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Apr 15 2026POLITICS

Trump Criticizes Pope Over Iran Violence

Donald Trump has once again targeted the Vatican’s leader, accusing him of ignorance about Iran’s recent crackdown on peaceful protesters. In a late‑night post on Truth Social, the former president highlighted that Iran has killed at least 42, 000 unarmed demonstrators in just two months and condemn

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Apr 15 2026FINANCE

Morgan Stanley Looks to Tokenize Wealth Management

Morgan Stanley’s chief financial officer said that the firm is moving toward a future where assets can be moved quickly on digital networks. He spoke about this during the company’s first‑quarter earnings call, suggesting that a “tokenized world” would let clients transfer both assets and liabilitie

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Apr 15 2026POLITICS

PETA’s New Instagram Push: A Weird Mix of Veganism and Identity Labels

PETA’s youth wing, known as PETA2, has posted a controversial Instagram story that mixes animal rights with very specific identity and kink tags. The images look like AI‑generated prompts, asking for a “bisexual vegan boy, ” a “dom vegan girl, ” and a “submissive non‑binary vegan. ” The aim, accordi

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Apr 15 2026EDUCATION

Alumni Email Cut? A Question for LSU

The university promised lifetime access to its alumni email, but a recent notice says that will end on May 31, 2026. This change could cut off a vital link between former students and the research community. Many alumni, especially those who work in science and engineering, rely on that inbox to sha

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Apr 15 2026FINANCE

Bitcoin Faces a $75, 000 Check‑Point

Bitcoin is stuck at a key price point and cannot keep moving higher. After a brief climb to about $76, 000, it fell back near $73, 900. The price is being watched closely because $75, 000 acts as both a goal and a limit. Other major cryptocurrencies like ether, XRP and solana are also dropp

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Apr 15 2026TECHNOLOGY

Crypto Exchanges Must Stop Pretending and Start Protecting

The world of digital money is booming, with people trading billions every day on online platforms. Yet, big security breaches still happen, even at the most famous and well‑funded exchanges. The problem is not how much money they hold but how they show that they are safe. Many companies put on a shi

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Apr 15 2026BUSINESS

Savannah’s Small Business Week Gets a Fresh Start

The city of Savannah is gearing up for its annual Small Business Week, which will run from May 4 to May 8. The highlight is the Mayor’s Small Business Conference on May 6, where entrepreneurs can learn from peers and city leaders. Registration is open online but will close on April 24 or sooner if s

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Apr 15 2026POLITICS

Small‑Biz Tax Storm: Philly’s New Burden

Philadelphia has pushed a new Business Income and Receipts Tax (BIRT) onto small owners, even those with sales under $100, 000. The city will charge $1. 41 per thousand dollars in sales and $57. 10 per thousand in profits, a change that was previously exempt for many sole proprietors. About 75, 000

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Apr 15 2026HEALTH

Long‑Acting Medicines: A New Road for Moms and Kids

A recent meeting gathered doctors, researchers, patient groups, regulators and pharma to talk about medicines that stay in the body for weeks or months. The main goal was to make sure pregnant women, nursing mothers and children can safely use these new drugs. Three questions guided the talks:

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Apr 15 2026TECHNOLOGY

Bias Check for Smart Vision‑Language Models

Large vision‑language models are getting smarter, but they can still favor certain groups. Researchers noticed that the tools used to spot these biases were limited in size and scope. To fill that gap, a new test set called VLBiasBench was created. The benchmark covers nine common bias them

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