Economy

2026-05-07 06:04:19.697921

Why Is Gas So Much More Expensive in Some States Than Others?

BP shareholders could see product revenue and earnings take a small hit due to the outage. BP's stock has actually risen about 0.5% since the outage occurred. U.S. gas prices have been rising steadily since the Iran war began about two months ago. The ongoing war is the major reason gas prices are high.

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2026-05-07 06:04:44.587446

Oil prices fall as Trump says strait of Hormuz ‘open to all’ if Iran accepts deal

Brent crude fell 7.8% to $101.27 a barrel on Wednesday – down from more than $115 earlier in the week. US president Donald Trump said the strait could be "open to all" if Iran accepted a reported agreement, the details of which he did not disclose. Brent briefly fell below $97 before pushing back above $100.

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2026-05-07 06:05:40.854186

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The Tamil Nadu Board Class 12 exam was held between March 2 and March 26, 2026. Out of the students who appeared for the examination, 7,53,142 candidates have successfully cleared the examination. A total of 7,92,494 students appeared for. the examination last year. The exam took place from March 2 to March 25.

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Entertainment

2026-05-07 06:02:21.337979

'Enjoy the show. Ignore the war': Venice Biennale faces backlash after including Russia

Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot and Femen, founded in Ukraine, have staged a striking joint protest at this year's Venice Biennale. Russia returns to the prestigious arts fair for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "This is our house, we come to our place," the pavilion's official commissioner Anastasia Karneeva replied.

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Health

2026-05-07 06:03:30.963274

Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Cruise Passengers in United States

Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan. The drill was part of major military exercises that include US forces, angering China. Takaichi, seen as an arch-conservative and security hawk, suggested Japan might intervene militarily in any Chinese attempt to take Taiwan.

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2026-05-07 06:03:46.524002

Hantavirus Outbreaks Are Rare, but They Aren’t Going Away and There’s No Cure

The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is stuck off the coast of Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board. The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said three patients have been evacuated from the ship and are on their way to the Netherlands. In Germany, the Düsseldorf University Clinic said that one of the three passengers who was evacuated and is being flown to Netherlands, who was in contact with one of those patients.

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Politics

2026-05-07 06:00:38.539106

BBC traces how 10 minutes of Israeli bombing brought devastation to Lebanon

"I wish it was just my home that I lost, and that my son survived," says father. Hezbollah has carried out attacks on Israeli troops in Lebanon and northern Israel. Most of Israel's air strikes have hit southern Lebanon, with the military saying it is striking infrastructure and people linked to Hezbollah.

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2026-05-07 06:02:00.483953

What We Know About ‘Project Freedom’ in the Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that Operation Epic Fury, the air and naval campaign launched on February 28, was ‘concluded’ Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the cease-fire is ‘not over,’ and that the ceasefire ‘certainly holds’

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2026-05-07 06:02:10.544276

Dressed for succession: What Kim Ju Ae's outfits tell us about North Korea

There are also reports of sunglasses and leather trenchcoats becoming popular among affluent young people. Luxury brands, leather jackets and fur coats are precious clothes that can't be worn by ordinary North Koreans. There have been reports of an uptick in luxury goods such as Chanel cosmetics and perfumes circulating among wealthy North Korea.

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2026-05-07 06:02:44.025407

Howard Lutnick Grilled by Lawmakers Over Epstein Ties

Multiple Democrats said Lutnick could not give a straight answer about why he visited Epstein’s island in 2012. House Oversight Chair James Comer said he was satisfied with the commerce secretary's answers. Comer suggested Lutnik would have useful testimony for the Republican-led panel given his visit.

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2026-05-07 06:02:56.389297

5 Takeaways From the Last Televised California Governor Debate

Candidates disagree on whether or not to freeze insurance rates. Only one candidate, Xavier Becerra, said he would do it. Other candidates said it would drive people out of the state, not the other way around. "We can’t afford to freeze rates because what will happen is every person remaining in the state will not be able to get insurance," said one candidate.

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2026-05-07 06:03:07.284752

Here’s what to know about the California governor race.

The debate will air in the Bay Area on NBC Bay Area/KNTV and Telemundo 49. The debate will take place at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The debates will focus discussion on five subjects: Wildfires, immigration, homelessness, public safety and quality of life.

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2026-05-07 06:03:20.175332

Judge Says F.B.I. Can Keep 2020 Election Records Seized From Georgia

U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee says Fulton County did not establish that its rights were callously disregarded. The county also failed to show that it needs the documents or will be irreparably harmed if they are not returned, he writes. The Justice Department has given the county copies of the docume.

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2026-05-07 06:04:28.860997

US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally

The U.S. State Department has revoked visas of lawmakers, government officials and judges from Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica. Critics are calling the measure an “unprecedented’ measure that could have a “chilling effect” on free speech in the Central American nation.

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2026-05-07 06:05:30.718216

Trump Looks for a Silver Bullet to End the Iran War. There May Be None.

Iran has discovered that it can in fact be used as a major tool of deterrence. Iran’s demands for huge sanctions relief to revive its economy and its desire to profit from the passage of oil and gas tankers through a strait it has turned into a major strategic advantage. But the strait was open before the war started. For the sake of US service personnel in harm's way, Iran's defenseless civilians, Americans vexed by high gas prices.

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Technology

2026-05-07 06:04:07.621206

Air-Conditioning Is in Short Supply as Asia Swelters

Global jet fuel exports plunged 30% to 1.3 million barrels per day in April. European airports have warned that the EU will face a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if the strait does not reopen. U.S. refiners such as Valero and Marathon Petroleum have sought to maximize jet fuel production.

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2026-05-07 06:05:05.661341

SoftBank shares surge over 16% as Japan tech-fueled rally lifts Nikkei 225 to record highs

Japan's rally comes after a blistering run in global markets while the country was effectively offline from Monday. The rally was fueled by gains in tech stocks and rising optimism that tensions in the Middle East could cool following reports of progress toward a potential peace deal with Iran. The broader market mood remains firmly risk-on as investors continue betting that the AI-driven tech rally has further room to run.

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2026-05-07 06:05:16.103241

Anthropic CEO says 80-fold growth in first quarter explains 'difficulties with compute'

Anthropic's Claude Code service has been a stunning success. Anthropic will continue pitching its models for coding at another in-person event in San Francisco on Thursday. The new batch of chips will let developers run Claude Code for longer each day, the company said. The deal lands Elon Musk's company a growing customer.

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World

2026-05-07 06:00:28.603514

Iran Says It Is Reviewing a U.S. Proposal to End the War

Iran reviews U.S. proposal to end war; key demands unaddressed. Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal. Trump has repeatedly played up the prospect of an agreement that would end the war that starred in 2007. He threatened to restart the U.s. bombing campaign in Iran, calling the possibility of Tehran agreeing to the latest U.N. proposal a “big assumption”

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2026-05-07 06:00:50.294585

Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

Hantavirus is a group of viruses carried by rodents and transmitted by their droppings and urine. Most hantaviruses do not spread easily between humans, although person-to-person transmission has been observed in some cases involving particular strains. Infections in humans are rare and tend to occur in places where people and rodents coexist.

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2026-05-07 06:00:59.530907

Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87

Ted Turner revolutionized modern media by founding CNN, the first 24-hour TV news network. Turner was a larger-than-life figure known for many accomplishments, including winning the America's Cup and significant philanthropy. He made his greatest mark on the news business when he launched CNN nearly a half-century ago.

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2026-05-07 06:01:13.017550

Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary

Bumpy is a baby hippo who was rescued after his mother died. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust believes his mother had died from a territorial battle the day prior. Bumpy will remain at the Trust's Kaluku sanctuary until he is ready to be released back into the wild. You can stay up to date on Bumpy's story, see more adorable photos, and support the heroes helping Bumpy and other orphaned wildlife through the trust's website.

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2026-05-07 06:01:26.233536

Deadly Russian Strikes Rip Into Ukrainian Cities

Health authorities said three passengers from the MV Hondius had died after showing symptoms of the rare disease. Another critically ill and three more showing mild symptoms. The World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human to human transmission of the virus took place between close contacts on board the ship. Since the family of rodent-borne infections were identified in the 1950s, they have turned up all over the world.

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2026-05-07 06:01:37.057732

German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups

Police have raided around 50 homes and other locations, targeting people suspected of involvement in far-right criminal youth groups. No arrests were planned on Wednesday, a police spokeswoman said. The raids took place across all of Germany's 16 federal states except for Hamburg, Bremen, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg.

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2026-05-07 06:01:49.524462

Macron Calls for U.S. and Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz While They Negotiate

The U.S. launched an operation, Project Freedom, on Monday to guide ships through the strait in defiance of Iran's demands for vessels to coordinate with its military. After just a day and two ships being led through the waterway, President Trump announced a pause in the mission Tuesday night.

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2026-05-07 06:02:31.550430

U.S. Troops in Middle East Wait for the Next Big Moment

Oil prices plunged on news reports that the US and Iran may be close to a deal to end the war. Oil prices climbed back up on Monday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said the Strait of Hormuz was closed. Energy observers are increasingly acknowledging that gasoline prices are likely to be elevated for the foreseeable future.

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2026-05-07 06:03:58.050725

A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.

Landslides are becoming more common in the United States. They are also becoming more frequent in Canada and Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded more than 1,000 landslides in the past decade. The number of landslides is expected to rise. The United States Geological Survey says it has recorded 1,200 landslides since 2000.

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2026-05-07 06:04:54.738226

Man charged in DC shooting was walking near JD Vance’s motorcade, agent says

The officers were responding to a Secret Service agent’s report that Marx was seen near the White House complex with a firearm concealed on the right side of his body. Marx pulled a firearm from his waistband as he ran away from Secret Service officers and fired at one of them, the affidavit says. A bystander behind the officer was shot in the leg.

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2026-05-07 06:05:54.231047

Trump Says U.S. Pausing Efforts to Guide Ships Through Strait Blocked by Iran

A federal appeals court has blocked a ban on telehealth abortions. The ban would have meant that telehealth providers could no longer send the pills through the mail. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the issue in the next few days. It's unclear what will happen to telehealth clinics if the ban is upheld.

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2026-05-07 06:06:04.929320

A Portfolio of Work From The Times’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer

Turner sold his Turner Broadcasting System to Time Warner Inc. in a 1996 media megadeal. Turner was promised a continued role in CNN after his company's sale. But the acquisition gave his company a huge library of vintage movies that eventually were parlayed into the TNT and Turner Classic Movies networks.

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2026-05-07 06:06:20.238094

U.S. Shot Down Iranian Missiles and Drones Aimed at American Vessels in Strait of Hormuz, Admiral Says

Iran's attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have so far not crossed the threshold that would prompt the United States to resume combat operations, top US general Dan Caine said. US President Donald Trump has halted the US military’s “Project Freedom” mission to open the strait, citing “significant progress” towards a “total and final agreement with Iranian representatives”

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