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EBay Turns Down GameStop’s $55.5 Billion Takeover Proposal
By Andrew Moran EBay has turned down videogame retailer GameStop’s $55.5 billion takeover proposal. The online marketplace, in a May 12 letter, called GameStop’s acquisition offer “neither credible nor attractive.” “The Board, with the support of its independent advisors, has thoroughly reviewed your proposal and has determined to reject it,” Paul Pressler, the chairman of…
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Why Americans Pay High Gas Prices Despite Record U.S. Oil Production and Exports
By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News The Paradox at the Pump As of early May 2026, U.S. regular gasoline prices have climbed above $4.50 per gallon nationally amid disruptions from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Some regions see even higher figures, with California nearing or exceeding $6…
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Hantavirus Symptoms Reported on Cruise Evacuation Flight
By Tom Gantert A French citizen on the MV Hondius cruise ship came down with hantavirus symptoms while flying back to France, according to French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. Lecornu on Sunday posted on X that there were five French citizens on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, and all five were…
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Passengers Evacuate Cruise Ship Hit by Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak
By Tom Gantert The passengers and crew aboard the MV Hondius exited the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Canary Islands on May 10. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) classified all passengers and crew as high-risk contacts as they disembark and return to their home countries. U.S. citizens were among the last…
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FIFA Triples Price to $32,970 for Its Best Available Tickets to the World Cup Final
By The Associated Press FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available Thursday for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Soccer’s governing body listed those seats as front category one on its sales site. It previously had a high…
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OpenAI Cofounder Greg Brockman Defends Company’s For-Profit Pivot—and His Own $30 Billion Payday
By Beige Luciano-Adams In the second week of a high-profile jury trial that could have a profound impact on the race for artificial intelligence (AI), OpenAI President Greg Brockman rejected allegations that he and other cofounders betrayed the company’s philanthropic mission and illegally enriched themselves by flipping the nonprofit lab into a for-profit corporation. Tesla…
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US Fighter Jet Disables 2 Iranian Tankers in Blockade Enforcement Action: CENTCOM
By Ryan Morgan A U.S. fighter jet fired on a pair of crude oil tankers as they attempted to bypass a U.S. blockade on May 8. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees military operations in the Middle East, announced that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet launched from the aircraft carrier USS George…
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US to Host New Israel–Lebanon Peace Talks
By Ryan Morgan The United States will again host a set of talks between Israeli and Lebanese delegations on May 14 and 15, for what is intended to be an intense effort to advance a lasting peace agreement between the two nations amid recent fighting. “These talks aim to break decisively from the failed approach…
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Trump Put Tehran on the Clock
By Mehek Cooke President Donald Trump’s usual naysayers and the foreign policy class are already trying to sell his pause of Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz as a retreat. That is wrong. A real retreat would mean lifting the blockade and giving Tehran relief up front. Instead, Trump did the opposite. He paused…
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US Economy Adds 115,000 Jobs in April, Beating Market Estimates
By Andrew Moran The U.S. labor market could be showing signs of heating up after the economy topped economists’ expectations. April payrolls rose by 115,000, from the previous month’s upwardly revised 185,000, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on May 8. The consensus forecast indicated a gain of 62,000 jobs. The unemployment…
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