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Today we've got three hard-hitting stories: Google's AI pivot kills indie sites, Dominican nightclub roof collapse leaves victims heartbroken, and 900,000 migrants lose their status. This one's a roller coaster.

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• Trump signs an executive order to revive the dying U.S. coal industry.
• IRS commissioner quits after the immigration data-sharing deal.
• Everything—including your coffee— is now more expensive due to Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs.

Shattered Beats

Santo Domingo's Jet Set club's Monday merengue show ended in devastation after the roof collapsed on over 300 partygoers—at least 100 people died, and hundreds were injured.

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Two ex-MLB players are dead, and merengue legend Rubby Pérez is still missing. Family members and fans stand vigil outside the rubble, praying for miracles as rescue crews search for survivors. Now, a nation has turned its attention to a national tragedy that has exposed an all-too-vulnerable nightlife icon.

Gone Wrong

There was a massive "self-deportation" storm overnight that tore away working permits from 900,000 migrants. Now they have to leave "immediately"—or they'll face daily fines (up to $1K) and even eviction. This about-face slams families who believed their stay was legit.

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The new version of the CBP app ironically urges them to pack up and leave; heartbreak and confusion are soaring like never before. Legal watchdogs and critics wonder how an entire policy pillar disappeared. So, is this a "promise kept" or a crisis in the making? You decide.

In Context: Duke basketball star could be deported under Trump's new policy.

Bonus: Live updates on migrants under Trump.

R.I.P. Old Google

Remember when we declared “Google Search is dead”? Guess what? It's back, reincarnated as an AI-obsessed form that's freaking out small website owners. It's a full-blown search revolution that might bury us in instant answers (and fewer clicks) caused by "dire" drops in traffic.

Ready to unpack how Google’s pivot to AI is rattling the web? This resurrection story might make you wonder if AI-led search is any friendlier than the funeral we gave it.

In Context: (Gift Article) Website makers feel 'betrayed' by Google AI search shift.

💬 Beyond the Core

Paper Jam: Sadly, Coachella headliner FKA is pulling out because of visa issues, and she blames Trump.

Titanic-level: Amazing 3D scan of Titanic sheds new light on the doomed liner's demise.

Lorem ipsum: Be prepared for The White Lotus to lose another star if the finale wrecks you.

Don't Shake Up! Maybe you shouldn't add protein to everything.

📸 Lens to Life

​Check out the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes.

🧮 Core Count: 1,600,000

The number of managed honey bee colonies that died last winter.

🗓️ Flashback:

1483 - King Edward V succeeds his father, Edward IV, at the age of 12. While incarcerated with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower"), he disappears, presumed murdered.

1731 - British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear is cut off by a Spanish Guarda Costa in the Caribbean, the catalyst for a later war between Britain and Spain.

1768 - The first act of physical resistance to British authority was when ​John Hancock​ refused to let two British customs agents below deck.

1865 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrendered at Appomattox Court House to U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War in Northern Virginia.

1869 - Hudson's Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.

1992 - The Conservative Party won the most votes in British history, putting John Major in charge.

2003 - Baghdad falls to U.S. forces, ending the invasion of Iraq, resulting in widespread looting.

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