intelligence agencies globally, as Anthropic decides who has access to the powerful model. read more


Trump 'tried to use nuclear codes but was stopped by military chief' Report: Claims Trump was denied access to nuclear codes at an emergency White House meeting; read more


Palm Beach County Pilot George W. Poncy Jr is suing the State of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and the Florida Department of Transportation to block the planned renaming of Palm Beach International Airport ... read more


The airline could receive around $500 million from the government and the government could end up with a 90% stake in the airline. read more


A report showing the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines that was previously delayed by the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now been blocked from being published in the agency's flagship scientific journal, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. read more


President Donald Trump's erratic moves aren't helping. read more


A senior US delegation met with Cuban government officials in Cuba as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to pressure Havana into a deal as it continues to exert its economic chokehold on the island. read more


"UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. The victims were killed by Israeli fire in an incident that took place early this morning at the Mansoura water filling point in northern Gaza. UNICEF extends our condolences to the families of the men killed. The incident, in which two other people were injured, occurred during routine, water trucking operations, with no changes in movement or procedures. The Mansoura water filling point is currently the only operational truck filling point for the Mekorot water supply line serving Gaza City. UNICEF and humanitarian partners use it multiple times a day to sustain critical water trucking operations for hundreds of thousands of people, including children." read more


Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ordered an investigation into the role played by two US officials in a counter-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua. read more


U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have set his eyes on Greenland again while venting frustration at NATO, as the diplomatic fallout from Iran war exposes rifts in Washington's ties with the security alliance. read more


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