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Burying Trump stories was 'agreement among friends'
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified about relationship with Trump and Cohen for hours.

Congress clears $95bn aid package for Ukraine and Israel
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

President Biden is expected to sign the package, which includes a potential TikTok ban, into law.

UN 'horrified' by Gaza hospital mass grave reports
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Palestinian officials say more than 300 bodies have been found at Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals.

Russian official detained for alleged bribe-taking
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov oversaw military infrastructure projects.

Huge protest in Argentina against education cuts
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Thousands marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday calling on President Milei to preserve university funding.

Some on-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News acknowledges in statement after deal is announced
Posted on Wednesday April 19, 2023

Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell
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Here are the 20 specific Fox broadcasts and tweets Dominion says were defamatory
Posted on Monday April 17, 2023

• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies

Judge in Fox News-Dominion defamation trial: 'The parties have resolved their case'
Posted on Wednesday April 19, 2023

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.

'Difficult to say with a straight face': Tapper reacts to Fox News' statement on settlement
Posted on Tuesday April 18, 2023

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said.

DA files response opposing a motion by Scott Peterson’s defense team for DNA testing
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

The district attorney in Stanislaus County, California, has filed new paperwork in court opposing a motion by Scott Peterson’s defense team.

George Santos ends long shot comeback bid for Congress after being expelled
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

George Santos has suspended a long shot campaign against Nick LaLota to represent New York’s 1st Congressional District, he said

FTC bans noncompete agreements for many Americans but legal battle looms
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

The FTC narrowly voted on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements in a move that could affect up to 30 million Americans -- one out of every five workers

Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured, released into nearby river
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Officials say a large alligator that made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been captured and moved to a nearby river

DOJ announces $139M settlement with Larry Nassar victims for claims of FBI misconduct
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Larry Nassar's victims have reached a $138.7 million settlement deal with the Justice Department to resolve their claims of wrongdoing against the FBI

Anti-Israel mob stages 'seder on the street’ near Schumer’s home in NYC
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Dozens of demonstrators were arrested on Tuesday night in front of Sen. Chuck Schumer's Brooklyn, New York home in protest against the U.S.' financial support of Israel.

SEAN HANNITY: Schools do nothing in the face of 'raw, repulsive' antisemitism
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Fox News host Sean Hannity shares what some Jewish students on college campuses have dealt with in recent weeks as anti-Israel protests grow on "Hannity."

JESSE WATTERS: This is a political show trial that Trump's not allowed to describe
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Jesse Watters questions the legality of the gag order on former President Trump and wonders what crime he allegedly committed in the NY Vs. Trump case on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

Bipartisan lawmakers seek answers from Mayorkas after Russian cyberattacks on water systems in US
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called for a briefing from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on water system protection against hackers.

Jerry Jones 'not ready to go' amid sluggish contract extensions for Dak Prescott, other Cowboys stars
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Star quarterback Dak Prescott, receiver CeeDee Lamb and pass rusher Micah Parsons are all eyeing long-term contract extensions in the near feature.

Senate Approves Aid Bill for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

The overwhelming bipartisan vote for the long-stalled $95.3 billion aid package capped a tortured journey for the legislation on Capitol Hill. President Biden is expected to quickly sign it.

Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

After President Biden signs the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it, the legislation will face court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

Here’s What’s in the Foreign Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is paired with legislation to impose fresh rounds of sanctions on Iran and Russia and a measure that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States.

Columbia Sets Midnight Deadline for Talks to End Encampment
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

The university, which asked the police to arrest protesters last week, will consider “alternative options” for clearing the lawn if an agreement is not reached.

Columbia University Protests: Inside a Week of Unrest on Campus
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

In a Washington war room, Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, decided to call police officers to arrest protesting students. The backlash now threatens her leadership.

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Arizona Democrats poised to continue effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the highly-restrictive 160-year-old law that bans nearly all abortions can be enforced.

Tennessee legislature passes bill allowing teachers to carry concealed guns
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

It comes over a year after a shooting at a Nashville school killed three children and three adults.

How online romance scams turn victims into accomplices
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

CBS News is investigating a growing number of fraud cases known as romance scams. Chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod explains how victims can unknowingly become perpetrators in the very scams they fall prey to.

White House considering national climate emergency declaration
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

The White House is considering declaring a national climate emergency to unlock federal powers and stifle oil development, according to a Bloomberg report. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is announcing several projects this Earth Week. Columbia University Climate School professor Dr. Melissa Lott joins with analysis.

Trump trial hears witness testimony about "catch and kill" scheme
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.

At least 21 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Children among those killed in second fatal incident in two weeks close to the Horn of Africa, says UN agency

At least 21 people have died after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency has said.

It was the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off the Horn of Africa nation, which lies on the perilous so-called eastern migration route from Africa to the Middle East.

Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages

The Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog has condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme, saying it raises “major issues about the human rights of asylum seekers and the rule of law”.

The body’s human rights commissioner, Michael O’Flaherty, said the bill, expected to be signed into law on Tuesday after passing its parliamentary stages on Monday night, was a grave concern and should not be used to remove asylum seekers or infringe on judges’ independence.

Tuesday briefing: Rishi Sunak finally passes his Rwanda bill – now to find out if it works
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

In today’s newsletter: After months of wrangling, Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small boats

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World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism funding after claims of killings and evictions
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Plan to expand Ruaha national park has been beset by allegations of abuse, leading bank to withhold final $50m of $150m budget

The World Bank has suspended financing intended to develop tourism in southern Tanzania after allegations of killings, rape and forced evictions.

The bank began investigating last year after being accused of enabling abuses around Ruaha national park, which was due to double in size as part of a World Bank-supported programme.

Sudan’s forgotten war - podcast
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

While conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have captured global attention, the civil war in Sudan has been largely ignored. That can’t be allowed to continue, says the Guardian’s Nesrine Malik

With so much of the world’s attention on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, one of the worst humanitarian crises of recent times is playing out almost unnoticed. Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023 and has led to tens of thousands of civilian deaths and a mass displacement of up to half of the country’s population.

As Nesrine Malik tells Helen Pidd, the battle between the Sudanese Army and rebel militia the Rapid Support Forces is finely balanced, with the effect that neither side has enough strength to win the conflict decisively and so no end is in sight.

Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with bipartisan vote
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

The bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday. Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation.

Tesla profits have plummeted. Elon Musk remains all-in on robotaxis
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered.

Trump to score additional $1.2 billion windfall thanks to his Truth Social app
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Trump is getting additional shares in his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, as part of his current agreement. He still can't cash in yet though.

Scrambled GPS: the New Electronic Fog of War
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Two stories of how our reliance on GPS becomes problematic in regions experiencing war. In Ukraine, the power grid's use of GPS becomes a liability. And in the Middle East today, GPS "spoofing" causes a variety of issues from plane navigation to internet dating.

A hunk of space junk crashed through a Florida man's roof. Who should pay to fix it?
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

"It was not like anything I had ever seen before," Alejandro Otero says. It turned out his home was hit by debris from the International Space Station that had been circling the Earth for three years.

Senate passes Ukraine aid, Israel funding and TikTok crackdown, sending bill to Biden's desk
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

The Senate voted to advance the $95 billion aid package that provides critical aid to Ukraine, Israel and Gaza and a provision to ban TikTok in the U.S.

Pro-Palestinian protests lead to arrests, escalating tensions on college campuses
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Dozens were arrested at NYU and Yale on Monday and Columbia canceled in-person classes as discord over the war in Gaza grows among students across the country.

Day 6 of Trump's hush money trial focuses on details of 'catch-and-kill' scheme
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Testimony in Donald Trump’s historic hush money case resumed Tuesday, with prosecutors urging the court to hold the former president in contempt for attacking witnesses and others, and former tabloid impresario David Pecker returning to the stand with details that linked Trump’s circle to a slew of salacious stories.

FBI director warns of TikTok's danger
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, FBI Director Christopher Wray says he's concerned about TikTok because the platform's parent company is beholden to the Chinese government. Wray also discussed international and domestic threats, and protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Relatives meet baby saved from pregnant mother killed in Rafah airstrike
Posted on Monday April 22, 2024

Baby Sabreen Alrouh Joudeh was born an orphan after she was delivered from her dead mother’s womb following an Israeli airstrike that also killed her father and sister. NBC News captured the emotional moment baby Sabreen’s grandmother and uncle met her for the first time in the neonatal unit in Rafah’s Emirati Hospital.

Rishi Sunak vows to boost UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 - BBC.com
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Rishi Sunak vows to boost UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 BBC.com
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote The Associated Press
All the Weapons Ukraine Is Set to Receive From US, UK: Full List Newsweek
Europe’s political leaders have been slow to recognise financial reality of long wars The Guardian
UK announces £75B defense boost — and challenges Europe to follow suit POLITICO Europe

5 die trying to cross English Channel, reports say - The Associated Press
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

5 die trying to cross English Channel, reports say The Associated Press
Migrant channel crossings: Five including child die trying to cross from France to UK BBC.com
UK passes bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda: What’s next? Al Jazeera English
Migrants drown in English Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda policy Reuters
Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France The Guardian

Senate Approves Aid for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden's Desk - The New York Times
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

What is the U.K. plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda? - CBS News
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

What is the U.K. plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda? CBS News
Rwanda plan: Britain's controversial asylum seeker bill explained USA TODAY
U.K. Pushes Through Rwanda Deportation Bill The New York Times
UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges CNN
U.K. Rwanda deportation plan has passed Parliament NPR

UN calls for investigation into mass graves found at Gaza hospitals - The Hill
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

UN calls for investigation into mass graves found at Gaza hospitals The Hill
UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals raided by Israel The Associated Press
Middle East crisis: Authorities recover further bodies at Nasser hospital from mass grave, say reports – as it happened The Guardian
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF denies mass grave claims Yahoo! Voices
Headlines for April 23, 2024 Democracy Now!

Man (20s) and woman (80s) die following road crashes in Donegal and Cork
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 80s died following separate road crashes in Counties Cork and Donegal on Tuesday.

Cocaine found in system of talented ‘Room to Improve’ carpenter who died after car fire in Co Wexford
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

A talented carpenter who died when the car he was driving went up in flames may have lost control of the vehicle due to the presence of cocaine and antidepressants in his system, an inquest has been told.

‘Fair City’ stars ‘feel expendable’ as RTÉ show stops filming over summer, Dáil committee will hear
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Actors in Fair City feel “expendable” and like “second-class employees” as filming is set to stop this summer to free up technical staff to cover sports events, politicians will be told today.

Frank Roche: How the main contenders for the All-Ireland stand after championship’s opening round of games
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

From lobbing ’keepers to last-gasp escape acts, the race for Sam Maguire has just got a smidgen more interesting. Irony of ironies, this all happened on the weekend of the big hurling lift-off.

‘Once you have seed in the ground, there is hope’ –farmers working ‘around the clock’ to avoid potato shortage
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Farmers are scrambling to get potatoes planted during the dry weather spell, hoping to make up for a shortfall caused by the worst rainfall some have experienced in 40 years.

‘I’m not woke, I’m Marmite’ says veteran broadcaster Niall Boylan as he launches European bid
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Veteran broadcaster Niall Boylan estimates he has spoken to more than 250,000 people over the span of his 30-year radio career.

How not to let having kids ruin your sex life — according to a psychosexologist
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

It’s frequently said that having a baby is like a bomb going off in your relationship.

Domestic violence victims being forced into homelessness – or back to their abuser
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Domestic violence victims are being forced either into homelessness or back into abusive relationships because the housing crisis is leaving women and children who flee with “simply nowhere” to go.

Publisher tells Donald Trump hush-money trial he used tabloid to suppress unfavourable stories about ex-president
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

The first witness in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified yesterday that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential bid.

Most people want to go green but they are put off by the cost
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Consumers want to “go green” but they are often dissuaded by the cost and practicalities of moving to a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, according to new research.

Brits on health alert as 'zombie deer disease' could 'pass to humans like mad cow'
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Scientists fear that two hunters died after eating infected meat sparking panic of a mad cow disease rerun.

France 'preparing for war' as soldiers undergo rigorous training 'for Ukraine'
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

In bombshell comments at the end of February, Emmanuel Macron said he was ruling nothing out, including putting French boots on the ground in Ukraine.

Terrifying simulation shows how West could crush Russia - killing more than 45 million
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

The Kremlin has threatened to unleash nuclear armageddon on NATO countries should they cross Moscow's "red lines".

Moment Ukraine destroys vital Russian artillery system in massive explosion
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Ukraine's Defense Ministry published its own footage showing a US-made artillery rocket system firing at and destroying a Russian howitzer artillery system.

Rishi Sunak sends Typhoon and 16,000 troops to NATO ally in major blow to Putin
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Britain is lending Poland thousands of troops as World War 3 fears continue to soar.

Russia's horror drones armed with 90kg bombs that can 'vaporise' human bodies
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

The bombs can generate temperatures up to 3,000 degrees Celsius and can quite literally "vaporise human bodies".

Desperate Putin's troops forced to fight Ukraine in Chinese-made golf buggies
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Russia ordered in more than 2,000 Chinese-made Desertcross 1000-3 vehicles late last year and despite being unarmoured and open-top military officials have deployed them on the front line.

WW3 fears skyrocket as Iran official wars Tehran can launch nukes in one week
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

The lawmaker also claimed Iran can launch a ballistic missile with a range of 7,500 miles within short notice.

Vladimir Putin's thugs launch psyop in Ukraine's second city as fresh invasion fears mount
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Experts have warned Russian "mouthpieces" have seized upon fresh invasion fears in Kharkiv to spread panic in Ukraine's second city.

Urgent alert issued as Russia on brink of nuclear catastrophe with many thousands at risk
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

The leak is likely to lead to a spike in serious illnesses associated with radiation poisoning among local inhabitants.

Judge tells Trump lawyer he is ‘losing all credibility’ in hush money trial
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

“You’ve presented nothing,” the judge told Trump’s lawyer, who sought to argue the ex-president was responding to online criticism.

US and South Korea conduct major military exercises
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Troops from the US and South Korean took part in live-fire drills as part of military exercises.

US Senate passes bill forcing TikTok sale
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

A decision made by House Republicans last week to attach the TikTok bill to the high-priority Ukraine and Israel package helped expedite its passage in Congress

First witness in Donald Trump's criminal trial describes 'catch and kill' scheme
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Court told former media boss was Donald Trump's 'eyes and ears' during presidential campaign.

A brewery worker’s drink-driving defence: his stomach made the alcohol
Posted on Wednesday April 24, 2024

A number of drink-driving acquittals have resulted from a rare condition known as auto-brewery syndrome, in which a person’s gut effectively brews alcohol inside the body.

UN calls for investigation into mass graves at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

The US State Department has called the reports “incredibly troubling” and asked the Israeli government for information.

Bodies found in search for missing kayakers
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

US authorities searching for a pair of missing Canadians have recovered two bodies.

‘First point of contact’: After more than 250 years, Aboriginal spears taken by James Cook to return home
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

The Gweagal spears were taken in 1770 when the Endeavour arrived at Botany Bay in the first meeting between the British and the Indigenous Gweagal people of Kamay.

‘Infiltrators’: Indian PM Narendra Modi accused of using hate speech against Muslims
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Critics of the prime minister — an avowed Hindu nationalist — say India’s tradition of diversity and secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.

Trump criminal trial hears opening statements
Posted on Tuesday April 23, 2024

Donald Trump's criminal trial has began, with opening statements made to the jury.