2026.04.16

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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
Damian Carrington Environment editor
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought

Rural health care in Minnesota is at risk of becoming a medical wasteland
Without a statewide strategy to support rural health care, large parts of Greater Minnesota could lose life-saving inpatient and specialty care.
by Barb Stinnett
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/04/rural-health-care-in-minnesota-is-at-risk-of-becoming-a-medical-wasteland/

A mega-bill to rein in ICE in Minnesota heads to the Senate floor
The bill would address several topics, from federal immigration agents’ access to sensitive locations to their ability to wear masks.
by Cleo Krejci
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/04/a-mega-bill-to-rein-in-ice-in-minnesota-heads-to-the-senate-floor/

Minneapolis Public Schools diverted $3 million, including employee and employer health insurance contributions, from an employee health care fund for 10 months, according to a report from independent investigators Tuesday, reports the Minnesota Reformer. The investigator’s report, released three months after district officials placed three “top finance officials on leave,” showed the health fund was at some point made whole, Sahan Journal reports.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/14/minneapolis-schools-withheld-money-from-employee-health-plan-account-for-10-months/
https://sahanjournal.com/education/minneapolis-public-schools-finance-leaders-shakeup-missing-funds/

Virginia strips tax breaks for organizations connected to the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy – responsible for placing Confederate statues across the US – will now have to pay property taxes
Adria R Walker
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/virginia-strips-tax-exemption-confederacy-organizations

Are you breathing properly? How I found out I wasn’t
You might think of breathing as automatic, but dysfunctional breathing can arise even if you’re healthy
Asha Dore
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/15/breathing-dysfunctional-explained

‘Could this backfire on the GOP?’ – your questions about Trump’s restrictive voting act answered
Guardian democracy reporters George Chidi and Sam Levine answered your questions about the dramatic implications of the Save America Act for US voters
Hosted by Guardian moderators
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/what-does-the-save-america-act-mean-for-us-democracy-post-your-questions-now

Utah passes new law to combat overcharges at dollar stores after Guardian investigation
Investigation of Family Dollar and Dollar General prompts lawmakers to double penalties for retailers that repeatedly charge more at checkout than prices listed on shelves
Barry Yeoman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/dollar-stores-overcharge-customers-utah-law-penalty

Stakes high as supreme court set to rule on law involving Monsanto’s weed-killing pesticide
Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warn
Carey Gillam
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/supreme-court-monsanto-glyphosate

Effect of ‘gamechanger’ Alzheimer’s drugs ‘trivial’, review concludes
Data assessed from 17 clinical trials of anti-amyloid drugs found no ‘meaningful effect’ on cognitive decline
Ian Sample Science editor
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/16/effect-gamechanger-alzheimers-drugs-trivial-review-concludes

'When nothing was taboo': 10 intimate images of a lost, decadent 1930s Paris (Paywalled?)
Cath Pound
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260414-10-of-the-most-iconic-images-of-pariss-secret-night-time-world