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April 1, 2026

WORLD

April 1, 2026 11:03 am

The Artemis II launch work is underway now by NASA. Here’s the latest

Four crew members will take off on the Orion spacecraft no earlier than 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday on a 10-day mission expected to take humans the farthest they’ve ever gone in space.

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The NASA Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket

HEALTH

April 1, 2026 1:42 pm

U.S. FDA approves Eli Lilly's GLP-1 oral weight-loss pill

The U.S. FDA said the drug was approved within 50 days of the company filing for approval, one of the fastest approval times for any drug.

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The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025.

WORLD

April 1, 2026 9:36 am

Trump says he's considering pulling out of NATO, calls it a 'paper tiger'

The 77-year-old U.S.-led military alliance was a ‘paper tiger’ and Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘knows that too,’ Trump said in an interview.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

POLITICS

April 1, 2026 1:37 pm

Anand to join U.K.-led talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz without U.S.

Anand says Canada will not hesitate to help secure the strait once there is a ceasefire, but the Liberal government has not decided yet on specific measures.

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