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April 1, 2026

Trump eyes Iran war exit, may attend SCOTUS birthright citizenship hearing

Ahead of a prime-time address Wednesday night, President Donald Trump says the U.S. could end its offensive in Iran within weeks, even as forces surge into the region. Plus, the Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship as Trump says he may attend. He would be the first sitting president ever to appear at oral arguments. […]

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April 1, 2026

Britain rolls back controversial tracking of legal social media posts

Police in the U.K. will no longer track every offensive social media post and online argument. The government has decided to end a controversial practice in which police logged what are called non-crime hate incidents, or NCHIs. The U.K. Home Office, which is responsible for public safety, policing, and border control, made the announcement on […]

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April 1, 2026

Trump to give prime-time update on Iran war after saying it could end in 2-3 weeks

President Donald Trump is set to hold a prime-time address Wednesday night to give “an important update on Iran.” It comes a day after Trump said the U.S. could end its offensive in Iran in the coming few weeks. He also said that’ll be the case even if the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil shipping lanes, […]

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April 1, 2026

Low snowpack, early melt triggers alarm bells for farmers, drought managers

SALT LAKE CITY — In a typical year, the Snowbird parking lot on a late March morning is among the best places to watch skiers descend one of the Wasatch Front’s iconic backcountry lines: the South face of Mount Superior. Not this year. At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, not a single skier dotted the […]

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April 1, 2026

UAE moves toward joining fight to reopen Strait of Hormuz

After weeks of Iranian attacks, the United Arab Emirates is moving toward a more direct role in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Wall Street Journal. The paper reports Emirati diplomats are pushing for a U.N. Security Council resolution and urging the U.S. and other military powers to assemble a coalition […]

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April 1, 2026

Democrats bring Iran to the airwaves in new midterm ad campaigns

Democrats are taking a new approach to appeal to voters ahead of the midterm elections: focusing campaigns on the war in Iran. While Democrats haven’t been shy about voicing their distaste for the Trump administration’s actions in the Middle East, real money is now joining the conversation.  A veteran organization, VoteVets Action Fund, rolled out […]

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April 1, 2026

Air travelers face higher ticket prices as Iran war drives up oil prices

With the war in Iran driving up the global price of oil, air fares and fees are rapidly increasing ahead of the summer travel season. Many global airlines have begun adding fuel-related fees to ticket prices, including Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, which announced Wednesday it was raising its fuel fees from $140 to $200 per […]

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April 1, 2026

Looking for a job? New data suggest it may take a while

Job seekers are facing a tougher market. The U.S. hiring rate fell in February to 3.1%, the lowest since April 2020, and the number of job openings slipped to 6.9 million from a revised 7.2 million in January, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report released Tuesday. The monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover […]

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April 1, 2026

White House ballroom construction halted by federal judge

A federal judge has slammed the brakes on President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom expansion. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon granted a request on Tuesday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to temporarily halt construction on the $400 million privately funded project while the case plays out. He said congressional approval would change […]

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April 1, 2026

Chemical in plastics linked to tens of thousands of newborn deaths

Exposure to a chemical commonly used in plastic was linked to nearly 2 million preterm births and more than 70,000 newborn deaths worldwide in 2018, according to a study published Tuesday.  Researchers from New York University analyzed data from 203 countries and territories to estimate the health impact of di-2-ethylhexylphthalate, or DEHP, a compound that […]