U.S. Warns China Over Iranian Oil as Sanctions Fight Intensifies
China told its independent refineries to disregard U.S. sanctions over their purchases of Iranian crude.
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2 Dead After Car Hits Crowd in Germany
Officials in Leipzig, where the incident occurred, did not immediately say if it was an accident or an attack. The driver was arrested.
Breaking Barriers at 3rd Annual Findings from the Field Symposium
On March 30, 2026, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and the NASA Science Activation program’s Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) project hosted the third installment of the Findings from the Field Student Research Symposium. This annual event and associated Findings from the Field journal are where students are the experts and the usual “white…
John Sterling, beloved voice of Yankees for 36 seasons, dies at 87 | New York Yankees
John Sterling, whose voice became synonymous with the New York Yankees, has died at the age of 87. Sterling, a native New Yorker, started broadcasting Yankees games on radio in 1989 and continued until he retired in 2024. During that span, he called 5,420 regular-season games and 211 in the postseason. He rarely missed a…
Circle jumps 16% on Clarity Act compromise that preserves stablecoin rewards
Circle Internet Group Initial Public Offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. NYSE Shares of Circle surged after lawmakers over the weekend struck a compromise on the market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act, preserving stablecoin reward programs under certain conditions. On Friday, key language in…
Narendra Modi’s BJP win election in West Bengal for first time | India
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s party has won a resounding election victory in West Bengal, a state which had been a rare opposition stronghold, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country. It is the first time that Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have won assembly elections in West Bengal, a large and politically…
Elon Musk’s only expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race
When do we take AI doomers seriously? That’s a key subtext of Elon Musk’s attempt to shut down OpenAI’s for-profit AI business. His attorneys argue that the organization was set up as a charity focused on AI safety, and lost its way in pursuit of lucre. To prove that, they cite old emails and statements…
Musk threatened to make OpenAI’s Altman and Brockman ‘the most hated men in America’
Text exchange revealed in court filings came after world’s richest man tried to start last-minute settlement talks
Nepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute | Border Disputes News
Nepal complains after India and China agree to resume a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 A long-running border dispute between Nepal and India has flared up after New Delhi announced the resumption of a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass. Kathmandu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
White House Posts Photo of Trump with Baby Yoda for Star Wars Day
This is not the publicity The Mandalorian & Grogu was looking for. The White House posted an image (below) for May the Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, of Trump as The Mandalorian alongside Baby Yoda/Grogu and an American flag. The image was accompanied by the declaration, “In a galaxy that demands strength — America stands…