Day: April 25, 2026

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Russian drone attack rekindles Ukrainians’ memories of 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The Russian drone hit the outer layer of what is known as the New Safe Confinement structure, or NSC, the vast, $2.1 billion arch-like shell that was completed in 2019 to enclose the original, hastily built concrete “sarcophagus” to keep the damaged Reactor No. 4 and its deadly debris from leaking radiation.

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U.S. housing crisis faces soaring land prices, too

The cost of buying land in the U.S. has gone up more than 75%, on average, since before the pandemic — a rate that’s significantly faster than inflation and that experts say is likely to make the country’s housing shortage even worse.

Not only is land more expensive, there’s a lot less of it to buy, according to a new report from Realtor.com — both houses and land got snatched up in a pandemic era buying frenzy.

Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com, says that, as for the consequences of less, more expensive land, “What that means is that homes are going to continue to be expensive. That new construction is going to continue to be challenged.”

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Russian parliament speaker in North Korea to mark Pyongyang’s troop deployment in Ukraine war

The speaker of Russia’s parliament, a close ally of President Vladimir ​Putin, arrived in North Korea on ‌Saturday to attend an event to commemorate Pyongyang’s deployment of troops to help Moscow in ​the Ukraine conflict, Tass news ​agency reported.
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Iran’s foreign minister in Pakistan for peace talks

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were also flying to Islamabad on Saturday.
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Behnam Ben Taleblu: Russia-Iran Partnership Is ‘Reshaping Modern Warfare’

By supplying Russia with drones and enabling its long-range strikes in Ukraine, Tehran has become an active participant in a major European war.
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Tick season seems to be off to a fast start

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.
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Iran talks to resume this weekend without Vance https://www.washingtonposm/politics/2026/04/24/iran-talks-resume-no-vance/

Iran talks to resume this weekend without Vance  washingtonpost.com/politics/… — Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Apr 25, 2026

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Appeals court clears way for U.S. to reopen border for asylum seekers https://www.washingtonposm/immigration/2026/04/24/court-border-asylum-trump/

Appeals court clears way for U.S. to reopen border for asylum seekers  washingtonpost.com/immigrati… — Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Apr 25, 2026

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