Russia and the United States have carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange. Trading a Marine veteran jailed by Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a low prison sentence in America.

The surprise deal involving Trevor Reed, an American imprisoned for nearly three years, was extraordinary because it was done as Russia’s war with Ukraine has driven relations with the U.S. to their lowest point in decades.

A hands-off approach to moderated content at Elon Musk’s twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.

Musk, who describes himself as a “free speech absolutist” pledged to buy Twitter for $44 billion this week, with European Union officials and digital campaigners said that any focus on free speech to the detriment of online safety would not fly after the 27-nation bloc solidified its status as a global leader in the effort to rein in the power of tech giants.

Twenty two new positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending April 22.

The Center for Well-Being states that the number of positive cases reported to the university have “remained steady and well below previous highs from the semester” and that there is no evidence of classroom transmission.

Angelica Franaschouk can be reached at afranaschouk@stthomas.edu.