Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Politics

 Former President Trump’s $175 million civil fraud case bond will stand after his lawyers agreed to comply with conditions from the New York attorney general’s office. (More)

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea accused President Biden of disparaging the South Pacific Island nation by implying cannibals consumed his uncle during World War II. (More)  

President Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects and the creation of nearly 2,000 American Climate Corps positions. (More)

➤ Terry Anderson, a U.S. journalist held hostage for nearly seven years by Islamist militants during Lebanon’s civil war, has died from complications from heart surgery. He was 76. (More

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Sports

➤ Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected five pitches into Monday’s game against the Oakland Athletics over a remark from a fan behind the dugout aimed at the plate umpire. New York lost 2-0. (See Video

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 176th MLB home run Sunday and passed Hideki Matsui to become the all-time leader in MLB home runs among Japanese-born players. (See Video) 

Golfer Nelly Korda celebrated winning The Chevron Championship, her fifth straight LPGA event, by cannonballing into a water hazard. (See Video

➤ Hawaiian surfer Gabriela Bryan shared a wave with a pod of dolphins as she won her first world championship tour event in Australia on Sunday. (See Video

Yesterday’s scores: MLB | NBA | NHL 

Finance

Trend LineMarket Report   04/22/2024

NASDAQ
Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
15,451.30
+1.11%
SPX
S&P 500
5,010.60
+0.87%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
38,240.57
+0.67%
BTC
Bitcoin
$66813.0
+3.09%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$2,341.25
2.47%
RIOT
Riot Platforms, Inc.
$11.24
+23.11%

➤ Big Stock Move: Riot Platforms stock rose 23% Monday after a bullish report on the bitcoin mining company’s prospects from a JP Morgan analyst. (More) 

➤ Construction on the $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles began Monday. Officials predict millions will be using the trains by 2028. (More)  

➤ Longtime clothing retailer Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday to facilitate a sale to a group of investors led by brand management firm WHP Global. (More)  

➤ Red Lobster is considering filing for bankruptcy protection to address revenue concerns, including the $11.3 million loss from the chain’s popular “Ultimate Endless Shrimp” promotion. (More) 

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Science & Technology

➤ New scientific research into how life could spread from planet to planet supports a theory called “panspermia”—a concept that suggests lifeforms spread to new planets by hitching rides on meteors. (More)  

Microsoft’s new artificial intelligence tool VASA-1 can generate lifelike talking images, complete with expressions, of any person using an image and audio file. (See Mona Lisa Sing)  

➤ A European Space Agency spacecraft completed its 25,000th loop around Mars and, in celebration, captured an incredible high-altitude image of the planet—the dark spot is Phobos, Mars’ largest moon. (See Image

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Travel Tuesday

USA Today is asking readers to vote in its 2024 Readers’ Choice awards for favorite destinations, best aquarium, best drive-in, best gas station for food, and more. (See Nominees)

Some intriguing places in the U.S. are off-limits, literally. This secret USA list includes clandestine islands, underground clubs, top-secret military bases, and more that forbid public access. (See List)

The beach town of Destin, Florida, has ramped its tourist promotion into high gear to capitalize on the city’s mention in the new Taylor Swift song “Florida,” from her just-released “Tortured Poets” album. (More)

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Et Cetera

A 200-pound endangered baby rhino named Benja frolicked in the London sunshine at a British zoo while his mother observed his antics. (More

A man pinned by an alligator to the bottom of a river was somehow able to free his arm from the reptile’s jaws and escape. “I knew I was going to die right then and there,” he said. (See Interview) 

➤ The Spice Girls briefly reunited Saturday for Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday and put on an impromptu performance recorded by Victoria’s husband, David Beckham, and posted to social media. (See Video

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Poll Position

Do you usually remember your dreams from the night before?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Vaguely

Monday’s Results:

What’s your favorite sport to watch?

  1. Football: 32.4%
  2. Baseball: 12.9%
  3. Golf: 9.2%
  4. Motorsports: 8.7%
  5. Basketball: 8.0%
  6. Hockey: 7.3%
  7. Soccer: 5.8%
  8. Tennis 5.6%
  9. Other: 10.1%

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 “College boards should dispose of any president who refuses to provide safety and security to all Jewish students.” 

Rep. Marc Molinaro on pro-Palestinian protests that are disrupting college campuses.

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