An unusual mountain road in China—Lingpaishi Zigzag Highway in Wuxi, Chongqing.
Spanning just 450 meters, this mountain road has 18 hairpin turns, each with a sharp angle of 180°.pic.twitter.com/M6gRjk22il
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 25, 2026
🇺🇸⚡️- When a gun was fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, it was followed by the release of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/aKMnm5JR02
– Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Notifications (@officialrnintel) April 26, 2026
The suspect in custody after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner CNN
The Four Horsemen of the PolyCrisis: Sulphur, Naphtha, El Niño & Central Bank Amplification Craig Tindale substack
Researchers Print Artificial Neurons That Can Communicate With Living Brain Cells ZME Science
The US Army Just Arrested One of Its Soldiers for Betting on the Ghoulish Polymarket, and It Shows How Deep the Behavior of Prediction Markets Really Go
Rethinking Healthcare Productivity and the Strategic Role of Regenerative Medicine Fair Observer
Humanoid Robot Beats Human World Record in Single Half Marathon
COVID-19/Pandemics
Ban fur farming or risk a new epidemic The Guardian
Bat alphacoronavirus could be the next global pandemic – as research reveals it can jump into human cells Daily Mail
Climate/Environment
Why delayed climate action now means higher seas by 2100 – new study The Conversation
Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into Hot Weather Inside Climate News
South of the Border
Cuba – Russia Vows to Help Counter US Threats NY Carib News
Colombia, Venezuela hold key talks in post-Maduro visit to DW
CIA death in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire? Responsible Statecraft
China?
Anhui is often considered one of China’s poorest and most backward provinces.
However, the company is now exporting robot dogs and humanoid robots to more than 30 countries and regions, with the bulk delivery having arrived in Europe.
This is not just a factory story.
Icon… pic.twitter.com/C8DsVQflFU— OopsGuess April 20, 2026
Chinese car giant BYD says it can succeed without the US BBC
China warns of US export control bill, vows to ‘firmly’ defend its ‘legitimate’ rights Andolu Agency
China Deploys World’s First Drone-Carrying Ship South China Sea’s First Military Training
China Hits Brakes on Fiscal Stimulus as Economy Recovers Amidst War Bloomberg
US chases AGI myth while China builds AI future Asia Times
India
India pushes rupee through social security pilots as BRICS digital currency system replaces Coin Desk
The Great Indian Flattening: The Management Crisis Within India’s Economic Ascent Forbes
India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 is launched from Sriharikota The Federal
Africa
Accelerating action to end malaria: An assessment of Africa Health Security and Sovereignty Africa CDC
African governments need to take urgent action on fertilizer shortage Al Jazeera
Nigeria Emerging W/Africa’s Renewable Energy Center With Advanced Manufacturing Power Leadership.ng
The breakup of Europe
Macron says global unrest could mark ‘European moment’ for EU Andolu Agency
EU Runs Out of Steam to Fight Record Energy Crisis Kyiv Post
EU overhauls its competition policies, but biggest credo is no gift to consumers The Globe and Mail
Old Blighty
The Falklands are a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it BBC
UK cancer cases up to 400,000 a year, report warns Andolu Agency
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
#CONTINUED: 🇱🇧 Shocking images show buildings being repaired in southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire#Lebanon #FireBreach pic.twitter.com/MuqXBM9FRl
— Twilight (@TwilightDewy) April 19, 2026
Al Jazeera talks that make Israel take over the world
Trump alum helps Israel mount AI influence Axios campaign
Could the US-Israel ‘Special Relationship’ Survive an Iran War? Descendants of the Nation
Israeli forces killed 13 Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours, as a child died of wounds
The New Cold War
Massive Russian drone and missile attack kills several, injures dozens in Ukraine France 24
Ukraine will receive the first “military” tranche from the €90bn EU loan in early June Ukrainska Pravda
Zelenskyy is ready to hold Ukraine-Russia talks in Azerbaijan DW
Big Brother is Watching You
The new Republican privacy bill may be ‘worse than nothing at all’ The Verge
Can AI agents protect our privacy? The hill
Mike Johnson’s Fight to Restore Warrantless NSA Spying on Americans Reaches a Climax This Week Glenn Greenwald’s Stack
Imperial Collapse Watch
Tired Venice Beach residents poke fun at city’s homeless cleanup NY Post
American “Less Militarism: Or How Defeat in the Iran War Will Accelerate America’s Global Decline” Scheerpost
Trump 2.0
Trump cancels US delegation trip after Iran’s Araghchi leaves Pakistan Al Jazeera
For Catholic voters, Trump’s record may win the National Catholic Reporter
Trump Goes After Birth Control. Here’s Why. Politics
Trump’s oil boom – and the ceiling Axios
Musk Matters
Elon Musk’s Fans Are Increasingly Disgusted by His Toxic Blasts of Futurism
Tesla’s Cybercab goes into production – so why is Musk hitting the brakes? The Verge
Elon Musk made a shocking admission about Tesla The Street
Watching Death of a Democrat
Midterm mirage: Democrats shouldn’t get The Hill to themselves
Impeachment is a political trap for Democrats UnHerd
Immigration to another country
Trump changes green card rules: Immigrants who express political views on social media can now be denied citizenship Daily Mail
Trump’s Limits on Legal Immigration May Deeply Reduce Policy Center for US Population Growth
Ours is No Longer Free
Trump’s FCC is looking at new ways to crack down on TV networks Politico
Trump tests the First Amendment: CNN’s timeline
Mr. Market Is Moody
The multibillion-barrel Hormuz oil shock is about to crash, Bloomberg needs
Threats to the UAE dollar exchange show that these US deals can be Responsible Statecraft.
Inflation Issues: Unusual Gap Between PCE and CPI Widens Barron’s
The AI
Unions Attack AI for Harassing Human Jobs Futurism
Natural language AI helps chemists design molecules step by step Phys.org
AI Agent Builds RISC-V CPU Core From Scratch IEEE Spectrum
A new AI chatbot uses medical principles to guide patient care decisions. News-Medical.net
The Em Dash Epidemic: How AI Makes Every Writer Sound Equally Nerd Every Day
Bezzle
Crypto scam is taking advantage of the Strait of Hormuz crisis by taking fake payments, leading to the shooting down of two ships – two ships reportedly targeted and paid to fake ‘Iranian authorities’ by Tom’s Hardware.
Louisiana universities see increase in ‘ghost applications’ for student aid KPLC TV
Guillotine Watch
A human-sized Labubu sells for more than $150,000 at a Beijing auction
The 131cm tall figure set the world record for the most expensive Labubu ever sold. 💵 pic.twitter.com/vWW3vQAHTn
— MustShareNews (@MustShareNews) June 11, 2025
World’s Most Expensive Labubu 😱😱 Yes…everything about G-Dragon is expensive..it’s KING expensive 👑
— 🐰Mmel 🩵🩷 (@MMel_Melody) August 30, 2025
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