Opinion

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Wes Moore is doing everything to lay the groundwork for a presidential bid. But he insists he’s ‘not running.’

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is set to travel to the early primary state of South Carolina at the end of this month to headline the state party’s influential Blue Palmetto Dinner, according to plans shared first with POLITICO.

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OpenAI rolled back a ChatGPT update that made the bot excessively flattering

The change was announced after users noticed answers from the latest version of GPT-4o that seemed unusually sycophantic.

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  • Source: Politico
  • 05/01/2025
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Supreme Court appears ready to bless the country’s first public religious charter school

The justices heard arguments on an Oklahoma court decision last year that rejected a state contract to open St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.

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Trump says income tax cuts, and perhaps elimination, coming due to tariffs

President Donald Trump said that some people's income taxes will be lowered or perhaps even completely eliminated due to tariffs.

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  • Source: WCVB
  • 04/29/2025
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US Supreme Court declines to hear Karen Read's double jeopardy appeal in murder case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied Karen Read's double jeopardy appeal, which her defense team filed earlier this month.

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  • Source: News Week
  • 04/29/2025
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Trump Reversing Obama-Era Rule with Order Requiring Truckers Speak English

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday mandating that commercial truck drivers demonstrate English proficiency, building on his earlier move to designate English as the official language of the United States.

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  • Source: USA TODAY
  • 04/28/2025
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Amazon to launch 1st satellites into orbit: What to know about Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper, a subsidiary of billionaire Jeff Bezos' Amazon, is meant to one day rival the satellite constellation that SpaceX founder Elon Musk's Starlink has been building in orbit for years.

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  • Source: DW
  • 04/25/2025
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China sends 3 astronauts off to space

Three astronauts will be on a roughly six-month mission to carry out experiments and install protective equipment against space debris. China strives to become a leading celestial power.

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WEF confirms investigation into claims against founder Schwab

The World Economic Forum said Wednesday it has launched an investigation into fraud allegations against its founder Klaus Schwab that reportedly prompted his resignation this week.

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Axios: Musk, Bessent in White House 'Shouting Match'

Top White House adviser Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly engaged in a fiery argument about the IRS while in the halls of the West Wing that witnesses compared to a professional wrestling match.

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  • Source: Fox News
  • 04/24/2025
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Top Trump officials file charges against illegal immigrant after Fox News exposes early release plans

The Trump administration is filing federal charges after hearing that an illegal immigrant convicted of manslaughter is set to be released over six years early by the California state government. 

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  • Source: Newser
  • 04/23/2025
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Trump May Be Quietly Working on Plan to Push Up Birth Rate

Sources tell NYT proposals include cash bonuses, IVF access, and family-first policies

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The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines, first under digital rules

European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules

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RFK Jr. To Ban Petroleum-Based Food Dyes

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to direct food manufacturers to phase out eight petroleum-based food dyes from cereals, sports drinks, and other grocery staples by the end of 2026.

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Delta Air Lines plane bursts into flames before leaving airport runway

A plane suddenly burst into flames this afternoon as it was set to depart an airport runway, forcing passengers to evacuate via its emergency slides.

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  • Source: CNN
  • 04/22/2025
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NIH moving to ban grants to universities with DEI programs, Israeli boycotts

The National Institutes of Health says it will pull medical research funding from universities with diversity and inclusion programs and any boycotts of Israeli companies, according to a policy note issued Monday.