Iran touts video of purported Strait of Hormuz ship seizures as Trump keeps quiet on next move

9m ago Iran releases video purportedly showing commandos boarding ships in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released dramatically-edited video of what it claims to be its forces boarding and seizing two of three commercial vessels intercepted in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The U.K. military’s Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) …

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High-ranking lieutenant of notorious drug gang to be extradited from Ecuador to U.S.

Ecuador’s top court on Wednesday approved the extradition to the United States of a high-ranking lieutenant of the “Los Choneros” gang. Dario Penafiel, known as “Topo,” was arrested in September in Ecuador’s Amazon, where he is believed to have been coordinating illegal mineral extraction. Authorities said Topo had ties to a dissident faction of Colombia’s …

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Trump’s Election Fraud Claims Spread Distrust Before Midterms, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds

By Nathan Layne and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s years-long campaign to undermine faith in ⁠U.S. ⁠elections has gained broad traction with the American public, ⁠a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, potentially creating fertile ground for misinformation heading into November’s midterm elections. The six-day poll completed Monday showed sharp partisan divides ​over …

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WATCH: The Gen-Z Debate with Harry Sisson and Isabel Brown

Gen Z is struggling, with everything from finances to mental health. But why? Liberal commentator Harry Sisson and conservative commentator Isabel Brown face off on the many issues facing young Americans, from climate change to housing prices.

AI is fueling a massive surge in crypto fraud schemes, IRS investigators say

Kyle Holder’s entire life savings were stolen from her by sophisticated scammers who used artificial intelligence to perfectly manipulate her. Her $300,000 in retirement and savings accounts, saved over decades, disappeared into the cryptocurrency universe in under three months. Holder was one of thousands of Americans swindled out of a total estimated at $20 billion …

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The 2026 NFL Draft is tonight. Here’s when and how to watch.

The 2026 NFL Draft, one of the league’s hallmark events, gets underway Thursday evening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It marks the unofficial start of the new season, when all 32 teams, buoyed by their hopeful fans, come in with a fresh slate and an opportunity to tackle their rosters’ biggest weaknesses. When is the NFL Draft …

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Hong Kong Fire Victim Returns to Search for Memories of His Dog

By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG ⁠KONG, ⁠April 23 (Reuters) – Nearly five ⁠months after a devastating blaze tore through Hong Kong’s ​Wang Fuk Court residential complex, Jason Kong took a small torchlight and ‌returned to his blackened apartment ‌for the first time on Thursday, looking for mementoes of his dog. The ⁠construction ⁠company owner …

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