Sunday, April 21, 2024

Expansive foreign aid package OK'd by House

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Sun Apr 21 2024

 

Catch up. Quick.

What happened this weekend? The House approved foreign aid bills that would send funds to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region after months of it being stalled by Republican infighting. The New York Attorney General is asking a judge to reject the $175 million bond posted in Donald Trump's civil fraud case. And Taylor Swift set another Spotify streaming record following the release of "The Tortured Poets Department."

Here's the biggest news you missed. 👇

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks towards the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on April 19, 2024 in Washington, DC.

After months of debate, House Speaker Mike Johnson successfully pushed a foreign aid package for key U.S. allies including Ukraine.

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Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sits at the defendant's table at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, New York, USA, 19 April 2024.
 

New York AG asks judge to reject $175 million bond in Donald Trump's fraud case

The state attorney general has argued that Donald Trump and his surety company don't have the assets to pay the bond if his appeal fails.

Taylor Swift's mentor, Stevie Nicks, penned a poem to open "The Tortured Poets Department."
 

Taylor Swift's new album just broke a Spotify streaming record

Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" has made Spotify history as the most-streamed album in a single day this year and in history.

Young man lights himself on fire outside Trump's hush money trial
 

Man dies after self-immolation outside Trump trial courthouse

The 37-year-old Florida native, who New York police described as a conspiracy theorist, telegraphed the incident as "an extreme act of protest."

Flowers were left at the scene April 21, 2024, where a driver smashed through a wall at the Swan Boat Club during a child's birthday party in Newport.
 

2 young siblings killed after car crashes into birthday party in Michigan

The driver was taken into custody for operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and is being held at the Monroe County jail.

Protesters outside of the United States Capitol as the House voted and approved a bill Wednesday that would force TikTok's parent company to sell the popular social media app or face a practical ban in the U.S.
 

Divest or die: House approves anti-TikTok measure

The bipartisan measure would force the popular social app's Chinese parent company to sell or face a nationwide ban in the U.S.

A Palestinian man wait for news of his daughter as rescue workers search for survivors under the rubble of a building hit in an overnight Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 21, 2024.
 

Will US sanction Israeli battalion? Netanyahu to 'fight it with all my strength'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said any US plan to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda Battalion is "the height of absurdity and a moral nadir."

Ryan Garcia (white trunks) punches Devin Haney (gray trunks) during their WBC Super Lightweight title bout.
 

Ryan Garcia defeats Devin Haney by decision: Round-by-round analysis

USA TODAY will provide all the latest updates, news and highlights from Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garica and all the bouts on the main card Saturday night.

Actress Drea Kelly attends WE TV's exclusive screening of "Power, Influence, & Hip Hop: The Remarkable Rise in West Hollywood, California
 

Beyoncé's 'II Hands II Heaven': Drea Kelly speaks on her viral dance

Beyoncé song "II Hands II Heaven" is going viral with fans using dancer Drea Kelly's choreography. Kelly talks about what this moment means to her.

David Taylor won Olympic gold in men's freestyle wrestling at the 2021 Tokyo Games.
 

Olympic gold medalist fails to make 2024 wrestling team for Paris

Reigning Olympic gold medalist David Taylor had an automatic bye at 86 kg but was upset by fellow Penn State wrestler Aaron Brooks at trials.

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