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Sir Keir Starmer's party insists it has ‘always supported protection of single-sex spaces' despite comments suggesting otherwise
https://express.co.uk/news/politics/2043222/Andrew-neil-labour-bridget-phillipson-trans-ruling Prime Minister wants closer ties with the EU, even if it means rowing back on some of the benefits of leaving the bloc
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https://mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ Trump has long defied political gravity. That's an asset now being put to the test.
https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/04/17/trump-trouble-stagflation-judicial-contempt-polls/83127684007/ Trump lashed out on April 17 with a social media post, saying Powell "should have lowered Interest Rates... long ago, but he should certainly lower them now."
https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/17/donald-trump-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-termination/83136191007/
Economy
Economic chaos is causing alarm in ad land. Top leaders weigh in on how to plan for the uncertainty.
https://adage.com/media/media-buying-planning/aa-advertising-leaders-on-what-tariffs-mean-for-brands-media/ Brands and agencies are adjusting strategies in response to the Trump tariffs and growing recession concerns.
https://adage.com/live-blog/aa-brands-and-agencies-react-to-trump-tariffs-and-economy/ Consumer confidence is plunging, bond markets are panicking, and gas prices are coming down alarmingly quickly.
https://vox.com/economy/408873/us-recession-trump-tariffs-economist-projection Isaac Chotiner talks to the economist Yasheng Huang about the U.S. tariffs on China, Chinese President Xi Jinping will respond, and the Chinese Communist Party’s grip on power.
https://newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/chinas-plan-to-fight-trumps-trade-war Worried about high mortgage payments? Wells Fargo’s Ernest Campbell breaks down three ways you can make your mortgage more affordable.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/15/business/video/how-to-lower-interest-rates-digvid
Tech
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https://usatoday.com/tech/internet/ The ruling could allow prosecutors to argue for a breakup of Google's advertising products.
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Sports
On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Justice Department is suing Maine for violations of Title IX because it refuses to protect the competitive integrity of women’s sports, but CNN’s chief legal affairs ...
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Space
Sir Keir Starmer's party insists it has ‘always supported protection of single-sex spaces' despite comments suggesting otherwise
https://express.co.uk/news/politics/2043222/Andrew-neil-labour-bridget-phillipson-trans-ruling On Monday, CBS Mornings co-host
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2025/04/16/cbs-spends-21x-more-gayle-king-going-space-actual-flight A bizarre gaffe during the Blue Origin space flight has sparked wild conspiracy theories the mission was fake, as sceptics take to social media to vent fury.
https://radaronline.com/p/blue-origin-flight-fake-conspiracy-theory-erupts/ Warring OnlyFans divas Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips are engaged in a fierce competition – striving to become the first to achieve an unforgettable cosmic encounter with sex in space.
https://radaronline.com/p/bonnie-blue-lily-phillips-space-film-katy-perry-blue-orbit/ FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
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