China To Release Oil Reserves as Countries Join US in Trying To Cool High Prices, Tame Inflation

China Orders Its Companies To Defy U.S. Sanctions On Five Oil Refiners, Escalating Economic Battle Over Iran

China's Ministry of Commerce has issued a sweeping order blocking U.S. sanctions on five Chinese petrochemical firms accused of buying Iranian oil, invoking its "Blocking Rules" for the first time in a move that directly challenges Washington's global sanctions enforcement — and could reshape the economic battlefield of the Iran war.
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Nancy Pelosi Calls President's AI Jesus Image Something For A Psychiatrist, Cites Distraction Strategy

The now-deleted image drew backlash from across the political spectrum, including from some conservative and faith-based figures
Politics

NYC Mayor Mamdani Urges King Charles to Return Koh-i-Noor Diamond Hours Before 9/11 Ceremony Meeting

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, citing his Indian heritage, called for the return of the legendary Koh-i-Noor diamond to India just hours before meeting King Charles III at a solemn ceremony honoring victims of the September 11 attacks, reigniting a long-standing international dispute over one of the world's most famous gemstones.
Politics

Senate Panel Unanimously Advances Bill to Ban AI Companion Chatbots for Children

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 22-0 to advance the GUARD Act, a bipartisan bill that would ban AI companion chatbots for minors, require age verification and impose $100,000 penalties on providers whose chatbots encourage children toward self-harm or sexual content.
Politics
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Baby Born Prematurely Aboard ITA Airways Flight From Dakar to Rome

A woman who was seven months pregnant gave birth prematurely aboard an ITA Airways flight from Dakar to Rome.
Travel

Pregnancy Mystery in D4vd Case: New Death Certificate Sparks Confusion Over Whether Celeste Rivas Was Expecting

An updated death certificate in the Los Angeles murder case involving singer D4vd has raised new questions over whether teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez was pregnant before she died.
Entertainment

Britney Spears' DUI 'Deal' Revealed: Pop Star Facing 12-Month Probation, Rehab Credit to Avoid Jail

Britney Spears is facing a misdemeanour DUI case in Ventura County, with prosecutors offering a 'wet reckless' plea that could swap jail time for probation and treatment.
Entertainment
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Nepean Elections Result: Early Count Shows Liberal Anthony Marsh Ahead in Nepean By-Election

MELBOURNE — Early counting in the Nepean state by-election on May 2, 2026, showed Liberal candidate Anthony Marsh leading independent Tracee Hutchison as voters in the marginal Mornington Peninsula seat chose a successor to resigned MP Sam Groth. Polling stations across the district closed in the afternoon, with results trickling in throughout the evening in a contest that tested local priorities and major party strategies.
Australia