Who is John Phelan the US Navy Secretary fired by Pete Hegseth?

Who is John Phelan the US Navy Secretary fired by Pete Hegseth? https://aje.news/2gab5f

I'll never understand the war on vaccines.

C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines

Acting CDC head cancels publication of a study showing Covid vaccine sharply cut odds of hospitalization and ER visits. Agency veterans say they've never seen an article pulled after being cleared by scientists and scheduled for publication. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

Khalil was killed and her colleague injured in what Lebanese officials are calling a 'double-tap' strike by Israel

Khalil was killed and her colleague injured in what Lebanese officials are calling a 'double-tap' strike by Israel https://aje.news/5nsarp

As Russia looks to slash budgets, a village fights to survive Officials now openly blame the war in Ukraine for cuts to services

“When they come and say everything has already been decided for us—that’s when resistance begins.”

Register to discover how a village in Archangel is fighting the Kremlin’s budget cuts

Today in History: Smoking ban on flights goes into effect

Today in History: Smoking ban on flights goes into effect

EU majority resists French call to overhaul US trade deal Ahead of a second round of negotiations, Germany leads opposition to calls from Paris and EU lawmakers to add safeguards to the transatlantic trade accord.

A French push to add safeguards to last year’s EU-U.S. trade deal has hit resistance from a German-led majority of member countries determined to preserve the original agreement.

If Spirit paid the bribe, they'll get Our money.

Just like the UAE.

And Israel.

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Journalist's body recovered after Israeli strike in Lebanon Body of journalist recovered after Israeli strike in Lebanon

Journalist's body recovered after Israeli strike in Lebanon

Thoughts and prayers to the genocidal terror state.

The Asset Class by Hettie O’Brien review – private equity is coming for us all A fascinating, infuriating, immaculately researched account of how wealth management giants snap up the services upon which rely to extract eye-watering profits

The Asset Class by Hettie O’Brien review – private equity is coming for us all

Activists mark Earth Day with march to Parliament They are calling on government to move away from “false solutions” to the Just Transition

On Earth Day on Wednesday, nearly 200 protesters marched to Parliament to call on government to reject fossil fuels in South Africa’s Just Transition.

Read groundup.org.za/article/acti... by Liezl Human

Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players The feat could presage an array of other applications for similarly adept robots.

An autonomous robot ping-pong player ⁠dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing against and sometimes defeating top-level human players at table tennis.

The future of air power is autonomous, and the U.S. is not in the lead: aircraft developer Merlin Labs The current wars in Iran and Ukraine have shown that small and medium sized autonomous platforms have dominated.

The future of air power is autonomous, and the U.S. is not in the lead: aircraft developer Merlin Labs

CNBC finally acknowledging the truth.

'We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,' IEA chief tells CNBC. Watch live "We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history," Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told CNBC Thursday.

'We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,' IEA chief tells CNBC. Watch live

Did a drunk administration official write this?

wild how "law and order" only applies when it's funding deportation raids... what about funding courts so people actually get due process? asking for the Constitution

Monsters funded by monsters.

You can tell a lot about a nation by what their budget prioritizes.

Trump works for Putin.

America stands with her allies.

"I don't have any doubts that the US would come to help."

Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds tells #EuropeToday he has "confidence in the US" coming to Europe’s aid if needed despite Donald Trump’s threats to leave the NATO alliance.

Full interview: https://l.euronews.com/dybc

Zelenskyy: troops, not words, will stop Putin from starting new wars President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says an international military presence on the line of contact could help prevent further Russian aggression and deter Vladimir Putin.

🛡️ Zelenskyy: troops, not words, will stop Putin from starting new wars

The ramifications of record-shattering heat on the West’s ecosystems - High Country News Understanding the ecological consequences of the March 2026 heat wave across the West will take years, but research on a 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave offers some insights.

Understanding the ecological consequences of the March 2026 heat wave across the West will take years, but research on a 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave offers some insights.

Egypt steps up diplomatic efforts to curb Israeli expansion in Lebanon | The National

Cairo steps up engagement, setting red lines and warning against concessions, as Beirut navigates high-stakes negotiations with Israel

Terry Savage: The health insurance sinkhole

Terry Savage: The health insurance sinkhole

Iran tightens control of Hormuz after US calls off renewed attacks Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as it tightened its grip on the strategic waterway after President Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling ​off attacks, with no sign of peace talks restarting.

Iran tightens control of Hormuz after US calls off renewed attacks reut.rs/4cWkJAt

Hungary’s new leader outlines sweeping changes after defeating Orban — Meduza On April 12, Hungary held parliamentary elections that all of Europe was watching. Right-wing populist Viktor Orban, who had held power for a combined 20 years, lost to the younger and more energetic…

Peter Magyar, who ran on pledges to restore democracy and strengthen ties with the European Union, will take office as Hungary’s next prime minister on May 9. Here’s what he did in the first 10 days after his win.
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Absolute scam.

The For-Profit Education Company Scooping Up Millions of Welfare Dollars States are tapping federal money to fund $1 million Star Academies for public schools. Some schools are underwhelmed by the results.

States are funneling millions of federal dollars to a for-profit education company. The results have underwhelmed some schools.