Trump's Fundraiser Is a Smashing Success (Newser Sunday Summary)

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April 7, 2024     If You Only Read One Thing Trump's Fundraiser Is a Smashing Success Former President Trump's campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday, reports the AP, a staggering reported haul as his campaign works to catch up to the fundraising juggernaut of President Biden and the Democratic Party. Keep reading   Straight Outta DC Supreme Court Case Tests 'Sex Shaming' Defense The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from the only woman on Oklahoma's death row this month, and the case may set a precedent in regard to prosecutors focusing on a defendant's sex life. Keep reading   On the World Stage Diplomacy Ends When Ecuador Storms Embassy Mexico's government ended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats. Keep reading   Weekend Jaw-Dropper 'Zombie' Cicadas Are Coming, Thanks to an STD The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the US aren't just plentiful—they're downright weird. Keep reading   Wild Card Country Star Has Heart Attack After 'Vibrant' 2.5-Hour Set Colt Ford's Thursday show in Arizona this week went off without a hitch, but he's now making headlines for what happened afterward. Keep reading   From our sponsors New Cleaning Tool Breaks All US Sales Records It's called The Synoshi Power Spin Scrubber, a handheld cordless electric device that does the cleaning for you. It cleans everything from bathroom tiles, stoves, car windows, dishes and more using a high powered spinning scrub head to remove even the deepest dirt and grime from every type of surface. It cuts cleaning time in half. Plus, it's rechargeable and waterproof making it great for all conditions. Half Off Today >   And Don't Overlook... Someone Finally Won $1.3B Powerball Jackpot A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, reports the AP, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months. Keep reading Potentially Huge Cyberattack Stopped by a Single Person If you're not fluent in coding, just know this: "Had it not been discovered, it would have been catastrophic to the world," a security analyst at Analygence tells Ars Technica. Keep reading Amid Climate Change, This Fruit May Get Its Moment Breadfruit is hardly a staple of the American diet, but aficionado Zoë Schlanger at the Atlantic wonders if that will change soon enough. Keep reading 3 Decades Ago, a Reporter Posed as a High School Senior Thirty-two years ago, a 26-year-old reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle posed as a high school student for a month to get an inside look at how students and teachers were coping with severe budget cuts. Keep reading He May Be the World's First Incel Terrorist Oguzhan Sert is serving a life sentence in Canada as a convicted terrorist, but as Lana Hall writes in Maclean's, he appears to be the first person in the world convicted of his particular brand of terrorism. Keep reading     How You Voted This Week 75% Hilarious This Year's Best April Fools' Gags 63% Intriguing Skyscrapers Actually a Good Place to Be in an Earthquake 88% Depressing Newly Found Mass Graves Shake Rwandan Reconciliation 80% Brilliant New Federal Rule Requires 2-Person Railroad Crews 89% Scary Runaway Saw Blade Narrowly Misses Oregon Man 81% Ridiculous Billionaire Joe Lewis Won't End Up Behind Bars   This Week's 6 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