Iran Isn't Exactly Furious Over Suspected Israeli Attack (Newser Morning 8)

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April 19, 2024     "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." —Oscar Wilde   1 Taylor Swift Dropped a Double Bomb Overnight Taylor Swift's eleventh album was released at midnight Eastern time Friday, and to say Swifties are going wild over The Tortured Poets Department would be a bit of an understatement—reactions were being posted live to Twitter (where Swift herself revealed at 2am Eastern time that—surprise!—it's actually a double album) and, of course, Reddit. Keep reading   2 Iran Isn't Exactly Furious Over Suspected Israeli Attack Israel is believed to have attacked Iran early Friday in response to the country's attack on Israel last weekend—but Tehran's reaction has been low-key. Keep reading   From our sponsors New Windows Available if You Own a Home in These Zip Codes Americans are shocked at how cheap new energy-efficient windows are with this service KEEP READING   At a Glance Kerry Kennedy, right, introduces President Biden, second left, at a campaign event, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Philadelphia. Pictured from left are Maxwell Kennedy Sr., Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Rory Kennedy, and Christopher Kennedy. "We want to make crystal clear our feeling that the best way forward for America is to reelect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to four more years," Kerry Kennedy told the rally in endorsing Biden and making no mention of her brother, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Keep reading   3 George Santos Mocks Kimmel Over Fraud Lawsuit When NBC News spotted George Santos on Thursday outside the New York City courtroom where Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place, the former GOP congressman was mum about why he was there. Keep reading   4 Ram Kills New Zealand Couple An elderly couple in New Zealand were killed by a rogue ram, authorities say. Keep reading   5 Netflix Password Crackdown Is Working Netflix's decision to crack down on password sharing may not have been a popular one, but apparently it was a smart one for the streaming company. Keep reading   6 Teen Charged With Terrorism in Sydney Church Stabbing A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses. Keep reading     7 Conservative Group Not Happy With Harry's US Residency Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a US resident, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Ilhan Omar's Daughter Arrested at Campus Protest Ilhan Omar's 21-year-old daughter was arrested and suspended from college after participating in pro-Palestinian protests. Keep reading   This Day in History On April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; about 80 people, including two dozen children and sect leader David Koresh, were killed. Then on the same date in 1995, Timothy McVeigh, seeking to strike at the government he blamed for the Waco deaths, destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. (McVeigh was convicted of federal murder charges and executed in 2001.) Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: Fox News Ousts Bill O'Reilly   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved