5 things you need to know this morning: April 23, 2024

| April 23, 2024 in 5 Things

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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Did Ryan Reynolds sneak Wrexham soccer player into Deadpool trailer?

Some fans of Ryan Reynolds and his Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC have convinced themselves that the Vancouverite actor has managed to get a soccer player cast in the new Deadpool movie. They believe striker Ollie Palmer appears in the trailer for the film.


2. Dozens of arrests at US universities amid surge in racism on campus

Police have arrested dozens of students at some of America's most prestigious universities amid a surge in anti-Jewish racism among students on campus. Arrests were made at Yale, New York University and Columbia, among other institutions.


3. Canadians warned: Don't keep exotic pets

Canadians have been warned against acquiring exotic pets such as scorpions, tigers, alligators and tarantulas. One wildlife campaigner said keeping certain animals as pets is "very cruel."


4. Musk feuding with Australian PM over stabbing video

Elon Musk has been attacked by Australia's prime minister over his social media company's reluctance to remove footage of a bishop being stabbed in Sydney last week. An Aussie court has ordered X to hide the videos, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese branding Musk an "arrogant billionaire" who "thinks he's above the law."


5. NASA probe launched in 1977 back in business

Humanity's most distance object, a spacecraft launched in 1977, has begun sending information back to Earth once again. Voyager 1 is now more than 24 billion kilometres away from home, floating through interstellar space.

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