5 things to know for April 9: US-Iran ceasefire, Bondi deposition, Missing woman arrest, Viktor Orbán, Americans on Space
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“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr is launching a new podcast that he says will expose corruption and lies that have made Americans sick.”
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“A massive strike by Israel on Lebanon has put a strain on the US and Iran’s uneasy ceasefire.”
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“Iran has accused Israel of breaking the deal, but the US and Israel claim the agreement doesn’t cover Hezbollah in Lebanon.”
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“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed sharply and then stopped following Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon.”
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“Marine tracking data showed no ships transiting the strait following an earlier report that traffic had resumed after the ceasefire came into effect.”
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“Vice President JD Vance restated that if Iran does not follow through on promises to reopen the strait, the ceasefire will end.”
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“Pam Bondi will not appear for her upcoming deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation given that she is no longer serving as attorney general.”
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“Brian Hooker was taken into custody as a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker.”
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“Brian Hooker’s attorney confirmed he was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of his wife.”
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“Hungary’s populist prime minister Viktor Orbán is trailing in the polls ahead of parliamentary elections.”
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“President Trump addressed a Budapest rally supporting Viktor Orbán through Vice President JD Vance’s phone.”
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“Public opinion polling shows Americans’ views about the country’s space program have shifted from skepticism to favorability.”
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“US fertility rate is nearly 20% lower than it was two decades ago.”
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“The Super El Niño climate cycle is intensifying in the Pacific Ocean and could redraw global weather maps.”
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“Eating more plant foods than animal products is linked to a lower risk of dementia, even in older age.”
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“KFC created a puffer jacket filled with pickles to promote its new menu.”
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“The ‘overview effect’ is a life-altering phenomenon experienced by astronauts in space.”
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“A tourist hotspot claims to be the closest approximation to Mars without leaving Earth.”
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