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Trumps demand ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel over morbid joke
Melania Trump blasts “hateful and violent rhetoric” in rare public statement…
Conflict flares as Disney faces mounting pressure to dump late-night host…
Trump: “Beyond the pale… Kimmel should be immediately fired for this”…
White House: Rhetoric “legitimizes violence” following weekend gala shooting…
Suzlon Energy hits 4-month high as “Middle East premium” boosts alternative power…
Analysts: Wind is the only “diurnal complement” to solar during peak night demand…
8 GW gas-based power deficit in the evenings turns wind into a “must-have” asset…
Stock surges 45% in April as global capital rotates into “war-safe” renewables…
Free trade agreement signed as New Delhi seeks to bypass US-Iran war fallout…
Piyush Goyal: “We have chosen each other” while the world economy is recast…
Wellington commits $20 billion investment; 95% of exports to see zero tariffs…
Move aims to diversify Indian exports away from US-led trade instability…
“Anything-in-the-Loop”: Argonne opens futuristic freight test hub
First-of-its-kind facility pairs real-world heavy-duty trucks with virtual traffic…
Goal: Reduce development time for next-gen hydrogen and automated freight…
US Freight competitiveness at center of new $100M+ Chicago-based research corridor…
System allows “corridor-level” simulation for fleets of up to 80,000 pounds…
The “Genesis Mission” goes live: DOE taps Together AI for national labs
Department of Energy launches historic initiative to double US scientific output…
Genesis Mission unites all 17 National Laboratories with private AI cloud…
Move aims to bypass proprietary “black box” models for open-source transparency…
Focus: Accelerating breakthroughs in nuclear fusion, energy, and national security…
“The Warsh Pivot”: Fed nominee signals formal break from Powell era
Kevin Warsh emphasizes “independence” in Senate testimony as DOJ drops probe…
Nominee signals new focus on “AI-driven productivity” over headline inflation…
Move would “move the goalposts” on rate hikes despite $100+ oil shock…
Senate Thune faces pressure to fast-track confirmation before Wednesday FOMC..
The “EDAM” race: Utilities battle for a $350M Western power market
Race to create a West-wide electricity grid officially kicks off today…
EDAM vs. Markets+: 38 utilities must choose a side by Friday’s deadline…
Stakes: California eyes $350M in annual savings; Arizona sees $114M win…
System aims to route solar from AZ to hydro in WA as data center demand triples…
DHS shutdown reaches Day 72: House GOP “Impossible Week” begins
Speaker faces brutal deadline to fund Border Patrol and ICE by Thursday…
House Rules Committee meets now on FISA extension and DHS emergency funding…
Chaos in the cloakroom: GOP leadership admits they need “total flexibility” to pass…
Federal agencies warn of “imminent” service lapses as cash reserves hit zero…
The “Islamabad Ultimatum”: White House gives Iran 48-hour deadline
Trump administration rejects “security-managed” transit fee for the Strait…
State Department warns of “kinetic consequences” if Hormuz remains blocked by Wednesday…
Iran’s Araghchi departs Muscat empty-handed as Oman refuses to broker “toll booth”…
Brent Crude physical spreads explode as “floating storage” tankers begin to leak…
“I am the glitch”: Assassin suspect rants in DC federal court
Cole Tomas Allen refuses to enter plea in 1:00 PM arraignment hearing…
Judge orders immediate psychiatric evaluation for 31-year-old “federal assassin”…
Prosecution reveals suspect had 400 rounds of ammo in his DC hotel room…
Court remains in lockdown as federal marshals intercept “suspicious package” at entrance…
Google founder moves to the right with new Maga girlfriend.
“Gamma flip” at 7,100: S&P 500 enters high-volatility “danger zone”
Index flirts with critical support as options dealers flip to net-short gamma…
Nasdaq (IXIC) underperforms as Apple and Marvell drag on tech-heavy indices…
SpotGamma: “Below this level, dealers are forced to sell into every dip”…
IRAN ADVISER: U.S. CAN’T STOP OUR OIL EXPORTS
A senior Iranian military adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, said the U.S. cannot block Iran’s oil exports, dismissing efforts to restrict shipments.
The comments come as U.S. forces have redirected dozens of vessels under the blockade.…
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 27, 2026
IRAN HAS MADE CLEAR TO INTERMEDIARIES THAT IT STILL SEEKS TO MAINTAIN ITS CONTROL OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ – WSJ, CITING OFFICIALS
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 27, 2026
‘7th Avenue spitter’ targets women with gross attacks at NYC subway stops — but remains on loose
Geofence “panic”: Supreme Court weighs legality of digital dragnets
Justices to decide if police can legally harvest data from every phone near a crime…
Case stems from 2024 protest arrests using “blanket” location tracking…
Civil liberties groups: “This is the end of anonymous movement in America”…
Decision could invalidate thousands of pending digital-evidence convictions…
BREAKING: Microsoft stock, $MSFT, falls -5% after announcing that its OpenAI license will now be nonexclusive and it will no longer pay revenue share to OpenAI. pic.twitter.com/68TkxRwlL1
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 27, 2026
Microsoft, OpenAI rewrite partnership to eliminate exclusive model access, change revenue sharing
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta Issuing $400B Debt as Capex Surges 74%
Musk vs. Altman: Tech CEOs head to court over “soul” of OpenAI
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman enters critical hearing today…
Allegations of “betrayal of founding mission” to undergo judicial review…
Court to decide if OpenAI’s pivot to profit-first model is legally void…
Silicon Valley braces for “discovery” phase that could leak internal emails…
POET -30% premarket after Marvell cancels Celestial AI purchase orders over alleged confidentiality breach
Treasury “shadow raid”: US targets IRGC crypto nodes in 12 countries
Successor to the “Bessent seized $344M” news: ongoing raids hit “dark” exchanges…
Move aims to paralyze Iran’s ability to fund regional proxies via stablecoins…
Hegseth confirms “kinetic and digital” operations against Iranian financial nodes…
Bitcoin holds $78,000 as institutional buyers front-run “war risk” hedges…
Markets ignore Gulf “storage wall” as big tech earnings dominate the tape…
MSFT and META capital expenditure plans fuel massive chipmaker rally in Asia…
Nikkei 225 breaks 60,000 for first time as AI hype drowns out Middle East war…
Economists warn of “Asia divide” as oil-importing India and Indonesia stocks tumble…
The “Hormuz deal” leak: Iran begs for blockade end, keeps nukes
Tehran offers to clear Strait in exchange for lifting of US naval blockade…
Draft proposal sent through Islamabad channels bypasses nuclear “red lines”…
Trump dismisses offer via Fox News: “If they want to talk, they can call me”…
White House signals “no deal” without total shutdown of Iranian enrichment…
“Friendly federal assassin” in court: Manifesto targets Trump cabinet
Cole Tomas Allen set for 1:00 PM appearance at DC federal courthouse…
Suspect’s manifesto lists administration officials as high-priority “targets”…
Guardian reports “Washington in shock” as fresh security lapses come to light…
Trump demands Congress fund “Trump Ballroom” to prevent future hotel breaches…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/morning-briefing-april-27-2026/3918907
The $80K squeeze: Bitcoin “whales” dump $378M into Kraken as bid holds
Abraxas Capital moves massive BTC block as market tests $78,000 support…
Institutional ETF inflows cross $1.5 billion in six days despite Gulf chaos…
Short sellers liquidated at record pace as “geopolitical bid” floors the price…
Analysts: “Liquidity is being drained into Bitcoin as the only war-safe asset”…
Michael Tracey waits outside hotel to fight Jim Acosta.
What just dropped this morning:
$AAPL – APPLE SHARES DOWN 1.7% PREMARKET
Iran offers the U.S. a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for ending the blockade
Germany’s Friedrich Merz warns the strait may be partially mined and says Iran is negotiating skillfully with no clear U.S. exit
Trump recalls the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting, saying he wasn’t worried during the chaos
FBI swarms the home of suspect Cole Tomas Allen after a manifesto surfaces
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Vladimir Putin as Hormuz talks stall
United Airlines ends pursuit of merger talks with American Airlines
Oil prices ease slightly on reports of a new Iran Hormuz proposal