Новости за 29.04.2026

The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, who got elected in part by mobilizing a campaign army of volunteer door-knockers, now wants to replicate the same tactic to achieve his promise to “freeze the rent.” 

Dan Osborn, the independent Nebraska Senate candidate endorsed by the state's Democratic Party, took a public victory lap in mid-April when a federal jury ruled that Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation, has operated as an illegal monopoly in the live music marketplace, with Osborn saying the company sells "oppressively expensive" tickets to finance the inflated salary of its CEO.

The homelessness crisis in Multnomah County, Oregon, is among the worst in the country. Home to deep-blue Portland, where the deaths of homeless people quadrupled between 2019 and 2023, according to data from the county health department, Multnomah has a per-capita homeless rate of 1.3 percent, and some shelters are closing due to budget problems.

A Democratic nominee for the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents filed a $10 million "wrongful death" lawsuit on behalf of a gunman who was killed while trying to shoot up a police station during a Christmas toy drive, court records show. The complaint from Dearborn attorney Amir Makled said the gunman, who was shot and killed by a police officer after his gun jammed, was a "truly remarkable individual" whose "heart was big, his spirit unbreakable and his impact on everyone he met immeasurable."

Lena Dunham's latest memoir is the top-ranked title on the New York Times Best Sellers list. The mid-tier actress and producer—best known for dating musician Jack Antonoff before he upgraded (spectacularly) by marrying Margaret Qualley—posted a video last week of her reaction to hearing the news. "Screaming, crying, throwing up," she wrote. "Almost two decades into my career, I know enough to know what a rare and special thing [it] is to feel seen and heard."

Propaganda outlets controlled by China—as well as Russia and Iran—are promoting campaigns in the United States to oppose the construction of new data centers, indicating that Beijing and Moscow are looking to impede artificial intelligence innovation in the United States. The campaign appears to have made inroads with at least one American lawmaker, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), who is participating in a discussion Wednesday with two Chinese academics on "the existential threat of AI."

A businessman who was ostracized in Silicon Valley for social media posts that demonized Israel is being touted by Harvard as a star speaker at an upcoming conference on artificial intelligence.