Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave a rundown Wednesday of the food — and the copious amounts of caffeine — that U.S. military personnel consumed during the Iran war. “Along the way, we consumed more than 6 million meals, and by my estimate, more than 950,000 gallons of coffee, 2 million energy drinks, and a lot of nicotine,” he said, adding: “But I am not saying that we have a problem.” On a more serious note, Caine expressed his gratitude for the service and sacrifice made by U.S. forces during Operation Epic Fury.  “This is … Read more

April 23, 2026

Fans rush to melt Drake’s ice sculpture with fire, hammers. See video

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April 21, 2026, 4:42 p.m. ET When it comes to fire and ice, Drake fans are not afraid of either. On April 20, the Canadian rapper shared on social media a photo of a massive ice sculpture he placed in downtown Toronto. “Gonna pull up with an excavator and truck load of salt,” one fan commented. Another wrote, “Otw (on the way) with a blow dryer!” Drake noted that the release date for his upcoming highly anticipated project, “Iceman,” is hidden inside the sculpture and dropped an address on his Instagram story. The announcement drew a crowd of fans who … Read more

April 23, 2026

Oil prices rise and US stocks give back a bit of their record-breaking rally | National News

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices climbed Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, gave back a bit of their record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from its all-time high for just its second drop in 14 days after the United States seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel that it said had tried to evade its blockade of Iranian ports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 4 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%. … Read more

April 22, 2026

BREAKING: Rockets Get Good News On Kevin Durant Ahead Of Game 2 In Lakers Series

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The Rockets are set to face the Lakers tonight at the Crypto.com Arena for Game 2 of their first-round series in the 2026 NBA playoffs. Ahead of Game 2, the Rockets’ head coach, Ime Udoka, spoke to the media and addressed Kevin Durant’s availability for this matchup. “He’s testing it out right now to see how it feels on his knee,” said Udoka at the pregame press conference before confirming that if Durant were to play tonight, he would not be on a minutes restriction. The biggest question for Houston heading into tonight’s fixture was the availability of Kevin Durant, … Read more

April 22, 2026

Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS | NPR

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Citing the first amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), two media entities that the White House has said are counterproductive to American priorities. The operational impact of US district judge Randolph Moss’s decision was not immediately clear – both because it will probably be appealed and because too much damage to the public-broadcasting system has already been done, both by the president and Congress. Moss ruled that Donald Trump’s executive order to cease … Read more

April 21, 2026

Once hailed as heroes, Afghans fear deportation under Trump | Trump administration

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Ali was 25 and a pilot for the Afghan air force, just like his father before him; he arrived at the special mission wing 777 airbase in Kabul around 11am one day in August 2021. The moment he stepped through the gates, he sensed something was wrong. Kabul, in his mind, was untouchable. “I didn’t think it would reach Kabul,” he said in an interview by phone from his apartment in Boise, Idaho, recently. “It” referred to the resurgence of the Taliban. The Guardian is using a pseudonym for Ali’s safety and that of his family. He said: “The US … Read more