Reports say Phelan, whose role was largely administrative, left amid tension over US shipbuilding.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
At least 10 people wounded in Louisiana mall shooting, police say
Baton Rouge police chief says attack unfolded after argument inside food court at Mall of Louisiana
At least 10 people were injured and transported to the hospital Thursday when two groups exchanged gunfire inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, according to police.
Several of the people involved ran off as a large police presence responded.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/louisiana-mall-shooting-baton-rouge
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup, says report
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US special envoy Zampolli hopes for Italy involvement
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Doubts remain over Iran’s participation
An envoy to the US President Donald Trump has asked Fifa to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
The plan is an effort to repair ties between Trump and Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni after the two fell out amid the American president’s attacks against Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war, the FT reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/22/trump-envoy-seeks-to-replace-iran-with-italy-at-world-cup-says-report
Prediction site Kalshi fines three US candidates who bet on own elections
Disclosures come after firm tightened rules on insider trading, including candidates betting on own campaigns
Before he announced his Senate candidacy, a political hopeful in Virginia did something not so unusual in this day and age: he logged on to a prediction market exchange and wagered money that he would run. Then he ran. Then he bet on that too.
The candidate and trader was Mark Moran, a former FBoy Island contestant who went viral recently for his campaign launch video. Investigators with Kalshi, the federally regulated prediction market exchange, found he placed two trades on their platform, the first in a market asking which individuals would seek public office in 2026, the second after he formally entered the race.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/kalshi-candidates-election-races
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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