US Executes Two Men in Strike Targeting Boat in Eastern Pacific Ocean

Approval Of Trump's Presidency And The War On Iran Hit New Lows Americans' approval of the US-Israeli war on Iran has reached another record low, pulling Trump's approval rating down with it, to the worst reading of either of his two terms in office, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The new findings also show likely spillover effects for the November midterms that will benefit Democrats seeking to retake the majority in Congress.   18 US service members have died in Trump's war on Iran, and more than 700 others have been...

Closing Arguments In High-Stakes OpenAI Trial Focus On Reputation, Character Authored by Beige Luciano-Adams via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), OAKLAND, Calif.—After nearly three weeks of presented evidence, an Oakland jury on May 14 heard final arguments in a high-stakes legal battle that could have profound impacts on the race for artificial intelligence. In a courtroom sketch, Sam Altman listens as OpenAI President Greg Brockman testifies during Elon Musk's lawsuit trial over OpenAI's for-profit conversion, at a federal courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on May 4, 2026. Vicki Behringer/Reuters Tech moguls Elon Musk and...

A Pause To Negotiate A Deal? Some Caveats... Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, Basically we wound up at the better end of our “base case” in yesterday’s Spaghetti Western, and you could argue we made it all the way into our best case of “ceasefire” (I’m reluctant to label it that, as you will see, but it is touching on that end). I do think we are far from a “real deal”. In any case, markets are responding according as both sides send people to Pakistan to negotiate a deal. Stocks are...