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Trump’s repeated rhetoric on Biden and Musk shifts from DOGE back to Tesla: Morning Rundown

April 23, 2025

The complex legacy left by Pope Francis and Harvard fights back against the Trump administration : Morning Rundown

April 22, 2025

Pope Francis mourned and Hegseth’s Signal chat: Morning Rundown

April 21, 2025

ICE deportations get caught in a legal fight and an Easter ceasefire is tested: Weekend Rundown

April 21, 2025

Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia and Florida State University shooting: Morning Rundown

April 18, 2025

New documents in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case and Trump’s Golden Dome ambitions: Morning Rundown

April 17, 2025

Joe Biden’s speech and Gene Hackman death investigation: Morning Rundown

April 16, 2025

Arson strikes Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence and evolving tariffs cause more uncertainty: Weekend Rundown

April 14, 2025

Supreme Court ruling on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helicopter crash in Hudson River: Morning Rundown

April 11, 2025

Robot maker Fanuc skips earnings forecast amid tariff uncertainty
TOKYO — Japanese industrial robot maker Fanuc did not release a fiscal 2025 earnings forecast alongside its annual results on Wednesday, as U.S. tariffs muddy the outlook for capital spending and exchange rates. “We ran several simulations but couldn’t be confident in which was most probable,” President Kenji Yamaguchi said in an earnings briefing.
Platform says more than 20 trillion videos have been uploaded since 2005
Exactly 20 years ago, a grainy 19-second video titled “Me at the zoo” was uploaded to YouTube by one of its founders, quietly launching a then-small platform into the world. Now, the Google-owned video giant says it is home to more than 20 trillion videos. And they’re celebrating. The video giant commemorated the annivers of its…
India suspends Pakistan water treaty, closes border after Kashmir attack
NEW DELHI — India will suspend a water-sharing treaty and close a border crossing with Pakistan “with immediate effect”, New Delhi announced Wednesday, a day after a militant attack in the Jammu and Kashmir region killed 26 people. India also said it will cancel visas for some Pakistani nationals and directed some embassy staff to leave.
Teddi Mellencamp says stage 4 tumors ‘shrunk or disappeared’ in positive cancer update
Teddi Mellencamp took to social media Wednesday to share a positive update on her cancer treatment — all of her brain and lung tumors have “shrunk,” she said. Mellencamp, 43, in a video posted to Instagram, said she recently finished all of her scans and her tumors, which were graded at a stage 4, have “significantly…
Bhumi Pednekar clears the air on being part of Imran Khan come back film
Bhumi Pednekar clears the air on being part of Imran Khan come back film Bollywood star Imran Khan is set to return with a project co-starring Bhumi Pednekar. HT City reports filming is expected to begin in April. Netflix’s “The Royals” is a contempor romantic comedy with a royal twist, set in Morpur. Imran Khan’s…
Economic isolation is pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis
Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer. More than three years after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan is ensnared in a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis. The international community’s approach — characterized by sanctions, frozen assets and a significant reduction in aid — has led to widespread suffering among ordin Afghans.…
Businesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says
Businesses dealing with the early stages of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are looking for ways to pass increasing costs onto consumers, according to a Federal Reserve report Wednesday. As Trump ordered against-the-board levies on U.S. imports and higher duties on Chinese products, the Fed’s Beige Book indicated how they plan to proceed. Companies reported getting notices from…
PM calls emergency NSC meeting after India suspends Indus Waters Treaty
PM calls emergency NSC meeting after India suspends Indus Waters Treaty Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Thursday morning after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty and took several other actions against Pakistan. These steps follow a deadly attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and…