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Maria Colina Machado awarded President Trump the Nobel Peace Prize after the US leader detained Nicolas Maduro.by Al Jazeera Staff, AFP, ReutersPublished April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Venezuela’s main opposition leader Maria Colina Machado said she has “no regrets” about presenting US President Donald Trump with the Nobel Peace Prize medal.Machado, the 2025 recipient of the prestigious award, presented the award’s accompanying medal when he met with President Trump at the White House in January, two weeks after the president ordered U.S. special forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listTrump’s military operation…
Leeds took another big step toward remaining in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory, and their opponents Wolves’ relegation to the top of the table is all but confirmed. Goals from James Justin, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave Leeds their first back-to-back league wins of the season after Monday night’s away win over Manchester United, leaving them nine points behind Daniel Farke’s side and 18th-placed Tottenham. Spurs can officially relegate Wolves if they beat Brighton live on Sky Sports from 5.30pm, but Rob Edwards’ side are actually just waiting for mathematical confirmation of their relegation, as they are…
For students, research shows that anxiety caused by being overly stressed about upcoming tests or projects can have a negative impact on academic performance.Clinical psychologist Tram Hein says when parents help their children deal with stress, also known as “test anxiety,” academic performance can improve, and children’s healthier mindsets give them a better chance of growing into successful, well-rounded adults.Left unchecked, children’s anxiety about tests and other potentially stressful tasks “can affect their self-esteem, academic performance, how they choose courses, and which colleges they apply to,” says Huynh, founder of Prep4mance, an Arlington, Va.-based company that offers programs to address…
Despite being recently designated as a supply chain risk by the Department of Defense, Anthropic is still in talks with Trump administration officials. There have long been signs of a rift, or a sense that not all parts of the administration want to cut ties with Anthropic, with reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell are encouraging the heads of major banks to try Anthropic’s new Mythos model. Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark seemed to agree, insisting that the ongoing battle over supply chain risk designation was a “narrow contract dispute” and would not impede the…
Washington Post | Washington Post | Getty ImagesRobert Evans doesn’t need to watch the news to know about the economic turmoil that may give American consumers pause. He just needs to confirm the registration for the bike race. “Every time something big is announced, like tariffs or attacks on other countries, our event registrations move like the stock market. People kind of stand back and take a wait-and-see attitude,” said Evans, CEO of Cycling Quest, which organizes high-end road races. He says the wait-and-see attitude is now clear.”Sometimes it’s a quick recovery, other times it’s a 20-30% decline. We’ve noticed…
You could call it a comeback. Last week, stocks soared to record highs on hopes of a peace deal with Iran, with the S&P 500 index closing above 7,100 for the first time and the Nasdaq ending its longest 13-day rally since 1992. For the week, the broad-based S&P rose 4%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.7%. This capped a rare and dramatic turnaround in stock prices. As Barclays strategist Venu Krishna noted in a note to clients, the S&P 500 went from near correction territory (down about 9% from its all-time high)…
President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up review of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine. Ibogaine has recently been embraced by veterans and conservative lawmakers, despite significant safety risks.Ibogaine is banned under the federal government’s most restrictive category of illegal, high-risk drugs. But the Trump administration said it was taking steps to ease access to psychedelic drugs, which have already been designated as potential breakthrough drugs by federal regulators.President Trump signed the executive order on drugs, saying, “Today’s order will finally give people who suffer from debilitating conditions the chance to get their lives back and live…
Ukraine attacked two Russian oil refineries and other major oil targets over Saturday, officials said, just hours after the United States granted Russia further exemptions on the sale of sanctioned oil. Kiev’s drone force commander Robert “Madiyar” Brobdy said in a telegram that Ukraine attacked the Novokybyshevsk and Syzran oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region, the Tikhoretsk oil terminal in the Krasnodar region, the Baltic Sea port of Vysotsk, and the Sevastopol oil depot in occupied Crimea. Russia’s Ministry of Defense did not confirm the attack, saying only that its air defense forces intercepted 258 Ukrainian drones overnight. However, Russian…
Brentford missed out on a chance to break into the top six, at least for a few hours, as Fulham drew a memorable West London derby 0-0 thanks to a stunning last-minute save from Bernd Leno.A monotonous affair almost became a reality in stoppage time when manager Dango Ouattara thought he had handed the Bees a late derby victory, only for Leno to clinch the win with a brilliant effort over the bar. Brentford were further frustrated as Nathan Collins headed home another great chance from a corner. “The last moments are always the best,” Leno told TNT Sports after…
Gatot Adrianshire | iStock | Getty ImagesAs artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce and reduces the number of entry-level opportunities, returning to school is an emerging alternative for recent college graduates struggling to find work. Nearly 78% of people considering graduate school say they plan to enroll in a program within 12 months, up from 69% of those who indicated similar plans a year ago, according to a new survey from Jenzabar/Spark451. Graduate school enrollment typically increases during recessions as workers seek to “upskill” or move to other industries with better career prospects and pay.”We know that in recessions people tend…