| 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 08:09:50 +0000
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| A Potent Threat in Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s ‘Mosquito Fleet’
- Separate from the regular Iranian Navy, with boats that often go more than 115 miles per hour, it’s what a retired U.S. official calls a “disruptive force.”
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:50:53 +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.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:24:18 +0000
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| In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Slavery
- His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:01:17 +0000
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| Trump Spat Gives Spain Leader Pedro Sánchez a Political Lifeline
- To leftists abroad, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is a hero for standing up to President Trump. At home, Mr. Trump is seen as Mr. Sánchez’s political savior from thorny domestic challenges.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:01:08 +0000
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| How Trump Helped Pope Leo Find His Voice
- After his election last year, Leo XIV developed a reputation as a mild-mannered mediator. President Trump’s attacks have made him more combative.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:09 +0000
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| Federal Court Temporarily Freezes Nexstar’s Merger With Tegna
- The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:22:47 +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 03:15:04 +0000
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| 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 02:48:06 +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’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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| 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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| 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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| 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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