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Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
Thousands of displaced Lebanese civilians took to the road on Friday, hoping that a 10-day ceasefire with Israel would allow them to return to their homes in southern Beirut and the country's war-torn south. The Lebanese army had warned the residents not to go back to the areas, which have been pounded by Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah, and the Iran-backed movement said its finger remained "on the trigger" in ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
The Shift Most Leaders Are Missing Marketing is not evolving. It is being rebuilt. For the past decade, marketing leaders optimized channels, improved conversion rates, and scaled campaigns through better tools. That playbook is over. AI is no longer assisting marketing. It is becoming the system that runs it. The difference is structural. AI-enabled marketing improves execution. AI-native marketing replaces the ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
With the decisive support of one Democrat—Rep. Jared Golden of Maine—the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a war powers resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump's illegal assault on Iran, over six weeks after it began. The final vote was 213-214 , with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joining nearly every House Democrat in supporting the resolution , which would ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US federal jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated illegal monopoly A US federal jury Wednesday found Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster violated multiple federal antitrust laws, determining the companies held an illegal monopoly over the live entertainment industry and overcharged consumers $1.72 per ticket. The verdict, reached in United States v. Live ...
Source: jurist.org
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
and the Trump administration's health policy. " agenda and proposed "eliminating bloated, woke, and inefficient programs that do not advance MAHA goals." the House Ways and Means Committee earlier in the day, where he faced criticism over the HHS's revival of a debunked theory , among other controversies. Watch the live video above. Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran's ports to allow its forces around the world to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, from weapons to oil, metals and electronics. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, specifically pointed to operations in the Pacific, saying the U.S. would be ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party until sexual assault allegations ruined his political fortunes, killed his estranged wife and then himself weeks before a judge's deadline to move out of their family home, according to police and court records. Officers called to the home in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Annandale early Thursday found the ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
For states competing for data center sites, tax incentives alone are no longer enough to win. To remain competitive, states will need adequate power capacity and cost, water availability, and political transparency. Despite Georgia lawmakers declining to repeal new sales tax subsidies for data center equipment, there is growing concern among states that lost sales tax revenue has outpaced collections from data ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.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 Atlantic Daily The Allbirds Pivot Is a Terrible Idea … Right? Its pivot to AI could be an escape hatch for a company with nothing to lose. Illustration by The Atlantic April 16, 2026, 6:52 PM ET Save This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Walk into ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
There doesn't seem to be new safety or efficacy data, but Kennedy touts them anyway. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced meeting dates for advisors to discuss lifting restrictions on 12 unproven peptides that the agency deemed to pose significant safety risks in 2023. The meetings are scheduled for two days in July, with another in February 2027. The scheduled meetings do not appear to be ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a plan this week for a pied-à-terre tax in NYC, which would tax property owners who primarily live outside the city but have a local home worth over $5 million. Often, these individuals don't pay city or state taxes because their official address isn't in NYC. The proposal, which is backed by , could mark his first step toward taxing the city's financial elite in conjunction with ...
Source: insider.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
April 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. military killed three people Wednesday in its fifth strike in five days targeting suspected drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, marking U.S. Southern Command's most concentrated stretch of publicly announced strikes in its monthslong anti-drug smuggling operation since the war in Iran began. Fourteen people were confirmed killed during that five-day span, which included strikes ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results has lost his license to practice in the state. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered John Eastman disbarred and his name stricken from the state roll of attorneys. It caps a yearslong effort by the state bar to strip Eastman of his law license after he developed ...
Source: apnews.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 -
South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to prison time for firing a rifle in the air at a party rally. Malema, the leader of the far-left opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was handed a five-year sentence on Thursday by Magistrate Twanet Olivier. Malema, who is one of South Africa's most prominent politicians, was convicted last year of charges, including unlawful possession of ...
Source: aljazeera.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 -
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 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as "incredibly talented" and said, "She is a STAR!" The Atlanta-based CDC, which is charged with protecting Americans from ...
Source: orlandosentinel.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 -
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 -
Economists continue to be cautious about the direction of mortgage rates, saying the spring market outlook remains unclear and further decreases could depend on weather the ceasefire in the Middle East remains intact. The average mortgage rate ticked down 7 basis points to 6.30%, down from 6.37% last week , according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), released by Freddie Mac ...
Source: rismedia.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Google is making it easier to feed your photos into Nano Banana for more personal image generation. Google began rolling out "personal intelligence" in Gemini early this year , giving AI subscribers the option of a more customized experience when using the company's chatbot. Today, it's using personal intelligence to tie its image-generation model to Google Photos . If you opt in, generated images will have access ...
Source: arstechnica.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 -
By The United States Government will begin accepting tariff refund applications by April 20, 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court declared Donald Trump's tariffs illegal in February , effectively negating price hikes on imported goods. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced that it will start processing the first phase of the refund program. President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration agent accused of pointing his gun at occupants of a car after pulling alongside them on a Minneapolis-area ...
Source: huffpost.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 -
PARIS (AP) — Europe has "maybe six weeks or so (of) jet fuel left," the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations "soon" if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called "the largest energy crisis we have ...
Source: pennlive.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gestures as he speaks to the media on the day of a briefing for the House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C on Jan. 7, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Department of Defense head Pete Hegseth has been ridiculed for delivering a Pentagon prayer service that featured a fictionalized Bible passage. A clip of Hegseth speaking to the ...
Source: rawstory.com