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Congress passes TikTok sell-or-ban bill, but legal battles loom
https://www.yahoo.com/news/congress-passes-tiktok-sell-ban-014549012.html
 
House speaker to visit Columbia University, call for president's resignation amid ongoing protests
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-speaker-mike-johnson-columbia-university-visit/
 
Michelle Obama, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, ‘Club Shay Shay’ and Kara Swisher Among 2024 Webby Awards Winners
https://www.thewrap.com/webby-awards-2024-winners-list/
Katt Williams interview close to breaking YouTube record
https://hip-hopvibe.com/news/katt-williams-interview-close-to-breaking-youtube-record/
 
Texas A&M laying off athletic department staff in response to 'existing and emerging threats to our business model'
https://www.on3.com/college/texas-am-aggies/news/texas-am-laying-off-athletic-department-staff-in-response-to-existing-and-emerging-threats-to-our-business-model-per-trev-alberts/
 
Reggie Bush to have Heisman Trophy returned
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/40014492/reggie-bush-heisman-trophy-returned
 
Dolphin dead after being repeatedly shot in Louisiana, $20,000 reward offered for information
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dolphin-dead-repeatedly-shot-louisiana-20000-reward-offered-info-rcna149216
 
U.S. orders cow testing for bird flu after grocery milk tests positive
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/milk-bird-flu-cow-testing/
  
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 25:
Al Pacino (84)
Gina Torres (55)
Renee Zellweger (55)
  
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1950: In the NBA draft, the Boston Celtics used their second-round pick to select Chuck Cooper. That fall, Cooper would become the first African-American to play in the NBA.
1988: Sonny Bono was elected mayor of Palm Springs, California. In 1994 he was elected to Congress. He died in a skiing accident in 1997.
2019: Microsoft became the third U.S. company to be listed with a market worth of $1 trillion, after Apple and Amazon.
 
WORD OF THE DAY: poetize / [ poh-i-tahyz ]
to express poetically
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=197
 
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: It’s eight months until Christmas!
  

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Today's Rundown:
Top recruit de-commits from Kentucky to follow John Calipari to Arkansas
https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/sports/karter-knox-decommits-from-kentucky-to-follow-john-calipari-to-arkansas/
 
Trump poised to clinch $1.3 billion social media company stock award
https://www.reuters.com/technology/trump-poised-clinch-13-billion-social-media-company-stock-award-2024-04-23/
 
George Santos ends congressional bid for New York’s 1st District
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/politics/george-santos-ends-independent-bid-new-york-1/index.html
 
Candace Owens Becomes Catholic
https://www.newsweek.com/candace-owens-becomes-catholic-1893076
 
UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/22/unitedhealth-paid-ransom-to-bad-actors-says-patient-data-was-compromised-in-change-healthcare-cyberattack.html
 
Australian PM calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' in row over attack footage
https://www.yahoo.com/news/australian-pm-calls-elon-musk-034254247.html
 
Arkansas State Police turn over findings of investigation into ATF shooting of Little Rock airport executive
https://www.yahoo.com/news/arkansas-state-police-turn-over-233526461.html
 
Photographer alleges he was forced to watch Megan Thee Stallion have sex and was unfairly fired
https://apnews.com/article/megan-thee-stallion-photographer-lawsuit-56fa11e5c1e7423086fd2f0660d1b391
 
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 24:
Barbra Streisand (82)
Kelly Clarkson (42)
Joe Keery (32)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1704: The first regular newspaper in the United States, the Boston, Massachusetts New-Letter, was first published.
1800: The United States Library of Congress was established when President John Adams signed legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress”.
1969: Singer Paul McCartney announced that there was no truth to the widespread rumor he was dead.
  
WORD OF THE DAY: biblioklept / [ bib-lee-uh-klept ]
a person who steals books
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=195
  
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: New Kids on the Block Day
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Today's Rundown:
Trump’s $175 million bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise
https://apnews.com/article/trump-civil-fraud-trial-appeal-bond-9c727602732c683fde6edd64879611e7
 
Patriots owner pulls funding for Columbia University over pro-Palestine protests
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/finance/robert-kraft-pulls-his-funding-columbia-university-over-pro-palestine
 
Supreme Court declines to hear Kari Lake voting machine lawsuit
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4611220-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-kari-lake-voting-machine-lawsuit/
 
Nicki Minaj Nearly Gets Hit by Flying Object During Detroit Concert, Throws It Back Into Crowd
https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/nicki-minaj-nearly-gets-hit-by-flying-object-concert?d_id=7567953&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=complexmag&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3LbC_sgJa-Lj-527rKOfBJvzyDkQpPhMBoi9BBjiZ_hV8HAXFX7UsFk3I_aem_AU7WaLHnTVujyXwTtHPXvl5Aia0evQC6sB2lQFmP0MDza3Rbjg_kCU6a3EvjYDV5LulTljaB7SmaNWHin6TeL4_2
 
Michael Jordan Is Finally Finding Success as a Team Owner - In NASCAR
https://frontofficesports.com/michael-jordan-is-finally-finding-success-as-a-team-owner/
 
Republican Rep Roasts Matt Gaetz: ‘I Serve With Some Real Scumbags’
https://www.thewrap.com/tony-gonzales-matt-gaetz-scumbags/
 
David Beckham Sues Mark Wahlberg's F45 Fitness Company For 10 Million
https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/21/david-beckham-sues-mark-wahlberg-f45-fitness-deal/
 
Pastor John Lindell apologizes for inviting Alex Magala, Mark Driscoll to men’s conference
https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-lindell-apologizes-for-inviting-alex-magala-mark-driscoll.html
  
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 23:
John Cena (47)
John Oliver (47)
Kal Penn (47)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1985: Coca-Cola changed its formula and released New Coke. The response was overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula was back on the market in less than 3 months.
1988: Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of the Moon, after spending the record total of 741 consecutive weeks (over 14 years) on the Billboard 200, left the charts for its first time ever.
2020: Donald Trump suggested COVID-19 might be treated by injecting disinfectant or UV lights into a human body at a White House press briefing.
 
WORD OF THE DAY: superfluous / [ soo-pur-floo-uhs ]
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=188
 
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Talk Like Shakespeare Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-talk-like-shakespeare-day-april-23#:~:text=In%202011%2C%20Illinois%20Governor%20Pat,day%20by%20the%20United%20Nations.
   
 

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Today's Rundown:
911 outages reported in parts of 4 states, including in Las Vegas, officials say
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/us/911-lines-down-in-multiple-cities-officials-say/index.html
 
Idaho Murders Suspect Bryan Kohberger Says He Has an Alibi
https://people.com/idaho-murders-suspect-bryan-kohbergers-startling-alibi-driving-moon-stars-8635331
 
12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates ongoing
https://apnews.com/article/trump-manhattan-stormy-daniels-michael-cohen-b514cb52bb31a82579cb827c40166173
 
Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band guitarist, dies at 80
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/18/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-dies-at-80/73370684007/
 
Collision narrowly avoided at Reagan National Airport after two jets were cleared onto the same runway
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/us/washington-ronald-reagan-airport-plane-crash/index.html
 
NHL Approves Arizona Coyotes Relocation to Salt Lake City
https://www.si.com/nhl/2024/04/18/arizona-coyotes-relocation-nhl-approve-salt-lake-city
 
Prince Harry renounces British residency, declares US is his 'new country'
https://pagesix.com/2024/04/17/royal-family/prince-harry-renounces-british-residency-declares-us-is-his-new-country/
 
Travis Kelce named host of ‘Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?’ for Prime Video
https://apnews.com/article/travis-kelce-smarter-than-a-celebrity-edacd6f3504d892d64772f0d2268f3d4
     
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 19:
Ashley Judd (56)
Ali Wong (42)
Simu Liu (35)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1987: The Simpsons made their television debut in the short “Good Night,” a segment for The Tracey Ullman Show.
1993: The 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas, ended when a fire broke out. Eighty-one people died.
1995: Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, was bombed, killing 168.
  
WORD OF THE DAY: upshot / [ uhp-shot ]
a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/upshot-4-19-2024/
 
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Hanging Out Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/read/april-19-2024-national-hanging-out-day-national-clean-out-your-medicine-cabinet-day-national-oklahoma-city-bombing-commemoration-day-national-north-dakota-day-national-garlic-day-national-amaretto-day#:~:text=The%20day%20aims%20to%20raise,Read%20more...
 

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Today's Rundown:
A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods the Dubai airport
https://apnews.com/article/uae-historic-rain-storm-flooding-dubai-airport-disruption-3e838dbc169e52dcd6d11b64f79bdcb7
 
Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary with WNBA sparks outrage
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/caitlin-clark-wnba-salary-contract-b2529712.html
 
NBA bans Raptors' Jontay Porter for gambling violations
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39962406/nba-bans-raptors-jontay-porter-gambling-violations
 
NBA YoungBoy arrested in Utah for alleged possession of a weapon, drugs while awaiting trial on house arrest
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/04/17/nba-youngboy-arrested-utah-federal-trial-house-arrest/73357459007/?tbref=hp
 
Keanu Reeves Joins ‘Sonic 3’ as Shadow
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-joins-sonic-3-shadow-1235874487/
 
Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-michigan-451d439325cdf9472d95f5ad283e61b0
 
Jenna Jameson's Wife Files for Divorce After Less Than Year of Marriage
https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/16/jenna-jameson-wife-jessi-lawless-files-divorce-year-marriage/
 
No One Showed Up For Free Nelly Concert At University Of Florida
https://brobible.com/culture/article/nelly-no-crowd-free-concert-university-of-florida/
   
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 18:
Conan O’Brien (61)
Eric McCormack (61)
Melissa Joan Hart (48)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1775: Two lanterns were hung in Boston, Massachusetts and Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode to warn of impending arrests of Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
1923: Yankee Stadium, “The House that Ruth Built,” opened.
2012: TV legend Dick Clark died following a heart attack in Santa Monica, California.
  
WORD OF THE DAY: pedestrian / [ puh-des-tree-uhn ]
going or performed on foot; walking
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/pedestrian-4-18-2024/
 
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Adult Autism Awareness Day
https://nationaltoday.com/adult-autism-awareness-day/
 

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Today's Rundown:
Man kills woman Uber driver in grisly shooting after scam caller triggered tragedy
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-kills-woman-uber-driver-in-grisly-shooting-after-scam-caller-triggered-tragedy-police/
 
Second high-profile stabbing to rock Sydney in recent days is declared a terrorist attack
https://apnews.com/article/australia-church-stabbing-bishop-emannuel-126a140f1a38aeb9d63b2c7b744f588f
 
TikTok star Kyle Marisa Roth dies at 36
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiktok-star-kyle-marisa-roth-dead-36-rcna147979
  
Prince William to resume royal duties after Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/prince-william-resume-royal-duties-princess-kate-cancer-diagnosis-rcna147978
 
Red Lobster Considers Bankruptcy to Deal With Leases and Labor Costs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/red-lobster-considers-bankruptcy-deal-194400918.html
 
The University of Southern California cancels its Muslim valedictorian’s commencement speech, citing safety concerns
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/us/usc-valedictorian-commencement-speech-canceled/index.html
 
30-pound cat nicknamed ‘Thicken Nugget’ is swimming his way to his goal weight after being surrendered
https://nypost.com/2024/04/12/lifestyle/30-pound-cat-nicknamed-thicken-nugget-is-swimming-his-way-to-his-goal-weight-after-being-surrendered/?utm_source=facebook&sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1IxfAT5oQKs9otLb97NPzgPb4-VG-GRbCf0dCcOMj2NyAQb2tEPhhtzQM
 
Jelly Roll sued by Pennsylvania wedding band Jellyroll over trademark
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/04/16/jelly-roll-pennsylvania-wedding-band-trademark-lawsuit/73339344007/?tbref=hp
 
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 17:
Jennifer Garner (52)
Victoria Beckham (50)
Rooney Mara (39)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1964: The FBI lab reported that it could not determine the lyrics on the Kingmen’s recording “Louie Louie.”
1973: Federal Express delivered its first package.
2014: NASA’s Kepler space observatory confirmed the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
    
WORD OF THE DAY: vestibule / [ ves-tuh-byool ]
a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/vestibule-4-17-2024/  
   
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Kickball Day
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/kickball-day/
 


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5        Authorities are on the hunt for a pair of men who toppled several ancient rocks at Lake Mead National Park https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/travel/lake-mead-rock-formation-vandalism-suspects/index.html
7        Fire engulfs Denmark’s historic stock exchange building, iconic spire collapses  https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/16/fire-breaks-out-at-denmarks-historic-stock-exchange-building.html
9        Kirsten Dunst says she ‘didn’t even think to ask’ about Hollywood’s gender pay gap  https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/03/kirsten-dunst-says-she-didnt-even-think-to-ask-about-hollywoods-gender-pay-gap#:~:text=Dunst%20previously%20commented%20on%20the,second%20Spider%2DMan%20poster%3F%20%E2%80%A6
12        NCAA sanctions...