Pope Leo XIV is polling as the most popular public figure in the United States, with a net favorability rating of +34.
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Day: April 17, 2026
US Congress passes 10-day extension of surveillance law amid Republican infighting theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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Exclusive: Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026 https://t.co/D0fICEdrWi https://t.co/D0fICEdrWi
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 18, 2026
Petro Says CIA Aware of Threat to Colombia Candidate Cepeda bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The TSA needs a wholesale reinvention. The Trump administration’s plan to require small airports to contract with private screeners isn’t enough, writes @marcscribner
on.wsj.com/48aAEIK— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) Apr 18, 2026
The port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea is on fire after a major drone swarm attack a few hours ago
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⚡️Ukraine reportedly strikes oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast.
Ukraine’s military reportedly struck the Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast on the morning hours of April 18, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Apr 18, 2026
Career US prosecutor removed from probe into ex-CIA chief Brennan, sources say https://t.co/WM2q0PJnyN https://t.co/WM2q0PJnyN
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 18, 2026
Military intelligence chief: Iran military still has thousands of missiles, attack drones washingtontimes.com/news/202…
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The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and her Carrier Strike Group, who on Thursday hit 296-days at sea, surpassing the record for the longest deployed aircraft carrier since the end of the Cold War, has since transited the Suez Canal from the Eastern Mediterranean and is once again conducting operations in the Red Sea, in support of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), two defense officials tell the Associated Press.
The Ford, which initially left the Red Sea in March, after suffering a severe ventilation fire that started in the ship’s laundry and resulted in damage to hundreds of berthings and other compartments, was expected to finally return to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia after loitering for the last few weeks in the Eastern Mediterranean – with stops in Crete and Croatia. Though it appears that the carrier and its crew has yet again been ordered to remain on station near Iran until the arrival of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), who is currently taking the long way to the region around the Cape of Good Hope in Southern Africa.
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Apr 18, 2026