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Navy secretary is out The Pentagon announced John Phelan's surprise departure without citing a reason.

Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the service’s top civilian post immediately, the Pentagon announced, a surprise departure that comes just over a year into his tenure.

Pingree, Massie Team Up to Strip Big Chemical Immunity from Farm Bill

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Rep. Massie and I just introduced a bipartisan amendment to strip the pesticide liability shield from the Farm Bill.

If a company’s product makes people sick, it should be held accountable. If states and communities want to create stronger protections, they should have every right to do so.

"Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature."

Orson Welles, 1946.

Smoke from south Georgia wildfires reaching metro Atlanta A massive wildfire burning in Southeast Georgia is sending smoke hundreds of miles away, and metro Atlanta is starting to feel the effects.

Smoke from south Georgia wildfires reaching metro Atlanta

Trump's blockade collapses as Iran 'ghost ships' slip away with £675m of oil

Donald Trump's military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has suffered a major blow as dozens of Iranian vessels are said to have slipped past US surveillance.

Trump may send Afghan allies who were promised new lives in the U.S. to Congo instead, advocacy group says Advocates for the refugees, many of whom fought the Taliban alongside U.S. forces, say the plan is intended to pressure them to return to Afghanistan at great personal risk.

Hundreds of Afghan refugees who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban may be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo after the Trump administration halted their U.S. resettlement, an advocacy group says.

Through March 31, the number of grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health is down by more than half compared with the same period last year, a Post analysis found.

There are also fewer grants focused on women’s health, cancer and mental health, the analysis found. https://wapo.st/48dWJWX

Reporter flags 'telling' Trump response after question 'set him off': 'Got under his skin' Appearing on MS NOW, Bloomberg reporter Jeff Mason lightly laughed when discussing a Monday interview with Donald Trump and admitted the president became abusive when cornered on his Iran difficulties.During a segment on the on-again, off-again Iran war negotiations that has the president scrambling...

Appearing on MS NOW, Bloomberg reporter Jeff Mason lightly laughed when discussing a Monday interview with Donald Trump and admitted the president became abusive when cornered on his Iran difficulties.

As Contract Negotiations Drag On, Texas Starbucks Workers Have Learned the Power of Organizing “We have an in everywhere. It's not hard to talk to other people that do the same thing that you do on a daily basis, and oftentimes they have the same grievances that you do."

“The union has to really organize as many of the stores as possible and build allies with other unions, and make it so the cost of not recognizing the union is greater than the cost of bargaining.”

Lyrid meteor shower: How to spot the celestial show - and what will the weather be like? Stargazers across the UK could spot a burst of meteor activity over the next few nights, showcasing up to 18 fast and bright space rocks an hour at its peak.

Lyrid meteor shower: How to spot the celestial show - and what will the weather be like?

Louisiana mayor arrested by attorney general, charged with Medicaid fraud Winnsboro Mayor Alice Wallace has been charged with Medicaid fraud.

Winnsboro Mayor Alice Wallace has been charged with Medicaid fraud.

After Artemis, NASA’s next big mission is a space telescope built and operated in Maryland The next-generation telescope will be sent nearly a million miles from Earth, roughly four times farther than the moon’s orbit.

After Artemis, NASA’s next big mission is a space telescope built and operated in Maryland

Thousands of Xcel Energy customers to lose power Wednesday in southern Colorado

Red flag warnings were issued Wednesday by the National Weather Service for most of Colorado, including the Front Range, Eastern Plains and southern state — where Xcel will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff starting at noon.

Climate policy becomes new front in Ukraine-EU economic tensions The latest source of friction between Ukraine and the EU is climate rules and unhappy steel producers, as the country’s membership goals collide with its wartime realities. Ukrainian officials are in...

Ukrainian officials are in Brussels this week to discuss the EU's carbon border policy that Kyiv argues that it is hitting its war-battered steel industry and economy.

The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List | The Tyee Most of Vancouver Island has been logged. Now, one of the last ancient forests, in the Tsitika River watershed, is on the chopping block.

A new #OldGrowth logging controversy is unfolding in British Columbia, dividing Indigenous leaders and pitting the provincial government against scientists and conservation groups. 🪵 @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

University of Kansas has plummeted in national rankings as academic focus shifts from core subjects • Kansas Reflector Over the past two decades, KU has suffered a disastrous drop in its national reputation and once proud place in American academia.

Opinion by David Awbrey: University of Kansas has plummeted in national rankings as academic focus shifts from core subjects #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/04/22/u...

Gas prices are still high. The midterm clock is ticking.

Agricultural work is dangerous – but good communication can save lives in Colorado Agricultural workers are six times more likely to die on the job than the average American worker.

6 workers died at a Colorado dairy farm after a toxic gas leak — a tragedy that underscores a bigger issue: farmworker is one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S.

But better training and clear communication can save lives!

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Russia's war won't end soon, Dmytro Kuleba says YouTube video by Kyiv Independent

The Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Denisova sits down with Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's former foreign minister, to discuss U.S.-led peace talks, Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine, Europe’s role in ending the war, and why he believes neither Washington nor Moscow can impose a settlement on Kyiv.

UK publishers urge CMA to curb Google as search giant claims AI does them no harm News publishers disputed Google's claim that using their content for the 'fine-tuning' of AI models contains “no realistic prospect of harm”.

News publishers dispute claim from Google that using their content to “fine-tune” AI models contains “no realistic prospect of harm” to them.

They say trend is towards more fine-tuning, risking "devaluation of emerging and valuable RAG markets for news content"

Are MAHA snacks really better for you? Nutrition experts parse a grocery aisle gold rush From protein Pop-Tarts to avocado-oil chips, a MAHA-fueled snack revolution promises healthier eating. Experts say it may mostly be illusion.

From protein Pop-Tarts to avocado-oil chips, a MAHA-fueled snack revolution promises healthier eating. Nutrition experts say it may mostly be illusion. www.statnews.com/2026/04/22/b...

Anthropic Probes Possible Unauthorized Access to Mythos AI Model The incident could complicate efforts to keep a tight lid on a tool that has spooked the White House and businesses.

Anthropic is investigating potential unauthorized access to its new Mythos AI model, complicating efforts to keep a tight lid on a tool that has spooked the White House and businesses.

The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons

The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons

Trump’s Labor Secretary’s Impressive Legacy of Sleaze Lori Chavez-DeRemer is perhaps the least well known of the administration’s departing Cabinet members. That’s not for want of trying.

The departing Labor Sec Chavez-DeRemer was also observed drinking during the workday in her office, where she kept a stash of champagne, bourbon, and Kahlua.

Alcohol consumption is quite the emerging leitmotif in stories about Trump Cabinet members! trib.al/vg5goos

“Your relationship to alcohol would be alarming to see in an FBI agent; for us to see them in the FBI Director himself is shocking and indicative of a public emergency.” trib.al/ul5IwxG

Restore Earth Day’s Legacy This Earth Day arrives at a sobering moment as the EPA continues to erase the safeguards it was created to uphold.

Yet, states and advocates are challenging the legality of these changes, and our collective voices remain a powerful tool to reclaim a future where government policy protects every life and community.

Protecting our planet means protecting human rights. 🌎✊

Read more.⤵️

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970, following the first #EarthDay, with a clear mission to protect human health and the environment. But, since President Donald Trump’s second term began, rapid-fire policy shifts have pivoted the agency away from public health.