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Friday, April 19, 2024 5:32 AM ET

World News

Israel has just handed Iran a major victory

Iran’s foreign policy is based on a principle of increments. It inches forwards little by little, and each time we fail to bite back

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Breitbart

Democrats Seize Control of House: Speaker Mike Johnson Relies on Minority Party Votes to Advance Foreign Aid Plan

Breitbart - 5 minutes ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made history Thursday night by essentially surrendering Republican majority control to Democrats.

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Sky News

US vetoes Palestinian bid for full UN membership

Sky News - 1 hour ago

America says a Palestinian state alongside Israel is still the way forward but it must come from negotiations between the two sides.

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CBS News

India's 2024 elections to kick off with major implications for the world's biggest democracy

CBS News - 4 minutes ago

Elections are set to kick off in India, the world's biggest democracy, but there's concern that democratic values are being eroded.

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Politics News

New York Times

Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York

AP News - 5 hours ago

A third panel of potential jurors is set to be questioned in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

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Chicago Tribune

Kennedy Family Endorses Biden Instead Of RFK Jr. Pursuing Independent Bid

One America News Network - 11 hours ago

Over a dozen family members of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.), including his six siblings, have endorsed the reelection of President Joe Biden rather than their own family member's Independent bid.

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Fox News

Israel hits Iran with 'limited' strikes despite White House opposition

Fox News - 1 hour ago

Despite the White House previously voicing its opposition against Israel striking back at Iran, the Jewish state issued "limited" strikes on Friday.

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CBS News

House GOP's aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan advance with Democrats' help

CBS News - 4 hours ago

The bills are part of a complicated plan by Speaker Mike Johnson to get badly needed lethal aid to Ukraine, as well as security funding for Israel and Taiwan.

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Business News

YNET News

S&P cuts Israel's credit rating amid Iran tensions

YNET News - 14 minutes ago

Rating agency cuts long-term ratings to A-plus from AA-minus as geopolitical risk in Middle East grows

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International The News

Google fires 28 employees for protesting against $1.2bn contract

International The News - 1 hour ago

Tech giant Google has fired 28 employees for protesting over the company’s contract with Israel to provide them with cloud and artificial intelligence services amid an ongoing genocide in...

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BBC News

Netflix to stop reporting quarterly subscriber numbers in 2025

CBS News - 7 hours ago

"Ultimately we think this is a better approach that reflects the evolution of the business," Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters said on an earnings call.

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NPR

Trader Joe's pulls fresh basil from shelves in 29 states after salmonella outbreak

CBS News - 16 hours ago

Health officials are warning consumers not to consume the Infinite Herbs basil sold at Trader Joe's after 12 people were sickened.

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Technology

Evening Standard

Meta unveils latest AI model as chatbot competition intensifies

Evening Standard - 11 minutes ago

Facebook’s parent company said it believed the new Llama 3 model made its Meta AI assistant the ‘most intelligent’ one you can use for free.

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ABC News

Google employees protest over company's ties with Israel

Daily Sabah - 15 hours ago

Google employees staged sit-ins at two of the tech giant's offices in California and New York City, protesting the company's ties with...

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The Mercury News

Dem Sen. Cantwell welcomes House’s TikTok crackdown

Washington Times - 13 minutes ago

Efforts to restrict TikTok won a new ally on Capitol Hill in the Senate Commerce Committee's chairwoman, who complained about House legislation to restrict the popular app just last week.

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Daily Sabah

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store per govt order

Daily Sabah - 20 minutes ago

Tech giant Apple has pulled Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads applications from its App Store in China on orders from the country's internet...

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Sports Headlines

Boston Globe

Playoff hopes blossom in the spring at TD Garden — particularly for the Celtics - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 4 minutes ago

By analytic measures, the Celtics just had one of the most dominating seasons in NBA history, but it means nothing if they don't finish the job.

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Daily Mail

Ranking potential Europa League finals as Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Atalanta and Marseille advance - CBSSports.com

CBS News - 2 hours ago

The final will take place on May 22 at Dublin's Aviva Stadium

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Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu, Andre Drummond get OK for play-in game against Hawks

Chicago Sun-Times - 8 hours ago

Andre Drummond (left ankle) and Ayo Dosunmu (right quadriceps) were sidelined at the end of the regular season, but they were cleared for the game vs. Atlanta, giving coach Billy Donovan some much-needed depth.

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CBS News

Former NFL stars’ sons ready to carve their paths through draft

Washington Times - 7 hours ago

Jeremiah Trotter Jr. wears his dad's No. 54, plays the same position and celebrates sacks and big tackles with the same signature axe swing.

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Entertainment News

CBS News

Taylor Swift shocker: New album, "The Tortured Poets Department," is actually a double album

CBS News - 4 minutes ago

Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.

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Irish Sun

Dickey Betts: The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and songwriter dies at 80

BBC News - 7 minutes ago

Dickey Betts helped create their band's Sothern rock style and wrote classic songs like Ramblin' Man.

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UPI

Nick Stahl cooks for his life in 'What You Wish For' trailer - UPI.com

UPI - 2 hours ago

The trailer for "What You Wish For," in theaters and video-on-demand May 31, shows Nick Stahl as a chef who gets himself into a life-or-death meal.

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Newsweek

Today's 'Wordle' #1,035 hints and answer for Friday, April 19

Newsweek - 1 hour ago

Finding today's "Wordle" puzzle a challenge? Newsweek has gathered a few clues to help you find the answer.

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Odd/Weird News

WalesOnline

Doorbell video captures car going airborne, crashing into California home

Fox News - 3 days ago

A vehicle was captured on a doorbell camera in Jurupa Valley, California, going airborne and crashing into a house, damaging the house and multiple cars.

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UPI

Watch: Man drinks at 120 bars in 24 hours to break world record - UPI.com

UPI - 17 hours ago

A 69-year-old retiree visited 120 pubs to order drinks in 24 hours, breaking a Guinness World Record.

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Fox News

Viola the circus elephant with history of escapes breaks free again in Montana, heads toward casino slots

Fox News - 1 day ago

An elephant named Viola recently ran away from a circus after being frightened by a vehicle and went on a short escapade in Butte, Montana, before being captured.

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UPI

9-Year-Old Girl Sucker-Punched by Random Man in NYC Train Station

Inside Edition - 2 days ago

The girl was in the food hall with her mother when the suspect punched her in the face.

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