As war drags on, US reiterates Trump open to diplomacy with Iran
US State Department accuses Iran of attacking civilian sites as Trump shares footage of destruction of Iranian bridge.
Day: April 2, 2026
Husband charged with murder after Florida vice mayor found dead in home
Nancy Metayer Bowen was the city’s first Black and Haitian American female commissioner
Sources: SpaceX is floating a $2T+ valuation to prospective investors in its IPO; SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI reportedly valued the combined company at $1.25T (Bloomberg)
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Sources: SpaceX is floating a $2T+ valuation to prospective investors in its IPO; SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI reportedly valued the combined company at $1.25T — SpaceX boosted its target IPO valuation above $2 trillion, a…
Burkina army, jihadists killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023
In tonight’s edition, Human Rights Watch says Burkina Faso’s government forces and jihadists together killed more than 1800 civilians between 2023 and 2025. Also, a collapsed, unfinished school in Accra kills four people and injures nearly 30, raising…
Legal groups condemn arrival of a dozen deportees from US to Uganda
Advocates in Uganda described the deportation as an act of ‘transnational repression’ and pledged to fight the process.
Trump Slip Reveals Ballroom as Fascist Command Center
A trip down memory lane… Franklin Roosevelt ordered a new East Wing built at the White House in 1942. The public reason was office space, which covered construction of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) underneath. The bunkerR…
Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which was set to generate $30M in 2026, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars”; OpenAI says TBPN will be editorially independent (George Hammond/Financial Times)
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Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which was set to generate $30M in 2026, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars”; OpenAI says TBPN will be editorially independent — ChatGPT-maker moves into…
State Department claims Iran ‘continually’ pursuing nuclear weapon
A State Department spokesman claimed the US launched its war on Iran because Tehran was pursuing a nuclear weapon.
Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops – politico.eu
Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops politico.euEU Says It Will Help Reopen Strait of Hormuz When Possible WSJWhy Trump’s Speech Was So Worrying Foreign PolicyOver 40 countries launch coalition…
Planning commission approves Trump’s White House ballroom plans
Legal fight over Trump’s enormous construction project will continue despite panel’s approval.