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Celebrating fact-checking around the globe

Every year fact-checkers celebrate and highlight their work on April 2

Celebrating fact-checking around the globe
Africa|Crime|Political|US|World

Congo's leader commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup plot

Congo’s president has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital of Kinshasa last year

Americas|Environment|US

Escaped otter is home safe but zoo says her pal is still on the loose

One of two North American river otters who escaped from a Wisconsin zoo last month has returned home safe and sound

Business|Economy|US

Automakers report stellar sales ahead of Trump's tariffs taking effect

The major car companies say sales rose sharply in March, with most reporting double-digit gains

Automakers report stellar sales ahead of Trump's tariffs taking effect
Political|US

Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs

A federal judge in Virginia has blocked the Trump administration's move to fire more than a dozen intelligence agency employees who worked on diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs
Americas|Europe|Political|US|World

Greenland’s new leader has a message for Trump: ‘We do not belong to anyone’

Greenland’s new leader has a message for Trump: ‘We do not belong to anyone’

Sports

Suns star Kevin Durant helped off court after injuring left leg

Phoenix Suns All-Star Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room with 6:57 left in the third quarter against Houston on Sunday night after falling to the floor in a collision with the Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr. Smith was called for a foul under the Phoenix basket as Durant fell to the floor

Suns star Kevin Durant helped off court after injuring left leg
Political|US

Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns

President Donald Trump says a tree that’s nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it’s deteriorating

Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns
Business|Crime|Political|Technology|US

Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon

The founder of an electric car start-up sentenced to prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology has been pardoned by President Donald Trump, potentially wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution that prosecutors were seeking for bamboozled investors

Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited Colombia as part of a tour of three Latin American nations to discuss deportation, immigration and crime

US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Colombia to discuss immigration and crime
Business|US

Con Edison will pay $750,000 to settle suit alleging harassment of female field workers

The New York utility provider Con Edison has agreed to pay $750,000 and implement a series of anti-harassment reforms to settle a lawsuit over claims it discriminated against its female and nonwhite employees

Africa|MidEast|Political|World

Sudan’s army chief returns to Khartoum for first time in 2 years of war after airport recaptured

Sudan’s military says it has recaptured the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against a rival paramilitary group

Sudan’s army chief returns to Khartoum for first time in 2 years of war after airport recaptured
Asia|Crime|Europe|Political|World

Russia accuses an 'unfriendly state' of planning the 2024 Moscow concert hall assault

One year since the Moscow concert hall attack killed 145 people, Russian officials claim it was planned and organized by “the special services of an unfriendly state.”

Asia|Business|Economy|Political|Stock Markets|US

Stock market today: Wall Street closes higher, snapping a 4-week losing streak

U.S. stocks shook off a weak start and ended slightly higher, enough to break a four-week losing streak

Stock market today: Wall Street closes higher, snapping a 4-week losing streak
Americas|Crime|World

Mexico's attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site

Mexico’s attorney general has reported irregularities in an investigation by state authorities into an alleged cartel killing site and training camp at a ranch in the western state of Jalisco where people searching for relatives found hundreds of articles of clothing and other personal effects

Mexico's attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Brazilian police kill at least 3 men in exchange of fire with suspected burglars

Brazilian police have killed at least three men in the Sao Paulo area in what officials said was an exchange of fire when officers engaged with suspected burglars

Environment|Europe|World

Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters

Emergency services in southern Spain are searching for a married couple after flash floods swept away their vehicle as rising waters prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes

Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate homes. Couple missing in rising waters
Business|Economy|Technology|US

Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history

Google has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in what would be the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition at the same time it’s facing a potential breakup of its internet empire

Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history
Crime|Europe|MidEast|Technology

Telegram's CEO Durov in Dubai as France continues to investigate criminal activity on messaging app

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he has travelled from France to Dubai, even as the French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app

Telegram's CEO Durov in Dubai as France continues to investigate criminal activity on messaging app
Crime|MidEast|World

At least 16 people killed after ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city of Latakia

The Syrian Civil Defense says ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing at least 16 people

At least 16 people killed after ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city of Latakia
Economy|Political|US

Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September

Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown
Americas|Political|US

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
Asia|Crime|World

Japanese media say police have arrested several men for alleged sexual assault of their daughters

Japanese media say police have arrested several men for alleged sexual assault of their underaged daughters

Health|Technology|US

Medical chopper reported 'flight control problem' before crash that killed 3 on board in Mississippi

Authorities say a medical helicopter that crashed in a wooded area in Mississippi reported “a flight control problem” shortly before a Monday crash

Medical chopper reported 'flight control problem' before crash that killed 3 on board in Mississippi
Business|Economy|Election|Political|Stock Markets|US

Trump's efforts to help Tesla could hurt it instead

Donald Trump’s efforts to help Tesla could end up hurting it

Trump's efforts to help Tesla could hurt it instead

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