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[21:15] US court to hear Trump case on birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court said it will hear arguments next month over President Donald Trump's bid to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship.

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#TheUSSupremeCourt #nextmonth #DonaldTrump





Texas senators voted 20-11 on Wednesday to approve a bill that would drastically limit how the state's public universities teach their students about history, race and inequality.

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#Education #EducationNews #News #SenateBill #SenateBill37 #TexasBills #TexasSenate



[20:02] Six people hospitalised after shooting at Florida campus

At least six people were hospitalised, one of them in critical condition, after a shooting at Florida State University (FSU), and a suspect was taken into custody, according to media reports.

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#Atleastsix #one #FloridaStateUniversity




in reply to AI6YR Ben

Home built in 1922. Last sold in 1994, for only $41,000.... Which is very, very low even for an ancient building built in 1922 (i.e. toxic everything, probably insulated with asbestos). So probably family transfer of some sort.





[19:26] Three tourists dead after cable car crashes near Naples

Three people have died, one person is seriously injured and another is missing after a cable car crashed to the ground in southern Italy, mountain rescue services and firefighters said.

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#Three #one #Italy






SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/…




[18:45] O'Gorman to seek re-election as Green Party leader

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman has confirmed he is seeking to be re-elected as the party's leader.

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#GreenParty #RodericO'Gorman







[17:51] Govt minister says disinformation 'a global scourge'

The Minister for Arts, Culture, Media, Sport and Communications, Patrick O'Donovan, said disinformation is a "serious challenge" for democracies around the world and must be met with a whole of Government, society and community response.

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#PatrickO'Donovan



[17:39] US judge finds Google holds illegal online ad monopolies

Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge has said, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an anti-trust case brought by the US.

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#two #US

#us #two



#OtD 17 Apr 1920 dockers in Dublin refused to load foodstuffs destined for England. The action helped relieve severe food shortages in Dublin, which had been dire since 1917, while huge quantities of food were shipped to Britain stories.workingclasshistory.co…
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New Comic found: Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North for Thu, 17 Apr 2025 gocomics.com/dinosaur-comics/2…

#webcomics #dinosaurcomics #comicstrip



[16:47] Menendez brothers set for resentencing hearing

Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to appear in a Los Angeles court in a bid to persuade a judge to reduce their life sentences for the shotgun murders of their own parents.

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#Erik #LyleMenendez #LosAngeles



[16:44] Giorgia Meloni travels to US seeking EU tariff deal

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House, hoping a personal charm offensive can help convince his administration to cut the EU a better deal on tariffs.

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#Italian #GiorgiaMeloni #US #DonaldTrump #theWhiteHouse #EU




[16:12] Appeal for driver to come forward in search for Mayo man

Gardaí and the PSNI who are searching for missing 38-year-old Mayo man, George Brennan are anxious to speak to a van driver who may have seen him.

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#PSNI #38_year_old #Mayo #GeorgeBrennan



#NEwx
We're still on track for strong and possibly severe storms 5-10 pm. The primary hazard is expected to be destructive hail up to 2 or 3" in diameter. A tornado or two is also possible, as are damaging winds up to 60-70 mph. The enhanced risk was expanded a little farther east at 8 am.
#NEwx






[14:42] Proposed new law published by Govt on short-term lets

The Government has published a proposed new law which will create a register of short-term lets by May 2026.

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#May2026



[14:36] Easter weekend Garda road safety operation under way

A Garda road safety operation is under way since 7am this morning and will run until 7am next Tuesday.

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#7amthismorning #7am #nextTuesday



[14:54] 'Relief' as Rotunda's smallest baby spends first day home

A baby girl weighing just over 400g when she was born is spending her first day at home in Dublin.

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#justover400 #first #Dublin