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Texas executes 41-year-old man convicted of killing young mother in 2004

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 4:42 AM

The State of Texas has executed a 41-year-old man convicted of the 2004 brutal murder of a 20-year-old mother, making Moises Sandoval Mendoza the 13th death row inmate to have their sentence carried out this year. ... Read full Story

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Trump administration files first terrorism-related charges against alleged Tren de Aragua member

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 2:03 AM

Federal prosecutors have announced the first terrorism-related charges filed against an alleged member of the Tren de Aragua gang, which the Trump administration has been targeting amid his crackdown on immigration. ... Read full Story

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Judge gives Trump administration one week to file answers about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's illegal deportation

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 1:03 AM

A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday granted the Trump administration's request to delay answering questions about the illegal deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. ... Read full Story

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Trump's executive order on college accreditation process promotes competition, supporters say

By upi.com | | 4/24/2025 12:01 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that targets the college accreditation process, including encouraging competition in the process. ... Read full Story

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Trump invites top 220 meme coin holders to dinner; price surges

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 9:02 PM

President Donald Trump is inviting the top 220 holders of his $TRUMP meme to a private dinner, prompting the price of the coin to rise more than 50% on Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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Twelve states sue Trump administration over 'illegal tariffs'

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 8:01 PM

A coalition of 12 states with Democratic leaders on Wednesday sued the Trump administration regarding "illegal tariffs." ... Read full Story

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California-based PIH Health to pay $600,000 for 2019 phishing attack

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 6:31 PM

A June 2019 phishing attack that compromised the personal information of 189,763 patients of California-based PIH Health will cost the healthcare provider $600,000, Health and Human Services officials announced Wednesday ... Read full Story

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U.S. Army soldier gets 7 years in jail for selling American military secrets to China

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 6:16 PM

Ex-U.S. Army intelligence officer Korbein Schultz will spend the next 7 years in jail for allegedly selling American military secrets to Chinese officials and trying to recruit others. ... Read full Story

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EPA fires or reassigns hundreds of DEI, environmental-justice employees

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 5:08 PM

The Environmental Protection Agency told more than 450 employees working in diversity, equity and inclusion -- as well as environmental justice -- they would be fired or reassigned. ... Read full Story

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Cybercrime losses up to $16 billion in 2024, FBI says in annual report on Internet crimes

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 4:26 PM

The FBI says phishing/spoofing, extortion and personal data breaches were 2024's top three cybercrimes which saw a dramatic spike last year in losses for U.S. consumers to the tune of billions. ... Read full Story

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National Holocaust Museum undertakes Days of Remembrance at the U.S. Capitol

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 3:51 PM

Holocaust survivors, their families, federal officials and others joined to commemorate Holocaust victims during a Days of Remembrance event at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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Officials: Texas A&M to manage FAA's advanced technology aviation site

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 3:12 PM

The FAA's new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT) will be managed by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), federal officials announced Wednesday. ... Read full Story

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Trump supporter, former NFL kicker Jay Feely runs in Arizona GOP congressional primary

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 2:59 PM

Former New York Giants kicker Jay Feely said Tuesday he is running in a GOP Arizona congressional primary. He has no political experience but the Trump follower said God called him to run in the solidly GOP district. ... Read full Story

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Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex charges begins in Manhattan

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 2:15 PM

Harvey Weinstein was back in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, as his retrial for rape and sexual assault began. ... Read full Story

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Sen. Dick Durbin, Senate's number 2 Democrat, to retire in 2026

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 1:22 PM

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced Wednesday he will not seek a sixth term in the Senate in 2026 after decades in Congress. ... Read full Story

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Senate Democrats ask SSA watchdog to investigate impact of DOGE cuts

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 12:49 PM

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY and other top Senate Democrats asked the Social Security Administration's acting inspector general Wednesday to investigate whether cuts made to the agency have impacted benefit ... Read full Story

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Uvalde City Council unanimously approves settlement with mass shooting victim families

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 12:17 PM

The Uvalde City Council Tuesday evening unanimously approved a settlement with families of Robb Elementary School mass shooting victims. ... Read full Story

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Watchdog group says Apple ads touted AI features that were not yet available

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 11:11 AM

The advertising watchdog National Advertising Division said Wednesday that Apple advertising claimed Apple Intelligence features were available when they weren't. ... Read full Story

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Eli Lilly sues telehealth companies for selling Mounjaro, Zepbound compounds

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 10:20 AM

Eli Lilly Wednesday filed lawsuits against four telehealth companies alleging they are deceiving consumers by selling compounds of slightly-different versions of Lilly drugs. ... Read full Story

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Meta's Oversight Board rules on content posted after move away from fact-checkers

By upi.com | | 4/23/2025 9:40 AM

Meta's Oversight Board published nearly a dozen decisions Wednesday on whether or not to remove content from the company's platforms. ... Read full Story

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Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

by Science News | Apr 28 2025

art

Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

by Colossal | 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

connecticut

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

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

entertainment

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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Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

by FreightWaves | Apr 07 2025

food

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

by THE MANUAL | Apr 30 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

politics

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

by Fox News | Apr 30 2025

retirement

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

shopping

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

soccer

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

by Yahoo Sports | Apr 30 2025

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Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

travel

Why you should make Florida’s Punta Gorda your next holiday destination

by The Travel Magazine | Apr 30 2025

world

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

by United Press International, Inc. | 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.

Texas executes 41-year-old man convicted of killing young mother in 2004

Trump administration files first terrorism-related charges against alleged Tren de Aragua member

Judge gives Trump administration one week to file answers about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's illegal deportation

Trump's executive order on college accreditation process promotes competition, supporters say

Trump invites top 220 meme coin holders to dinner; price surges

Twelve states sue Trump administration over 'illegal tariffs'

California-based PIH Health to pay $600,000 for 2019 phishing attack

U.S. Army soldier gets 7 years in jail for selling American military secrets to China

EPA fires or reassigns hundreds of DEI, environmental-justice employees

Cybercrime losses up to $16 billion in 2024, FBI says in annual report on Internet crimes

National Holocaust Museum undertakes Days of Remembrance at the U.S. Capitol

Officials: Texas A&M to manage FAA's advanced technology aviation site

Trump supporter, former NFL kicker Jay Feely runs in Arizona GOP congressional primary

Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex charges begins in Manhattan

Sen. Dick Durbin, Senate's number 2 Democrat, to retire in 2026

Senate Democrats ask SSA watchdog to investigate impact of DOGE cuts

Uvalde City Council unanimously approves settlement with mass shooting victim families

Watchdog group says Apple ads touted AI features that were not yet available

Eli Lilly sues telehealth companies for selling Mounjaro, Zepbound compounds

Meta's Oversight Board rules on content posted after move away from fact-checkers

USA Government

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

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

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

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

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

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

Why you should make Florida’s Punta Gorda your next holiday destination

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

Word of the Day

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