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Top News Stories for Thursday, April 23rd 2026
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Senate Republicans green-lit their party-line plan early Thursday morning to send tens of billions of dollars to immigration enforcement agencies in the coming years. Senators voted 50-48 to adopt a budget blueprint for legislation that could fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol and other agencies for the remainder of President Donald Trump's term. The vote was almost entirely on party lines, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
With data quality and governance key to AI success, IT leaders — and their CEOs — can no longer overlook data debt. Experts offer tips for remediation. As every CIO knows, AI success hinges on rock-solid data practices . But as CEOs and boards have emphasized digital transformations in recent years, funding for data management transformation efforts has been piecemeal at best. Now, with AI atop the CEO ...
Source: cio.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
After the midterms, expect RFK Jr. to do even more damage to vaccination policy For the moment, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems quieter and more positive on vaccines than many, us included, ever expected he could be. Public messaging has shifted — at least superficially — toward nutrition, chronic disease, and the Make America Healthy Again agenda. Kennedy even ...
Source: statnews.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
in 2025. Apple has also expanded its product offerings, navigated significant political hurdles, and adapted to supply chain issues with Cook at the helm. Taking his place as the new face of the company is John Ternus, who currently serves as SVP of Hardware Engineering at Apple. However, despite his decisive nature, the CEO-to-be can expect several challenges ahead of him — like ...
Source: bgr.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Russian supplies of crude oil began flowing into Hungary on Thursday, Hungarian energy group MOL said in a statement, bringing an end to a nearly three-month interruption in deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline that led to spiralling political tensions with Ukraine. In the statement, MOL said it had "received crude oil at the Fényeslitke and Budkovce pumping stations earlier ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
Xbox Game Pass is an all-you-can-play video game subscription service that has evolved beyond its console-bound origins and can now deliver high-profile, so-called AAA titles to you without a console. But after Microsoft raised the prices of some Game Pass tiers in October only to shift prices again in April, you might be wondering whether the service is still worth it. While Microsoft's game-streaming ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort. "As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them. In order to ...
Source: wbur.org
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
German aviation company Lufthansa Group says it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights up until October as the Iran war drives up oil prices and deepens worries that some countries may run low on jet fuel. Lufthansa on Thursday said it would cancel less profitable routes and focus on flights to and from its hub airports in Frankfurt and Munich, which could save approximately 40,000 tonnes of jet fuel. The German ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Apr 23rd, 2026 -
April 23 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans have again blocked the Democrats from curbing President Donald Trump 's ability to wage war with Iran, as negotiators try to find a diplomatic end to the conflict during the fragile cease-fire. The Senate voted 51-46 on Wednesday afternoon against Sen. Tammy Baldwin 's War Powers Resolution, the fifth time since March 4 that the Senate has voted against directing the removal of ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
The company announced on Wednesday that it had issued fines and five-year suspensions against three political candidates who'd made trades related to their own elections. Klein remains a candidate in Minnesota, while Enriquez lost his primary in March. Moran has since embarked on an independent bid for the Senate seat. YES, I did bet ~$100 on myself on Kalshi because I wanted to get caught… Klein said in a ...
Source: insider.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
April 22 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors Tuesday evening announced an 11-count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, accusing the non-profit of defrauding donors by using their money to pay informants within hate groups they were monitoring. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictment from a Montgomery, Ala., grand jury during a press conference , alleging that between 2014 and 2023, ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Attorney General James Uthmeier said prosecutors reviewed chat logs showing ChatGPT advised the suspect on weapons, ammunition, and timing. The probe is the first criminal investigation into an AI company over an alleged role in a mass shooting in the US. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Tuesday that the state's Office of Statewide Prosecution has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI over ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
News US appeals court rules Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Texas may require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. In a closely divided en banc decision in Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District , the court reversed a lower court injunction which blocked enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 10, ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
SAN FRANCISCO — SpaceX says it has the rights to buy artificial intelligence coding tool Cursor for $60 billion later this year as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company looks for ways to compete with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI ahead of a planned Wall Street debut . SpaceX said that, alternatively, it could pay $10 billion to "work together" with Cursor. SpaceX announced the deal Tuesday on the social ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
More than 2 million kids in Illinois are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to new report issued on Wednesday by the American Lung Association to mark Earth Day. The yearly "State of the Air" report found nearly half of U.S. children are breathing polluted air. According to the report, the Chicago-Naperville metro area was named the 15th most polluted in the nation for ozone pollution and ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them. Two bills moving through the state Senate seek to prevent immigration enforcement officers from isolating patients from their loved ones and ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Anthropic PBC is investigating a report that unauthorized users accessed Claude Mythos, the next-level artificial intelligence model the company says is powerful enough to enable dangerous cyberattacks. A small group of users in a private online forum gained access to Mythos on the same day Anthropic announced a limited testing release of the model, Bloomberg first reported Tuesday , citing a person familiar with ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
As part of a project to train its AI models, Meta plans to capture employee use of popular sites and apps like Google and Wikipedia, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC. Reuters previously reported on a new employee tracking tool, dubbed Model Capability Initiative (MCI), which allows Meta to observe staffers' actions on the web. Meta properties like Threads and Manus are also on the list of sites being ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
This article is part of the Future of AI , a collection of articles that investigates how artificial intelligence will impact the fashion and beauty industries in the years to come. When Prada redesigned its New York flagship with Rem Koolhaas in 2001, luxury got its first taste of a futuristic shopping experience that felt personalized and highly data-driven. Every product in-store had an RFID tag embedded, ...
Source: vogue.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Federal Reserve chair, but only not anytime soon, unless unprecedented political and legal entanglements affecting the central bank are permanently resolved. , Warsh is likely wondering the same about his future. and other reforms. Warsh told the senators he would work for a " inflation and the sometimes nasty (I'm looking at you, Elizabeth Warren Retiring North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis declined to question ...
Source: bradenton.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes Framework's ultra-repairable PCs are, by their nature, open platforms. So it seemed strange for the company's founder and CEO, Nirav Patel, to call its latest "Pro"-level Framework Laptop with its new choice of open-source OS "the MacBook Pro for Linux users." Instead, you should see Framework as pushing the envelope of what we expect from PCs. Sure, the Framework Laptop 13 Pro is supposed to ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes Teenagers turning 18 in Britain will no longer be able to buy a pack of cigarettes following new legislation aimed at implementing a generational smoking ban. Lawmakers approved a bill that makes it illegal for shops to sell tobacco to anyone born after January 1, 2009, Reuters reported . The new legislation, called the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, is part of a broader series of measures aimed at ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Sues Trump's World Liberty Financial—After Investing $45 Million --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. In a filing made before the Northern District of California Federal Court, Sun alleged the Trump-linked crypto firm is engaging in an "illegal scheme" to seize his $WLFI tokens. The suit claims that the $WLFI token saw lackluster demand at first until the ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Watch out Marty Supreme , there's a new contender for the throne of table tennis champ—and it's not human. Research out today showcases a robot that can match and even best elite human players. Scientists at Sony's AI division developed the autonomous robotic system, dubbed Ace. Their study details how Ace won a majority of its matches against table tennis players with extensive ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
House Republicans unveiled on Wednesday Congress' latest effort to tackle comprehensive digital privacy legislation for Americans. The Secure Data Act would allow consumers to opt out of data collection for individual businesses for the purposes of targeted advertising, selling to third parties or for use in automated decisionmaking. It would also require companies to inform consumers when their personal data is ...
Source: cyberscoop.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing crypto exchanges Coinbase and Gemini for allegedly running illegal sports betting operations in the state through their prediction market offerings. Processing Content James filed a pair of lawsuits to the Supreme Court of the State of New York on Tuesday against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan LLC. She alleged in the filings that both Coinbase and Gemini ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is nearing a deal to rescue low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines that could include up to $500 ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
April 22 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Houston has dismissed a case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel accusing pundit Frank Figliuzzi of defamation. U.S. District Court Judge George Hanks Jr. of the Southern District of Texas said in an order released Tuesday that comments Figliuzzi made on MSNBC's Morning Joe on May 2 were "rhetorical hyperbole that cannot constitute defamation." Figliuzzi is a former assistant ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Los Angeles becomes first major US school district to limit classroom screen time Los Angeles' education board has voted to restrict student screen time in classrooms, making it the first major US school system to do so. The resolution requires staff to develop screen-time policies based on grade level and bans first-grade and younger students from using devices. It comes as the district, which serves about half ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe Troops of monkeys living on the Rock of Gibraltar have learned to eat soil in what scientists believe is an effort to settle their stomachs after all the junk food they receive – and sometimes steal – from crowds of tourists. Researchers spotted the intentional mud eating, known as geophagy, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Apr 22nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. officials killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in northern Mexico over the weekend were working for the CIA, according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the matter. Two Mexican investigators also were killed in the crash, which Mexican authorities said occurred while the convoy was returning from an operation to ...
Source: military.com