12 to KNOW — Morning Brief · Thursday, April 30, 2026

SOURCES:  CNN — Takeaways from the Supreme Court's historic Voting Rights Act opinion and what's next for the midterms  https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/takeaways-supreme-court-voting-rights-act  CNBC — Fed meeting today live updates: Powell, Kevin Warsh in focus  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/fed-meeting-today-live-updates-warsh-powell.html  CNN — Day 61 of Middle East conflict — Hegseth at Iran war hearing, Trump discusses continuing blockade  https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/world/live-news/iran-war-peace-proposal-trump  Morning Star — World in brief: April 29, 2026  https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/world-brief-april-29-2026  CBS News — Live Updates: U.S. aircraft carrier in Iran war expected to leave Middle East with conflict's estimated cost at $25 billion  https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-warning-strait-of-hormuz-bab-el-mandeb-threat-oil-prices/  NBC News — Big Tech earnings test record stock market rally as AI spending takes center stage  https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/big-tech-ai-earnings-alphabet-meta-amazon-microsoft-rcna342796  CNBC — Stock market news for April 29, 2026  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  Sky Sports — World Snooker Championship 2026 schedule and results with Shaun Murphy, John Higgins, Mark Allen and Wu Yize in Crucible semi-finals  https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13529588/world-snooker-championship-2026-schedule-and-results-with-ronnie-osullivan-judd-trump-zhao-xintong-in-crucible-action  SunnySkyz — Middle School Students Become Heroes After Saving School Bus Driver During Medical Emergency  https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news  WSLS — Farmers in Vermont expected a sheep to have twins. She ended up having rare sextuplets  https://www.wsls.com/news/weird-news/— 12 to KNOW Automation