Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NBA playoffs kick off in earnest tomorrow as the Play-In Tournament wraps tonight; see complete postseason bracket and schedule (More)
> "Clueless" sequel TV series in development at Peacock with original star Alicia Silverstone reprising her starring role (More)
> ESPN analyst Lee Corso to retire from "College GameDay" after Week 1 of the 2025 college football season after nearly 40 years leading the show (More) | NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin tomorrow; see full schedule and preview (More)
Science & Technology
> Astronomers detect large amounts of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide on K2-18b, a planet 124 light-years away, using the James Webb telescope; the molecules occur on Earth solely through biological activity, primarily marine phytoplankton (More) | James Webb 101 (1440 Topics)
> Scientists confirm existence of first-ever "lone black hole" 5,000 light-years away; unlike all other identified black holes, this one does not have a noticeable star orbiting it (More)
> Analysis of tree rings reveals three years of drought contributed to the Barbarian Conspiracy over 1,650 years ago, when Roman Britain was temporarily invaded on three fronts before Rome restored order (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -1.3%, Nasdaq -0.1%), with the Dow dragged down by UnitedHealth Group (-22%) (More) | UnitedHealth shares sink in largest daily drop since 1998 after the insurance giant misses earnings estimates and slashes its 2025 earnings outlook (More)
> European Central Bank cuts interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing key rate to 2.25%; bank warns of "deteriorated" growth outlook amid trade tensions (More) | President Donald Trump calls for termination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over lack of recent interest rate cuts (More)
> Chinese fast-fashion brands Shein and Temu to begin raising prices April 25 after the US closes trade loophole that had allowed imported shipments valued at less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> US Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in May on whether to lift nationwide pause on Trump administration's executive order to end practice of birthright citizenship (More)
> Puerto Rico experiences second island-wide blackout in four months, leaving as many as 1.4 million customers without power and 400,000 without water (More) | Why does Puerto Rico keep experiencing blackouts? (More)
> Judge delays resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez to May 9, nearly 30 years after their conviction for the 1989 murders of their parents; hearing to determine whether their life sentences without parole should be reduced (More)
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