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Trump DOT yanks $73M funding from NY for 'failing' to vet foreign truck drivers (New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/trump-dot-yanks-73m-funding-from-ny-for-failing-to-vet-foreign-truck-drivers/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260416/p96#a260416p96

Man, old universities are weird places. Went to attend a talk (featuring linguists and computer scientists debating language models) in a room I hadn't been in before, and it turns out they have a full-ass Flemish tapestry just hanging from the wall.

OpenAI partners with Malta's AI for All initiative to give citizens a free year of ChatGPT Plus if they complete a University of Malta AI literacy course (Cointelegraph)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/openai-partners-with-malta-to-g…

OpenAI and Malta Partner to Give All Citizens Free ChatGPT Plus Access
OpenAI has partnered with the Maltese government to offer all citizens free ChatGPT Plus for one year following completion of an AI literacy course, marking the first national deal of its kind.

Trump administration deepens quest to stamp out the events of Jan. 6
Trump’s effort to reframe what happened on Jan. 6 appears, in many ways, to be an attempt to shape public perceptions.
The details of what happened that day remain accessible and documented in an expansive universe of videos, accounts and court filings.

The day he was inaugurated last year, Trump pardoned most Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom are now seeking elected office.
The president also commu…

Trump administration deepens quest to stamp out the events of Jan. 6
In his second term, the president has doubled down on efforts to reframe public perception of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in court and beyond.

Mamdani and his wife made less than $145,000 last year, tax filings show (Chris Sommerfeldt/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/mamdani-and-his-wife-made-less-than-145-000-last-year-tax-filings-show-00877729
http://www.memeorandum.com/260416/p118#a260416p118

4 crew members safely ejected following Idaho jet crash, AP reports (KTFT)
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/mountain-home-air-force-base-locked-down-after-plane-crash/277-ffa1e9e6-e66a-41a2-84af-f3090359cb41
http://www.memeorandum.com/260517/p47#a260517p47

Mandelson Became Britain's Ambassador to U.S. Despite Failing Security Vetting (Michael D. Shear/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/world/europe/peter-mandelson-epstein-starmer-security.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p6#a260417p6

Talarico Leads a Democratic Cash Surge: 7 Takeaways From 2026 Filings (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/politics/talarico-democrats-fundraising-republicans-takeaways.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260416/p6#a260416p6

The Scapegoat Scam -- Hungarians stopped falling for an authoritarian's trick. (Adam Serwer/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/hungary-orban-loss/686832/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8FoWYxXkgmpBLzAqT3KAgEU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p37#a260417p37

Pay Z: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show (Jake Offenhartz/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/zohran-mamdani-taxes-rap-royalties-a14dc1b987d872eb5c8722ad82a9b125
http://www.memeorandum.com/260416/p139#a260416p139