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Trump Hormuz Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks
Oil markets shrugged off the first day of Trump's Hormuz blockade, but the economic math says retaliation, Chinese tanker leakage, and Fed policy risk all skew the downside.
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Anthropic Draws VC Bids at Up to $800B Valuation
Venture firms have approached Anthropic at valuations as high as $800 billion, more than double its February round, as run-rate revenue tops $30 billion.
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Suns 114, Blazers 108: Booker Powers Phoenix Past Portland
Devin Booker scored 32 points as the Phoenix Suns held off the Portland Trail Blazers 114-108 in the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament opener, the first Play-In game aired exclusively on Prime Video.
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Chinese Stocks Erase Iran War Losses on Resilience Bet
China's CSI 300 on April 15 recovered all losses sustained since the Iran war began, joining Taiwan and Singapore as Asian markets bet on bounded-risk earnings resilience.
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AI Is Both Lifeline and Threat to the Office Market
AI companies now drive half of Bay Area office leasing while AI-cited layoffs at Salesforce, Meta, and Block threaten the same commercial real estate recovery.
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PSG 2-0 Liverpool: Dembele Double Ends Reds at Anfield
Ousmane Dembele scored twice in the final 20 minutes as Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield, completing a 4-0 aggregate win and a Champions League semi-final booking.
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UChicago, Microsoft Launch Midwest AI Startup Program
Polsky Center, AI Research Commons, and Microsoft will back early-stage Midwest AI startups with $350K credits, Azure model access, and Bay Area VC connections.
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After Artemis II: NASA's Tight Road to a 2028 Moon Landing
With Artemis II crew safely home, NASA now has 26 months to prove Starship, spacesuits, and heat shields are ready for a crewed Moon landing in 2028.
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Entertainment
See all →Michael Jackson Biopic Opens April 24 Amid Career Triumphs and Unresolved Allegations
Antoine Fuqua's Michael opens April 24 with Jaafar Jackson starring as his uncle. The authorized biopic covers Jackson's full career but does not directly address the Leaving Neverland abuse allegations, setting up one of 2026's most culturally loaded theatrical releases.
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Real Estate Agent Brandon Holtz on His Mental 2026 Masters
Brandon Holtz, a 39-year-old real estate agent, played the 2026 Masters at Augusta National and told The Athletic the week was mentally exhausting.
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IMF Raises India Growth Forecast as Global Outlook Cut
The IMF upgraded India's FY27 growth forecast to 6.5 percent on April 14, even as it cut the global outlook to 3.1 percent on Iran war fallout and raised tariff risks.
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Netherlands Becomes First EU Country to Approve Tesla FSD
The Dutch vehicle authority RDW approved Tesla Full Self-Driving on April 13, making the Netherlands the first EU country to legalize the system.
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Barcelona Tourist Tax 2026: What Visitors Need to Know
Barcelona's new accommodation surcharge stacks on top of Catalonia's existing tourist levy. Here is exactly how much you will pay, who is exempt, and how to budget for it before you book.
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Disney+ and KeSPA Strike Live Esports Deal for Asia Championships 2026
Disney+ has signed a landmark multi-year deal with Korea's KeSPA to stream Esports Championships Asia 2026 live, covering League of Legends, VALORANT, and mobile titles across Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan.
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Food & Culture
See all →Jin Sha at Four Seasons Hangzhou Earns Michelin Star for the Fourth Year
Jin Sha, the signature Chinese restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake, has retained its Michelin star for 2026, its fourth consecutive recognition. Chef Peng Feng's seasonal, West Lake-sourced menu and sustainable sourcing model are cited by inspectors as the defining strengths.
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Education & Careers
See all →Philippines Opens All College Classes to 100% Online
The Philippines' CHED gave all higher education institutions full flexibility to go fully online on April 6, 2026, lifting blended learning caps amid the national fuel crisis.
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Japanese Walking Goes Viral: The Science Behind the Zero-Strain Fitness Trend
Japanese walking, a method combining Namba-style posture alignment, breath synchronization, and rhythmic arm movement drawn from Shinrin-yoku philosophy, has gone viral as a sustainable, zero-equipment fitness practice with documented benefits for metabolism, cardiovascular health, and mental wellbeing.
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