Welcome to the Friday April 10th New Newsletter!
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Our Main Story: To Cease Or Not To Cease
1979 Is the Year That Explains Donald Trump
Iran warns of ‘strong responses’ as Israel’s attacks on Lebanon threaten ceasefire
Iran Exposes How Trump and Hegseth Have Debased Our Military Standards
Hours Into Ceasefire, Hegseth Demands Iran Hand Over Uranium or US Will Seize It
Trump threatens ‘bigger, better, stronger’ attacks if Iran doesn’t make ‘real’ agreement
Tucker Carlson calls for the US to ‘detach’ from Israel following deadly strikes on Lebanon
Israel’s attacks devastate Beirut and threaten U.S.-Iran ceasefire
NATO Labors to Avoid Becoming Another Casualty of the Iran War
NATO chief insists Europe is ‘scrambling’ to help with Iran war after latest Trump attacks
What Trump’s blowup with Rutte was really about
Trump Lashes Out at Prominent Conservatives Over Iran War Criticism
MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran
For Israel’s Netanyahu, the War With Iran Is Unfinished Business
Trump Says Netanyahu Promises to “Low-Key It” Now
With Iran Setting Limits, Strait of Hormuz Remains Thorny Politically
U.S. Prepares for Talks With Iran as Lebanon Impasse Threatens Cease-Fire
We’re Still Not Stopping Talking About Them Files
Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein
Melania Trump uses White House podium to deny any connection to Epstein
Police gear up to interview high-profile witnesses over Peter Mandelson
This Week’s Links
Afrika Bambaataa death: Hip-hop pioneer and DJ dies at 68 after cancer diagnosis
Cuba’s president says he’s ‘not stepping down’ in interview with NBC News
The FBI Didn’t Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing
Trump Is Tearing at the Soul of the American Military
Venezuela approves a new mining law to open its subsoil to foreign capital
A Crazy Expensive U.S. Drone Just Disappeared Over Strait Of Hormuz
Judge postpones termination of temporary status for Ethiopians
This Is Why America Is Short Four Million Homes
Starmer likens Trump to Putin as he laments soaring energy costs
DOJ Wants to End Key Watergate-Era Rule to Help Trump
Photos from a ceramic tile manufacturing hub in India left cold and dark by the Iran war
The Cannes 2026 Lineup Is Jam-Packed With International Auteurs
Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife convicted of attempted manslaughter
DNA testing confirms Ted Bundy killed Utah teen in 1974 cold case
The oceans are nearing their record high temperatures.
Election 2026
Polling Data Spells Potential Disaster for Republicans in the Midterms
Blindspot Stories
In Medical First, a Single Therapy Knocked Out 3 Autoimmune Diseases at Once
Under Reported Stories
Scientists Are Finally Unlocking a Cancer Treatment’s Full Potential
Awards Season Is Over. Strike Season Has Just Begun.
Democratic Wake Up Calls / Wins
Democrats Are Obsessed With the Wrong Senate Races
Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats
AI / Tech News
New Mexico Attorney General to propose mandated child safety protections in Meta bench trial
Claude Mythos Is Everyone’s Problem
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado over state’s new AI law
OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters
Orbán’s government accuses Facebook of undermining his reelection campaign
Fact check: Fake vs. real Artemis II footage
Texas News
Corpus Christi is scrambling to ward off a water crisis. Here’s a guide to its water projects.
Former FedEx driver tells investigator how 7-year-old girl fought as he strangled her 1
Inside the unbuilding of Trump’s border wall
I Know Ball News
Major champion Mark Calcavecchia ejected from Masters after breaking strict Augusta rule
Paige Bueckers Used One Word to Describe Geno Auriemma’s Spat With Dawn Staley
Your Moment of Zen
That’s it for this week! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. xo, Jalon
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