China's Xi calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy, after weeks of intensifying pressure to do so

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1164668179/xi-putin-summit-zelenskyy-china-russia-ukraine

FTSE 100 closes at three-week low; Persimmon surges

https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-stocks/ftse-100-closes-at-three-week-low-persimmon-surges-idUSKBN2WN0KD

The U.K. blocks Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy game giant Activision Blizzard

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1172160125/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-blocked-uk

US House Republicans revise debt ceiling bill after dissension in ranks

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-debt-congress/us-house-republicans-revise-debt-ceiling-bill-after-dissension-in-ranks-idUSKBN2WN0JZ

US Supreme Court mulls legality of a state's property tax 'windfall'

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-tax/us-supreme-court-mulls-legality-of-a-states-property-tax-windfall-idUSL1N36S2IL

UPDATE 3-Global finance 'giant' Win Bischoff lauded by industry as dies aged 81

https://www.reuters.com/article/people-win-bischoff/update-3-global-finance-giant-win-bischoff-lauded-by-industry-as-dies-aged-81-idUSL1N36T0TE

Ex-New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is chosen for Harvard fellowships

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1172110709/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-harvard

Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1170522239/tech-job-openings-mass-layoffs-workers-silicon-valley-google-meta-amazon

US Supreme Court mulls legality of a state's property tax 'windfall'

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court-tax/us-supreme-court-mulls-legality-of-a-states-property-tax-windfall-idUSKBN2WN0UM

Hong Kong home prices rise for third month in March

https://www.reuters.com/article/hongkong-economy-property/hong-kong-home-prices-rise-for-third-month-in-march-idUSKBN2WN05Y

Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1172017348/barbie-doll-down-syndrome-mattel

McCarthy's debt-ceiling bill tests unity of U.S. House Republicans

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-debt-congress/mccarthys-debt-ceiling-bill-tests-unity-of-u-s-house-republicans-idUSKBN2WN0JZ

US Senators to introduce bill on Supreme Court conduct - WSJ

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-court/us-senators-to-introduce-bill-on-supreme-court-conduct-wsj-idUSKBN2WN07Y

Hong Kong home prices rise for third month in March

https://www.reuters.com/article/hongkong-economy-property/hong-kong-home-prices-rise-for-third-month-in-march-idUSKBN2WN05Y

Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1172017348/barbie-doll-down-syndrome-mattel

The truth about teens, social media and the mental health crisis

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/25/1171773181/social-media-teens-mental-health

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/516446742/harry-belafonte-dead

North Dakota's governor has signed a law banning nearly all abortions

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171816825/north-dakota-abortion-law

Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender'

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171942739/texas-ag-commissioner-dress-code-biological-gender

World Bank Chief Economist Gill calls for new approaches to address 'debt crisis'

https://www.reuters.com/article/worldbank-debt/world-bank-chief-economist-gill-calls-for-new-approaches-to-address-debt-crisis-idUSS0N36F00N