Confusion in Strait of Hormuz Leaves Shipping Firms Guessing
The United States vowed to help tankers navigate the perilous conditions that have kept them stranded in the Persian Gulf, but it remained unclear if companies would try to get out.
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Modi’s party poised for big wins in Indian state elections | Elections News
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set to win two of four crucial state elections, expand its influence and weaken its key rival halfway into his third term in office. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was expected to return to power in the eastern state of Assam for the third straight term and was…
Jennifer Garner, More Stars Who Never Go
Of course, Jennifer isn’t the only former attendee who has expressed hesitation about gracing the steps of the Met again. Gwyneth Paltrow previously claimed she’d “never” go to the Met Gala again in 2013, telling USA Today at the time the event was “boiling,” “crowded,” and “so un-fun.” Though she eventually returned in 2017, and…
U.S. military denies Iran’s claim it struck warship in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, April 28, 2026. U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship’s voyage would not include an Iranian port…
Iran War Live Updates: Tehran Threatens Ships Over Trump Plan to Break Its Blockade
Iran War Live Updates: Tehran Threatens Ships Over Trump Plan to Break Its Blockade
GameStop makes $56 billion offer to acquire eBay
GameStop has made an offer to acquire eBay for $56 billion, which comes as part of GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s plan to transform the online marketplace into a “legit competitor to Amazon,” he tells The Wall Street Journal. In an announcement on Monday, eBay says it will “carefully review” the unsolicited proposal, adding that it…
Alphaville’s tepid takes on GameStop vs eBay
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Man produces sperm from testicular tissue frozen as a child in breakthrough trial | Men’s health
In a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man whose testicular tissue was frozen before he underwent chemotherapy as a child to be re-transplanted 16 years later has been able to produce sperm. It is the first time a transplant of cryopreserved prepubertal testicular tissue has been demonstrated to restore sperm production in an adult patient. The…
Metallic scorpion stingers, preeclampsia hope, canceled wind energy projects
Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners, and of course, May the 4th be with you. For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. Let’s start with some health news. If you or your partner has ever been pregnant, you may have heard of preeclampsia. It is a life-threatening…
Top Executives Compensation in 2025
Hollywood really is a larger-than-life version of corporate America, especially in the C-suite. Across all U.S. industries, median CEO pay hit $29.4 million in 2025, data firm Equilar finds. But for top entertainment execs, that’s on the low end, per The Hollywood Reporter’s annual look at the highest-paid media chiefs. Many of the moguls on…