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World News

Aljazeera

Celebrations in Lebanon as 10-day ceasefire with Israel begins

Aljazeera - 4 minutes ago

Celebratory gunfire heard in Beirut as truce takes effect, though Lebanese military reports violations.

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Gulf News

Live updates: Trump positive about talks with Iran

Gulf News - 27 minutes ago

Trump hails Israel-Lebanon ceasefire including Hezbollah as Iran signals nuclear concessions, amid warnings over Hormuz blockade and rising regional war risks.

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Daily Mail

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says Iran war is worsening a cost of living crisis

NBC News - 4 hours ago

Mamdani riffed on a Tupac Shakur lyric while condemning the Trump administration's military operation, telling NBC News, we "have money for war and not to feed the poor."

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Channel NewsAsia

Calls for UK PM to resign over ex-envoy's failed vetting

Channel NewsAsia - 5 hours ago

It emerged that ex-UK envoy Peter Mandelson failed a security check over links to Jeffrey Epstein, with the government saying Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not aware until earlier this week.

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President Trump said that the U.S. economy is "blowing away" the "best economy in the history of our country" despite "our little diversion" to Iran during a Tax Day event in Las Vegas. Trump added that the U.S. will "have victory very shortly" in the war in Iran.

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NBC News

10-day cease-fire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 3 hours ago

The truce could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States, and Israel after weeks of devastating war that killed thousands of people.

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Huffington Post

Progressive Analilia Mejía Takes New Jersey US House Special Election, Giving Democrats Another Win

Huffington Post - 1 hour ago

New Jersey Democrat Analilia Mejía has won a special election to fill the U.S. House seat that was vacated by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill after she was voted into that office.

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New York Magazine

At Least One ICE Agent May Face Consequences for Minnesota

New York Magazine - 7 hours ago

The Hennepin County attorney’s office is charging an ICE agent for a February incident where he allegedly pointed his firearm at a car of civilians.

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Business News

BBC News

China's hits economic growth target despite Iran war disruption

BBC News - 1 hour ago

The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict.

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Fox News

Allbirds drops sneakers, reinvents itself as an AI infrastructure company

Fox News - 7 hours ago

Allbirds plans to rebrand as NewBird AI and acquire GPUs to provide AI compute infrastructure after selling its footwear brand for $39 million to American Exchange Group.

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Gulf News

PepsiCo's sales jump after it cuts prices

Gulf News - 3 hours ago

PepsiCo wins back shoppers with lower prices and cleaner ingredients, driving an 8.5% revenue rise to $19.44 billion and a 27% profit gain in the first quarter.

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Gulf News

Flight delays, higher fares ahead? Jet fuel shortages deepen: What it means for airlines and travellers

Gulf News - 18 minutes ago

Global jet fuel supplies are tightening amid the Iran war, raising airfares and forcing airlines to cut flights and rethink routes ahead of peak summer travel.

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Technology

Key takeaways on Anthropic's concerning new Mythos AI model

CBS News - 3 hours ago

More concerns are emerging about Anthropic's new Mythos AI model. Matt Shumer, a former AI company founder and CEO, joins CBS News with more details.

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NBC News

Amazon signs $11.57 billion deal for satellite firm Globalstar to challenge Musk's Starlink

NBC News - 1 day ago

The company's network of more than 200 satellites is dwarfed by SpaceX, which has about 10,000 units in orbit via Starlink.

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Evening Standard

Risks to children on social media ‘can’t go on like this’, PM tells tech bosses

Evening Standard - 14 hours ago

Senior figures from X, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google have been called to Downing Street for talks.

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Gizmodo

Netflix, HBO Max, other streaming services subscribers revolt over jacked-up prices: 'I'm done'

New York Post - 8 hours ago

Scores of cord-cutters have taken to Reddit to vent their anger at shelling out nearly $30 a month for Netflix and more than $20 for HBO Max.

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Sports Headlines

Independent UK

Ex-NBA player Damon Jones to plead guilty in gambling scandal

Independent UK - 6 hours ago

A change-of-plea hearing for Jones is now scheduled for April 28

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New York Post

Knicks looking to push NBA-best clutch success to its limit in playoffs

New York Post - 1 hour ago

Fourth quarters, and specifically clutch situations down the stretch, have become an undeniable strength for the Knicks.

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CBS News

2026 NFL Draft rumors, intel: Jets No. 2 pick, Cardinals buzz, risers, latest news - CBS Sports

CBS News - 58 minutes ago

One week before the 2026 NFL Draft, league sources outline the Jets' thinking at No. 2, a likely chaos candidate at No. 3 overall and the latest buzz on risers, trades and top prospects

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Lancaster Online

Duke announces contract extension with football coach Manny Diaz through 2031 season

Lancaster Online - 5 hours ago

Duke has agreed to a contract extension with football coach Manny Diaz through the 2031 season. That comes after Diaz led the Blue Devils to their first outright Atlantic Coast

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Entertainment News

Independent UK

Tom Cruise confirmed to return as Maverick in Top Gun 3

Independent UK - 10 minutes ago

Paramount have announced that Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are onboard for a third installment

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Slate

An Acclaimed Filmmaker Made a Psychological Horror Movie Based on Footage of Taylor Swift. It’s Something Else.

Slate - 11 hours ago

Anne Hathaway isn’t the only thing haunted in A24’s new movie.

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CBC News

U.S. singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of killing teen girl found dead in his Tesla | CBC News

CBC News - 17 minutes ago

U.S. singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in an apparently abandoned Tesla that was registered to him and towed from the Hollywood Hills, police said Thursday.

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No Season 2 for 'Copenhagen Test' on Peacock - UPI.com

UPI - 10 hours ago

There will be no Season 2 for Simu Liu's futuristic spy thriller, "The Copenhagen Test," on Peacock. Melissa Barrera and Sinclair Daniel co-starred.

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Odd/Weird News

Daily Express

Why TikTokkers are eating mini clay pots in bizarre trend — and what they can do to your body

New York Post - 5 days ago

Viral videos show users filling miniature clay pots with lime juice, dusting them in Tajín and eating them whole like a crunchy, earthy snack.

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Live Science

S.C. woman wins $75K lottery after husband buys extra ticket - UPI.com

UPI - 9 hours ago

A South Carolina woman won a $75,000 lottery prize after her husband bought her four Bingo scratch-off tickets instead of the three she asked for.

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UPI

Look: Maine chicken becomes oldest in the world at 15 years old - UPI.com

UPI - 10 hours ago

A Maine resident's pet chicken was officially named the oldest of her species in the world at the age of 15 years and 100 days old.

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Apple Valley News Now

$100,000 winning lottery ticket sat in a box for 5 months - UPI.com

UPI - 5 hours ago

A Michigan man's ticket for the Michigan Lottery's Super Raffle was in a box for nearly five months before he discovered it was a $100,000 winner.

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