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Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran . The two resolutions to block U.S. sales of bulldozers and bombs to Israel were opposed by all Republicans and rejected 40-59 and 36-63. But Sanders has ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Music lovers who have complained for years about Ticketmaster fees for concert tickets are surely reveling in a jury verdict Wednesday that found its parent company Live Nation has been running a harmful monopoly over large venues across the U.S. But they will have to wait to see if the verdict leads to changes that make concerts more affordable. Here ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
– The House rejected a resolution Thursday requiring to withdraw U.S. forces from unless Congress authorizes military action. It was the latest such vote that fell short of passage as Republicans largely continue to support Trump's operation. Democrats voiced concern that the United States is becoming further entrenched in another lengthy conflict in the Middle East. They promised to keep raising the issue ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The reality check: Why in-house counsel are moving beyond basic AI tools Highlights In-house counsel save up to 240 hours annually using professional-grade AI tools. CoCounsel Legal integrates Westlaw content with AI for seamless research and drafting workflows. Enterprise-grade security ensures data privacy while providing transparent, citable AI recommendations. The legal industry's relationship with artificial ...
Source: legal.thomsonreuters.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Company will rebrand itself as NewBird AI Allbirds on Wednesday announced that the company will pivot from making sneakers to providing computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) . The San Francisco-based company said it will execute a $50 million convertible financing agreement with an institutional investor to begin acquiring graphics processing units (GPUs), which can be used to train AI models . ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! A mobile billboard truck, with changing screens encouraging Maine Gov. Janet Mills to sign a data center moratorium bill, is seen pulled over by Hallowell Police cruiser ...
Source: pressherald.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
At least two US-sanctioned, Iran-linked vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Thursday, signalling a possible shift in transit routes even as the US naval blockade entered its third day. Shipowners and traders are closely tracking movements through the strategic waterway, with only a limited number of vessels attempting crossings amid heightened checks by both US and Iranian forces. ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The Trump administration has abruptly canceled a multimillion-dollar contract with a Catholic charity that houses and cares for migrant children amid the president's feud with Pope Leo XIV. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami has helped provide vital services to unaccompanied minors for more than 60 years, but could now shut down within a matter of months after the administration canceled an $11 million ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched its deadliest aerial assault so far this year on Ukraine , killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Thursday's overnight attack included nearly 700 drones and 19 ballistic missiles targeting cities across the country. Ukraine's capital bore some of the heaviest damage. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined again this week, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers during what is typically the housing market's busiest time of the year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate dropped to 6.3% from 6.37% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 6.83%. The average rate is now at its lowest level since March 19, ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account's 'Saved for Later' section. Justin Fairfax, the former lieutenant governor of Virginia, and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in a murder-suicide at their home in Annandale, Virginia, on Thursday morning. Fairfax County police said Justin Fairfax, 47, shot his wife, then turned the weapon on himself, WUSA9 reported . "This has been an ...
Source: nymag.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday kicked off what will be a marathon of congressional hearings over the next week, facing lawmakers' questions for the first time since last fall. The first two of what will be seven hearings across Capitol Hill took place Thursday. Kennedy's first stop was the House Ways & Means Committee where he was appearing for the first time. He then ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military carried out its third strike in days against suspected narco-terrorist targets in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men aboard an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in a lethal operation, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The lethal kinetic strike targeted a vessel operated by what SOUTHCOM called Designated Terrorist Organizations, though it did ...
Source: foxnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Tackling Alzheimer's disease might be even harder than assumed. A report out today casts serious doubt on the latest drugs approved to treat the fatal neurodegenerative condition. Researchers examined the clinical trial data surrounding anti-amyloid medications for Alzheimer's. While the drugs were effective at clearing away amyloid beta from the brain, they had next to little benefit on ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Days after Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos , OpenAI launched GPT-5.4-Cyber, a model optimized for defensive cybersecurity usage. Unlike Anthropic, which chose to limit the Mythos model to a select few partners, OpenAI is scaling access to its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program to thousands of verified, individual defenders as well as hundreds of groups protecting critical infrastructure. OpenAI states , ...
Source: securitymagazine.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
At the moment, the Supreme Court is preparing to decide the case of Louisiana v . Callais, a case about the legality of the creation of minority-majority voting districts. Not coincidentally, this case would allow Chief Justice John Roberts to complete his life's work of destroying the Voting Rights Act. Slate' s Mark Joseph Stern and Dahlia Lithwick shrewdly with some salty recent comments from the court's liberal ...
Source: esquire.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
– South African opposition party leader was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after he was convicted of breaking firearm laws by firing a rifle at a political rally in 2018. He was released on appeal, which will be heard at a later date. If the verdict and sentence are upheld, Malema will be disqualified as a lawmaker. South African law bars anyone from serving in Parliament if they have been ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The mayor, his supporters, and public opinion convinced their previously reluctant governor to agree to a tax on the second (or third, fourth, fifth, etc.) homes of their city's nonresident rich. Six months after Gov. Kathy Hochul scolded New Yorkers for telling her to tax the rich, she joined New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to do just that. The two officials instituted a "pied-à-terre tax" on second ...
Source: prospect.org
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Investors are starting to focus on what will replace compounded GLP-1 as a growth driver for telehealth companies like Hims & Hers Health. Peptides are gaining attention as a potential new growth vector, despite clinical evidence for efficacy being limited. The FDA review process is only just beginning, with a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for July 2026. In this article As its ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Health RFK Jr.'s New Normal As Trump nominates a new, uncontroversial CDC director, a more restrained version of the health secretary is appearing. Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Heather Diehl / Getty; Megan Varner / Bloomberg / Getty. April 16, 2026, 5:15 PM ET Save Updated at 6:58 p.m. ET on April 16, 2026 The White House has reportedly urged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
April 16 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court has disbarred John Eastman , President Donald Trump 's former lawyer, over his involvement in the so-called fake electors scheme to overturn the 2020 election. The state's high court ruled Wednesday that Eastman, 65, is disbarred from practicing law in California and must pay a $5,000 sanction to the State Bar of California Client Security Fund, a discretionary fund ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
NIST is overhauling how it manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and switching to a risk-based model that prioritizes "enrichment" of only the most critical security vulnerabilities. "This change is driven by a surge in CVE submissions, which increased 263% between 2020 and 2025," the National Institute of Standards and Technology . "We don't expect this trend to let up anytime soon." A two-year ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Tax Day (April 15) has come and gone. If you completed and filed your 2025 US federal income tax return on time, congratulations. Now the only hard part is waiting to see when your tax refund will arrive . But what about procrastinators or people missing tax info who weren't able to finish by yesterday? Well, it depends. If you filed a free six-month extension , received an automatic two-month extension because ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
In a first for science, astronomers have observed the speed and power of matter that erupts from a black hole, shedding light on how this process shapes the structure of the universe. Hungry black holes are the hidden architects of the cosmos. Nothing can escape their depths, but as matter funnels into them, a small fraction of it can rebel at the brink of oblivion and form twin jets of terrifying power near the ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Google has rolled out a slew of updates and features to Chrome in the last few weeks, such as immersive reading and vertical tabs . And the changes are still coming. On Thursday, Google launched a new Search experience in Chrome that upgrades its AI Mode to make it easier to research and switch tabs. Here are the three new features rolling out now in the US, with plans to expand coming soon. ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Earlier this year, Google introduced Personal Intelligence , a feature that goes beyond just letting its Gemini AI remember conversations you have with it directly and gives it access to your internet history. On Thursday, the company announced that it will expand the reach of Personal Intelligence to its image generation model Nano Banana, allowing it to pull details from your life to create ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Canva says AI 2.0 is its biggest launch since 2013. For CX and marketing teams, the pitch is simple: start and end your creative day in one place. New features connect Canva with tools like Slack, Gmail and HubSpot. Canva's biggest update since 2013 transforms its design platform into a conversational, agentic workspace where teams move from idea to published work in one place. On April 15, Canva launched Canva AI ...
Source: cmswire.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump's immigration crackdown An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday. Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said she believed it was the first criminal case brought against a federal immigration ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The U.S. government is set to launch an online portal next week that lets businesses request refunds for tariffs deemed illegal by the Supreme Court . But payouts won't be automatic, and legal experts said businesses could face other obstacles getting their money back. A federal agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will boot up the portal — known as CAPE, for Consolidated Administration and ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the start of the war in Iran, a price increase even sharper than the spikes seen in gasoline and diesel. In response, airlines around the world are cutting routes , raising fares , adding fuel surcharges and boosting baggage fees . In Asia, some countries have been rationing fuel and restricting exports to cope with the profound shock to fuel supplies and to jet fuel in ...
Source: npr.org
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Europe has "maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left," the head of the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, warning that flight cancellations could begin "soon" if oil supplies continue to be disrupted due to the Iran war, as cited by AP. Fatih Birol described the situation as "the largest energy crisis we have ever faced," citing the impact of disruptions to oil, gas and other key supplies passing through ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth read a fake Bible quote from Quentin Tarantino's 1994 movie Pulp Fiction during a prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday. Discussing the Sandy 1 rescue mission of a downed pilot in Iran this month, Hegseth (as first flagged by A Public Witness , a religion-themed Substack) urged his audience to join him in a prayer, which he claims was delivered at the beginning of the ...
Source: mediaite.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Powell's stint as the leader of the central bank expires in May, but his term on Board of Governors does not end until 2028 2-MIN READ US President Donald Trump has said he will fire Jerome Powell if the Federal Reserve chair does not step down "in time", adding that he will not drop the Justice Department investigation into the central bank leader. "I'll have to fire him, OK, if he's not leaving on time. I've held ...
Source: scmp.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
April 15 (UPI) -- Nine people are dead after a school shooting in Turkey, the second incident in two days. Eight students and one teacher were killed and 13 others were injured in the shooting at a high school in southern Turkey, said Interior Minister Mistafa Cifci. Six of those injured are in critical condition, he said. The attacker, believed to be a teen, died by suicide. It happened at Ayser Calik Secondary ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
https://media.blubrry.com/podcasts_techspective/content.blubrry.com/podcasts_techspective/20260415_Capsule_Security_Naor_Paz.mp3 Every conversation I've had for the past couple of years has followed the same arc. First, it was generative AI. Then agentic AI. Now the question everyone is circling is how you actually secure agentic AI — and it turns out that's a harder problem than most people expected. I sat ...
Source: techspective.net
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Florida leads all states with an average refund of $4,433, followed by Texas at $4,344 Americans are facing a midnight deadline to file their 2025 tax return, but the refunds that await the majority of taxpayers are larger on average than a year ago with taxpayers in certain states receiving higher refunds , according to a new report. An analysis by Upgraded Points of how refund amounts have changed across ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
Perry denies the allegations, shared by Rose on social media, calling them 'dangerous reckless lies' Police are investigating claims Katy Perry sexually assaulted the Australian actor Ruby Rose at a Melbourne nightclub more than a decade ago, allegations the American pop star strenuously denies. Victoria police on Wednesday said in a statement: "Melbourne sexual offences and child abuse investigation team (SOCIT) ...
Source: theguardian.com