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- US Rep. Steve Cohen Ends Bid for Reelection After Redistricting
- Ex-Wendy’s Commercials Director Joe Sedelmaier Dies at 92
- BT Revives Talks for International Business Sale
- Trump Family-Backed Group Plots $200mn Venezuela SPAC Deal
- AI Giant Anthropic Raises Over $30 Billion in Funding
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Warns Against US Move to Family
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Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee is ending his bid for reelection after a redraw of his Memphis district.
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Ildemaro Vargas has spent 19 years as an anonymous utility infielder. This season, out of nowhere, he’s turned into one of the game’s top sluggers. on.wsj.com/4deCgUR
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Joe Sedelmaier, an award-winning director who created nearly 1,000 TV commercials — including the classic “Where’s the beef?” ad for Wendy’s — has died at 92.
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BT revives talks for international business sale, Sky News reports reut.rs/4nGscr9
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Small financial group close to Trump family plots $200mn Venezuela Spac deal ft.trib.al/jAidL7l
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10% chance a U.S.-Iran peace deal is achieved by the end of the month.
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Anthropic is raising more than $30 billion as the AI giant seeks funding ahead of its widely expected initial public offering.
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Ministers adopt new interpretation of migrants’ rights in European legal system reut.rs/4ddHEaM
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The German chancellor said he would dissuade his children from moving to the US given the ‘social climate developing there’. Friedrich Merz added: ‘I am a big admirer of the US. But my admiration is currently not growing.’ ft.trib.al/c7Cd0aU
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President Trump two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping saw praise and claims of progress from both sides, but also persistent differences on Taiwan and other key issues.
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台湾の林佳龍外交部長（外相）は１５日、中国・北京での米中首脳会談を引き続き注視しているとした上で、台湾は米国との良好な意思疎通を維持しているとの見方を示した。 bit.ly/43alSyF
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JUST IN: Trump reveals he tossed Iran’s latest proposal after reading the first sentence.
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Nvidia to report Q1 earnings, as chip competition grows
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Hungary’s visa halt plan for non-EU workers alarms businesses reut.rs/4eP9c7A
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Stephen Miran exits the Fed. How he set the stage for Kevin Warsh.
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中国の王毅外相は１５日、米中が通商委員会と投資委員会を設立することで合意したと明らかにした。 bit.ly/4tDqYya
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🇵🇸 Wearing traditional Palestinian dresses, the white fabric intricately embroidered in a rainbow of colours, dozens of smiling brides clutched red bouquets as they walked with their grooms past the tents and ruined buildings of Gaza City. 📸 Omar al-Qattaa ➡️ u.afp.com/SRsT
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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old mummy with a papyrus fragment of the “Iliad” sealed in a clay packet outside its wrappings. It is the first time a literary work has been found playing a functional, spiritual role in the mummification process.
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トランプ米大統領は１５日、米半導体大手エヌビディアの人工知能（ＡＩ）向け半導体「Ｈ２００」の納入を中国が承認していないことを事実上認め、中国が自国開発を目指していることが理由との見方を示した。 bit.ly/4udeoa1
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Trump Accounts for kids: A path to tax-free savings?
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has a net worth estimated at roughly $200 billion, was recently asked about California’s wealth tax proposal that has some billionaires riled up. “It’s fine,” he said. “I never once thought about it.” https://cnn.it/4nzNx5B
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Questions to regular golfers at Trump National Doral about the new gold statue of the president drew knowing laughs and some raised eyebrows. Visitors said they were amused by it, but it wasn’t quite the flash point it had become online.
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Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi spoke at a BRICS meeting in India about his “distrust” of the US regarding war negotiations https://aje.news/1wbjoi
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自民 平氏 アンソロピック社とAI「ミュトス」めぐり意見交換 https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015123221000
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🛎️NNNより【速報】です。
【速報】越前市の県道で事故 道路横断中の男性が車にはねられ意識不明の重体 (2026-05-16 00:29) #ニュース
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The U.S. government is suing one of Chick-fil-A’s franchisees, alleging it denied an employee Saturdays off to observe her sabbath. on.wsj.com/4dhSNpy
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These Social Security Hacks Could Put More Money In Your Pocket
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Trump says he discussed Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping, decision soon reut.rs/4wxAMwu
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Germany’s Merz says he would not want his children to move to US ft.trib.al/JTpRIY6
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These must-make recipes for the most relaxed time of year are sure to feel like a vacation. nyti.ms/42UBTZH
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Why is Ireland not taking part in this year’s Eurovision?
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The stock market rally can keep going despite Friday’s pullback. How to stay long while hedging slightly
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BREAKING: The Texas Supreme Court rejects the governor’s effort to remove Democrats from office over leaving the state to delay redistricting.
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The 30-year Treasury yield just broke to its highest level in almost 20 years
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🇳🇬 Tiwa Savage uses her fame to boost African music
Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage, a prominent multi-talented figure in Nigeria’s music industry, is banking on her fame to foster the “next great artist or producer or songwriter” with her newly established foundation in Lagos.
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Mackenzie Shirilla was dubbed “Hell on Wheels” for a devastating 2022 Ohio crash in which she drove into a brick building at 100 mph, killing her boyfriend and his friend.
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🛎️JNNより【独自】です。
【独自】新たに高校の同級生を緊急逮捕 69歳女性殺害の強盗殺人事件 逮捕現場近くには高級外車…「トクリュウ」による犯行も視野に捜査【記者中継】 (2026-05-16 00:16:22) #ニュース
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AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France
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JUST IN: CDC announces 41 Americans across 16 states are still being monitored for possible hantavirus exposure.
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Prisoner swap goes ahead as Kyiv mourns 24 killed in Russian strike on flats
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Bristol Myers Squibb turns to China to develop new drugs in newest cross-continent collaboration
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トランプ米大統領は１５日、イランとの戦闘終結に向けた交渉に関し、イランが核開発を停止するなら「２０年間で十分」との認識を示した。ただ「真の２０年でなければならない」とも述べ、イラン政府の確約が必要だと指摘した。中国から帰国の途についた大統領専用機内で記者団に語った。 bit.ly/4ua43LZ
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Trump says China to buy 200 Boeing jets, order could rise up to 750 reut.rs/4uR0Fpm
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As Americans look to the future, they’re more pessimistic about what they see.
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Florida’s attorney general says the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump’s EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere. n.pr/4uNPVI6
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Trump says he ‘made no commitment either way’ on Taiwan at China talks
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Warren Buffett, Stephen Curry lunch auction fetches $9 million for charity
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Millions of Americans could be owed billions of dollars in tax refunds of Covid-era interest and penalties. Filing a claim with the IRS by the July 10 deadline is the first step.
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Voters expect a prosperity our politicians cannot deliver ft.trib.al/iumgTOx | opinion
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How SpaceX stacks up against some of the biggest US IPOs reut.rs/4tD4Q7i
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トランプ米大統領は１５日、ロシア軍がウクライナに対し今年最大規模の空爆を実施したことについて、戦争の平和的解決に向けた取り組みを後退させる可能性があるとの見方を示した。 bit.ly/42D8ToX
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バレーSVリーグ男子決勝 サンバーズが先勝で王手 https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015123201000
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When a man sues a woman: Legal questions swirl in salacious JPMorgan sex harassment case reut.rs/4eKl3Un
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6% chance Hormuz traffic returns to normal by the end of this month.
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中国の王毅外相は１５日、習近平国家主席がトランプ米大統領の招きに応じ、秋に米国を国賓として訪問すると明らかにした。 bit.ly/4wxakTy
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Wall Street is increasingly turning to a low-profile executive in Abu Dhabi for clues to the city’s spending plans in the face of war. Find out how Jassem Bu Ataba Al Zaabi became so important: bloom.bg/4doPI7h
📷: Abu Dhabi Media Office
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How China and U.S. eased the Middle East oil shock and kept prices from spiking even higher
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Saudi Arabia launched a crackdown against citizens complaining on social media about the hiring of foreigners for senior positions at a state-owned company. ft.trib.al/ocUdHpK
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電気自動車（ＥＶ）大手テスラ のイーロン・マスク氏から半導体大手エヌビディアのジェンスン・フアン氏に至るまで、米国で最も裕福かつ影響力のある最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）らは、今週北京で開催された米中首脳会談を機に対中ビジネスを再構築しようと試みた。 bit.ly/4ddfRHl
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As Powell term ends, his legacy may be as much about courting Congress as monetary policy reut.rs/4uhoOpg
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The president struck a cautiously optimistic tone from Beijing, though it’s unclear if he’ll walk away with any formal guarantees of assistance.
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Unlike today’s biggest AI labs, SAS—once America’s largest private software co—has always operated slowly, steadily & profitably. Competition from all sides + an upcoming leadership transition will test the company’s longstanding strategy.
My latest for @forbes.com:
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AP photographer Alessandra Tarantino photographed Jannik Sinner through a small window beneath the court.
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On midnight Friday, Drake dropped the albums “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour.”
With three new albums and 43 total songs, Drake fans have a lot to unpack — and debate. After the Kendrick Lamar beef, will the albums be enough for a Drake comeback? https://wapo.st/4nyCLfN
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When the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11 in Mexico City, it will set in motion a flurry of historic firsts. https://cnn.it/4udgOFJ
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Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman is preparing for the next revolution in real estate.
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🐶 A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been “the world’s oldest dog” has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SRsZ
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Why does the stock market keeps rising? Maybe not for the right reasons.
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On the 78th anniversary of the mass expulsion of Palestinians, experts say US ‘political amnesia’ continues https://aje.news/1fp6ab
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🔔令和8年5月16日(土)になりました。 🌀2026年136日目、残り230日(63.01%)
🍀友引/旧暦3月30日🌘 🐴午/平成38年/昭和101年
🌈今日も平穏に過ごせますように✨