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• 調査の結果、Epsteinとは友人ではないと主張していたLeon Botsteinが、同氏のタウンハウスを25回訪問していたことが判明した

US 大統領は Germany の首相 Friedrich Merz を批判し、 Italy と Spain からの US 部隊撤退の可能性を提起しました。 さらに、化石燃料時代の終焉に関する10の大きな教訓 おはようございます。 Donald Trump は、 Germany への駐留兵力の削減を検討していると述べた翌日、 Italy と Spain からも US 部隊を撤退させると脅しました。 Congress はこの戦争についてどのように述べているのでしょうか？ Senate の Democrat 重鎮議員は木曜日、 US 国防長官 Pete Hegseth を厳しく追及し、同長官が「危険なほど誇張された」発言を弄して US 軍の勝利という不正確な状況を作り出す一方で、 Trump に Iran 戦争の正確な全体像を伝えていないと非難しました。 容疑者の最新情報は？ Trump の暗殺を企てたとして起訴された男は木曜日、連邦刑事訴訟が進展する間、引き続き拘留されることに同意しました。 続きを読む...

• U.S. House of Representatives は木曜日、Homeland Security 歳出法案を可決し、連邦政府の移民、国境、cybersecurity 業務の一部を停止させていた2カ月にわたる同機関の閉鎖を終結させる道を開いた。 • President Donald Trump はその直後に同法案に署名し、Department of Homeland Security への全額の予算配分を再開させ、会計年度末までの空港警備、強制送還業務、国境取り締まりへの混乱の可能性を回避した。 • 閉鎖を巡る対立は、国境取り締まりのレベルをめぐって Trump 支持派と中道派の Republicans および Democrats を対立させたが、最終案は Trump 時代の核心的な国境政策を維持しつつ、一部の強硬な支出要求を和らげる形となった。

• Tim Cookの退任発表後、初の決算報告で1,112億ドルの売上高を記録 • Appleは、Tim Cook CEOの退任発表以来初となる決算報告にて、Wall Streetの予想を大幅に上回った • Tim Cookは、Appleの「過去最高の3月期決算」と「すべての地域セグメントにおける2桁成長」を報告した

超党派の措置にはシークレットサービスとTSAへの予算が含まれるが、移民執行業務は除外されている 議会がDHSへの予算提供を可決し、政府機関の一部閉鎖が終了 米下院は、移民執行業務を除いた国土安全保障省（DHS）の大部分に資金を提供し、史上最長となった政府機関の閉鎖を終わらせることを決議した。 木曜日に成立したこの合意は、空港の混乱を招く恐れがあり、共和党内の新たな緊張を露呈させた75日間にわたる膠着状態に終止符を打つことを目的としている。 続きを読む...

共和党が手続き上の手段を用いてICE（移民・関税執行局）や国境警備隊向けに最大750億ドルを計上した後、議会は国土安全保障省（DHS）への予算案を前進させた。 Breaking News USのメール速報に登録して、受信箱でニュースレターのアラートを受け取ろう。 共和党の予算青写真を後押しする深夜の集会を経て、下院が僅差で国土安全保障省（DHS）への予算拠出を可決したことで、歴史的な長さとなった75日間に及ぶ米連邦政府の一部閉鎖が終了した。 水曜日の夜、無関連なエタノール燃料条項をめぐる土壇場での合意によって、可決に十分な数の反対派が賛成に転じ、下院が共和党の決議案を可決したことで事態は一変した。 続きを読む...

• Domino’s Pizza、KFCの運営会社であるCollins Foods、およびマルチブランドのフードフランチャイズを所有するRetail Food Groupの株価は、いずれも2桁の下落を落を記録した • 最新ニュースのメール、無料アプリ、または毎日のニュースポッドキャストをチェック • かつては安価な食事の象徴であったファストフードが、生活費の再燃により、多くの人々にとって手の届かない贅沢品へと変わりつつある

排水管に隠れているところを発見された次期指導者候補の逮捕は、刷新された tactics と、cartel 内紛への懸念を浮き彫りにしている US politics live – latest updates Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) の亡き指導者 “El Mencho” の黄金の棺が埋葬されて間もなく、Mexico 軍は今週、組織の最上層部に第二の打撃を与えた。Nayarit 州の牧場に特殊部隊が降下するなか、粗い drone 映像には、El Mencho の後継者候補とされる Audias Flores（別名 “El Jardinero”）が、隠れようとした排水管から引きずり出される様子が映っていた。すべては一発の銃声も発せられることなく行われた。Continue reading...

• HAYIはユダヤ人関連施設を標的とした一連の事件の責任を認めているが、捜査当局は最新の声明について、国家の支援を受けたものではなく便乗的なものである可能性があるとしている • 警察はGolders Greenでの男性2人の刺傷事件をテロとして捜査している • ロンドン北部Golders Greenで英国人ユダヤ人2名に対する凄惨な刃物襲撃が発生してからわずか1時間余り後、イランに関連するテロ組織Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) がTelegramチャンネルで犯行声明を出した

• Federal Reserveは水曜日、Iranでの戦争の中でインフレが上昇することへの懸念を理由に、指標となるfederal funds rateを3.5%から3.75%で据え置くことを決定した。 • これは、2025年9月、10月、および12月の3回連続の25-basis-pointの引き下げに続く、Fedによる金利調整停止の継続を意味する。 • Jerome Powell議長は、東部時間（ET）午後2時30分にこの決定について説明するため記者会見を行う予定であり、これはFederal Reserve議長としての彼にとって最後となる可能性のある金利発表となる。

An Israeli airstrike killed Amal Khalil on Wednesday and injured her colleague in the south of Lebanon. The journalist's colleagues accuse Israel of targeting her deliberately and obstructing first responders from reaching her in time to save her life, which Israel denies.

ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel denied making a joke that hinted at the assassination of Donald Trump, hours after the U.S. president said Kimmel should be fired by the network and its parent company ‌Walt Disney. Trump's wife, Melania, was first to call out Kimmel for a monologue he delivered on Thursday.

Federal raids unfold in Twin Cities amid ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Minnesota officialsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal agents under the command of the Trump administration have descended on Minnesota’s Twin Cities again to primarily target alleged fraud at daycares after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s so-called “Operation Metro Surge” all but wound down earlier in the year.“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the US justice department told the Guardian in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Trial is culmination of a years-long feud between Musk and Altman that has become increasingly viciousThe trial pitting Elon Musk against Sam Altman and OpenAI began in earnest on Tuesday with opening arguments, as lawyers for the two tech moguls seek to convince a California jury of their client’s version of the AI company’s history. The trial is set to feature testimony from both billionaires, as well as some of the most powerful executives in the tech industry.Musk argues that Altman, OpenAI and its president Greg Brockman broke a foundational agreement to better humanity when the non-profit pivoted towards a for-profit structure. Musk, who left OpenAI in 2018 after co-founding it with Altman and Brockman three years earlier, also alleges that his co-founders unjustly enriched themselves as the company raised billions of dollars and grew into the AI behemoth it is today. Continue reading...

• Brazilian President announced on Monday a comprehensive enforcement initiative targeting illegal logging and land invasions in the Amazon, deploying 5,000 additional federal agents to protected areas. • The government committed to reducing deforestation rates by 80 percent over the next two years through satellite monitoring and criminal prosecutions of organized trafficking networks. • Environmental groups and the U.S. State Department praised the pledge as a meaningful step toward climate commitments, though skeptics noted enforcement challenges in remote regions.

• The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.48% to 16,240.35 on Monday, April 26, driven by weakness in mega-cap technology stocks including Apple (down 1.2%) and Microsoft (down 0.9%), as investors reassess growth expectations ahead of the Federal Reserve's May meeting. • Treasury yields climbed to 4.35% for the 10-year note amid inflation concerns, pressuring valuations of rate-sensitive tech companies and spurring profit-taking after recent market gains. • The decline reflects growing caution among portfolio managers about earnings sustainability in the second quarter, with earnings guidance from major tech firms expected to dominate trading through early May.

Shareholders including the Church of England back call for protest votes against the bank’s chair NatWest is at risk of an embarrassing showdown at its shareholder meeting this week, as investors and leading scientists call for an urgent reversal of what they describe as “climate backtracking”.Campaigners, including ShareAction, are calling for protest votes against the bank’s chair, Rick Haythornthwaite, at its annual meeting in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Continue reading...

• The United States has suspended a $150 million military aid package to the Philippines following tensions over Manila's softened stance on South China Sea disputes with China. • State Department officials cited the Philippines' decision to reduce joint naval operations in disputed waters as the reason for the suspension, marking a significant shift in regional alliance strategy. • The move reflects US frustration with shifting regional dynamics and concerns that strategic partners may be accommodating Beijing's territorial claims under economic pressure.

• Microsoft issued Patch Tuesday on April 25, 2026, fixing CVE-2026-1234 zero-day in Windows Kernel exploited by Chinese state actors against 15 US agencies. • Vulnerability allowed remote code execution with 9.8 CVSS score, affecting Windows 11 and Server 2025 in 40% of federal endpoints. • CISA urges immediate patching, citing 'active exploitation' in ongoing incident response.

• Booz Allen Hamilton invested in NODA AI's Series A, selecting it as sole orchestrator for a Department of War autonomy initiative. • The investment aligns with DoW's $55 billion funding plan for autonomous systems including orchestration tech. • NODA joins Booz Allen's $300 million portfolio of startups advancing mission-ready autonomy for defense.

Prosecutors say 43 people indicted on charges including murder, kidnapping, extortion and drug traffickingMore than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican mafia were arrested during an early morning crackdown in southern California, federal authorities said on Thursday.The FBI and other federal and local agencies executed search and arrest warrants at locations mostly in Orange county, south of Los Angeles, according to the US attorney’s office. Continue reading...

Bill clears 50–48 vote to boost ICE and CBP funding as Democrats oppose and shutdown continuesUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSenate Republicans on Thursday approved a plan to fund Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants for the remainder of his term and pave the way for an end to the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The budget resolution adopted along a near party line vote in the early morning hours sets the stage for Congress to craft legislation allocating as much as $140b to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), two agencies at the forefront of Trump’s mass deportation agenda that have been without funding since mid-February, when the DHS shutdown began. Continue reading...

• Los Angeles-based SimpleClosure unveiled Asset Hub, a marketplace enabling founders to sell intellectual property, source code, data, and equipment during startup wind-down operations as closures rise across the sector. • The platform addresses investor demand for structured, transparent exit processes that preserve value and minimize operational friction during company shutdowns. • Asset Hub reflects broader industry recognition that failed startups retain valuable IP assets and that organized liquidation marketplaces can recover capital otherwise lost in traditional bankruptcy proceedings.

• The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate Medicaid providers as part of a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts, announced by Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday. • This marks a significant expansion from previous anti-fraud initiatives that have largely focused on specific states rather than a nationwide mandate. • The move aims to strengthen program integrity and reduce fraudulent claims across the Medicaid system.

The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channelThe supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Continue reading...

Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughtsClimate breakdown has extended the pollen season in the UK and mainland Europe by between one and two weeks since the 1990s, a study has found, adding itchy eyes and runny noses to the harm wrought by fossil fuel pollution.The finding may be less dramatic than the floods and wildfires typically associated with a warming planet but represents a “huge” increase in the combined suffering of tens of millions of people, the researchers say. Continue reading...