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Trump and his officials 'likely' targets of
Trump and his officials 'likely' targets of suspected gunman, acting attorney general says BBCLive Updates: Investigators Search for Motive in Shooting at Washington Dinner Where Trump Was Evacuated The New York TimesDetails emerge of alleged shooter at White House correspondents' dinner NPRAccused WH correspondents’ dinner attacker is tutor and computer programmer from California AP NewsCharges against WHCD suspect will escalate in days ahead, Gregg Jarrett says foxnews.com
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 8:36 am
Report: Wolves’ Anthony Edwards likely out
Report: Wolves’ Anthony Edwards likely out multiple weeks with hyperextended left knee, bone bruise Star TribuneSources: Anthony Edwards avoids ligament damage, out multiple weeks ESPNTimberwolves lose Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo to leg injuries in Game 4 NBAT-Wolves star Anthony Edwards expected to miss multiple weeks | Report USA TodayWolves' DiVincenzo suffers torn Achilles moments into Game 4 vs. Nuggets Star Tribune
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 8:00 am
‘Michael’ Rocks Box Office With
‘Michael’ Rocks Box Office With Record-Setting $97 Million Debut VarietyBox Office Stunner: ‘Michael’ Rocketing to Other-Worldly $95M-$100M U.S. Debut, $200M Globally The Hollywood ReporterOpinion | Why I Still Love Michael Jackson The New York TimesOpinion | ‘Michael,' the new King of Pop biopic, feels a lot like AI could have made it MS NOWMichael Jackson Biopic: Questlove Says Film Restores His Humanity Yahoo
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 7:54 am
Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier to
Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier to make history in London Marathon The GuardianSabastian Sawe wins London Marathon, 1st to finish in under 2 hours ESPNKenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes first man to run sub two-hour marathon as he wins in London CNNSawe smashes two-hour barrier to make history in London Yahoo SportsThese are the shoes Sabastian Sawe wore to run sub-2 at the 2026 London Marathon Runner's World
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 7:15 am
Swedish Hospital shooting: 17th District
Swedish Hospital shooting: 17th District Chicago police officer John Bartholomew killed in shooting, other in critical condition ABC7 ChicagoChicago police officer fatally shot at Swedish Hospital identified as John Bartholomew Chicago TribuneCPD officer fatally shot identified as John Bartholomew Chicago Sun-Times1 Chicago police officer killed, another critically injured in shooting at North Side hospital; suspect in custody WGN-TVSwedish Hospital shooting today: Roseland, Chicago hospital shooting kills 1 officer, injures 1 at 5140 North California Avenue ABC7 Chicago
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 7:00 am
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Cheating at Tetris
A mathematical look at Tetris strategy: some piece choices let a player survive indefinitely, while an alternating S-and-Z sequence can force game over within a finite number of moves. [chalkdustmagazine.com]
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 7:40 am
Tobacco: a Stimulant That Made the Modern
A history of tobacco’s rise from Native American ceremonial and medicinal use to a global cash crop, and how smoking spread through European courts, consumer culture, empire, and slavery. The piece also contrasts tobacco’s reputation as a medicine, a vice, and an addictive stimulant. [worldhistory.substack.com]
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 6:40 am
An amateur solved a 60-year-old math problem
A 23-year-old with no advanced math training used ChatGPT to crack an Erdős conjecture that had resisted experts for decades. Mathematicians say the AI’s approach appears genuinely new and may point to broader uses, though the long-term significance is still unclear. [scientificamerican.com]
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 6:00 am
Mahjong: a Visual Guide
Learn mahjong in five minutes. A visual guide for total beginners — tiles, winning hands, wall mechanics, and turn actions. [themahjong.guide]
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 5:20 am
Bad money
Gresham’s Law says that when lower-quality or counterfeit currency enters circulation, people hoard the good money and spend the bad. Seth Godin applies that idea to social platforms, email lists, and AI-generated content: once trust is diluted by spam or low-value output, it attracts more of the same and drives out the signal. [seths.blog]
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 3:40 am
Britain is losing its hybrid war with Russia
Exclusive: Ex-government advisor and White House aide Fiona Hill leads a growing chorus of experts warning that the UK has no capacity to survive an escalation of a hybrid attack from Vladimir Putin let alone a full-scale global conflict, reports world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 7:21 am
The war in Iran is in a ‘limbo’ phase.
Despite Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi travelling to Pakistan, there are still no plans for direct talks with the US. Should the current impasse continue, analysts tell James C. Reynolds that it could hurt the west and strengthen Tehran
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 7:08 am
Gunfire, chaos and a defiant Trump: How
A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is reported to have targeted President Trump
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 6:52 am
Ukraine’s land robots are revolutionising
More than four years into Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces are driving up their use of land robots. Troops who use them and engineers who produce them tell Alex Croft that the future of war has already arrived
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 5:47 am
Trump’s ATF accused of trying to
Proposed new rules would allow the federal government to compile lists of trans firearm buyers — and leave them in a ‘Catch-22’, gun rights advocates tell Io Dodds
Posted on 26 April 2026 | 5:31 am
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Klarna CEO wants to turn the platform into a
The buy now, pay later giant's IPO may be on hold — but its business strategy remains the same, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 6:13 am
Sam Altman says Meta offered OpenAI staff
While Meta had sought to hire "a lot of people" from OpenAI, "so far none of our best people have decided to take them up on that," Sam Altman said.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 5:28 am
JPMorgan Chase unveils new Sapphire Reserve
JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, shook up the card industry with the launch of the Sapphire Reserve almost a decade ago.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:57 am
'Tariff engineering' is making a comeback as
Global manufacturers are rethinking their products design, looking to tap into a lesser-known legal technique known as "tariff engineering" to lower duty costs.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 4:40 am
These are the sticking points holding up a
The U.S. and European Union are nearing the deadline for striking a deal on trade before tariffs come back into full effect.
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 3:58 am