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Following a February Supreme Court ruling that struck down key tariffs as unlawful, the Trump administration launched CAPE, an electronic system to refund $166 billion to U.S. importers. Customs officials estimate processing within 60–90 days. The administration continues imposing new duties under alternative legal authority.
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The Justice Department gave Wayne County, Michigan 14 days to hand over approximately 865,000 ballots and election records from the 2024 election or face potential court action. Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon cited "a history of fraud convictions and other allegations" in the county. Michigan Democrats called it a politically motivated "fishing expedition."
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The National Republican Congressional Committee posted its strongest Q1 ever — $47.1 million, including a record $28.1 million in March alone. Republicans have now outrased Democrats for five consecutive quarters. Speaker Mike Johnson personally raised $34 million, and the Congressional Leadership Fund added $56.6 million.
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Suspect Shamar Elkins killed eight children — seven believed to be his own, ages roughly 1 to 14 — in a multi-scene domestic rampage in Shreveport, Louisiana. He also shot two women before carjacking a bystander and was killed by police during a pursuit. Officials said the incident more than doubled the city's annual homicide total in one day.
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Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, trapping hundreds of commercial tankers and thousands of crew on both sides of the world's most critical oil chokepoint. Audio captured Iranian gunboats firing on the Motor Tanker Sanmar Herald, with a crew member pleading over radio. The IRGC is demanding the U.S. lift its blockade on Iranian ports before reopening the strait.
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A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sanriku, Japan at about 4:53 PM local time, roughly 6 miles beneath the ocean surface. Tsunami waves of 2.6 feet were recorded at Kuji port, with the potential for waves up to 10 feet. Evacuation advisories were issued for eleven towns across Iwate prefecture.
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The U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in force after Trump announced it following failed talks. U.S. forces previously destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiations for a second round of U.S.–Iran talks are underway, building on a two-week ceasefire reached April 8 between the U.S., Israel, and Iran.
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BMW is expanding its humanoid robot program from South Carolina to its Leipzig, Germany factory, testing AI-powered AEON robots from Hexagon Robotics that make autonomous decisions on the production floor. An earlier pilot in Spartanburg used Figure 02 robots for precision sheet metal work, contributing to over 30,000 vehicles built. BMW says the initiative is about enhancing production, not replacing workers.
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Rangers on Sable Island, Canada discovered the remains of a vessel believed to be the Swift, a civilian ship that sank on September 27, 1812. Found far inland from the current shoreline, the sloop-sized wreck is made of Bermudan cedar with copper sheathing bearing British Royal Navy markings. It is one of the rare cases where a physical wreck on Sable Island has been matched to a documented historical sinking.
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