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Brent crude hits 4-year high, soaring past $126, as U.S. military to reportedly brief Trump on action against Iran
Brent crude hit a 4-year high Thursday following a report that the U.S. military would brief President Donald Trump on potential action against Iran, raising worries that armed conflict could resume, and building on the American blockade of Iranian exports.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-us-iran-war-trump.html
Jarren Duran’s experience with fan abuse shows there’s still risk in athletes being vulnerable
I hope Jarren Duran doesn’t regret speaking publicly about the mental health struggles that led him to attempt to take his own life.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/18/sport/jarren-duran-mental-health-mocking-mlb
Best Leaders 2025: Allyson Felix
As the most decorated athlete in track and field history, with 31 World Championship and Olympic medals, Allyson Felix was accustomed to the glare of the spotlight during athletic competitions. But when it came to her personal life, the self-described introvert had always been private and reserved. That all changed after the November 2018 emergency birth of her daughter, Camryn. Watching her newborn fight for life in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Felix became an advocate for maternal health.
https://www.usnews.com/news/leaders/articles/best-leaders-2025-allyson-felix
Oldest WW2 veteran’ dies aged 109
A World War Two veteran who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and served in the Navy throughout the conflict has died aged 109. Frank Chester, who was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, in April 1917, died at a nursing home in Malvern, Worcestershire, on Sunday, nine days after his birthday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv33xyek8o
Smiles and wonder: How the US reacted to King Charles
April 30, 2026
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Michael Holland
The United States declared independence from the British crown 250 years ago – but this week, it could not get enough of it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8pd1kr387o