(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest April 19, 2026 [1] ['Side Pocket', 'View Profile', 'Back Of Bourke'] Date: 2026-04-19 Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, annetteboardman, FarWestGirl, Besame,and jck,. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man (RIP), wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, JeremyBloom, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos since 2007, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge0grppe3po The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump’s presidency Throughout US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has examined trade volume data on several financial markets and matched them to some of the president’s most significant market-moving statements. It found a consistent pattern of spikes just hours, or sometimes minutes, before a social media post or media interview was made public. Some analysts say it bears the hallmarks of illegal insider trading, whereby bets are made by people based on information that is not available to the general public. Others say the picture is more complicated and that some traders have become more adept at anticipating the president’s interventions. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q9v1p2dd2o Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, police say Eight children, aged from one to 14 years old, have been killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, which police are describing as a “domestic disturbance”. Officers said the incident began about 05:00 local time (10:00 GMT). A single gunman shot 10 people before fleeing in a stolen car. Police then chased and killed the suspected shooter. “We have hurting families, we have hurting police officers, coroners’ personnel,” Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said. “This affects the entire community, so we all mourn with these families.” Police did not name the victims, but said seven of the children were related to the deceased man. The suspected gunman has been identified as Shamar Elkins, Shreveport mayor’s communications director Leigh Anne Evensky told the BBC. NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/04/19/nx-s1-5790463/midwest-tornadoes-cleanup-illinois-minnesota-wisconsin Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest Communities across the Upper Midwest are cleaning up after tornadoes and severe weather impacted the region over the weekend, damaging and destroying dozens of homes and knocking out power for tens of thousands. “Numerous” severe storms were tracked across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. At least 66 tornado reports were submitted in multiple states including Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa, the NWS Quad Cities IA/IL office said Sunday. No deaths have been reported from the severe weather and tornado outbreak. NPR Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5766110/overfishing-in-southeast-asia “We were fighting over who had caught more fish, and then I saw my crewmate pushed overboard by the captain,” Akbar Fitrian, 29, an Indonesian crewmember says as he recounts an incident aboard a Chinese-owned fishing vessel in 2022. “The ship then started to drive away as my crewmate tried to swim towards us. And then I don’t know what happened. The captain never reported the incident.” The seas of Southeast Asia — home to some of the richest in biodiversity in the world — have long been in decline. Since the 1950s, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that 70-95% of fish stocks have been depleted and are at risk of collapse, perpetuated by the rise of industrial-scale fishing, much of which is illegal. Legal overfishing is another factor, and both are propped up by weak regulations, insufficient monitoring and insatiable demand. Approximately half of the world’s global marine fish catch comes from the seas of Southeast Asia, according to the U.N., and it comes at a calamitous cost. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/fire-destroys-1000-stilt-homes-in-malaysias-sabah-displacing-thousands Fire destroys 1,000 ‘stilt’ homes in Malaysia’s Sabah, displacing thousands A huge fire destroyed about 1,000 makeshift homes, many of them built on stilts over water, and displaced thousands of people in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Sunday, authorities said. The blaze broke out early on Sunday morning in a “water village” in Sandakan district in Sabah’s northeast, where some of Malaysia’s poorest residents, including indigenous and stateless communities, live in closely packed, wooden stilt houses. Sandakan police chief George Abd Rakman was quoted by local English daily The Star as saying that the “very large-scale and heartbreaking incident” affected 9,007 residents. Narrow access routes prevented fire engines from reaching the site, it said. “Low sea tide also made it difficult for firefighters to get access to an open water source,” the department’s statement said, while strong wind also fuelled the flames. Al Jazeera What’s behind the US army’s decision to raise enlistment age to 42? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/20/whats-behind-the-us-armys-decision-to-raise-enlistment-age-to-42 The United States army announced last month that it would raise the maximum age at which Americans can enlist from 35 to 42 years to expand its pool of eligible candidates amid recruiting challenges in recent years. An updated version of US Army Regulation 601–210, dated March 20, outlined the changes, including the elimination of rules requiring anyone with a single conviction for marijuana possession or drug paraphernalia to obtain a waiver to enlist. Government data shows that while the US army has met its recruitment goals over the last two years, it fell short in 2022 and 2023 and has consistently failed to meet targets for the Army Reserve, shortcomings that analysts have attributed to several possible factors. The new age limit was announced during the US-Israel war on Iran, towards which young people have expressed widespread opposition. Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/19/australia-and-japan-sign-contracts-for-7bn-warships-deal Australia and Japan sign contracts for $7bn warships deal Australia and Japan have signed contracts for the first three of 11 warships set to be delivered to the Australian navy under a landmark $7bn defence deal, as the two close US allies in the Asia Pacific region deepen defence cooperation. The “Mogami Memorandum” pledges to deepen military ties, including through “closer industrial cooperation” in defence. Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will build three of the stealth frigates in southern Nagasaki Prefecture, while Australia’s Austal will build eight in Western Australia. The first of the Japanese-built warships is scheduled to be delivered in 2029 and enter service in 2030. “Our surface fleet is more important than at any time in decades,” Marles said in a statement. Deutsche Welle https://www.dw.com/en/us-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats-spark-legal-controversy/a-76844186 US strikes on alleged ‘drug boats’ spark legal controversy The US Navy’s Southern Command has resumed attacks on what US President Donald Trump‘s administration says are “drug boats,” claimed to be smuggler vessels used by cartels to transport narcotics from South America to the US. This brings the total number of ships sunk to over 50 since September 2025, according to various media reports. British news outlet The Guardian says at least 177 suspects have been killed so far. The US government has not yet, however, provided any evidence the ships were transporting illicit cargo or revealed the identities of those killed. Several countries have condemned the attacks, some saying they are killing innocent fishers. Human rights groups and expert observers are also highly critical of these attacks. One such critic is Carlos Perez Ricart of Mexico’s Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE), who told DW “[these strikes] are extrajudicial killings.” The US administration rejects such criticism and has offered a series of justifications for why its deadly military strikes comply with international law. It says that in essence, strikes constitute an act of self-defense as cartel actions amount to an armed attack on the US. USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/19/nickel-coin-value-vs-cost/89609681007 The penny is already dead. Could the nickel be next to go? Last year, the United States Mint pressed the last penny. Penny preservationists warned that the death of the one-cent coin might seed dire consequences: coin shortages at checkout counters; confusion over how to pay bills not ending in zero or five; and higher prices, as greedy retailers began rounding everything up. Yet, apart from scattered penny shortages, American society appears to have survived the loss of its least valuable coin. Is the nickel next? The question is logical: President Donald Trump killed the penny because the government lost money every time it pressed one. Nickels are money-losers, too. USA TODAY Shopping: Shop sales in tech, home, fashion, beauty & more curated by our editors. In fact, nickels are bigger losers. The Mint spent 3.69 cents making every penny in 2024. For every nickel, the government spent 13.78 cents, a loss of nearly 9 cents per coin. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/19/800023840/community/o/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/