The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: President Trump extends pause on energy site strikes; German minister says US-Iran talks to take place ‘very soon’
  Worldwide backlash continues against social media. Following suit, now Austria plans social media ban for children under 14
  Cuban president says Raul Castro involved in US talks amid oil blockade
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session
  Judge Blocks Trump Admin's 'Orwellian' Supply Chain Risk Label On Anthropic
  White House says President Trump will "unleash hell" if Iran doesn't make deal
• China: US Pres Trump trip to meet China Pres Xi Jinping in China rescheduled for May due to Iran war
  Iran Conflict Drives Surge In China EV Demand
  
• Russia: Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas
  EU Accuses Hungary Of 'Pro-Russian Espionage'
  Key Russian Baltic Oil Port Of Primorsk Resumes Loading After Ukraine Attack
• United Kingdom: UK armed forces authorised to board Russian tankers in British waters
  
  
• India: India: Parliamentary Committee examining Bills to remove PM and CMs get more time to submit report
  Chinese Envoy assures Pakistan of 'continued support' in meeting with PM Shehbaz Sharif
  
• France: France is 'more and more keen' on Australia critical minerals investment, minister says
  
  
• Germany: German president slams Iran war as illegal
  
  
• South and Central America: Nicolás Maduro appears again in New York court on ‘narco-terrorism’ charges
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia urging US to ramp up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms
  
  

• White House:
  Medal of Honor to: USMC J Caper (Vietnam), Army N. Dockery (OEF), and John W. Ripley
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
  First Lady Melania Trump Convenes Record 45 Nations at the White House and Introduces American-Built Humanoid
• State Department:
  Marco Rubio meets G7 counterparts in France amid Iran war
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Changes Everything': The A-10 'Warthog' Proves Its Worth Again Over The Strait Of Hormuz
  Lockheed launches Hellfire missile from 10-foot cargo container
  Iran has reinforced Kharg Island with troops, air defenses, and mines, preparing for a potential US ground operation.
• Energy:
  Education Dept. to relocate headquarters as PresidentTrump dismantles agency
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Court repudiates extension of federal supervised release while a defendant absconds
  Justices debate arbitration exemption for “last-mile” drivers
  Court rejects billion-dollar judgment for copyright infringement by internet service provider

• AirGas Declares Force Majeure On Helium Shipments As Qatar Production Collapses
  Asian Oil Prices Crash After Mystery Trader Who Bid Dubai Oil To $170, Identified
  

• BRINC's new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph
  NASA Aims to Launch the World's First Planet-Hopping Spacecraft Powered by Nuclear Fission
  
• Earth's magnetic field creates a previously undetected pocket of protection from radiation on the moon
  Sperm Get Lost in Microgravity, And It Could Seriously Impact Space Travel : ScienceAlert
  OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher | MIT Technology Review

• Giant armadillo, mastodon, and sloth fossils found in flooded Texas cave
  
  

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