Gold Holds Losses on Signs That US-Iran Ceasefire Is Fraying
Gold held a loss as the US and Iran traded fire in the Persian Gulf on Monday, jeopardizing a four-week-old ceasefire and fueling inflation risks.
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The looks turning heads on the Met Gala carpet
The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is “Costume Art”, exploring fashion as an embodied art form.
Duchess Meghan is ‘spiralling badly because she knows nothing is working’
As soon as I saw Edward Enninful and Anna Wintour around King Charles and Queen Camilla during the royal state visit to the US last week, I knew we would be in for some bullsh-t. I even wrote that in the post about the King’s Trust gala in NYC – “And Edward Enninful. Remember this…
California seeks millions in penalties from State Farm over alleged claims violations after LA wildfires | California wildfires
California is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company was slow to investigate and underpaid claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires, regulators announced on Monday. State Farm violated the law hundreds of times in a sampling of 220 cases, the state’s insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara,…
US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility
Meanwhile shipping company Maersk said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.
How a Greenland shark’s heart can beat for centuries
May 4, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How Greenland sharks keep their hearts beating for centuries Greenland sharks have hearts that can function normally for more than a century By Jeanna Bryner edited by Claire Cameron A Greenland shark is seen here off Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Everything about…
World Snooker Championship 2026: Wu Yize wins final – who is snooker’s new superstar?
The 2025-26 season has been a breakthrough campaign for Wu. He claimed his first ranking title at the International Championship in Nanjing last November, then reached the semi-finals of the Masters on his debut. That form enabled him to rise up to 10th in the world rankings and he will now climb to fourth after…
‘A test of our values’: Starmer to call for whole-society response to rising antisemitism | Politics
Keir Starmer will call for a whole-of-society response to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through their actions too. Before a roundtable event at Downing Street, the prime minister will call for action on all forms of antisemitism, after a knife…
Blake Lively Justin Baldoni lawsuit: Pair reach a settlement over It Ends With Us dispute
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film It Ends With Us. The two sides settled their legal dispute Monday ahead of a planned trial over Lively’s claims that Baldoni conspired with publicists to pre-emptively destroy her reputation after she privately accused him…
Amazon Expands Logistics Arm to Outside Companies
The company said its shipping, fulfillment and delivery services would be offered to other businesses. Several large corporations have already signed on.