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Ex-Fauci top advisor indicted over alleged COVID cover-up, hidden emails
A longtime senior advisor to Dr. Fauci has been indicted, accused of hiding pandemic communications about COVID-19 origins using private email.
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At least 1 dead amid severe weather across Midwest, with millions more under warnings
At least one person is dead after severe weather battered the Midwest, with millions more under warnings for more severe weather Tuesday.
NBC News
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United Airlines Flight Diverted Over 'Unruly Passenger' During 8-Hour International Trip
The flight from Germany to Chicago was diverted to Boston on Monday, April 27
People
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The Air Force is signaling interest in camouflage nets that can hide troops and vehicles from thermal sensors
The Air Force is interested in camouflage netting that can hide vehicles and troops at a European base from thermal sensors and drone surveillance.
Business Insider
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House panel tees up FISA renewal bill vote as Mike Johnson faces revolt from GOP privacy hawks
A three-year Section 702 FISA extension advanced out of the House Rules Committee as conservatives demand tougher privacy guardrails and House GOP leadership struggles to secure their votes.
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Taxing the Rich
Plus: New York City's persistent budget problems, the crony capitalist scramble for Venezuelan oil, senseless trafficking PSAs, and more...
Reason
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2 Children Critically Injured After Crash Involving Woman Allegedly Driving Under the Influence
A 3-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl were airlifted to a Seattle hospital following a crash on Monday, April 27
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15 Women Confirmed Dead in Train Crash, at Least 88 Other Passengers Injured
The accident occurred after a long-distance train crashed into the women-only car of a commuter train outside of Indonesia's capital
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Mexico captures cartel leader with $5 million U.S. bounty on his head
Audias Flores Silva, also known as "El Jardinero," or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to "El Mencho," who was killed in February.
CBS News
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State Department urges Americans to avoid Mexican city just across Texas border
The State Department issued a travel warning for Reynosa, Mexico, citing reports of "violent criminal activity" in the border city near McAllen, Texas.
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Rep Cory Mills draws first Republican challenger as sexual misconduct allegations, expulsion threat mount
News anchor Ryan Elijah announced a primary bid against embattled Rep. Cory Mills, saying Florida voters deserve an alternative amid Mills' alleged misconduct.
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Man Accidentally Fires His Gun on Texas Bus and Shoots His Girlfriend in the Leg
The woman's injuries are reportedly non-life-threatening
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FBI raids Minneapolis childcare facilities, part of sweeping fraud investigation
The FBI, state and local law enforcement executed 22 search warrants in Minnesota as part of an ongoing fraud investigation, sources said.
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Federal agents conducting raids connected to investigation into welfare fraud allegations in Minnesota
Federal law enforcement agencies are conducting a series of raids connected to the investigation of allegations of welfare fraud in Minnesota on Tuesday morning, federal authorities have said.
NBC News
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New York bodega worker killed less than a year after expressing fear to reporter over violence
New York bodega owner Abdul Saleh spoke about violence fears a year before he was fatally shot outside his family-owned East Village deli Saturday night.
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82nd Airborne soldiers train on drone-countering maneuvers used in Ukraine
Soldiers are training for drone-on-drone combat using Bumblebee drones, which have been used in Ukraine and are being sent to U.S. training centers in the Middle East.
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Woman dies after falling from Carnival cruise ship balcony
A woman died on Monday morning after falling from a cruise ship balcony and landing on a deck below, the cruise operator said
NBC News
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Three college frats in crosshairs as hazing claims of booze, burns and hospital trips spark crackdown: school
Three University of Arizona fraternities are under investigation after allegations of extreme hazing, drug use and hospitalizations of students surfaced.
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Africa facing ‘acute’ hunger crisis as prices soar
The WFP warns that as many as 45 million more people worldwide could go hungry.
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Brooklyn attack leaves 3 injured, suspect wearing Iranian flag shirt arrested by NYPD
A suspect in an Iranian flag shirt allegedly assaulted three Jewish men in Brooklyn while screaming hateful language at them, according to reports.
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Israel braces for ongoing conflict 'on all fronts'
Since 2023, Israel has been embroiled in conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Yemen.
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China pledges self-reliance, energy independence
The Politburo said it was committed to the “construction of water, power, and computing infrastructure.”
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Grandfather, 74, Vanished from His Home. A Year Later, Investigators Fear He Was Kidnapped Due to Family’s Crypto Fortune
Naiping Hou was last seen in Rancho Cucamonga, California, on March 16, 2025
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MAGA Civil War Breaks Out Over Plot to Fund Trump’s Ballroom
The GOP has descended into civil war over who should pay the bill for President Trump’s ballroom. Trump plugged the need for the 90,000-square-foot addition to the White House in the wake of a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, which authorities have since said targeted him. “We need the ballroom,” the president said at a press conference after the incident on Saturday. His closest aides agree, but not everyone in the GOP ranks is convinced that Congress should bankr
The Daily Beast
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5 bald eagles found dead in Michigan, raising poaching concerns
The deaths of five bald eagles in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are under investigation after officials ruled out natural causes, suspecting illegal killing.
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How the White House Correspondents' Association dinner chaos unfolded
Hundreds of journalists, celebrities and politicians, including President Donald Trump and the two men next in line to succeed him, had taken their seats at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night when, one floor above, a man rushed toward a Washington Hilton Hotel security checkpoint armed with guns and knives
NBC News
4 min read - US
Dramatic Footage Shows Hot Air Balloon Crashing into Casino and Power Line After 'Unplanned Launch' amid Strong Winds
The hot air balloon struck the side of Sky River Casino in Elk Grove, California, on Monday, April 27
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Man Drowns After Being Swept Off Rocks and into the Ocean at Popular Tourist Hotspot
The tourist, who was in his 20s, "was located unresponsive and was unable to be revived," a police spokesperson said
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SCOTUS Weighs 'Geofence Warrants' and the Future of Digital Privacy
The government wants access to millions of cell phone location histories. The Supreme Court will decide what the Fourth Amendment allows.
Reason
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Antisemitism controversy erupts at elite NY high school after Israel flyer found in urinal
Scarsdale School District faces antisemitism controversy after Israeli Culture Club flyers were desecrated, prompting calls for a board member to resign.
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The numbers on US political violence
America has a political violence problem, and it’s getting worse.
Vox
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Suspect searched ChatGPT about disposing of a body, bought trash bags before Florida students’ killings, prosecutors say
Prosecutors have revealed new evidence in the killing of a Florida doctoral student whose body was found last week on a Tampa Bay bridge, including a timeline of events surrounding the death of Zamil Limon and the disappearance of his close friend, postgraduate student Nahida Bristy.
CNN
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14 Killed After Small Passenger Plane Crashes in ‘Tragic’ Incident: ‘There Were No Survivors’
The incident occurred approximately 12 miles southwest of the South Sudan capital of Juba on the morning of Monday, April 27
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‘Chinamaxxing’ isn’t enough. Superpowers need to talk in real life, too.
A combination of catchy memes, holiday excursions, and earnest seminars don’t add up to a broad détente.
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Teen Who Disappeared Near Dracula’s Castle During Solo Hike Still Missing 5 Months Since He Vanished, Say Officials
George Smyth, 18, went missing during a solo hike in the Bucegi Mountains in Romania on Nov. 23, 2025
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Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of St. Pete
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of St. Petersburg, after a decisive loss in the state's 2022 gubernatorial contest.
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AI boom tests GOP’s midterm affordability pitch as price pain spreads
GOP lawmakers say a chip shortage fueled by the global AI race is pushing up consumer prices, undermining their cost-of-living message for 2026 midterms.
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Why the Federal Government Can't Charge Anyone With 'Domestic Terrorism'
Federal law defines the term but there is no federal statute to charge someone with "domestic terrorism."
Reason
2 min read - World
Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak
Coal's century at the top of the world's power mix is over.
8 min read - Science
Some Weird Looking Wires Showed Up on a Road in England. They Didn’t Do What They Were Meant To. They Were a Sign of a Larger Problem.
In conservation, it can be difficult to simply consult the evidence.
Slate
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ICE Barbie’s Billion-Dollar Fiasco Faces New Crisis
Kristi Noem’s billion-dollar warehouse-to-megajail crusade has been thrown into doubt. The ousted Homeland Security chief, 54, was the architect of a frenzied bid to snap up commercial warehouses across the country and turn them into Amazon-style migrant processing hubs—a scheme detailed by The Daily Beast in December. About $1 billion has been poured into 11 such sites in pursuit of Donald Trump’s hardline target of 100,000 detention beds, but the plan has been beset by community uproar, scrapp
The Daily Beast
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The Crazy Loophole DOJ Is Exploiting to Keep My Immigrant Clients Imprisoned
This is not justice. This is a lottery.
Slate
4 min read - US
22-Month-Old Toddler Found Dead in Pond Just 30 Minutes After He Vanished from Family Home
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation following the incident in Louisiana on Sunday, April 26
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DeSantis under pressure as Florida redraw could tip House balance in GOP map fight
Florida becomes the likely final battleground in the GOP-Democrat fight over congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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CBP seizes massive meth haul worth millions stashed in secret tile shipment
Customs and Border Protection officers found $8.1 million in methamphetamine concealed inside a tile shipment during a routine truck inspection last week.
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Woman Dies on Cruise Ship After Falling from Balcony Near Catalina Island
Local authorities confirmed to PEOPLE that "the incident is being handled by the FBI”
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Brickbat: Miami Vice
A Miami–Dade County sheriff's deputy threatened to arrest a local TV reporter for asking Mayor Daniella Levine Cava a question… The post Brickbat: Miami Vice appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason
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Acting AG Blanche asks court to let White House ballroom construction resume
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has asked a federal judge to overturn the judge's own ruling that blocked construction of the White House ballroom, in the wake of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.
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WCHD shooting shows enragement is what rates and resonates with radicals: Cuomo
Chris Cuomo opens his show discussing the aftermath of the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting. “I wonder if God forbid … we had a lot of bloodshed among the boldface names, if that would have been enough to stop the stupid? I hope we never have to learn the lesson that way,” Cuomo says.
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Jasmine Crockett's social media posts about WHCD shooting show different tones
Rep. Jasmine Crockett made social media posts condemning the shooting at the WHCA Dinner while also suggesting assassination attempts against President Donald Trump may be fake.
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