Survivor of notorious New Orleans child sex abuser priest speaks out for first time
Neil Duhon blames archdiocese for allowing his rapist to prey on children throughout his career
Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New Orleans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-survivor-neil-duhon
Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds
Analysis aims to solidify agreement on cannabis’s potential as a cancer treatment, lead author of research says
Hannah Harris Green
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/medical-cannabis-cancer-study
Republicans in many states forge ahead with bills requiring proof of citizenship to vote
State-level attack come as House has approved the Save Act, that requires voters to submit proof they are US citizens
Rachel Leingang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/republican-states-bills-proof-of-citizenship-vote
Trump officials take control of Penn Station revamp from New York’s MTA
Transport department claims decision to take over project will ‘save taxpayers approximately $120m’
Jenna Amatulli
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/trump-penn-station-new-york-mta
FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
The FDA labs that test food to prevent illness have been affected by wider health and human services staff cuts
Maya Yang and Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/fda-suspends-quality-control-food-testing-staff-cuts
Millennium-old monks’ manuscripts return to Ireland for exhibition
Books include religious scriptures and scribbled jokes, giving glimpse of daily lives of early medieval Irish monks
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/millennium-old-monks-manuscripts-return-to-ireland-for-exhibition
Pink smoke, pigs and Pixar: a dozen movie Easter eggs to feast on
Hidden references and in-jokes in cinema can be an acquired taste, but here’s a festive selection of the best arch nods for aficionados to enjoy
Peter Bradshaw, Stuart Heritage, Phil Hoad, Anne Billson, Laura Snapes, Lucy Knight, Luke Holland, Tom Shone, Hollie Richardson, Ryan Gilbey, Gwilym Mumford and Ben Child
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/18/pink-smoke-pigs-and-pixar-a-dozen-movie-easter-eggs-to-feast-on
Queer Asian-American movies you should absolutely watch
Mey Rude | 04/17/25
https://www.out.com/film/queer-asian-american-movies#rebelltitem4
Severance to Adolescence: 10 of the best TV shows of 2025 so far
Caryn James and Hugh Montgomery
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250417-the-best-tv-shows-of-2025
How climate change could affect arsenic in rice
Amanda Ruggeri
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250417-how-climate-change-could-affect-arsenic-in-rice