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Politics
For sharp opinion from big names on politics, entertainment, technology, media and more, stay informed with the latest columns from The Daily Beast.
https://thedailybeast.com/category/politics/opinion/ From breaking news to in-depth analysis and opinion on elections, candidates, Congress and the courts, stay informed with the latest politics news from The Daily Beast.
https://thedailybeast.com/category/politics/ If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.
https://motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/elon-musk-apartheid-boycott-tesla-doge-trump/
https://rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/
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Economy
After over a decade of civil war, and several months since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, small investments by Syrian families signal hope for the economy’s future.
https://csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0411/syria-economy-inflation-sanctions Markets are rattled as President Donald Trump’s trade policies stoke uncertainty about the global economy and a trade war with China escalates. Follow for live news updates.
https://cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-presidency-news-administration-tariffs-04-11-25/index.html Americans are rarely this pessimistic about the economy.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/economy/us-consumer-sentiment-april/index.html President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China and the European Union must "jointly resist unilateral bullying", after a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing. Sanchez's visit…
https://france24.com/en/economy/20250411-live-eu-china-must-resist-unilateral-bullying-xi-tells-spain-s-sanchez Get the latest news on Canada from Mail Online.
https://dailymail.co.uk/news/canada/index.html
Tech
For sharp opinion from big names on politics, entertainment, technology, media and more, stay informed with the latest columns from The Daily Beast.
https://thedailybeast.com/category/politics/opinion/ Op-eds and expert insights on business trends and news from leaders in tech, finance, media, philanthropy, policy, the business of entertainment and more.
https://observer.com/column/expert-insights/ I spent a week living with the minimal smartphone alternative. It wasn’t long enough.
https://vox.com/technology/406829/light-phone-iphone-screen-time-kids In David Cronenberg’s latest film, billed as his most personal work, Vincent Cassel, who stars alongside Diane Kruger and Guy Pearce, plays a grieving husband who has devised a novel way of never letting go, Justin Chang writes.
https://newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/21/the-shrouds-movie-review Will they become redundant as the technology develops? | International
https://economist.com/international/2025/04/10/there-is-a-vast-hidden-workforce-behind-ai
Sports
Maine officials said Friday the state will not comply with a ban on transgender athletes in high school sports in the wake of a Trump administration finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing the students ...
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/politics/transgender-sports-ban-trump-maine-doj/index.html Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of the major sporting events from across the globe, including match results, portraits and interviews. From the Olympics to the World Cup to the African Cup of Nations, follow…
https://france24.com/en/sport/ Check out the latest UK and world news headlines on sports, entertainment, celebrities, health, science, TV and more from MailOnline.
https://dailymail.co.uk/home/latest/index.html Sports
https://breitbart.com/news/topic/sports-2/ The Masters second round is coming to a close Friday and some big names are flirting with the projected cut line at Augusta. Here are live updates:
https://usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/masters/2025/04/11/masters-cut-updates-friday-leaderboard/83046644007/
Space
From breaking news to in-depth analysis and opinion on breakthroughs in science, medicine, space, and more, stay informed with the latest innovation news from The Daily Beast.
https://thedailybeast.com/category/innovation/ The commander of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland recently visited by Vice President JD Vance was removed from command on Thursday due to a "loss of confidence."
https://abcnews.go.com/International/commander-us-base-greenland-fired-email-critical-vance/story?id=120705531 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.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ Alexey Zubritsky, 32, is listed as a deserter by Ukraine and was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison. Officials say he abandoned his post after Russia seized Crimea in 2014.
https://humanevents.com/2025/04/10/ukrainian-pilot-defects-to-russia-flies-to-international-space-station-with-russian-crew The Blue Origin flight on Monday is fueled by some dubious claims.
https://slate.com/technology/2025/04/katy-perry-space-flight-jeff-bezos-blue-origin.html
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