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4/7/26 GPL News Brief

It's Great! To Be! A Michigan! Wolverine! (And other important things)

Here is the GPL News Brief for April 7th 2026:

Trump threatens ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of Iran deadline

Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?

Oil briefly hits $117 as Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline approaches

US has struck Iranian military targets on Kharg Island. Here’s what we know about it

Iranian envoy says Tehran will ‘take immediate and proportionate’ action if Trump follows through on attack threats

Iranians form human chains at power plants, according to state media and local journalists

Iranians fear power outages and further attacks as Trump’s deadline nears

Portugal says the U.S. can use Azores base on the condition no civilian infrastructure will be targeted

Trump announces Iran ceasefire ahead of 8 p.m. deadline

Iran ceasefire deal a temporary win for Trump - but it comes at a cost

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted two-week ceasefire in the war

Congressional Democrats raise alarm over Trump’s comments on Iran

Ex–Trump Allies Join Dems to Demand Trump Removal via 25th Amendment

Kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi official says

Dallas Stars, AAC denounce hate after fans seen giving apparent Nazi salute

Figures show ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency

U.K. issues Ye travel ban over antisemitism, leading to festival cancellation

Michigan, dominant all season, takes down UConn for first national championship since 1989


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