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Home Depot profit falls, but tops expectations in the face of economic uncertainty
19 May 2026, 4:45 am
Home Depot’s results beat Wall Street’s expectations in the fiscal first quarter on a strong showing from professional customers while homeowners started stocking up on some of their spring supplies |
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Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit
19 May 2026, 4:45 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping |
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Spanish fashion magnate's son arrested on suspicion of involvement in his death
19 May 2026, 4:38 am
Police in northeastern Spain have arrested Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango's billionaire founder, for allegedly playing a role in his father's death |
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Former Spanish Prime Minister under investigation for role in airline bailout
19 May 2026, 4:30 am
A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling tied to a government airline bailout |
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OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed
19 May 2026, 4:21 am
Elon Musk lost his case against OpenAI and its top executives in a high-stakes trial that pitted billionaire against billionaires |
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Hearings to focus on why a UPS cargo plane engine fell off, causing deadly crash
19 May 2026, 3:49 am
Federal safety investigators will hold hearings this week examining why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, killing 15 people, and why Boeing didn’t address the underlying flaw sooner |
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New Zealand's government plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending
19 May 2026, 12:46 am
New Zealand's government plans to lay off nearly 9,000 workers, cutting 14% of public sector jobs by 2029 |
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Asian shares trade mixed and Kospi falls 3% as oil prices keep swinging
19 May 2026, 12:46 am
Asian shares are mixed as uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war roils global markets |
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Oregon voters decide whether to boost their gas tax as Iran war causes prices at the pump to soar
18 May 2026, 11:06 pm
Oregon voters are facing a familiar theme on their primary ballot: well-financed Democratic incumbents looking to slide past little-known challengers while Republicans attempt to nominate candidates who could put up a fight in November in a heavily blu... |
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Japan's economy expands at a 2.1% annual pace, boosted by consumer spending
18 May 2026, 8:46 pm
Japan has reported its economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the January-March quarter |
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Will White House correspondents' dinner be rescheduled? Some say: ‘Let’s call the whole thing off’
18 May 2026, 3:33 pm
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming |
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Oil prices keep swinging, and so do stocks worldwide
18 May 2026, 1:10 pm
Oil prices and stock markets worldwide kept swinging with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war |
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New Swatch model is introduced and case study in overexcited 'drop culture' plays out
18 May 2026, 1:08 pm
Swatch's new Royal Pop pocket watch has sparked outbursts of chaos worldwide |
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China Evergrande liquidators seek $8.4B from accounting firm PwC in Hong Kong lawsuit
18 May 2026, 7:09 am
Liquidators of China Evergrande are seeking $8.4 billion from accounting firm PwC |
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China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
18 May 2026, 5:01 am
The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week |
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‘Michael’ reclaims the top box office spot in its 4th weekend
18 May 2026, 5:01 am
The Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael,” is reclaiming the top spot in the North American box office |
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Talks to end a strike shutting down the largest US commuter rail system will resume Monday
17 May 2026, 11:50 pm
The strike shutting down North America’s largest commuter rail system will continue into a third day |
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Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find alternatives
17 May 2026, 11:10 pm
The collapse of Spirit Airlines isn't the only curveball confronting people planning summer trips |
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Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more
17 May 2026, 10:39 pm
Parents with newborns in intensive care units have long faced a difficult but overlooked plight: Any parental leave they might have does not take into account the days or even months their newborns spend in intensive care |
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Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
17 May 2026, 10:39 pm
A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant |
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Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more
17 May 2026, 9:25 pm
Parents with newborns in intensive care units have long faced a difficult but overlooked plight: Any parental leave they might have does not take into account the days or even months their newborns spend in intensive care |
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Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico
16 May 2026, 8:44 am
María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with only the clothes on their backs when bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors |
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North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike
16 May 2026, 8:06 am
North America’s largest commuter rail system has shut down as unionized workers have gone on strike |
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Trump's description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties
16 May 2026, 7:52 am
U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China |
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Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveries
16 May 2026, 6:30 am
Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up order deliveries in rural areas of the U.S. Small cities and towns are a rich source of untapped sales for whichever retailer builds a loyal base of online shoppers |