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The sentences of boys spared custody over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will be referred to the Court of Appeal, the prime minister has said. Continue Reading »

A total of 989 people arrived in the UK in 14 boats between Friday and Monday. Continue Reading »

BP declined to comment on whether bullying behaviour was part of the reason for his immediate dismissal. Continue Reading »

The 30-year-old woman was on a night out to celebrate the bank holiday weekend, police say. Continue Reading »

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Trump and his top officials will make the rare trip to the woodsy Maryland retreat to discuss issues both foreign and domestic, a White House official said. Continue Reading »

American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes. Continue Reading »

A three-judge panel found that the 2023 congressional district maps adopted by Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters. Continue Reading »

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Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu a dit mardi qu'il envisageait une "saisine" de la justice française pour le traitement qu'il a jugé "odieux" infligé par le gouvernement israélien à des militants de la "flottille pour Gaza", après la diffusion d'une vidéo qui avait provoqué un tollé international."Plus que les images, les actes (sont) absolument odieux, choquants" et "nous les condamnons sans réserve, car ils sont choquants humainement, ils sont choquants au regard du droit international", a-t-il déclaré à l'Assemblée nationale, lors de la séance des questions au gouvernement.Le ministre des Affaires étrangères Jean-Noël Barrot "va recevoir les différents avocats concernés, et puisqu'il s'agit de ressortissants français, nous n'excluons pas une saisine de notre propre justice sur l'ensemble des agissements tels qu'on a pu les constater sur cette vidéo", a-t-il ajouté.M. Lecornu répondait à une question de la cheffe de file des députés écologistes Cyrielle Chatelain. Fichier vidéo ... Continue Reading »

Par Séraphine Charpentier L'armée américaine a annoncé avoir mené, ce lundi 25 mai, ce qu'elle a qualifié de frappes d'"autodéfense" sur des sites de lancement de missiles et des bateaux iraniens dans les environs notamment de Bandar Abbas, près du Détroit d'Ormuz. L'Iran a condamné les frappes, parlant de "violation flagrante" du cessez-le-feu.  L'armée américaine a annoncé avoir mené, ce lundi 25 mai, ce qu'elle a qualifié de frappes d'"autodéfense" sur des sites de lancement de missiles et des bateaux iraniens dans les environs notamment de Bandar Abbas, près du Détroit d'Ormuz. L'Iran a condamné les frappes, parlant de "violation flagrante" du cessez-le-feu. Ces frappes d’"autodéfense" ont été menées "afin de protéger" les "troupes contre les menaces posées par les forces iraniennes". Le Commandement central américain (CENTCOM) "continue de défendre" ses "forces tout en faisant preuve de retenue durant le cessez-le-feu en cours", a également affirmé le communiqué du capitaine de marine Tim Hawkins, porte-parole militaire, publié ce lundi ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Alexis HONTANG © 2026 AFP Même pas majeur, l'espoir français Moïse Kouame a triomphé mardi de Marin Cilic, ancien vainqueur de l'US Open, pour empocher sa première victoire à Roland-Garros, lors du 1er tour.. Le jour de KouameLe natif de Sarcelles, âgé de 17 ans, s'est amusé de la pression de disputer son premier match de Grand Chelem, de surcroît à domicile, sous une chaleur historique.Vainqueur pour la première fois d'un membre du top 50 (46e), il est devenu le deuxième plus jeune Français de l'ère Open à s'imposer dans le tableau final de Roland-Garros après Thierry Tulasne en 1980.Son exploit intervient au lendemain des adieux de Gaël Monfils, un autre prodige en son temps, qui laisse un vide au sein du tennis français en quête de nouvelles locomotives."En sport, il y a beaucoup ce facteur d'âge. Pour ma part, j'essaye d'être le plus +focus+ possible pour ne pas y penser", a balayé Kouame, déjà concentré sur la préparation de son prochain tour face au Paraguayen Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (71e).En difficulté dans le premier set, l'adolescent, actuel 318e joueur mondial, a répondu présent pour effacer deux balles de set à 4-5. La machine était lancée: il ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Léo MOUREN © 2026 AFP Chi va piano va sano. D'habitude si critiques des sondages, les Insoumis ont accueilli avec joie le dernier baromètre Odoxa qui donne leur candidat Jean-Luc Mélenchon au coude-à-coude avec Édouard Philippe pour la qualification au second tour de la présidentielle.Selon ce sondage paru mardi -et qui ne teste pas Gabriel Attal- le quadruple candidat à la présidentielle est en hausse avec 16% d'intentions de vote au premier tour, à un petit point du maire du Havre. Une augmentation de quatre points en deux mois.Les Insoumis voient cependant d'un très bon œil cet "horoscope sondagier", comme l'a appelé la vice-présidente de l'Assemblée nationale Clémence Guetté, car ils se considèrent sous-estimés par les sondages.La raison tient dans le fait qu'une bonne partie de l'électorat LFI, jeune et populaire, s'intéresse aux scrutins peu de temps avant l'échéance et est mal prise en compte, disent-ils, par les sondeurs. Une base que LFI a consolidée aux dernières élections. Raison de plus pour les Insoumis d'espérer: aux deux dernières présidentielles, leur champion n'avait fait que progresser dans les sondages avant de finalement finir à 19,6% (2017) et 22% (2022). Même si rien n'indique que cette progression linéaire ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Arthur CONNAN © 2026 AFP Les températures caniculaires n'ont pas empêché la N.1 mondiale Aryna Sabalenka et Coco Gauff de parfaitement lancer leur quinzaine mardi à Roland-Garros, contrairement au Russe Daniil Medvedev qui est une nouvelle fois sorti dès le 1er tour. En quête à Paris du seul titre du Grand Chelem qui manque à son palmarès, l'Italien Jannik Sinner, ultrafavori en l'absence du double tenant du titre Carlos Alcaraz, entrera en lice mardi soir face au Français Clément Tabur (171e), invité par les organisateurs. Sabalenka et Gauff en démonstration A la porte d'Auteuil, les joueurs continuent de composer sous un soleil de plomb (34°C ressenti 40°C selon Météo France). Mais cela n'affecte pas Aryna Sabalenka, en mission à Paris pour remporter son premier Roland-Garros."Les balles rebondissent très haut, elles vont très vite. Mais comme j'ai un jeu assez agressif, cela peut être à mon avantage", a résumé la Bélarusse de 28 ans. La finaliste malheureuse de la dernière édition a dominé l'Espagnole Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (50e), 6-4, 6-2 en 1h15. Elle a d'abord connu des hauts et des bas dans le premier set, menant 4-0 avant de laisser revenir son adversaire à 5-4. Elle ... Continue Reading »

Iran’s push to tax Strait of Hormuz undersea cables shows how internet routes are becoming a new front in pressure tactics and tech risk Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Half of the Western countries that had signed up to procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine have now pulled out of the Czech-led initiative Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Crowds of spectators observed nearly 90 drones falling from the sky into Sydney Harbour due to unforeseen technical problems Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has accused Ukraine of glorifying Nazism after Kiev reburied OUN leader Andrey Melnik with state honors Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Elon Musk’s satellite network allowed Ukraine to commit the recent Lugansk college dorm massacre, Russian top MP Vyacheslav Volodin has says Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Каждая комиссия будет состоять из шести депутатов, представляющих как партию "Тиса", так и оппозицию Continue Reading »

Энергетики предпринимают меры по устранению аварии, сообщил глава городского округа Иван Приходько Continue Reading »

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Он имеет особое звучание в связи с решением президента Владимира Путина объявить в стране Год единства народов России, отметила председатель СФ Continue Reading »

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UPDATE: USA Bombs Iran Hours After Negotiators Arrive for 'Peace Talks'... (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:Tensions Rise as Tehran Threatens to Retaliate... Developing...Israel Steps Up Strikes in Lebanon...Supreme leader says Jewish State will not exist in 15 years... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron Continue Reading »

Tensions Rise as Tehran Threatens to Retaliate... Developing... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:UPDATE: USA Bombs Iran Hours After Negotiators Arrive for 'Peace Talks'...Israel Steps Up Strikes in Lebanon...Supreme leader says Jewish State will not exist in 15 years... Continue Reading »

Israel Steps Up Strikes in Lebanon... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:UPDATE: USA Bombs Iran Hours After Negotiators Arrive for 'Peace Talks'...Tensions Rise as Tehran Threatens to Retaliate... Developing...Supreme leader says Jewish State will not exist in 15 years... Continue Reading »

Supreme leader says Jewish State will not exist in 15 years... (Top headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:UPDATE: USA Bombs Iran Hours After Negotiators Arrive for 'Peace Talks'...Tensions Rise as Tehran Threatens to Retaliate... Developing...Israel Steps Up Strikes in Lebanon... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron Continue Reading »

TRUMP HEALTH MYSTERY (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:BACK TO WALTER REEDWORLD ON HIS SHOULDERS Continue Reading »

At 17, Moise Kouame becomes the youngest winner of a Grand Slam match with French Open win against Marin Cilic. Continue Reading »

BP stock falls by over 4 percent in US and UK markets as governance concerns lead to chairman Albert Manifold's removal. Continue Reading »

The livelihoods of Iranian fishermen have taken a hit amid the US blockade on Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

As ticket prices soar to record levels, fans come to terms with overall cost of following their teams at World Cup. Continue Reading »

EU spokesperson Anitta Hipper says Russia’s threat to diplomats and foreign citizens is an 'unacceptable escalation'. Continue Reading »

Saudi broadcaster Al Hadath says Pakistan-mediated ceasefire proposal includes sanctions relief, freedom of navigation and halt to military activity as Hormuz tensions persist Continue Reading »

New immigrants in the Jezreel Valley celebrate their first Shavuot in Israel as century-old agricultural traditions highlight land, community and renewal Continue Reading »

Authorities say Israeli man caught at Ercan Airport with four embryos in transport container; clinic director and doctor also detained Continue Reading »

Talks over possible transit and service charges come despite US warnings, as Iran’s blockade disrupts shipping and Tehran seeks new ways to bypass sanctions Continue Reading »

After backlash over claims of systematic sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli custody, the paper’s opinion editor says the column met its standards; critics cite anonymous testimony, disputed sources and a disputed quote from ex-PM Olmert Continue Reading »

Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents. Continue Reading »

The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is scheduled for June 14, President Trump’s 80th birthday. Continue Reading »

President Trump, whose health has been a subject of public scrutiny, will turn 80 next month. Continue Reading »

Aspects such as drone technology and diplomacy show how the wars intersect on the battlefield and in global alignments, providing a model for future conflicts. Continue Reading »

Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, has also kept up rocket and drone attacks on Israeli troops, as the escalation threatens to complicate diplomatic efforts. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

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Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) and other Democrats are focusing on the dropoff of Canadian tourists heading into the midterms. Continue Reading »

The shift in management is certain to spark a flurry of new fates for the capital, spanning public parks, national monuments and the Metropolitan Police Department. Continue Reading »

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Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

Lawmakers continue to seek to block cost-of-living adjustments even after a federal judge ruled the practice unconstitutional. Continue Reading »

Rep. Lori Trahan is negotiating across the aisle on a thorny policy issue while eying a promotion in leadership. Continue Reading »

The Kentucky Republican was ousted after a challenge from a Trump-backed opponent. Continue Reading »

The California Democrat says he admires the "courage" of the Kentucky Republican. Continue Reading »

He spoke to at least two county party chairs on Thursday as attention to his undisclosed illness grew. Continue Reading »

The meeting, planned for Tuesday, is the latest development in the vice president’s fraud-fighting initiative. Continue Reading »

It is one of the largest publicly disclosed gifts to Trump’s presidential library. Continue Reading »

The artificial intelligence order pulled Thursday could still be rewritten. Continue Reading »

The war in Iran is proof of the vital role Greenland could play in aiding the West, Landry said Friday, due to its ample oil deposits. Continue Reading »

Trump officials are "absolutely, totally freaked" about the political symbolism of breaking Biden's high gas price record. Continue Reading »

When President Donald Trump's doctors release a summary of the physical exam he is scheduled to undergo Tuesday, the document is almost certain to conclude he remains in excellent health, if his previous assessments offer any indication. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump is set to have a medical checkup Tuesday, the White House has said, making it his third scheduled visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in just over a year. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump is making another trip to the doctor's office. Continue Reading »

Florida’s upcoming gubernatorial race may find itself to be more controversial and consequential than even Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s successful bid for New York City mayor last year. Continue Reading »

I switched my party registration to Independent just over 15 years ago. Since then, rarely a week has gone by when I was not asked by a resentful Republican or a disappointed Democrat why I was not a member of their party. Almost every week, their respective parties give me ample evidence to support my decision to reject them both. Continue Reading »

The United States launched new "self-defense" strikes on Iran, the U.S. military said Monday night, potentially complicating negotiations to end the war that President Donald Trump launched in February. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a military spokesman, said in a statement that the strikes occurred in southern Iran "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces." Targets included missile-launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to set mines, the statement said. Continue Reading »

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday said U.S. forces fired "defensive strikes" in southern Iran amid discussions to bring the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Tehran to an end. These strikes were intended "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces" — specifically boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a Centcom spokesperson, told The Hill. Continue Reading »

The US military carried out "self-defense strikes" on Monday in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. Iran has reportedly lifted its nationwide internet ban after nearly 90-days. Israel dramatically ramps up war and bombing of Lebanon, citing Hezbollah drones on its territory. Al Arabiya claims Tehran ready to transfer highly enriched uranium to China. Trump urges all countries join post-deal Abraham accords, including Iran: Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely! It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting (TS). Iran FM Araghchi, parliament speaker Ghalibaf, and central bank governor are in Doha for 'Talks to End War'. Foreign Ministry cautions: "It is true that a consensus was reached on many of the topics discussed, but no one can claim that the signing of an agreement is imminent." Continue Reading »

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Monday said the negotiations to end the war in Iran are "a mistake." Bolton, an outspoken critic of President Trump's handling of the conflict, told CNN's Pamela Brown that he hopes to see the discussions "break down." "I think the ceasefire was a mistake," he said. "I think these negotiations are a mistake. I think we're on the verge of something that ultimately history will decide was a catastrophic loss for the United States." Continue Reading »

A federal prisoner sitting in solitary confinement in Brooklyn allegedly plotted to murder Ivanka Trump as payback for the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi allegedly vowed to kill Ivanka and reportedly obtained drawings of her Florida home's layout, the New York Post (NYP) reported, citing former Iraqi embassy deputy military attaché Entifadh Qanbar and a second source. Qanbar told the NYP that Al-Saadi spoke openly about the plan after the 2020 Soleimani strike. Continue Reading »

An American journalist and political commentator who has lived in China for more than a decade is facing a criminal charge in the U.S. of acting as an agent for the Chinese government. Thomas Pauken II allegedly prepared confidential reports that his Chinese handler told him were being conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to an affidavit FBI Special Agent Timothy Healy submitted in federal court. Pauken also took a lie detector test at the request of his Chinese contact and provided a cell phone and laptop to another individual in the U.S. who was seeking a job in the Trump administration, Healy wrote. Continue Reading »

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants in private conversations that Israel has little ability to influence Donald Trump's decision-making on Iran as the U.S. president ​negotiates a deal in the nearly three-month-old war, two sources said. Netanyahu's comments, described to Reuters by two Israeli officials with knowledge of the conversations, come as Israel ‌has largely been left out of talks to reach an initial deal to halt a war that began with joint U.S.-Israeli bombardment. Continue Reading »

The deal being discussed between the U.S. and Iran fails to achieve any of Israel's goals for the war, Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday, as he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to influence a better agreement. Lapid, who is part of an alliance attempting to unseat Netanyahu in elections this year, said details of the emerging deal are "disturbing." "The deal is bad for Israel, bad for the region, bad for the citizens of Iran," Lapid told reporters in Jerusalem. Israel and the U.S. launched the war on Feb. 28 vowing to destroy Iran's ballistic missile program, end its support for proxy militant groups across the region and end Iran's ability to pursue a nuclear bomb. Both Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump also said they hoped to create conditions to topple Iran's government. Continue Reading »

In response to hawkish critics of the reported outlines of a memorandum of understanding with Iran, President Trump said he doesn't cut bad deals. Well, okay, but how about middling deals after an adversary seizes a strategic asset that we haven't managed to take back? Negotiations remain in flux and are the subject of leaks and counter-leaks, but reports indicate that the U.S. and Iran have been closing in on a deal to trade our blockade of Iran for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with a continuation of the cease-fire for 60 days to allow more time for nuclear negotiations. Continue Reading »

Pope Leo XIV issued a major document Monday focused largely on the implications of the rise of artificial intelligence for humanity, warning the technology could make civilization itself "less human." Pope Leo, who has repeatedly clashed with the Trump administration over the Iran war and some U.S. officials' religious justification for it, also appeared to dismiss the argument that the conflict was a necessary preemptive measure for American safety. Continue Reading »

Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence "threatens to normalize an anti-human vision" and said that the concentration of immense digital power in the hands of a few private actors must be countered. The pontiff's encyclical letter—a text that is poised to define Leo's papacy—reads like a sharp warning to Silicon Valley executives and humanity more broadly about the future of civilization as new technologies rapidly advance. Continue Reading »

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. "Magnifica Humanitas" (Magnificent Humanity), Leo's first encyclical, has been eagerly awaited ever since history's first U.S.-born pope announced days after his election that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facing humanity today. Continue Reading »

Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that is officially about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of travel and discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers. Continue Reading »

Memorial Day asks us to take time out from our daily lives to honor those who gave so much to keep us free. Continue Reading »

With Memorial Day upon us, many of us will be greeted with "Happy Memorial Day" wishes. Others will be looking for Memorial Day sales in various retail stores. And, of course, many will mark the day with barbecues, picnics and the start of summer runs to the beach. Continue Reading »

NANO Nuclear Soars As It Turns Revenue-Generating With Strategic Acquisition NANO Nuclear announced the acquisition of Secured Transportation Services, instantly converting itself from a pre-revenue developer into a revenue-generating business with in-house secure transport capabilities for nuclear materials. With the $13 million acquisition of Secured Transportation Services - a nuclear logistics, transportation and services company specializing in the secure transport of radioactive and nuclear materials - NANO continues to vertically integrate itself into what will soon be the leading provider of turnkey nuclear energy solutions to the AI supercycle. Secured Transportation Services generated a profit of about $1.3 million in the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2025.  As NANO founder and Chairman Jay Yu put it: “NNE goes from pre-revenue to revenue generating overnight with [this] acquisition.” Secured Transportation Services provides Nano Nuclear with the logistical infrastructure needed to vertically integrate the nuclear supply chain. This move adds critical logistics infrastructure to NANO’s portfolio of portable microreactors and advanced fuel fabrication efforts. Secured Transportation Services brings established operations and regulatory know-how for moving sensitive nuclear cargo. The capability vertically integrates the supply chain and removes a major execution bottleneck for future deployments. We’ve tracked NANO’s aggressive ... Continue Reading »

Project Freedom Reboot: US Navy Escorts Ramp Up As Another Tanker Blast & Fuel Leak Reported Summary US Navy restarts guiding ships through Hormuz Strait amid fresh tanker explosion and fuel leak incident. IRGC says its military shot down an MQ-9 drone and forced an F-35 jet out of Iranian airspace. Tehran formally accuses Washington of "ceasefire violation" while warning a final deal is not yet imminent, while Pentagon cites "self-defense" strikes in Hormuz overnight. Ayatollah Hajj message: US will "no longer have a safe haven for mischief & the establishment of military bases in the region." Teran is demanding "12 billion released now and 12 billion after MOU 30 days runs out to open Hormuz." Iran agrees to surrender enriched uranium stockpile by June 30, 2026? Yes 24% · No 77%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * 'Project Freedom' Officially Back On While it's questionable to what degree US naval patrols of regional waters ever really stopped, US military officials say the navy has restarted escorts to ensure international vessels can safely cross through the contested Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon is already touting some successes, according to a Tuesday update in the WSJ: The ... Continue Reading »

Thomas Massie Files To Run In 2028 After Losing Primary Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has filed paperwork to run again in 2028, just days after losing the Republican primary for the Kentucky House seat he has held for more than a decade. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Second Amendment hearing in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on April 15, 2026. Luke Johnson/Getty Images The May 25 filing with the Federal Election Commission lists Massie, 55, as a Republican candidate for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. Massie said the move allows him to keep raising money for his political operation while he decides what comes next. "This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office," Massie wrote in a post on X. "I haven't made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run." I filed with FEC for the 2028 House race. This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential ... Continue Reading »

AI Startup Says It Will Pay People $2,000 A Month to Masturbate... Yes, Really Authored by Jason Nelson via Decrypt.co, Joi AI is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” at $2,000 for a month to test an AI-guided masturbation feature and document its effects on stress, sleep, mood, and confidence. The feature uses mood-matched AI voice sessions, and consultants would submit written feedback and questionnaires directly to the company. Joi AI says the campaign is intended to collect product feedback while drawing attention to AI’s growing role in sexual wellness and digital intimacy. Joi AI says it will pay people $2,000 a month to masturbate. Yes, you read that right. The AI companion startup is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” to test a feature called Daily Guided Masturbation, which uses mood-matched AI voice sessions to guide users through the experience. Participants would document how regular use affects stress, sleep quality, mood, and confidence. The four-week role is open to adults 18 and older in the U.S. and the U.K. “The role is real, and we’ve had great responses since the posting went live,” Joi AI Head of Brand and Communication Julie Levin told Decrypt. we’re hiring 10 Masturbation Consultants $2,000/month to test our ... Continue Reading »

Iran's 90-Day Internet Blackout Ends As NetBlocks Confirms Partial Restoration Internet monitoring firm NetBlocks has confirmed our Monday report that, after 88 days of "near-total isolation" from the global internet, Iran has seen a "partial restoration to internet connectivity." 📈 Confirmed: Live metrics show a partial restoration to internet connectivity in #Iran on day 88, after 2093 hours of near-total isolation from international networks, the longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history. It is unclear if the restoration will be sustained. pic.twitter.com/Fi3z3UCMWp — NetBlocks (@netblocks) May 26, 2026 The timing of the partial restoration of internet connectivity is notable and may only suggest incremental progress as Washington and Tehran try to solidify a peace deal. Energy experts have warned that if the Hormuz maritime chokepoint remains closed through June, the global oil market could face a disastrous supply cliff as temporary buffers, floating storage, and emergency stockpile releases lose their ability to cap crude prices. Revisiting our Monday report: Iranian Presidency Orders Reopening of International Internet Access After Nearly 90-Day Blackout We cited Reuters, which said that Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order to reopen international internet access after a three-month blackout. However, we ... Continue Reading »

Conference Board Consumer Expectations Hit YTD Highs, Inflation Fears Dip In May With war (and rising gas prices) now fully embedded in respondents' minds (along with record high stock prices), it is perhaps not entirely surprising that The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence dipped in May (but was better than expected). The headline index dipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, down from an upwardly revised 93.8 in April. The Present Situation Index - based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions - retreated by 3.2 points to 121.2. The Expectations Index - based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions - rose by 1.0 points to 74.4 - the highest since Dec 2025. Source: Bloomberg “Consumer confidence edged downward in May as the inflationary impacts of the war in the Middle East intensified,” said Dana M Peterson, Chief Economist, The Conference Board. “Consumer appraisals of current business conditions and the current labor market were moderately less positive compared to last month. This was somewhat offset by modest improvements in consumers’ expectations for business conditions and the labor market six months from now. Meanwhile, income expectations eased in May, as those ... Continue Reading »

Key Events This Holiday-Shortened Week: PCE, Durables, Consumer Confidence And Fed Speakers SSDD: with stocks set to hit new record highs, the hope this morning once again is that the days may be numbered for the war in Iran, with momentum building since the start of the weekend that a deal could be in the works. Brent, which ended last week at $103.54/bbl, is this morning trading at $97.87/bbl, around -5.48% lower than Friday’s close. However, Brent had got as low as $96.02 late yesterday before news overnight that US and Israeli jets conducted fresh strikes in Southern Iran, hitting missile launch sites and mine-laying boats. These actions were described as "defensive" and not an end to the ceasefire with Iran. Net net, optimism is still elevated that an agreement can be made to end the war. We have been here before, of course, but it has felt for some time that the move towards peace has been three steps forward and one or two back. It is now 48 days since the main kinetic encounters, and according to DB's Jim Reid, such a prolonged truce and ceasefire would not have ... Continue Reading »

ASP Isotopes Soars On Restart Of Silicon-28 Facility, Locks In Q3 2026 Commercial Shipments ASP Isotopes cleared a major operational milestone at its Pretoria Silicon-28 enrichment facility, restarting the first 18 stages, and has now run them for over three weeks at target enrichment levels. Commercial shipments to U.S. customers are on track for Q3 2026. The stock was up over 25% in early trading, back at its highest levels since January... The restart follows nine months of targeted engineering work on non-core components. Fixes will now roll out across the remaining stages, and samples shipped to a U.S. customer last August already confirmed enrichment performance matched theoretical models. Three commercial contracts are already signed with American buyers.  “As we scale our production capabilities over the coming quarters, both of these applications will be central to our strategy,” said Stefano Marani, President of ASP Isotopes’ Electronics and Space division. “We have seen considerable interest in many isotopes to enable next-generation technologies.” The material is headed for two high-stakes applications. In quantum computing, enriched Silicon-28 dramatically extends qubit coherence times by reducing nuclear spin noise. In conventional semiconductors, the isotope’s superior thermal conductivity improves heat ... Continue Reading »

Iranian Leader Calls For Muslim Unity, Says 'Death To America' Will Become Common Slogan Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a message on May 26 calling for greater unity across the Muslim world against the United States and Israel, saying that the chants “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” will become the rallying slogans of Muslims and “the oppressed of the world.” Khamenei’s message was to mark Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage. In it, Khamenei described a historic struggle against U.S. and Israeli influence in the Middle East, repeatedly invoking the revolutionary slogan “Allahu Akbar” as the “weapon” that had enabled Iran and its allies to resist outside pressure. He said Iran had succeeded in “making the Zionist regime helpless under its severe blows during the second imposed war” and in delivering “a harsh slap to aggressive America,” while thwarting efforts to force Tehran into submission. The statement also praised what it called the “Resistance Front,” saying Iranian forces and allied fighters in Lebanon had secured “notable victories” against “the two terrorist armies, armed to the teeth by the American-Zionist side.” Khamenei coupled the militant rhetoric ... Continue Reading »

Over Half Of America's Largest Cities Are Seeing Home Price Declines After declining MoM for the first time since June 2025 in February, US home prices in America's 20 largest cities were expected to dip again in March (according to the latest data from S&P Cotality Case-Shiller) and they did, dropping 0.16% MoM (worse than the 0.10% MoM drop expected) leaving prices up just 0.83% YoY... Source: Bloomberg That is the weakest annual appreciation since July 2023. "More than half of the 20 major U.S. housing markets recorded year-over-year price declines in March, reflecting a broadening and deepening housing slowdown," said Nicholas Godec, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices. The trend is clear across almost every city... And the two-year chart looks particularly ugly... "The geographic divergence remains stark," Godec continued. "Midwest and Northeast markets are sustaining modest growth, while much of the Sun Belt and Western regions are still seeing declines. Chicago led all cities with a 6.1% annual gain, followed by New York (4.0%) and Cleveland (3.0%). In contrast, Seattle’s 2.5% year-over-year decline was the steepest in March, with Denver (-2.0%), Tampa (-1.9%), Dallas (-1.7%), ... Continue Reading »

Leftist Activists Build Illegal "Autonomous Zone" Around NJ ICE Facility They keep doing it because the consequences are not harsh enough yet, and they enjoy the protection of Democrat politicians and NGO-backed funding.  Without support from the Democrat Party and global non-profits, the Anti-ICE movement would not exist.  In other words, they're astroturf.  Of course, that doesn't stop them from causing all kinds of trouble. Federal agents moved within the past 48 hours to break down a make-shift "autonomous zone" built by leftist activists around the New Jersey Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark.  🚨 NOW: Anti-ICE “protestors” have put a BARRIER outside the ICE facility in Newark, and are BLOCKING vehicles from entering and leaving Is this SERIOUSLY being tolerated now??! Start flooding the street with TEARGAS and FORCE them to move. pic.twitter.com/J7WQy8Pr2n — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 25, 2026 Tear gas and other less-lethal means were deployed after protesters tried to establish encampments and barricades to block vehicles from entering or leaving the site. BREAKING: CLASHES between ICE agents agents and leftist rioters broke out this morning at the ICE facility in Newark, NJ as rioters attempted to BLOCK ICE vehicles ICE ROUGHED UP these ... Continue Reading »

China Begins Flooding The Market With DRAM And NAND Memory Chips Last September, when the memory bubble was just getting started, we said that inevitably "the cure for high commodity prices is, well, high commodity prices." While many financial market maxims have quietly ceased working in recent years thanks to rigged markets due to central bank interventions and market manipulation by both money printers and HFTs, this is one that will never fail, the only question is timing. Furthermore, there is one other thing that can be added as an ironclad footnote here, and that is that once China starts producing the commodity in question, what was formerly price euphoria quickly turns to collapse (as history so vividly demonstrates when looking at any of China's export markets, where price dumping always unleashes hell for domestic producers).  Well, for memory chips, that time has finally come.  You mean commodity DRAM prices won’t go to infinity? https://t.co/islKPtFQY2 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 22, 2026 According to Tom's Hardware, Wccftech and techspot, Chinese semiconductor firms have begun flooding the market with domestically produced DRAM and NAND chips in a move that analysts say will drive down memory and ... Continue Reading »

Futures Rise, US Stocks Set For New Record As Hopes For Iran Peace Deal Persist Despite Bombing US futures are higher again, led by tech and small caps. As of 7:30am, S&P 500 futures rose 0.7%, signaling US stocks are set for another record high when the market reopens after Memorial Day weekend. Nasdaq 100 contracts, supercharged by the artificial intelligence trade, gained more than 1% as Magnificent Seven big tech shares rallied in premarket trading. In premarket trading, all Mag 7 are higher led by NVDA (+0.8%), TSLA (+0.8%) and GOOG/L (+0.7%). 10-year Treasury yields fell six basis points and the dollar was steady after dropping against major peers in the previous session. Europe’s benchmark Stoxx 600 index slipped, handing back some of Monday’s 1% advance. Brent trading below $100 on hopes of deescalation between Iran and the US. Yet even though we have seen a barrage of optimistic media reports regarding progress on the US-Iran negotiation; on Monday night the US conducted "defensive" strikes on Iranian military targets, which the Iranian foreign ministry moments ago condemned as ceasefire violations.  Gold and silver are both lower this morning, falling 1.0% and ... Continue Reading »

BP Shares Plunge After Chairman Abruptly Removed Over Serious Governance Concerns Shares of BP PLC, formerly British Petroleum, dropped in London trading after the oil and gas major said its board had removed Chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect over "serious concerns" tied to "important governance standards, oversight, and conduct." The abrupt ouster adds yet another layer of instability to BP's turnaround effort; more importantly, it raises serious questions about exactly what prompted the board to give Manifold the boot. "The board has been surprised and disappointed to learn of governance oversight and conduct issues it deems unacceptable and has taken decisive action," Amanda Blanc, senior independent director at BP, wrote in a statement.  Manifold took over as BP's chairman on September 1, 2025, and was a central figure in BP's reset, helping accelerate the company's pivot away from underperforming green-energy bets and its return to its core oil and gas business. London-listed shares of the oil company tumbled more than 5%. The board has appointed Ian Tyler as interim chair. He stated that BP's leadership still has "deep conviction in the strategic direction we have laid out" and has been "very impressed with Meg ... Continue Reading »

Over 70 Hezbollah Sites Struck As Netanyahu Orders IDF To 'Intensify Blows' On Lebanon Israel has drastically ramped up its military campaign across Lebanon, hitting many dozens of 'Hezbollah sites' - and seriously escalating the long-running conflict, despite there officially being a US-mediated ceasefire in place. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed on Monday that instructed the military to "press the pedal even harder" against Hezbollah, reportedly upon a greenlight being given by Washington, following increased drone attacks from the Shia paramilitary group backed by Iran on northern Israel. via AFP "We are at war with Hezbollah. Just in recent weeks, our brave fighters have eliminated more than 600 terrorists," Netanyahu announced in video statement. "But we are not taking our foot off the gas. On the contrary, I have instructed them to press the pedal even harder." "We will strike them. Yes, they are attacking us with drones, cyber-enabled drones, and we have a special team working on this — and we will solve that too…But what this requires from us now is to intensify the blows, increase the force. We will strike them decisively," the Israeli leader said. The last several hours ... Continue Reading »

CDC Adds Another Airport For Screening Of Travelers Who Might Have Ebola Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Two more airports have been added as options for people traveling from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa. People traveling from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan can go to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, starting May 26, Customs and Border Protection said on May 22. The CDC said in a statement that Atlanta airport “has established operational procedures in place” for enhanced screening, which is one layer of the country’s approach to public health on top of screening individuals overseas before they board flights, having airlines report suspected illnesses among passengers, and monitoring people after they arrive. On May 21, U.S. officials announced that U.S. citizens and legal residents who had been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days of arrival must go through Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, outside the nation’s capital. CDC officials said that the travelers would be escorted to a special area of the airport to complete a questionnaire about their travel history and symptoms, ... Continue Reading »

Ferrari Shares Plunge After Analyst Slams New EV As "Mix Between Honda And Tesla" Ferrari shares fell in Milan on Tuesday after the Italian supercar maker unveiled its first EV sports car, disappointing Wall Street analysts who criticized the design, with one calling it a "mix between a Honda Accord EV and Tesla." The four-door, five-seat Ferrari Luce, priced at a staggering 550,000 euros, marks the supercar maker's first fully electric vehicle and serves as its biggest test yet: can Ferrari's nearly eight-decade brand equity survive the transition away from combustion? Ferrari has just officially unveiled its first ever all-electric car, called the Ferrari Luce. • Starting price: $640,000 • Interior co-designed with Apple's former head of design, Jony Ive • Range: 280 miles (expected EPA) • Peak charging speed: 350kW • 122 kWh battery •… pic.twitter.com/QjgHeP1hJm — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 25, 2026 AIR Capital analyst Pierre-Olivier Essig said the Luce looks like a "mix between a Honda Accord EV and a Tesla." He added, "We are lost in translation with Ferrari's new strategy." The Luce is equipped with 1,000 horsepower, accelerates from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds, and has a top speed above 192 mph. Even with top-tier ... Continue Reading »

How The Deep State Weaponizes AI To Control The Narrative The Deep State just upgraded from clunky human fact-checkers to AI that scales narrative control at lightspeed. As Tony Seruga wrote on X: No more paper trails, subpoenas, or exposed biases - just seamless manipulation. Automated Shaping at Scale AI floods zones with thousands of subtly varied "organic" rebuttals in seconds. Pre-bunks emerging stories before they trend. Detects your writing style, reasoning patterns, and source chains to dynamically throttle—no crude bans needed. Infrastructure Already Live CISA’s old “election security” coordination with platforms? Content-agnostic and ready for new “harm” definitions. Palantir, CrowdStrike & intel partners embed AI trained on classified data into commercial tools. WEF’s “whole-of-society” push demands exactly this AI governance. The Upgrade Old fact-checkers left audit trails (funding, revolving doors). AI is a black box: “The algorithm decided.” Trained on curated data that associates inconvenient truths with “low quality.” Plausible deniability baked in. Endgame? Not winning debates—making certain ideas unthinkable. Never seen, never debated. Just endless “helpful” corrections from voices that feel trustworthy. Antidote: Think independently. Support alternative platforms. Never outsource your mind to machines or badges. Question everything. The machine doesn’t wear a “FALSE” stamp—it whispers consensus until you believe it. What’s your move? Ignore at ... Continue Reading »

European Gas Storage Can't Survive 3 More Months Of Hormuz Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, Europe risks a major gas storage shortfall if disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz continue for another 1–3 months, with inventories still far below normal seasonal levels. LNG supply disruptions, strong Asian demand, and distorted gas pricing have made refilling storage unusually difficult and expensive across the EU. Equinor warns prolonged disruptions could push Dutch TTF gas prices toward €90/MWh, forcing industrial demand destruction and fuel switching across Europe. Europe could face a critical shortfall in natural gas stocks if shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz persist for another 1-3 months, senior executives at Norwegian energy giant, Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR), have warned. Europe entered the current summer refill season with severely depleted gas reserves, with gas stores only 28% full following a prolonged winter. Europe’s storage levels are currently at 35-37%, significantly below the 50% seasonal norm, increasing the risk that the continent will miss its usual 90% target at the beginning of the next winter heating season. The European Union requires member states to maintain robust storage fill levels, typically targeting an 80% to 90% capacity by early winter. A combination of ... Continue Reading »

Japan's Auto Giants Are Losing The EV Race To China Japan’s car industry is being forced into a major reset as Chinese automakers rapidly outpace traditional rivals in electric vehicles, software, and manufacturing speed, according to Nikkei. The shift is especially visible at Honda Motor. In 2021, CEO Toshihiro Mibe pledged that EVs and fuel-cell vehicles would account for all new Honda sales by 2040. Last week, however, he admitted the plan was “not realistic under the current circumstances,” formally backing away from the target. Nikkei writes that Honda’s retreat marks a sharp reversal. The company had committed trillions of yen to EVs, battery production, and a Canadian supply chain while also betting heavily on Afeela, its software-focused electric vehicle partnership with Sony Group. The project was meant to prove Japanese automakers could compete in the era of connected, software-defined cars. Instead, Honda is cutting EV spending, delaying major factory projects, and pivoting back toward hybrids after posting its first full-year net loss since going public in 1957. The company’s problems mirror a wider struggle across Japan’s auto sector. Nissan Motor has recorded heavy losses for two straight years, while even Toyota Motor expects ... Continue Reading »