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April 27 Overnight Brief
In U.S. news
The U.S. military says it struck another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing three men and pushing the campaign’s death toll to at least 185, according to an AFP tally. In New York, a woman on Long Island was convicted after prosecutors said she threw a handmade stick of dynamite at her sleeping boyfriend, blowing off most of his hand. That is one way to end a relationship, though not a recommended one.
Separately, a small plane crashed in a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend, killing two people, including a South Dakota state legislator.
In Washington
After a security breach tied to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Trump is again pushing his plan for a new White House ballroom, arguing it would be more secure than the current setup. His administration is also leaning on the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its lawsuit over the East Wing modernization plan. In the same stretch of Washington anxiety, a resurfaced Charlie Kirk post about “assassination culture” has been circulating after the shooting, because the internet is nothing if not committed to timing.
In world news
France is facing backlash over President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to replace some of Notre Dame’s stained-glass windows with modern designs. Critics have launched a petition with more than 340,000 signatures and a legal challenge, arguing the existing 19th-century windows should be preserved, while the government has already overruled objections from heritage bodies.
In another sign that diplomacy is still mostly performed by people trying to fix what was broken last week, Britain’s ambassador says the King’s upcoming U.S. visit is meant to help revive strained UK-US ties. And Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran’s red lines were relayed to the United States through Pakistan during a stop in Islamabad on the way to Russia.
Satellite images also show extensive damage in towns in southern Lebanon after Israeli military operations.
In culture
Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the Ronettes, has died at 80. She helped make hits like “Be My Baby” with Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett, and her daughter said she died at home on Sunday morning.
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