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Story Commentary · May 2, 2026

The Swatter — April 27 – May 1, 2026

This week's top stories from The Flies.

Musk vs. Altman: Tech CEOs head to court Monday over fate of OpenAI

npr

Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors

ars_technica

Big companies position themselves for payday from $50B federal rural health fund

cbs_news

Trump endorses renaming ICE to NICE

fox_news

Novartis CEO warns reality of Trump's drug pricing policy will set in over 'the next 18 months'

cnbc

American CEOs are getting older — average age now 61, up from 51 two decades ago

axios

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