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Trump pleads not guilty to 34 criminal charges
Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a New York City courtroom on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last week. The indictment — the first against a former U.S. president — was unsealed before presiding Judge Juan Merchan. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records… -
Twitter adopts Doge meme logo as Musk seeks to end $258B Dogecoin lawsuit
Twitter’s official logo was taken over by a familiar face the week of April 2 after Elon Musk converted the platform’s signature blue bird to a Shiba Inu dog on its desktop site front page. The dog has been a symbol often linked to the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, and the change of logo briefly saw the… -
US manufacturing activity drops in March, nears 3-year low: Media Miss
When it comes to U.S. manufacturing, there’s bad news in store for the Biden administration. According to the Institute for Supply Management, manufacturing activity dipped to its lowest level in nearly three years in March. The institute’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell from 47.7% in February to 46.3% in March. The New Orders Index had… -
Pro-Russian blogger killed by cafe explosion in Saint Petersburg
Vladlen Tartarsky, a well-known pro-Russian military blogger, was killed in an explosion at a cafe in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, April 1. Russian state media reported that Tartarsky was given a small statue as a gift which was laced with more than 200 grams of TNT, causing the explosion that killed him and injured at… -
Trump indictment highlights prosecution of other world leaders
On Thursday, March 30, former President Donald Trump became the first ex-president in American history to be indicted on criminal charges. While the development marked an unprecedented moment in U.S. politics, it joins the reality of other countries around the world which have seen their former leaders indicted or jailed for various charges over the… -
Congress proposes no-fly list for unruly passengers
U.S. lawmakers introduced a bipartisan proposal to create a new no-fly list for unruly passengers following a rise in incidents reported during the pandemic and in recent years. A similar plan was previously pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction in 2022. According to federal data, there were almost 2,456 reports of unruly… -
Taliban showcases abandoned US military equipment
The Taliban claims to have repaired and put back to use around 300 U.S. military vehicles. The vehicles were left behind in Afghanistan from when the U.S. withdrew its last remaining troops in 2021. In a Twitter post, the Afghanistan Defense Ministry shared photos of rows of purported U.S. vehicles which the Taliban says have… -
Chinese-backed apps gain popularity in US despite security concerns
As U.S. lawmakers continue to scrutinize the popular social media app TikTok, and mulls over a potential ban on the app in the country, other Chinese-linked apps are rising in popularity among American users. Despite concerns over data privacy, four of the top 10 most downloaded apps across the App Store and Google Play store… -
Florida controversy over ‘David’ statue prompts response from Italy
The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece, the “David” sculpture, has invited students from a Florida charter school after complaints about the display of the statue forced the principal of the school to resign. Some parents complained that the frontal nudity of the statue exposed their children to pornography, prompting others to defend it as… -
New study suggests fish may feel emotions
A recent study published in the journal Science has found that fish may be capable of feeling emotions. The study demonstrated that fish can detect fear in other fish, and then become afraid too, indicating a capacity for empathy, according to the researchers. The study also found that a fish’s ability to feel emotions is… -
Fake AI-generated photos of Trump’s arrest circulate online
As New York prosecutors wrap up their probe into whether Trump engaged in an illegal hush-money scheme involving an adult film actress, Twitter users saw fabricated images of Donald Trump getting arrested and dragged away by police. The images were generated by an AI software called Midjourney, and first shared on Twitter by British blogger… -
Hong Kong cinemas will not show ‘Winnie the Pooh’ horror film
Hong Kong cinemas will not be screening a new Winnie the Pooh horror film in its territories, according to the movie’s distributor. The movie, which puts a scary spin on the classic Winnie the Pooh children’s show, was released in the U.S. back in February. The original, family-friendly version of Winnie the Pooh has been… -
CDC: Deadly Candida auris fungus spreading across US health facilities
Candida auris, a potentially deadly fungus that is resistant to drugs, is spreading quickly in U.S. health care facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned this week. According to federal data, clinical cases of the fungus almost doubled in 2021. The CDC noted that the disease primarily affects older individuals and those…
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