Air Canada said Friday that, due to the jet fuel price surge, service from Toronto and Montreal to JFK will cease June 1 and resume Oct. 25. Service to the New York metropolitan area’s two other airports — LaGuardia and Newark — will continue. #BlackskyNews
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No reported casualties or major injuries after Super Typhoon Sinlaku pummeled the Northern Mariana Islands for two days. Residents, some of whom were displaced from flooded homes, now brace for days or even weeks without power and water. #BlackskyNews www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/04/17/t...
A Pennsylvania truck driver was struck by lightning as he walked across a Kwik Trip parking lot during a severe storm Wednesday night. Officials urge people to wait out storms, if possible, especially if hearing thunder and seeing lightning nearby. #BlackskyNews www.1011now.com/2026/04/17/t...
Glover arrived Monday to greetings from residents gathered outside. Glover stepped out and took a moment to speak with them, urging the crowd to build stronger connections and treat each other with more care. Let’s be this more. Let’s be neighbors." #BlackskyNews
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In its first-Q earnings report released Thursday, April 16, 2026, Netflix said Hastings (estimated worth $5.6B) will not seek reelection to its board of directors when his term expires in June, as he turns his focus to “his philanthropy and other pursuits.” #BlackskyNews
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"Grow Good's system combines old school ingredients and the Fiberlace technology to do the heavy lifting internally AND externally on hair strands, so over time, you can achieve less breaking and longer, fuller looking hair,” Cardi B wrote on Instagram. #BlackskyNews
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On Apr. 15, Ice Spice was approached by a woman at McDonald's and slapped after a brief conversation. Footage revealed the confrontation resumed outside. Spice's lawyer says a police report was filed. The woman says Spice's rudeness has lost her a fan. #BlackskyNews
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More than a hundred years after unformed marble passed through Edmonia Lewis' hands and into human form, works from one determined Black, Indigenous woman’s heart and hands are at long last assembled together to speak as a kind of family. #BlackskyNews
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U.S. service members aboard warships in the Middle East report food shortages, lack of fresh produce and what they do get is of poor quality. Troops are reportedly hungry as morale sinks. #BlackskyNews
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Operating delays at a state-run Alcoholic Beverage Control warehouse through which most alcohol in the state must pass has its alcohol industry in crisis. MS Dpt of Revenue says things are improving. Retailers say "We're hanging on by the skin of our teeth.
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This is extraordinary!
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Luther Davis and CJ Evins obtained more than $19.8 million from 13 fraudulent loans and used the proceeds to buy real estate, vehicles and jewelry, the filings say. #BlackskyNews
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Avery’s family says he had just been the victim of an attempted robbery outside the club and wasn’t a threat when he was killed. The suit accuses the defendants of wrongful death and violating Avery’s civil rights by using unreasonable force. #BlackskyNews
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In a post-midnight vote refusing the President’s push for a longer extension, the House approved a short-term renewal, until April 30, of a controversial surveillance program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails. #BlackskyNews apnews.com/article/cong...
Headliners include beloved New Orleans artists PJ Morton, Irma Thomas, Cyril Neville and Big Freedia. The free French Quarter Fest continues through Sunday, April 19. #BlackskyNews veritenews.org/2026/04/17/f...
The 3rd Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Career Expo is set to take place Saturday at Atlanta’s Friendship Baptist Church, bringing together students, employers and community leaders with one goal: connection to opportunity.
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“If vetting is not done well and it’s done too quickly, you have higher risk of increased liability to the agency because of bad actions, abuse of power and the lack of ability to properly carry out the mission…” said Claire Trickler-McNulty. #BlackskyNews www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Rivers successfully represented the industry and debated nay-sayers—including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson—in the Oval Office about why it’s time for America to end its war on pot, start regulating it and studying its medical uses. #BlackskyNews www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
Mejia will fill the rest of Sherrill’s term and narrow Republicans’ House majority to 218-214. The , former Sanders staffer, ran on a progressive platform that included abolishing ICE, taxing the rich and universal health care and child care. #BlackskyNews blacksky.community
Fela embraced a massive sound. His emphasis on complex polyrhythms and the inclusion of traditional African instruments like the talking drum were revolutionary at the time. For today's African musicians and worldwide, he is both a legend and an inspiration. #BlackskyNews
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Seven months after the badly decomposed, dismembered body of 15 year old Celeste Rivas was found in the trunk of his seemingly abandoned Tesla, singer D4vd, 21, was arrested on suspicion of killing her. She was 13 and in seventh grade when she disappeared. #BlackskyNews
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Basketball is about far more than physical ability. It’s about understanding people — knowing how to communicate, how to motivate, how to get the best out of a group with different personalities and pressures. On set, those same instincts apply. #BlackskyNews
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Mamdani Administration Unveils First-of-its-Kind Insurance Program to Reduce Operating Cost of Housing Across New York City. #BlackskyNews
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Mayor Mamdani announces the assembly of a Mayor's Fund Board "with a deep understanding of the needs of working New Yorkers, one that has taught in our schools, hauled shipments on our docks and paid dues to our unions." #BlackskyNews
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not wasting time considering the opinions of or trading barbs with critics, no matter how persistent or highly placed.
Instead, he is going about the people's business...expeditiously. The following is a thread of press releases just from today: #BlackskyNews
A post criticised Mamdani’s tax policies Thursday:
"The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG. People are fleeing. They must change their ways, AND FAST. History has proven, THIS “STUFF” JUST DOESN’T WORK. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" #BlackskyNews
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“My friends in the White House HATE the title ix c--ts,” Epstein wrote to Krauss in April 2018. “Ironic but he might be your out,” he added, without clarifying who “he” was. “Ironic indeed!” Krauss, a vocal Trump critic, replied. “But I will take it.” #BlackskyNews www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
