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Top News Stories for Saturday, April 18th 2026
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
Until recently, President Trump always found a way to fail forward, through a combination of spin, threats, payoffs and bluster. OK, that's the simplistic interpretation. The fine print tells a less-glamorous story: a man born on third base who spent decades insisting he'd hit a triple. Still, it's hard to argue with success. When Trump entered politics, he redefined the rules of the game. Rivals who tried to ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
As AI takes over execution, marketing teams must shift from channel ownership to system orchestration — or fall behind. B2B marketing teams still structure around channel ownership, but AI works across channels simultaneously, turning the specialist-per-channel model into a bottleneck. As AI takes on execution, marketing value shifts toward system design, orchestration, and operating model decisions—not ...
Source: cmswire.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
Maine Said No to New Data Centers. Other States Are Racing to Follow. At least 12 more legislatures are weighing bills to halt grid-killing AI development. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. The AI infrastructure reckoning has until recently stayed local, its battles fought in the relatively puny arenas of town council and zoning commission meetings . But the pushback to ...
Source: motherjones.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
She's well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda. President Trump on Thursday announced his third nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dr. Erica Schwartz, a well-qualified former public health official and board-certified physician in preventive medicine, who has publicly supported vaccination and followed evidence-based medicine. The uncontroversial ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
ICE ), Todd Lyons, submitted his resignation from the agency this week. Lyons, who led the agency during the second Trump administration's mass immigration crackdowns, will remain in the role until May 31, 2026. Trump administration remove murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members from American communities," Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement to ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
With a Federal Reserve meeting looming later in April and discussions there about the future of interest rate policy, borrowers looking to secure a below-average mortgage interest rate may be tempted to wait to see what happens before making a move. And if a rate cut was likely for that meeting, that would typically be the strategic position to take. But, right now, the chances of a Fed rate cut look ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has been charged with two counts of assault. Minnesota state prosecutors accused the officer of pulling alongside a civilian vehicle on a Minneapolis-area highway and pointing his gun at the occupants during a road rage incident. Minnesota prosecutors have issued a nationwide arrest warrant for Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., marking the first criminal case against an ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
Bipartisan backing for special relationship is fraying as Middle East conflicts turn public opinion Israel's conflicts in the Middle East have driven a sea change in US public opinion, threatening a bipartisan consensus of support for military aid for Israel that has been the status quo for decades. In public opinion polling of Americans, among likely candidates for president, and even in pro-Israel lobbying ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
Starting Friday, Uber Eats will not only deliver your purchases but also handle your returns, too. You can now use the Uber Eats app to send back eligible retail items you bought through the service. This is launching with thousands of retail locations throughout the US, including Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Pet Food Express, Pacsun and Petco, "with plans to add even more retail partners," Uber said in a ...
Source: cnet.com
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
A 27-year-old Cuban man died this week in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida — the second presumed suicide in the Sunshine State in less than a month. Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt was found in his cell "in what appeared to be a suicide attempt" on the early morning of April 12, ICE said in a press release on Thursday. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, according to the ...
Source: bradenton.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Health secretary and chef Robert Irvine claim Americans could eat healthier and more cheaply if they shopped better The first episode of the new Secretary Kennedy Podcast, produced by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), opens with this quote from guest Robert Irvine, who creates meal plans for the US military: "We talk about food being expensive. If you're buying expensive food, it's expensive. ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Dem Leaders Delayed the Vote Until After Trump's Escalation and Still Failed On Thursday, the House failed to adopt a war powers resolution to end the war in Iran. Notably, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) sided with a majority of Republicans to oppose the measure. Demand Progress is leading a campaign in support of the war powers resolutions. The following is a statement from Demand Progress Senior Policy Advisor Cavan ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife inside their Annandale home before killing himself, according to police. Their 2 teenage children were inside the house when it happened. The shootings happened just after midnight on Thursday in the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive in Annandale, a suburb west of Washington, D.C. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said Davis said Fairfax shot his ...
Source: bnonews.com