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NPR (Camila Domonoske) - Your next flight could be more expensive as jet fuel costs soar Thu Apr 16 10:29:33 2026

Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.

Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.Open

NPR (Jennifer Ludden) - 'Dear America': HUD workers say they're being blocked from doing their jobs Thu Apr 16 10:29:32 2026

A website with anonymous employee letters accuses the Trump administration of undermining work on housing discrimination. HUD says it's restoring "sanity" to fair housing enforcement.

A website with anonymous employee letters accuses the Trump administration of undermining work on housing discrimination. HUD says it's restoring "sanity" to fair housing enforcement.Open

NPR (Katerina Barton) - Indonesia's capital of the future faces doubts in the present Thu Apr 16 10:29:31 2026

Indonesia is racing to build a new capital, promising a greener, futuristic city. But many citizens aren't convinced it will live up to the vision.

ABCNEWS - American man held in Zanzibar after partner's death following a dispute Thu Apr 16 10:26:30 2026

Police in Zanzibar are holding an American citizen after his partner died in mysterious circumstances

NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart and Raja Abdulrahim) - Trump’s Scattershot Week, and a Stock Market Record Thu Apr 16 10:25:19 2026

Plus, forget sneakers — Allbirds is going A.I.

NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Stocks Extend Rally and Oil Prices Stabilize as Investor Optimism Grows Thu Apr 16 10:25:18 2026

Oil prices stabilized and stocks rose on optimism that diplomatic talks could yield a permanent peace deal.

NYTIMES (David Gelles) - Carbon Removal Industry Reels as Microsoft Retreats Thu Apr 16 10:05:01 2026

Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.

NYTIMES (Jenna Russell) - Maine Would Be First State to Pause New Data Centers, if Governor Signs Bill Thu Apr 16 10:05:00 2026

The Democrat-controlled legislature passed the measure on Tuesday, but Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running for Senate, has yet to say whether she will sign it.