| Trump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist
- The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:48:05 +0000
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| In Phoenix, Trump Eyes Lower Gas Prices and Frets About the Midterms
- President Trump told a crowd of supporters that the price of oil and gas was coming down, part of an effort in recent days to present a rosier picture of the nearly two-month-long Iran war.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:40:25 +0000
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| Trump Is Urged to Move on Nuclear Site Thought to Be Beyond Reach of Bombs
- Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:39:49 +0000
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| With Vaccines Widely Popular, Kennedy Changes Tone, but Maybe Not His Plans
- Several moves suggest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could revive his campaign to question the safety and effectiveness of the shots after the midterm elections.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:57:48 +0000
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| Trump Will Participate in a Marathon Bible Reading
- He will read a passage from the Old Testament that his Christian supporters cite as a call to national repentance and divine blessing.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:40:30 +0000
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| Trump’s Dispute With Pope Leo Deepens Divisions on the Right
- Sean Hannity criticized the pope. Tucker Carlson attacked Mr. Hannity. And President Trump suggested ranking MAGA figures: “good, bad, and somewhere in the middle.”
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:56:16 +0000
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| Tornados Reported Across the Midwest as Powerful Storms Slam the Region
- One reported tornado downed trees and damaged cars in Lena, Ill., an official said.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:35:01 +0000
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| A Paris Court Just Rewrote the Rules of Corporate Morality
- The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:03:11 +0000
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| White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive’ Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise
- Friday’s meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic’s powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials believe could be critical for security.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:45:45 +0000
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| An Explosion Rattles a Toronto Neighborhood. A Drake Video Was to Blame.
- A blast on Thursday night turned out to be for a video shoot, but it unnerved residents who had lived through a propane plant explosion in 2008.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:36:40 +0000
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| Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany
- A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:16:41 +0000
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| Western States Need Water. San Diego Has Extra. Will They Make A Deal?
- San Diego County is shopping a surplus of desalinated seawater to Western states that are facing increasingly urgent drought and short supplies.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:05:15 +0000
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| Cerebras, an A.I. Chip Maker, Files to Go Public as Tech Offerings Ramp Up
- The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepared for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public offerings.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:03:45 +0000
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| Strait of Hormuz Is Declared ‘Open,’ Boosting Hope for a Deal
- Also, a college with a cookie house. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:24:38 +0000
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| Prosecutor Withdraws From Trump Team’s Investigation of Ex-CIA Director John O. Brennan
- A career Justice Department lawyer, Maria Medetis Long, in Miami is said to have raised concerns about whether the evidence justified moving forward with a bid to prosecute John O. Brennan.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:55:56 +0000
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| Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits
- The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:55:41 +0000
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| Japan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper
- The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:55:27 +0000
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| Stocks Extend Rally as Tensions Ease Over War in Iran
- The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:12:12 +0000
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| Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:47:35 +0000
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| Lutnick Says Canada Trade Deal Needs to Be Reworked Ahead of Talks
- Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, derided Canada’s trade strategy and said a North American deal needed to be reworked.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:45:40 +0000
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