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April 16, 2026

Hegseth warns Iran to ‘choose wisely,’ as Caine details blockade

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran to “choose wisely” during a Pentagon news conference Thursday, saying the U.S. is prepared to resume strikes if Tehran refuses a deal.  Hegseth, alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said a ceasefire remains in place for now – but emphasized that the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports will […]

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April 16, 2026

One guess who the NYT wrote about most in the last two decades

The New York Times wrote about President Donald Trump 48,699 times between 2000 and 2024. That’s three times more than the paper mentioned his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, and nearly twice as many as former President Barack Obama.  The data comes from a new dashboard, Below the Fold, created by freelance journalist Ted Alcorn. […]

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April 16, 2026

Spirit Airlines running out of runway, may move toward liquidation: Reports

Financially struggling Spirit Airlines may be heading toward liquidation, with CNBC and Bloomberg reporting a potential sell-off could begin as early as this week. Spirit declined to comment on the reports. Struggles after bankruptcy The low-cost carrier filed for bankruptcy for a second time last August, citing weaker travel demand and rising costs. It had […]

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April 16, 2026

Trump announces Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire

After more than a week of an escalated Israeli bombing campaign and thousands of reported deaths in Lebanon, President Donald Trump said Thursday the two countries have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. “In order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE,” Trump said in a post on his […]

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April 16, 2026

At 100 days, Mamdani touts feats, says democratic socialism works

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure has surpassed 100 days, and he’s reflecting on all he’s accomplished in that span of time. Mamdani pointed to his election as proof that democratic socialism, the tenet he ran his campaign on, “can flourish anywhere.” “I think that this is a politics that can flourish anywhere because, […]

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April 15, 2026

Facial-recognition software sent her to jail for months. She was the wrong person

When Kimberlee Williams accompanied her daughter to an Oklahoma military base in 2021, security officers learned that she was wanted for bank fraud in Maryland. Facial-recognition software had concluded Williams was the person responsible for impersonating individuals in Maryland and withdrawing thousands of dollars from their bank accounts. So she was taken into custody and […]

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April 15, 2026

California wants to block ‘ghost guns.’ It may end up censoring 3D printers

Legislation in California aimed at preventing the production of 3D-printed firearms has civil liberties groups raising an alarm. The bill, A.B. 2047, would require businesses that sell 3D printers in the state to alter their software to detect and block the printing of untraceable firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns.” The legislation would also […]

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April 15, 2026

Work for food: New SNAP rules reshaping who gets to eat

PONTIAC, Mich. — Nearly every week for the past year, 60-year-old Clifford Glenn has walked to All Saints Episcopal Church in Pontiac, Michigan, for a hot meal and a basket of groceries.  They aren’t all for him. Once Glenn returns home, he reserves some of the produce and nonperishables for himself and sets aside the […]

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April 15, 2026

How Waymo is changing the playbook for teens learning to drive

Karly Treacy didn’t want her teenage children driving in Los Angeles traffic, so when her eldest daughter admitted she had no desire to get behind the wheel, Treacy felt immediate relief. “It’s way too much responsibility for teens whose frontal cortexes aren’t fully developed,” she told Straight Arrow News. But coordinating the schedules of three […]

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April 15, 2026

DOJ moves to erase Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Jan. 6 convictions

The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out seditious conspiracy convictions against key Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders tied to the Jan. 6, 2020 attack, targeting defendants whose sentences had already been commuted but whose convictions remained in place. Filings seek to permanently dismiss cases Federal prosecutors are asking appeals […]