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BYD Overtook Tesla as the World's Top EV Seller in 2025
BYD surpassed Tesla as the world's top pure-electric vehicle seller in 2025, the visible payoff of China's 30-year industrial policy and a warning to Western automakers still competing at the wrong price points.
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NBA Draft Lottery 2026: Wizards, Pacers, Nets Race for Cameron Boozer
Three franchises crossed the 60-loss threshold to maximize lottery odds. The Washington Wizards lead at 14%, with Indiana and Brooklyn close behind. Commissioner Silver has vowed to review the tanking problem.
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Lufthansa Strike: 500 Flights Grounded, 90,000 Stranded Across Europe
The UFO union's post-Easter walkout has grounded 500 Lufthansa flights at Frankfurt and Munich, stranding 90,000 passengers. Here is what EU 261/2004 means for your compensation and how to get home.
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Barcelona Tourist Tax 2026: What Visitors Need to Know
Barcelona's new accommodation surcharge stacks on top of Catalonia's existing tourist levy. Here is exactly how much you will pay, who is exempt, and how to budget for it before you book.
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INSAIT and Netflix Build AI That Removes Objects From Video and Simulates Physics
Sofia University's INSAIT and Netflix co-developed VOID, an open-source AI model that deletes objects from video while physically simulating how the scene would change afterward -- beating existing tools on visual consistency.
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Junin Builds One of Buenos Aires Province's Largest Solar Parks
The municipality of Junin in Buenos Aires province is building a $20 million, 20-megawatt solar park across 50 hectares with 42,000-plus panels. The project, contracted to Genneia, will power more than 10,000 homes and prevent 17,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.
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ShinyHunters Sets April 14 Ransom Deadline for Rockstar Games
ShinyHunters listed Rockstar Games on its dark web leak site with an April 14 pay-or-publish deadline after breaching the company via a compromised SaaS cloud-cost tool and using stolen tokens to access Snowflake.
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Artemis II Complete: A Historic Return From the Moon
NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down April 10, 2026, completing the first crewed lunar mission since 1972 and breaking the human deep-space distance record.
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Entertainment
See all →Best New Movies on HBO Max: April 2026 Top Picks
HBO Max adds Game Night, Out of the Past, and Alien to its April 2026 lineup. Here are the three new titles with the best Rotten Tomatoes scores this month.
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2026 WNBA Draft: Awa Fam Goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings
Awa Fam, the 19-year-old from Valencia, is the consensus No. 1 pick to Dallas in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Full first-round projections and team analysis.
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Wall Street Recalibrates 2026 Outlook After Iran War Shock
Wall Street strategists are recalibrating after the Iran war pushed inflation to its biggest jump since 2022. JPMorgan, Goldman, BlackRock, Wells Fargo, and others are stress-testing 2026 targets.
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VW Ends ID.4 US Production as Oil Shock Revives EV Demand
Volkswagen kills its only US-built EV just as an oil shock sends global EV demand surging, exposing a strategic blind spot for Western automakers.
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Europe Overhauls 2026 Travel Rules: Taxes, Caps, Borders
Europe rolls out biometric border checks, tourist taxes, visitor caps, and tighter rental rules in 2026. Here is everything travelers need to know.
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Fortnite OG Mini Event: Dark Voyager Hits Loot Lake April 11
Epic Games is running the Fortnite OG Dark Voyager Story Moment on April 11 at 3 p.m. ET, dropping the Dark Voyager onto Loot Lake on the Chapter 1 map in pursuit of the last Zero Point shard.
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Food & Culture
See all →Hong Kong's Cantonese Restaurant Collapse: 14 Closures in 2026
Hong Kong's Cantonese restaurant industry has lost at least 14 long-running establishments in the first four months of 2026, including 40-year fine dining institutions and a 67-year-old teahouse.
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Education & Careers
See all →Champlain College Launches Flex 30 Career-First Model
Champlain College will enroll all incoming four-year students into a new Flex 30 model giving each undergraduate a full year's worth of flexible credits for co-ops, internships, and double majors.
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The Global Fitness Travel Boom: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Thailand, and the UAE Lead
Spain has joined Portugal, Italy, Montenegro, Greece, Thailand, Indonesia, and the UAE as a leading destination in a significant global expansion of fitness-focused travel, backed by government tourism strategies targeting higher-spending, longer-staying wellness travelers.
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