Rohingya Refugee Recounts Rescue From Capsizing Boat That Left Nearly 250 Others Missing
Hundreds of migrants from Bangladesh, including Rohingya refugees, are feared dead after a boat to Malaysia overturned.
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Jessie Ware admits to feeling inspired by Lady Gaga
17 April 2026 Jessie Ware feels inspired by Lady Gaga. Jessie Ware feels inspired by the pop star The 41-year-old pop star is preparing to play her first arena tour after releasing her new album Superbloom, and Jessie has revealed that she’s drawn inspiration from Lady Gaga. She told BBC Newsbeat: “Gaga connects in arenas….
Arizona judge backs key Republican election official in voting board fight | Arizona
The top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will be given more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the local board that shares responsibility for overseeing the vote. The decision could have broad implications in one of the nation’s most prominent battleground states,…
Gazing Into Sam Altman’s Orb Now Proves You’re Human on Tinder
Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, humanity-verifying World project announced at an event in San Francisco on Friday that Tinder users around the globe can now put a digital badge on their profiles signaling to potential suitors that they’re a real human, provided they’ve already stared into one of World’s glossy white Orbs and allowed their eyes to…
US Congress extends controversial surveillance power under FISA for 10 days | Privacy News
The measure has long been criticised for allowing US intelligence agencies to collect citizen data without a warrant. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 The United States Congress has temporarily extended a controversial surveillance law which allows federal intelligence agencies to collect the data of foreigners, including their contacts with US citizens. The move…
Netflix Stock Walloped As Wall Street Questions Its Post-Warner Path
Netflix stock fell 10% Friday, with many Wall Street analysts raising questions about the company’s strategic direction. The company’s first-quarter results, released after the close of Thursday trading, beat expectations for revenue and earnings, but its financial guidance for the second quarter undershot analysts’ forecasts. That shortfall and the news that co-founder and longtime ex-CEO…
Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors.
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges
AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding in which the four-year-old company would raise at least $2 billion in fresh capital, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Returning investors Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz are expected to lead the financing at a $50 billion valuation, prior to the new capital injection, the people…
War Exposes Gaps in India’s Clean Energy Push
The country’s creaking electricity grid is lagging behind its push for renewable sources — just as its growing economy hungers for oil stranded by war.
Supreme court sides with oil and gas firms in Louisiana coastal damage fight | Louisiana
The supreme court handed a win on Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740m to clean up damage to the state’s…