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An explosion at a Texas dairy farm has resulted in the largest single-incident loss of dairy cows on record. 18,000 cows died.

18,000 cows die in a Texas dairy farm explosion fire

A federal appeals court has ruled to preserve access to abortion pills, but tightens the rules on how the drug can be used.

Court preserves abortion pill access, but tightens rules: April 13 rundown

NPR announced it will be suspending its use of Twitter after disagreements over a new “state-affiliated media” label.

NPR suspends Twitter usage over ‘state-affiliated media’ label

A judge in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News says the network has "a credibility problem."

Judge says Fox News has ‘credibility problem’ over Murdoch role: Media Miss

Inflation rose at its slowest pace since May 2021 while groceries declined on the month for the first time since 2020. But housing costs are skyrocketing.

Latest consumer price inflation is smallest increase in nearly 2 years

President Biden is in Ireland to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an agreement that ended decades of turmoil in the country.

President Biden in Ireland to celebrate peace and heritage: April 12 rundown

The Delaware Superior Court judge overseeing the case ruled that Fox News' claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false.

Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News heads to trial

The EPA plans to announce tough new tailpipe emission standards to force the auto industry to phase out the sale of many gas-powered cars.

Only 4 in 10 Americans say they would buy an EV, as new EPA rules loom

Another victim has succumbed to their injuries after being shot at a Louisville bank, bringing the number of victims to five.

Fifth death in Louisville mass shooting: April 11 rundown

The latest crude production cuts from a group of major oil producing countries led by Saudi Arabia may not hurt as much as previous cuts.

Small oil producers undermine OPEC’s crude-cutting efforts to keep prices high

The DOJ has opened a criminal investigation into the leak of top secret documents. Some of them pertain to the war in Ukraine.

DOJ investigating leak of top secret Pentagon documents: April 10 rundown

Economists are warning of cracks in the system that started spreading before bank failures: Some worry credit tightening will become a credit crunch crisis.

Top 3 things you need to know about the looming credit crunch crisis

The U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March while unemployment ticked back down to 3.5%, according to the latest jobs report.

Hiring slows as US adds 236,000 jobs in March, half of January’s total

The Biden administration is proposing new rules, stopping schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes.

White House proposes rule to stop bans on transgender athletes: April 7 rundown

Jimmy Buffett just notched $1 billion, but it's not just his music making money. Here are the billionaire artists making bank on brands in Five For Friday.

Jimmy Buffett joins the billionaire club. These 5 artists got rich outside of music.

As the U.S. invests billions in new infrastructure, building it requires resources which cannot currently be obtained without Russia or China.

Russian, Chinese dominance of rare-earth metals threatens US security

Eminent domain allows the government to take private property for public use. Tennessee farmers worry they won't be sufficiently compensated.

Tennessee to use eminent domain to take farmers’ land for Ford EV campus

More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children.

Baltimore archdiocese embroiled in child sex abuse scandal: April 6 rundown

Economists are warning of cracks in the system that started spreading before bank failures: Some worry credit tightening will become a credit crunch crisis.

The banking crisis is ‘not over’ — and another crisis is already looming

Banks were already tightening credit. But now smaller banks, where small businesses bank, are getting hit twice as hard.

Small business could struggle to get credit as banks face record withdrawals

Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is warning the government to avoid "knee-jerk, whack-a-mole or politically motivated responses," to the banking crisis.

Banking crisis ‘hiding in plain sight,’ Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says

Private companies are filing for bankruptcy at rates that exceed what was seen at the height of the pandemic. A credit crunch could make it worse.

Bankruptcy filings surpassed pandemic peak even before bank crisis took hold

Following the second and third largest bank failures in U.S. history, economists are worried credit tightening will become a credit crunch.

What’s a credit crunch? The feared bank phrase that may lead to a recession

SVB paid out bonuses hours before collapse. Its CEO sold $3.6 million in stock. Politicians want more authority to claw back with future bank failures.

SVB CEO sold millions in stock before collapse. Politicians want to claw it back.