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  • Refund Portal for Tariffs Ruled Unconstitutional Opens Today
    A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the US Supreme Court ruled President Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday, the AP reports. Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds through an online portal beginning at 8am,...... Read more »
  • Police Official Quits After Video Caught Officers Fleeing Gunfire
    The head of Ukraine's police patrol force is out of a job after a mass shooting in Kyiv raised questions about how his officers responded. Patrol Chief Yevhen Zhukov resigned Sunday, a day after a gunman killed six people and wounded 14 in the southern Holosiivskyi district, then took hostages...... Read more »
  • Wright Revises Forecast That $3 Gas Is 'Weeks' Away
    Gas prices may have hit their high point, but even so, they're not heading back below $3 anytime soon, the nation's energy chief signaled in a revised prediction on Sunday. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who in March said sub-$3 gas was just "weeks" away, told CNN's State of the Union...... Read more »
  • Iowa City Shooting Injures 5, Including 3 UI Students
    Gunfire erupted in Iowa City's busy Pedestrian Mall early Sunday, leaving five people wounded, including three University of Iowa students—and no arrests so far, the Des Moines Register reports. Police say a "large fight" broke out around 1:45am in the 100 block of East College Street, blocks from...... Read more »
  • Louisiana Shooter Killed 8 Kids, 7 of Them His Own
    Police say 31-year-old Shamar Elkins killed seven of his own children, ages 1 to 14, and another child before dying after a police chase and shootout in Sunday's Shreveport, Louisiana, shooting rampage —which the mayor called possibly the city's worst tragedy on record, the New York Times reports. Two adult...... Read more »
  • Gunman Kills 8 Children in Louisiana Homes
    A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children, ages 1 to 14, in domestic-related shootings at different homes early Sunday. A total of 10 people were shot, said Shreveport police Chief Wayne Smith. A police spokesperson described some of the children in the homes as the killer's "descendants," per NBC News...... Read more »
  • This Is Why Chinese Students Love Chick-fil-A
    On a recent weekend afternoon, at a Chinese comedy show in northern Virginia, the host asked the audience, "What food do you like?" The loudest answer echoed through the hall: "Chick-fil-A!" "You still haven't gotten your H-1B lottery, ha?" quipped the host, citing the most popular work visa among Chinese...... Read more »
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  • She Found Her Soulmate 4 Months After Deciding to Start a Family On her Own With IVF
    A nurse who gave up on dating decided to pay for IVF treatment to have a baby on her own, before meeting her soulmate four months later—who became a devoted father. The 39-year-old always dreamed she’d be married by age 30 and have a big family—but after a failed engagement... Read more »
  • Update–Dad’s ‘Terrible’ Paintings Hilariously Earn Thousands in Commissions With 430 Requests Last Year
    In an update from a GNN story 15 months ago, this ‘hilariously bad’ artist has raked in thousands from his ‘dad paintings’, after receiving more than 430 commissions from around the world. The 42-year-old began the unusual side hustle accidentally, giving a gag gift to his wife, Kate, in 2024.... Read more »
  • 6,500 Volunteers Build 10,000 Beds in 24 Hours for Kids Who Don’t Have One of Their Own (WATCH)
    6,500 volunteers worked around the clock to build over 10,000 beds in just 24 hours for kids who don’t have one of their own. Inside the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, Lowe’s store employees rolled up their sleeves alongside thousands of others to reach the big goal—all in support... Read more »
  • Watch London DJ Lead a Fabulous ‘Day Rave’ at Senior Center to Combat Loneliness
    A spunky video captured a popular entertainer leading a ‘day rave’ inside a London senior center—on a mission to combat loneliness. The DJ named AG, who has performed alongside stars like Ed Sheeran and Idris Elba, led one of his signature karaoke-style singalong sessions as part of a UK program... Read more »
  • Good News in History, April 19
    251 years ago today, a shot rang out in Lexington, Massachusetts, that’s often called the one “heard round the world.” It marked the start of a skirmish leading to the American Revolution. It gave needed time to the militia at nearby Concord to organize around the North Bridge where they... Read more »
  • Woman Braves Frigid Water to Rescue Seagull Trapped and Hooked by Fishing Line
    A woman was dubbed a heroine after she rescued an injured seagull that had been stuck in fishing line for more than five hours near the Irish Sea. Dramatic photos show Lorraine Bullar swimming out 50 feet in frigid Stanley Park Lake in Blackpool, Lancashire, to save the injured gull... Read more »
  • Maryland to Become First US State to Ban Surveillance Pricing That Charges More After Mining Personal Data
    Maryland is set to become the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in retail grocery stores, after the legislature last week passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act. Also known as dynamic or personalized pricing, surveillance pricing is when a store charges different shoppers different prices for the same... Read more »
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  • Millions of new solar system objects to be found and 'filmed in technicolor' -- studies predict
    Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.... Read more »
  • First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world in 2023
    A new study has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September -- October 2023 was indeed two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves. Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, the researchers provide the first observations to confirm the existence of... Read more »
  • Black holes could act as natural supercolliders -- and help uncover dark matter
    Supermassive black holes might naturally replicate the colossal energies of man-made particle colliders possibly even revealing dark matter offering a cosmic shortcut to discoveries that would otherwise take decades and billions to pursue.... Read more »
  • Webb reveals the origin of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b
    Tracing the origin of an ultra-hot exoplanet: The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparable to the region of gas and ice giants in our Solar System. Methane indicates unexpected atmospheric dynamics: Despite extreme heat, methane was detected on the... Read more »
  • Dancing brainwaves: How sound reshapes your brain networks in real time
    What happens inside your brain when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone? According to a new study, your brain doesn't just hear it -- it reorganizes itself in real time.... Read more »
  • Researchers recreate ancient Egyptian blues
    Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.... Read more »
  • New laser smaller than a penny can measure objects at ultrafast rates
    Researchers have engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems used in self-driving vehicles to gravitational wave detection, one of the most delicate experiments in existence to observe and understand our universe.... Read more »