Thursday, the 30th of April
Good morning,
At the top of the news, Hail storm kills emu at Missouri zoo, cancels flights and damages hundreds of vehicles.
Also in the digest... Michael Jackson, Smoking, and Zyn.
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Lead Stories
World
Adam the emu is battered to death by giant hail during storm at Missouri zoo
Politics
House Passes Bill To End Record DHS Shutdown; Immigration Enforcement Operations Left Out
World
Zelenskyy says he's seeking details of Putin’s May 9 ceasefire proposal
World
Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, Senate hears
World
Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump to remain in custody
Sport
MLS commissioner’s X account called British Columbia premier a ‘liar’ in deleted post
Sinaloa
U.S. Charges 10 Mexican Officials, Including Sinaloa Gov., With Helping Sinaloa Cartel
Jeff Landry
Louisiana to suspend early voting after Supreme Court ruled its election maps unconstitutional
Sport
Vancouver community groups plan protests during city’s hosting of Fifa Congress
World
‘We are limited by the US in every aspect’: the young people behind Puerto Rico’s independence movement
World
‘No place in Gulf, except at bottom of its waters’: Iran’s Khamenei slams ‘Great Satan’ US, rejects nuclear curbs
World
The nationality that has replaced English as Australia’s largest migrant group
World
Republicans again block war powers resolution after Democrats grill Hegseth on Trump’s ‘unauthorized war’ in Iran – live
Immigration
Budget resolution for immigration funds adopted in House
Sport
What Is the ‘Vinicius Jr Law’ Brought in for 2026 World Cup?
National
US-Venezuela flights to resume after seven years as tensions ease
World
At least six Australian activists detained by Israel navy after Gaza flotilla boats intercepted
World
Nine arrested in UK raids on Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Crewe over ‘modern slavery’ and rape allegations
World
London stabbing: Golders Green attack declared terror incident; UK announces £25m boost for Jewish community
World
Taiwan accuses China of vegetable laundering via Vietnam
Organisations
People
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Elon Musk
Vladimir Putin
Joe Biden
Anthony Albanese
Prince Harry
Tom Cruise
Barack Obama
Samuel Alito
Ron DeSantis
Kim Kardashian
Tucker Carlson
Tiger Woods
Meghan Markle
Kylie Jenner
Emmanuel Macron
Cristiano Ronaldo
Piers Morgan
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Bill Gates
Narendra Modi
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Gavin Newsom
Liz Truss
Greg Abbott
Ivanka Trump
Rebel Wilson
Alex Jones
Jeff Bezos
Xi Jinping
Barnaby Joyce
Jack Dorsey
Clarence Thomas
Jacinda Ardern
Amber Heard
Authors
Michelle Grattan
Aditya Chakrabortty
Arwa Mahdawi
Marina Hyde
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Robert Reich
Simon Tisdall
Jonathan Freedland
George Monbiot
Rebecca Nicholson
David Sims
John Naughton
Catherine Bennett
Michael Bradley
Richard Roeper
Ryan Lizza
David A. Graham
Marina Koren
Arthur C. Brooks
Conor Friedersdorf
Derek Thompson
Michael Hiltzik
Mary McNamara
Jonathan Zimmerman
Jean Guerrero
Steve Lopez
George Skelton
Erika D. Smith
Maggie Haberman
Simon Kuestenmacher
Michael Pascoe
Tim Ferguson
Alan Kohler
Paul Bongiorno
David Frum
Gillian Tett
Robinson Meyer
Max Chafkin
Patt Morrison
