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Sabres Stun Bruins 4-3 With Late 3rd-Period Rally
Tage Thompson scored twice late as the Buffalo Sabres rallied from 2-0 down to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in Game 1, ending an eight-year playoff drought.
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US Seizes Iranian Ship Touska as Iran Shuts Strait Again
USS Spruance fired into the engine room of the Iranian cargo ship Touska in the Gulf of Oman on April 19, and Iran responded by shutting the Strait of Hormuz.
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Google-Marvell Talks for Two New AI Chips Boost TPU Bid
Google and Marvell are in talks to co-develop a memory processing unit and new TPU to make Google AI chips a viable alternative to Nvidia GPUs.
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Sun-Like Young Stars Fade 15x Faster, Chandra Finds
A Penn State team using NASA's Chandra found sun-like stars fade in X-rays 15 times faster than models predicted, expanding the habitability window for rocky planets.
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2026 NFL Draft Intel: Brown, Love, Simpson on the Move
Schefter's pre-draft intel: A.J. Brown tracking to Patriots post-June 1, Jeremiyah Love in play at No. 3, Ty Simpson the Round 1 mystery, fewer trades expected.
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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Leads Battle Hour 2026 Reveals
Bandai Namco announced Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, Dragon Ball Super Beerus, and DLC for Sparking Zero at Battle Hour 2026, the franchise's biggest reveal weekend in years.
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Iconiq Pours $3B Into AI Startups, Led by Anthropic Bet
Secretive wealth adviser Iconiq has invested more than $3B into AI startups in 2025, with roughly $4B concentrated in Anthropic as it raises a new venture fund.
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BLM Weighs Blocking Bison on 63,000 Montana Acres
A BLM proposal to revoke American Prairie's grazing permits on 63,000 acres of Montana public land would reverse 40 years of bison-livestock precedent.
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Entertainment
See all →Netflix Weekend: Million Dollar Secret S2, Beef, Ronaldinho
Netflix weekend guide for April 17-19: Million Dollar Secret Season 2 returns as Netflix's answer to The Traitors, Ronaldinho docuseries drops, and Beef Season 2 lands.
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Ohio State Spring Game: Sayin Grows, St. Clair Locks QB2
Ohio State's defense won the 2026 spring game 35-26 as Julian Sayin progressed and true freshman Tavien St. Clair locked down the backup QB role in rainy Columbus.
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Trump Approval Hits 37% as Iran War, Gas Prices Drag Polls
An NBC News poll released April 19 put Trump's approval at 37%, a second-term low, as 67% disapproved of his handling of the Iran war and 52% of the economy.
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Rivian Illinois Factory to Run on Recycled EV Batteries
Rivian and Redwood Materials will power the Normal, Illinois plant with more than 100 recycled Rivian EV batteries in a 10 megawatt-hour second-life storage system.
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Philippine Airlines Launches Chicago-Manila Nonstop in Nov
Philippine Airlines will launch nonstop Chicago to Manila flights on November 9, 2026, using the Airbus A350-900 three times weekly with promo fares from $667.
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Hades 2 Finally Lands on PS5 and Xbox After Early Access Run
Supergiant Games brings its acclaimed roguelike sequel to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on April 14, completing a two-year rollout.
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Food & Culture
See all →Nepal New Year 2083: Bikram Sambat and Bisket Jatra Begin
Nepal welcomed 2083 Bikram Sambat on April 14, 2026, with Bhaktapur's Bisket Jatra chariot festival, sel roti, samaybaji, and diaspora celebrations.
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Education & Careers
See all →ETIH Innovation Awards 2026: AI and Workforce Learning Dominate 140-Entry Global Shortlist
The EdTech Innovation Hub's Innovation Awards 2026 shortlist spans 28 countries and 140 global entries, with AI-powered learning tools and workforce upskilling platforms dominating the finalists. Real-world impact at scale, not product features, drives the judging criteria.
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Flynn Group Triples Footprint With 98 Planet Fitness Clubs
Flynn Group, the largest restaurant franchisee in the US, acquired 98 Planet Fitness locations to triple its fitness footprint in the franchise gym sector.
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