FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for defamation

Monday, April 20, 2026

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FBI Director Kash Patel has launched a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, singer D4vd is charged with murder, Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down

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1 | Kash Patel files $250M defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic over ‘hit piece’ on his FBI leadership

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2 | Singer D4vd could face death penalty after being charged with murder and sex crimes for teen's death 

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3 | Apple announces succession plan with Tim Cook leaving CEO role in months

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4 | Brawl in North Carolina park turns into mass shooting with two dead, police said

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5 | Inside the race to be Trump’s next attorney general as MAGA stars jockey for top job in DOJ

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The Big Question 

Nearly two dozen states have enacted changes to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, to exclude sodas, candy and other unhealthy foods from being purchased with benefits – seemingly to align with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to make America healthier.

In an effort to promote Kennedy’s MAHA agenda, the Department of Agriculture, which oversees SNAP, is allowing states to pilot a two-year program in which states can ask for exemptions to certain foods or beverages to see whether it promotes healthy dietary changes.

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Thief makes $34k by buying expensive LEGO sets then returning them full of pasta shells

STAT OF THE DAY

$80 million

NPR received its largest-ever donation from a living donor this week when billionaire philanthropist Connie Ballmer gave $80 million to the media organization.

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“No, I think he’s wrong on that. Totally wrong” 

President Donald Trump rebuked his top energy official's claim that gas price hikes could potentially persist into 2027.

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