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Football-Skydiver left dangling when parachute snags on stadium video board

Sunday, April 19 by SRN News

April 19 (Reuters) - A skydiver trailing a large American flag drifted off course and became tangled in the video board at a U.S. college football game on Saturday, leaving him suspended above the field by his parachute until he was rescued. Viral videos from... Read More.

Iran doubles down on closing the Strait of Hormuz as the ceasefire inches toward expiration

Sunday, April 19 by SRN News

CAIRO (AP) - Iran doubled down on its pledge to restrict ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in place, as mediators scrambled to secure further talks before the ceasefire expires this week. The dueling... Read More.

The Latest: Standoff escalates after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade

Sunday, April 19 by SRN News

Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect. The escalating standoff over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the... Read More.

Billionaire Steyer’s spending binge dwarfs rival campaigns in California governor’s race

Saturday, April 18 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - In the wide-open race for California governor, billionaire Tom Steyer is on a spending binge. The hedge fund manager-turned-liberal activist is using his personal fortune to saturate TV screens and mobile phones with advertising, while his competitors accuse him of trying... Read More.

The US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash

Saturday, April 18 by SRN News

PHALABORWA, South Africa (AP) - Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the center of an exploratory U.S.-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth elements from industrial mining waste. The Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project has U.S.... Read More.

Rubber bullets, pepper spray and arrests as protesters try to storm a Wisconsin beagle lab

Saturday, April 18 by SRN News

BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. (AP) - About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group's... Read More.

Construction on Trump’s White House ballroom can continue for now, US appeals court says

Saturday, April 18 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House, ruling a day after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground construction on the site of the former East Wing.... Read More.

US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship with 6 on board

Saturday, April 18 by SRN News

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - An airplane search crew spotted an overturned ship matching the description of a cargo vessel that went missing with six people on board near the U.S. territory of Saipan, though authorities were not able to confirm whether it was the... Read More.

What consumers can do as the Iran war impacts the cost and availability of flights

Saturday, April 18 by SRN News

As the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips. The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that... Read More.

The Media Line: Iran Blocks Strait of Hormuz, Says It Will Remain Closed Until ‘War Fully Ends’

Saturday, April 18 by SRN News

Iran Blocks Strait of Hormuz, Says It Will Remain Closed Until 'War Fully Ends' By The Media Line Staff Iran on Saturday blocked the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US naval blockade, saying the waterway will remain... Read More.

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