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CIA Analysts Believed COVID-19 Came From Lab, Leaders Buried Assessments: Whistleblower
By Zachary Stieber CIA experts believed COVID-19 likely came from a laboratory in China, but leaders in the agency changed those conclusions, a senior CIA officer told the Senate on May 13. As early as 2020, many people within the CIA assessed that the most likely origin of COVID-19 was the high-level laboratory in Wuhan,…
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EBay Turns Down GameStop’s $55.5 Billion Takeover Proposal
By Andrew Moran EBay has turned down videogame retailer GameStop’s $55.5 billion takeover proposal. The online marketplace, in a May 12 letter, called GameStop’s acquisition offer “neither credible nor attractive.” “The Board, with the support of its independent advisors, has thoroughly reviewed your proposal and has determined to reject it,” Paul Pressler, the chairman of…
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Why Americans Pay High Gas Prices Despite Record U.S. Oil Production and Exports
By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News The Paradox at the Pump As of early May 2026, U.S. regular gasoline prices have climbed above $4.50 per gallon nationally amid disruptions from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Some regions see even higher figures, with California nearing or exceeding $6…
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Hantavirus Symptoms Reported on Cruise Evacuation Flight
By Tom Gantert A French citizen on the MV Hondius cruise ship came down with hantavirus symptoms while flying back to France, according to French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. Lecornu on Sunday posted on X that there were five French citizens on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, and all five were…
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Passengers Evacuate Cruise Ship Hit by Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak
By Tom Gantert The passengers and crew aboard the MV Hondius exited the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Canary Islands on May 10. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) classified all passengers and crew as high-risk contacts as they disembark and return to their home countries. U.S. citizens were among the last…
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Iran’s Oil Storage Clock Is About to Run Out
By John Haughey The “storage clock” is ticking as tankers that exported 3.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil remain bottled up in Iranian ports by the U.S. Navy. The blockade in the Gulf of Oman is a pressure-point tactic, part of a global strategy to deny Tehran $13 billion in monthly revenues…
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US Forces Prevent 70 Tankers From Entering or Leaving Iranian Ports
By Naveen Athrappully The U.S. military is currently blocking more than 70 tankers from entering or leaving Iranian ports amid the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict. “These commercial ships have the capacity to transport over 166 million barrels of Iranian oil worth an estimated $13 billion-plus,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a May 8…
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Wall Street Review: Stock Rally Broadens as S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Record Highs
By Panos Mourdoukoutas Wall Street’s multi-week rally turned into an “everything rally” this week amid lower oil prices, steady bond yields, robust earnings, and corporate deals that boosted demand for riskier assets. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.22 percent to close at 49,609, below its May 6 peak. The S&P 500…
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FIFA Triples Price to $32,970 for Its Best Available Tickets to the World Cup Final
By The Associated Press FIFA tripled the price of its best available tickets to the World Cup final, making $32,970 seats available Thursday for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Soccer’s governing body listed those seats as front category one on its sales site. It previously had a high…
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OpenAI Cofounder Greg Brockman Defends Company’s For-Profit Pivot—and His Own $30 Billion Payday
By Beige Luciano-Adams In the second week of a high-profile jury trial that could have a profound impact on the race for artificial intelligence (AI), OpenAI President Greg Brockman rejected allegations that he and other cofounders betrayed the company’s philanthropic mission and illegally enriched themselves by flipping the nonprofit lab into a for-profit corporation. Tesla…
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