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Election denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell continues to refuse to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions he has been ordered to pay to voting software company Smartmatic over "frivolous" election claims -- alleging he's left with no money after numerous legal battles."I'm in ruins," a teary Lindell said through a Zoom screen during a motion hearing in the U.S. District Court in Washington on Wednesday, pleading to Judge Carl Nichols to allow him to wait until after the final judgement comes out to make any payment in the case, which he has already lost.

'I'm in ruins,' teary Mike Lindell tells judge in Smartmatic sanctions hearing

TECOLUCA, El Salvador (AP) — President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government’s lack of power over the Central American nation.

AP PHOTOS: A look at the huge prison in El Salvador linked to US deportations

The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary its role is being questionedIn the 1980s, New Zealand’s department of Māori affairs set aside money for language groups to spend on projects as they saw fit.

Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point

Temu has pulled back on its online ad spending in the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.The Chinese online retailer has also fallen swiftly from the top ranks of Apple's app store.Temu and rival discount retailer Shein have exploded in the U.S. by going on a marketing blitz.

Temu slashes U.S. ad spending, plummets in App Store rankings after Trump China tariffs

Scientists working with the Schmidt Ocean Institute reveal the first footage of two elusive sea animals: the colossal squid and a type of glass squid.Scientists working with the Schmidt Ocean Institute reveal the first footage of two elusive sea animals: the colossal squid and a type of glass squid.

Colossal squid resembles a ‘glass sculpture’ in first footage taken from the deep sea

Liv and Mia Tyler recalled learning they were sisters while attending one of their father Steven Tyler’s, concerts.The half-siblings talked about how they found out they were related when Liv’s mom, Bebe Buell, and Mia’s mother, Cyrinda Foxe, decided to take them to the same show.

Liv and Mia Tyler learned they were sisters at father Steven’s Aerosmith concert: ‘It was really weird’

"Stranger Things" season 5 has fans itching with excitement.The science fiction series, released in 2016, follows the eerie happenings of the fictional Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s where a teenage friend group looks to uncover the town's mysteries.Netflix has since announced the show would return for season 5, its final season.

Everything we know about 'Stranger Things' season 5: Details

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In the latest revelation of Chinese influence among the Taiwanese armed forces, at least 62 active-duty Taiwanese service members have been found holding Chinese residency permits, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said.Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, China has considered Taiwan a renegade province and increasingly relied on “gray area” tactics to undermine Taiwan’s will to resist on top of its threat of a military invasion.

Divided loyalties? 62 Taiwanese military members found with Chinese residency permits

The program was credited by users with making tax filing easy. But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax prep companies have said it's a waste of taxpayer money.The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.

Trump admin plans to end the IRS' free tax filing program, AP sources say

Wilson Contreras' chase rate is the highest of his career, but there's still reason for optimismMichael Toglia looks completely lost right now. He isn't doing anything well – his strikeout rate is a wholly untenable 46%, and when he does make contact, it has tended to be on the ground to the pull side, where there is little damage to be found.

Fantasy Baseball: Looking for signs of life from Michael Toglia, Triston Casas, other slow-starting sluggers

Several "Pitch Perfect" stars enjoyed a sweet mini reunion this week.On Tuesday, Rebel Wilson shared a carousel of Instagram photos of herself with fellow "Pitch Perfect" stars Anna Kendrick and Chrissie Fit in London.In the photos, the trio is all smiles as they pose for photos on London streets.

Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Chrissie Fit have 'Pitch Perfect' reunion: See all the photos

This is CNBC's live blog covering European markets.European markets are heading for a negative open Thursday as traders await the latest monetary policy decision from the European Central Bank.The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 39 points lower at 8,230, Germany's DAX down 48 points at 21,255, France's CAC 38 points lower at 7,289 and Italy's FTSE MIB 97 points lower at 35,061, according to data from IG.

European markets head for negative open as traders await ECB rate decision

The festival had been scheduled for late May. Initially, its website announced "it is postponed and will be rescheduled" before the language was updated.Organizers of a Fyre Festival sequel announced on its website Wednesday that the event had been postponed before updating the language to say tickets were "currently not unavailable."

Fyre Festival 2's fate up in the air after website says tickets unavailable

April 17 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.They include:-- Industrialist/financier J.P. Morgan in 1837-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Cap Anson in 1852-- Writer Karen Blixen, who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen, in 1885

Famous birthdays for April 17: Phoebe Dynevor, Rooney Mara

The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species due to logging, mining, development and other activities.At issue is a longstanding definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, which has included altering or destroying the places those species live.

Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

Phased pan-genome of European potatoFew but highly divergent haplotypesExtensive admixture with wild species85% of the European haplotypes capturedPhasing genomes with a haplotype graphCase 1. Reconstructing genomes included in the graphCase 2. Reconstructing genomes derived from the haplotypes in the graphCase 3.

The phased pan-genome of tetraploid European potato

Not only are TV-watching, book-reading, show-going, music-listening travellers declining to visit the US, we have started to cease to imagine itThis week, fresh data revealed the United States has seen its biggest drop in Australian tourists since Covid. It’s hardly surprising.

America used to fire the world’s imagination – but now the cultural conversation is being silenced

Speed: 0.5xSpeed: 1xSpeed: 1.5xSpeed: 2x🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.A mom from the Gold Coast, Australia, has shared the challenging reality of parenting two babies at once.Sinead Finn, 34, listed all the "heartbreaking things" as a twin mom in a reel on Instagram (@sinead__finn_) including hearing them both cry out for her at the same time and having to choose who to go to first, trying to balance work and motherhood and feeling as though she's always failing one of her children.

Twin Mom Reveals Most 'Heartbreaking Things' as a Parent to Multiples

Is Ukraine's President Zelenskyy hiding a secret fortune? Recent allegations about his alleged luxury homes and private jets raise eyebrows.Rumors surrounding **Zelenskyy wealth allegations** have gained traction, but investigations reveal a starkly different reality. What’s the truth behind the claims?

Zelenskyy's Wealth Allegations: Truth Behind Luxury Homes & Jets

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Highly sensitive method captures rare RNAs in blood to search for disease

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Republican lawmakers are continuing to face fired-up crowds at the few town halls held during the current congressional recess as President Donald Trump fires tens of thousands of federal employees, levels tariffs that have rocked the markets, and faces numerous lawsuits against his administration's actions.At a town hall in Fort Madison, Iowa, on April 15, GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley was repeatedly shouted down as attendees raised grievances with Trump's administration.

Anger erupts at Republican lawmakers' town halls amid tariff and DOGE drama

MILAN — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will test her mettle as a bridge between the EU and the United States when she meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to have a face-to-face with Trump since he announced, and then suspended, 20% tariffs on European exports.

Italy's Meloni will test her mettle as EU-U.S. bridge when she meets with Trump

CNN —To understand Donald Trump’s second term, just look at the fights he picks.The president and his top officials spent this week escalating confrontations over mass deportations, elite universities and transgender athletes on emerging fronts of his “common sense revolution.”Each is obviously an attempt to please the loyal MAGA political base and other elements of the coalition on which Trump anchored his two election wins.

How the battles Trump loves to wage explain his presidency

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 30-year-old community service program that sends young adults to work on projects across the U.S. was the latest target of the Trump administration ‘s campaign to slash government spending.AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps informed volunteers Tuesday that they would exit the program early “due to programmatic circumstances beyond your control,” according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.

DOGE targets a community service program in its latest cost-cutting effort

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 38 points, and the Miami Heat dominated the Chicago Bulls 109-90 on Wednesday night to advance in the Play-In Tournament.Herro scored 23 points as Miami grabbed a 71-47 halftime lead, and the Heat knocked the Bulls out of the Play-In for the third year in a row.

Heat dominate Bulls to advance in Play-In Tournament

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an "alarming rate," promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies to identify any environmental factors that may cause the developmental disorder.His call comes the day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that found an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, a marked increase from 2020.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an 'alarming rate'

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Body of missing Washington state grandmother found buried under shed partially encased in concrete

Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, jailed for life for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, are set to be given a hearing on Thursday to determine whether they may be eligible for a lesser sentence and a path to parole after more than three decades behind bars.

Erik and Lyle Menendez set for long-awaited resentencing hearing as they vie for release. Here’s what to expect

New iPad has laptop-level power, reliable battery life, great video call camera and a choice of screen sizesApple’s iPad Air continues to be the premium tablet to beat, with the latest version featuring a chip upgrade to keep it ahead of the pack.The new iPad Air M3 costs from £599 (€699/$599/A$999) – the same as its predecessor – and comes in two sizes with either an 11in or 13in screen.