2026.04.12

[lsanderson]

The wild saga of FDR’s $1 million gay military sex sting
In 1919, before he was president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt approved a secret operation that led senators to say he should never be allowed to hold public office.
Kate Sosin
https://19thnews.org/2026/04/fdr-navy-military-gay-sex-sting-history/

‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI
Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches
Maya Yang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/college-graduates-job-market-ai

Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC fights in Miami as peace talks with Iran fail
President has long been a fan of mixed martial arts
Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr also at event
Guardian sport
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/12/donald-trump-marco-rubio-ufc-iran-war

Trump news at a glance: president signals more mass pardons in pipeline; Vance leaves Pakistan after Iran peace talks break down
Trump reported saying he will issue mass pardons at end of term; vice-president says Iran and US at an impasse over nuclear weapons question – key US politics stories from Saturday 11 April at a glance
Guardian staff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today

The United States is destroying itself
Rebecca Solnit
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/12/united-states-trump-destruction

‘I didn’t want to be on medication the rest of my life’: veteran runs psilocybin retreats for PTSD before FDA approval
Researchers say ‘magic mushrooms’ can help with traumatic symptoms, but urge caution as states expand access
Eric Berger
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/psilocybin-therapy-veterans

At least 30 killed in crush at historic fortress in Haiti
Officials said many killed at popular tourist site were young, with more people reported injured or missing
Sam Jones and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/at-least-30-killed-in-crush-at-historic-fortress-in-haiti

One dead and several injured after mass shooting at Chick-fil-A in New Jersey
Shooting under investigation but no details yet released about a suspect, a possible motive or any arrests
Guardian staff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/mass-shooting-chick-fil-a-new-jersey

French man charged with keeping nine-year-old son locked in van since 2024
Police rescued boy after neighbour reported sounds of a child coming from vehicle in Hagenbach in eastern France
Nadeem Badshah
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/french-man-charged-keeping-nine-year-old-son-locked-van-hagenbach

New documentary reveals boyband 98 Degrees had age-of-consent manual while touring in 90s
Label tried to keep band members out of trouble during first tour, Nick Lachey says in Boy Band Confidential
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/98-degrees-nick-lachey-documentary-age-of-consent-manual

GSK reports promising early results in ovarian and womb cancer drug trial
Mo-Rez reduced or eliminated tumours in over 60% of patients and is expected to be a blockbuster drug
Julia Kollewe
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/12/gsk-promising-early-results-ovarian-womb-cancer-drug-trial

Floods, power outages and hundreds evacuated as Cyclone Vaianu lashes New Zealand’s North Island
Cyclone crossed coast near Maketu peninsula, packing destructive winds exceeding 130km/h (80 mph), heavy rain and large swells
Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/cyclone-vaianu-new-zealand-north-island-floods-power-outages-hundreds-evacuated