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The Guardian- Charlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet comments
- Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew
- Iranian American woman arrested in Los Angeles for alleged arms trafficking
- Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract
- Weather tracker: hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow
- Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to US are ‘weakness’ to be corrected
- US and Mexican officials assigned to cartel case killed in car accident
- Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row
- Venezuela’s Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture
- Air Canada temporarily suspends some flights to New York and other locations
Talking Points Memo- Kash Patel Quickly Sues Over Devastating Story
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- Pete Hegseth’s Art of War
- Thoughts on a New Civic Contract
- DOJ Wants a Redo in Floundering Campaign to Seize Voter Data From the States
- Seeing the Hormuz Breakthrough in Its Full Light
- ICE Agent Faces State Charges in Minnesota
- Neomi Rao Understands What It Means to Be a Trump Judge
- The Feuding Little Christian Fiefdoms of the Trump Administration
- Understanding What ‘Inflation’ Really Means in Electoral Terms
The Intercept- Progressive Group Founded by Bernie Sanders Endorses Billionaire for California Governor
- LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest
- These Middle Eastern News Sites Are Actually U.S. Government Propaganda Operations
- Democrats Are Split Over What It Means to Block Israel Weapons Deals
- Crypto Critic Maxine Waters’s New Primary Foe Got Over Two-Thirds of Money From Crypto
- Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains
- When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
- Israel Will Keep Occupying Lebanon Despite Ceasefire
- The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel
- Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest
France24- 'Hierarchy of sovereignty': Israel claims authority over 'which Lebanese areas are inhabitable'
- Robot beats human half-marathon world record
- US tariff refund system launches for companies to claim billions in import taxes
- Scientists, authorities divided over fate of stranded whale in Baltic Sea
- Ceasefire at risk after US seizes Iranian ship, Iran shuns peace talks
- Eight children killed in US domestic violence shooting
- 'Anatomy of a Cry': Crystal Murray on teen fame and going indie
- Macron meets Tusk to discuss possible Polish role in French nuclear deterrence
- Philippines, US and allies start military exercises testing 'real‑world' readiness
- Israel army warns Lebanese against returning to south
Media Matters For America- GOP lawyer Joe diGenova, now running Trump’s “Grand Conspiracy” probe, said Bondi had “nixed” him from the role
- On Deadline: White House, Angelo Carusone discusses MAGA media becoming "attackers" of Trump's war in Iran
- On The Dean Obeidallah Show, Angelo Carusone discusses the effect MAGA media fractures will have on the midterm elections
- Media Matters weekly newsletter, April 17
- Right-wing media’s scattered responses to Viktor Orbán's loss in Hungary
- Newsmax's Greg Kelly: "The pope has been so one-sided"
- On MS NOW's The Weeknight, Angelo Carusone discusses fractures among right-wing media over Trump's war with Iran
- Sean Hannity volunteers himself to ask Pope Leo the "tough questions" about war and the Bible
- Megyn Kelly on Pete Hegseth: "I am not a fan of the praying and the constant references to God, Jesus, and the Bible from the Pentagon while he's announcing war plans. It makes me very uncomfortable. "
- Fox's Tax Day celebration of Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" fails to account for how he increased costs for Americans
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