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Bryan Kohberger to still face potential death sentence despite autism diagnosis

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 8:28 AM

Bryan Kohberger, on trial for the alleged murder of four Idaho college students, still potentially faces the death penalty despite a recent diagnosis of autism. ... Read full Story

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Trump pardons Las Vegas councilwoman Michele Fiore for fraud conviction

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 7:34 AM

Former Las Vegas City Council member Michele Fiore was pardoned Wednesday by President Donald Trump for her fraud conviction. ... Read full Story

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Trump admin. tells court it did not have warrant to arrest Columbia student, but argues it didn't need one

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 5:45 AM

The Trump administration has admitted in court that it did not have a warrant when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil. ... Read full Story

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Army names new hypersonic weapon 'Dark Eagle'

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 12:28 AM

The United States Army announced Thursday that it will call its new long-range hypersonic weapon "Dark Eagle." ... Read full Story

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Trump launches DOJ investigation into Democratic fundraising organization ActBlue

By upi.com | | 4/25/2025 12:25 AM

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum directing the Justice Department to investigate ActBlue, an important political action committee and fundraising platform for Democratic Party candidates. ... Read full Story

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Federal judge restricts Trump administration's efforts to withhold school funding based on DEI

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 11:36 PM

A federal judge on Thursday restricted the Trump administration from denying funds to public schools that participate in diversity, equity and inclusion programs. ... Read full Story

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Man living in New York indicted for concealing his role in Rwandan genocide

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 8:38 PM

A man living in New York has been charged with immigration fraud for concealing his identity as a perpetrator of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Justice Department announced Thursday. ... Read full Story

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Molly McGovern, daughter of Rep. James McGovern, dies unexpectedly at 23

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 7:59 PM

Molly McGovern, 23, the daughter of Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., has died suddenly on spring break while studying overseas, the family reported Thursday. ... Read full Story

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Weinstein accused of oral rape during second day of New York retrial

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 6:24 PM

Jurors heard corroborating evidence of an alleged 2006 sexual assault by Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein during the second day of his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in New York City. ... Read full Story

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Meta lays off VR and augmented-reality staff

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 6:20 PM

Meta has laid off employees who worked in its Reality Labs division on developing virtual and augmented reality systems and the wearable devices that use them, the company announced Thursday. ... Read full Story

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Trump, Norwegian PM Store discuss ending the Ukraine War

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 5:43 PM

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, President Donald Trump and others discussed the need to end the war in Ukraine during an afternoon White House meeting on Thursday. ... Read full Story

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to enforce transgender military service ban

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 5:24 PM

The Trump administration Thursday called on the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people serving in the military. ... Read full Story

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Federal judge temporarily blocks proof of citizenship voting requirement

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 4:58 PM

Voters won't have to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote in U.S. elections while a federal court challenge continues. ... Read full Story

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Interior Department promotes new 'commingling' policy to speed up offshore oil production

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 3:25 PM

In another move to increase offshore U.S. oil production, the Interior Department Thursday said it will use a new commingling policy for the Gulf of Mexico. ... Read full Story

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Mass murderer Robert Crimo sentenced to life in prison for 2022 shooting that killed 7

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 1:55 PM

Robert Crimo III, who pleaded guilty to 21 counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of attempted murder in connection to a mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., in 2022, was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentenc ... Read full Story

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New Jersey man charged with arson in Jersey Shore wildfire

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 12:32 PM

A Jersey Shore man is currently behind bars in connection to a wildfire that burned thousands of acres across two Ocean County townships. ... Read full Story

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Initial weekly U.S. unemployment claims rise to 222,000

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 11:46 AM

The Department of Labor said Thursday initial jobless claims, seasonally adjusted, were 222,000 for the week ending April 19. That's 6,000 more than the previous week's revised level. ... Read full Story

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Alabama to execute James Osgood convicted in rape, murder of girlfriend's cousin

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 10:04 AM

Alabama death-row inmate James Osgood is facing execution Thursday for the 2010 rape and murder of his girlfriend's cousin. ... Read full Story

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NYC issues air quality alert over smoke from New Jersey wildfire

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 9:20 AM

A New Jersey wildfire Thursday prompted a New York City air quality alert until midnight covering Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland. ... Read full Story

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Judge rules U.S. owes North Dakota $28M over oil pipeline protests

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 5:33 AM

A federal judge has ruled the U.S. government must pay North Dakota nearly $28 million in damages stemming from the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017. ... Read full Story

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Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

by carbuzz.com | Apr 29 2025

basketball

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 30 2025

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Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

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Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

by ET Online | Apr 28 2025

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Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

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Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

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Chocolate-covered espresso beans: The ultimate combination of sweet and bitter

by THE MANUAL | Apr 30 2025

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“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

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Mortgage Rates Go Down Over the Last Week: Mortgage Interest Rates for April 30, 2025

by CNET | Apr 30 2025

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Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

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How living in the suburbs can increase your risk of developing a meat allergy

by New York Post | Apr 30 2025

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Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

by Billboard | Apr 29 2025

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I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

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This is the largest office-to-residential conversion in the US — and it’s just the beginning

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

wellness

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

by Self.com | Apr 29 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

Bryan Kohberger to still face potential death sentence despite autism diagnosis

Trump pardons Las Vegas councilwoman Michele Fiore for fraud conviction

Trump admin. tells court it did not have warrant to arrest Columbia student, but argues it didn't need one

Army names new hypersonic weapon 'Dark Eagle'

Trump launches DOJ investigation into Democratic fundraising organization ActBlue

Federal judge restricts Trump administration's efforts to withhold school funding based on DEI

Man living in New York indicted for concealing his role in Rwandan genocide

Molly McGovern, daughter of Rep. James McGovern, dies unexpectedly at 23

Weinstein accused of oral rape during second day of New York retrial

Meta lays off VR and augmented-reality staff

Trump, Norwegian PM Store discuss ending the Ukraine War

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to enforce transgender military service ban

Federal judge temporarily blocks proof of citizenship voting requirement

Interior Department promotes new 'commingling' policy to speed up offshore oil production

Mass murderer Robert Crimo sentenced to life in prison for 2022 shooting that killed 7

New Jersey man charged with arson in Jersey Shore wildfire

Initial weekly U.S. unemployment claims rise to 222,000

Alabama to execute James Osgood convicted in rape, murder of girlfriend's cousin

NYC issues air quality alert over smoke from New Jersey wildfire

Judge rules U.S. owes North Dakota $28M over oil pipeline protests

USA Government

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

Chocolate-covered espresso beans: The ultimate combination of sweet and bitter

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Mortgage Rates Go Down Over the Last Week: Mortgage Interest Rates for April 30, 2025

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

How living in the suburbs can increase your risk of developing a meat allergy

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

This is the largest office-to-residential conversion in the US — and it’s just the beginning

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

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