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Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn’t working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents’ IDs

A new survey found more than 60% of Australian kids between 12 and 15 are still using at least one social media platform following a ban implemented last year.

By Sasha RogelbergApril 25, 2026

Intel’s blowout quarter just sparked its best day since 1987

Intel led the way and roared past its 2000 peak during the dot-com boom to an all-time high.

By The Associated Press and Stan ChoeApril 24, 2026

Trump’s own judge just sided against his asylum crackdown—White House blames ‘political lens’

For Josue Martinez, a psychologist who works at a small migrant shelter in southern Mexico, the ruling marked a potential “light at the end of the tunnel.”

By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressApril 24, 2026

Firing squads are back: Trump’s DOJ revives rarely used execution method once limited to five states

The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections.

By The Associated Press and Alanna Durkin RicherApril 24, 2026

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U.S. considers using Defense Production Act for Spirit bailout

It’s unclear what national-security rationale the Trump administration would use to justify it for bailing out Spirit.

By Allyson Versprille and BloombergApril 25, 2026

Trump reports flurry of March bond purchases in new disclosure

The bond transactions cover a wide range of issuers, including Nvidia Corp., General Motors Co., Netflix Inc., Boeing Co. and others.

By Josh Wingrove, Gregory Korte and BloombergApril 25, 2026

Mine warfare and mind games: ‘You just have to make people believe that you’ve laid mines’

“And even if the U.S. sweeps the strait and says everything’s clear, all the Iranians have to do is say, ‘Well, actually, you haven’t found them all yet.’”

By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, David McHugh and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026

Trump’s hatred for ‘windmills’ threatens Republicans in coastal Virginia who now face more political peril after the state’s redistricting vote

For now, the Virginia wind project is back on track, along with four others, because of federal court rulings.

By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026