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April 21, 2026

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Treasury plans to put Trump’s signature on all new U.S. paper currency in break with tradition

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on all new U.S. paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday. The move would be a first for a sitting president, since traditionally, U.S. paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the Treasurer, not the president. READ MORE: Trump commemorative gold coin approved for U.S. Mint to produce for America’s 250th It’s the latest instance of Trump putting his name and likeness on American cultural institutions, following his renaming of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships, among other

April 21, 2026

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Trump’s FDA breaks its promise to kids with rare diseases

March 16, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET Eight years ago, President Donald Trump signed the Right to Try legislation to give people with terminal illnesses a chance at life. Now his Food and Drug Administration has undermined those principles by stealing the chance for my son to live past his early 20s.  I’m a mother of three living in El Paso, Texas. My 14-year-old son, Ryu, lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy – a disease that killed two of my brothers. I said goodbye to my youngest brother, Antonio, as Ryu, who was diagnosed as a newborn, was sitting at my feet. 

April 21, 2026

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War breaking news. Vance and Ghalibaf at US-Iran negotiations. Trump: we have total control of Hormuz

Hormuz, Crosetto: peace mission even without UN resolution Defence Minister Guido Crosetto today expressed his preference for a peacekeeping mission to protect free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz even if a UN Security Council resolution is blocked by the veto of some countries. In a statement, the minister said that he wanted ‘a UN resolution for a peacekeeping mission to guarantee free navigation in Hormuz’, claiming that ‘the vast majority of the world’s nations want it’ and that ‘the UN itself would be delighted to build it’. Media: ‘Vance and Ghalibaf confirmed to Pakistani mediators’ The Pakistan-led mediators have

April 21, 2026

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Trump says he’s not under pressure over Iran war deal as status of peace talks remains unclear

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused his U.S. counterpart Monday of being mentally unstable for his military offensive against Iran, which has roiled the Middle East and global economy. Ortega has a fraught relationship with Washington, which has branded the Nicaraguan government a dictatorship, accusing its leaders of seizing total power with a constitutional rewrite and by crushing dissent. Ortega had maintained a measured tone on Mr. Trump following the start of the war on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israeli launched strikes on Iran. “The war being waged in the way the current U.S. president is waging it is

April 21, 2026

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Trump tells Kentucky rally Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities degraded | Donald Trump

Donald Trump told hundreds of supporters assembled inside a packaging plant in northern Kentucky on Wednesday that Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities had been significantly degraded. “Their drones are down 85%, we’re blowing up their factories,” he told an ecstatic audience in Hebron. “They don’t know what the hell hit them,” said Trump. Without offering further details on when the 10-day-old conflict may end, Trump seemed to suggest that might not be soon. “We don’t want to go back every two years. We’re going to finish the job,” he said. With Trump and his fellow Republicans under pressure, according to

April 21, 2026

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

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%.

April 21, 2026

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Fox News interrupts for breaking news as Iran makes announcement to infuriate Trump

Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer interrupted scheduled programming to deliver breaking news after Iran’s Foreign Minister declared the Strait of Hormuz officially open 06:00 ET, 19 Apr 2026Updated 11:52 ET, 19 Apr 2026 President Trump Speaks To Press Outside The Oval Office(Image: Getty) Fox News broke away from its regular programming after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz had officially reopened following the U.S. naval blockade. “We are just getting this in, so bear with us,” Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer said during the Friday, April 17, broadcast of America’s Newsroom, adding: “The Strait of

April 20, 2026

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EXCLUSIVE: Hanwha, Magnet Defense partner to build MUSVs, robotic shipyards

WASHINGTON — Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) and autonomous maritime company Magnet Defense are teaming up to build medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) and robotic shipyards, company executives told Breaking Defense. Both companies are signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Md., on Monday, based around crafting a 38-meter MUSV. The companies will also work on building AI-driven robotic shipyards, advanced AI software, and other projects under the MOU. “Hanwha remains committed to fielding the most capable and lethal MUSVs to support American warfighters and other allies in times of conflict,” HDUSA CEO Michael Coulter

April 20, 2026

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War breaking news. Lagarde: ‘Energy shock huge, but ECB needs more information to act’

Lebanon: Israeli drone raid in the south, 3 injured A raid attributed to an Israeli drone struck the Qaaqiyet el-Jisr area in south Lebanon. This was reported by the Lebanese newspaper L’Orient Le Jour, which spoke of three wounded, people who were “near a car” at the time of the reported operation. Card. Pizzaballa: indignation at desecration of Jesus statue No tolerance for the heinous act of a soldier of the IDF, the Israeli Defence Forces, filmed and gone viral on social media as he repeatedly hit the head of a crucified Jesus statue with a club. The desecration that

April 20, 2026

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Germany and Tottenham legend’s son rushed to hospital as USA goalkeeper breaks his NECK while playing for Ashley Cole’s Cesena in Italy

By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 11:12 EDT, 20 April 2026 | Updated: 11:33 EDT, 20 April 2026 Jurgen Klinsmann’s son Jonathan broke his neck at the weekend while playing for Serie B side Cesena and was rushed to hospital. The 29-year-old, whose former clubs include LA Galaxy and, as a youth player, Bayern Munich, collided with Palermo star Filippo Ranocchia during the league clash and was taken off in a neck brace. Klinsmann plays as a goalkeeper for Ashley Cole’s side and rushed out to claim a ball forward before Ranocchia’s trailing leg caught the shot stopper on the