2025.04.29

[lsanderson]

Jeremy Olsen at the Star Tribune reports: “Minnesota is entering a bittersweet phase in its fight against HIV: Improved treatments have helped people with the disease live so long that they are dying of other age-related causes.” Via MinnPost

100 days of Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/29/trump-100-days-president

Trump's first 100 days - in numbers
We measure this presidency so far on polling, actions, economy and immigration.
https://www.bbc.com/news/resources/idt-17e9c07b-93f4-45b3-9558-7590b9eaf3ad

Trump 100 days: delusions of monarchy coupled with fundamental ineptitude
Trump has wasted no time in trying to remake the US in his image – with results that are sweeping, vengeful and chaotic
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-100-days-doge-trade-wars-economy

How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending?
Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton and the Data Science team
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4j33klz33o

Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials
Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years ago
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/28/irish-woman-cliona-ward-us-detained-immigration

In collaboration with the artist’s daughter, an ambitious new exhibition finds unusual ways to pair better-known pieces with those lesser seen
Veronica Esposito
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/29/picasso-gagosian-exhibition-new-york

Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests
Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find
Andrew Gregory Health editor
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/29/drink-champagne-reduce-risk-sudden-cardiac-arrest-study-suggests