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U.S. Says It Disabled Two More Vessels Seeking To Enter Iranian Ports: ‘Full Enforcement Of The Blockade’
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1,550 Ships Stranded As Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed; Supertankers Losing Up To $150K Per Day
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U.S. Reviewing All Mexican Consulates, May Close Some: Report

The U.S. is reviewing all 53 of its Mexican consulates and might close some of them, according to a new report.CBS News detailed that the review was confirmed by...
Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media narrows Q3 loss by 41.9% to S$0.4 million
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The Wire Star James Ransone’s Wife Shares Insight Into Single Parenthood 5 Months After His Death
James Ransone’s wife is grateful for her inner circle.  Five months after The Wire alum died by suicide, his...
U.S. Says It Disabled Two More Vessels Seeking To Enter Iranian Ports: ‘Full Enforcement Of The Blockade’
The U.S. Central Command said it disabled two more vessels attempting to enter Iranian ports as tensions with Tehran...
1,550 Ships Stranded As Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed; Supertankers Losing Up To $150K Per Day
Hundreds of commercial vessels remain stranded in the Persian Gulf as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as the...

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U.S. Reviewing All Mexican Consulates, May Close Some: Report
The U.S. is reviewing all 53 of its Mexican consulates and might close some of them, according to a new report.CBS News detailed that the review was confirmed by...
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James Ransone’s wife is grateful for her inner circle.  Five months after The Wire alum died by suicide, his wife Jamie “Skipper” McPhee shared a tribute for their son...
U.S. Says It Disabled Two More Vessels Seeking To Enter Iranian Ports: ‘Full Enforcement Of The Blockade’
The U.S. Central Command said it disabled two more vessels attempting to enter Iranian ports as tensions with Tehran remain high despite talks of progress towards ending the war."U.S....
1,550 Ships Stranded As Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed; Supertankers Losing Up To $150K Per Day
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Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media narrows Q3 loss by 41.9% to S$0.4 million
[SINGAPORE] Media company NoonTalk Media on Friday (May 8) announced a loss of S$437,615 for its third quarter ended Mar 31, a narrowing of 41.9 per cent from S$752,974...
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh peaks as tech stocks, jobs data lift sentiment
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Fashion

Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media narrows Q3 loss by 41.9% to S$0.4 million
[SINGAPORE] Media company NoonTalk Media on Friday (May 8) announced a loss of S$437,615 for its third quarter ended Mar 31, a narrowing of 41.9 per cent from S$752,974...
Porsche shutters three units as new CEO makes first job cuts
Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 10:07 PMPORSCHE AG is closing three of its non-car-making units, with chief executive officer Michael Leiters cutting headcount for the first time to...
Board diversity is good, but inclusion is important too: study of SGX listcos
Share of directors of locally listed firms who believe different perspectives will boost company performance is lower than global level [SINGAPORE] Under three-quarters or 73 per cent of local...
European shares slide as Middle East tensions flare
Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 08:01 PMEUROPEAN shares fell on Friday in broad-based losses, as an escalation in the US-Iran conflict lifted oil prices and dampened hopes that a...
ECB is studying defences against Mythos-powered attacks, Lagarde says
Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 07:19 PM[FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank is studying defences against cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence model Mythos but, like the rest of Europe, it is...
Sony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply
Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 06:59 PM[TOKYO] Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday (May 8), as the artificial intelligence...

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Nengi Omuku Sees Value in Beauty During Times of Global Disruption
Nengi Omuku, The Gathering, 2020. Oil on Sanyan. Courtesy the artist In Nengi Omuku’s painting The Gathering, a wounded figure lays on a stretcher, the body dripping on what...
At the New Museum Spring Gala, the Art World Turned Out for Lisa Phillips
John Waters and Jeff Koons Yvonne Tnt/BFA.com After nearly three decades at the helm of the New Museum, former director Lisa Phillips deserved a sendoff worthy of the institution,...
Dabin Ahn’s “Nocturne” and the Slow Meditative Work of Grief
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The Most Exciting Fashion on the 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet
Gigi Hadid. WireImage Today is the first Monday in May, and that can only mean one thing—it’s time for the Met Gala, also known as the biggest night in...
“Greater New York” Shows a Generation’s Resilience at the Edge of Collapse
“Greater New York” is at MoMA PS1 through August 17, 2026. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kris Graves A poetics of impermanence is also a poetics of transition, of remnants...
The Met Gala Is Entering Its Billionaire Era With Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are pictured at the 2024 Met Gala. Photo by Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum The official co-chairs...

Health

U.S. Reviewing All Mexican Consulates, May Close Some: Report
The U.S. is reviewing all 53 of its Mexican consulates and might close some of them, according to a new report.CBS News detailed that the review was confirmed by...
U.S. Says It Disabled Two More Vessels Seeking To Enter Iranian Ports: ‘Full Enforcement Of The Blockade’
The U.S. Central Command said it disabled two more vessels attempting to enter Iranian ports as tensions with Tehran remain high despite talks of progress towards ending the war."U.S....
1,550 Ships Stranded As Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed; Supertankers Losing Up To $150K Per Day
Hundreds of commercial vessels remain stranded in the Persian Gulf as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as the war in Iran continues. The disruption has slowed one of...
Traders Are Increasingly Pessimistic About The Iran War Being Solved Soon: Report
Traders are increasingly pessimistic about the possibility that the Iran war will be solved soon, according to a new report.There is a new acronym for the situation, according to...
Iran Says U.S. ‘Crossed The Point Of No Return’ After Latest Clash In Strait Of Hormuz
Iran said the U.S. "crossed the point of no return" following the latest clashes in the Strait of Hormuz, while President Donald Trump claims the ceasefire is still in...
Marco Rubio And Pope Leo XIV Agree On The Need To ‘Work Tirelessly In Favor Of Peace’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday in a visit that placed one of the Trump administration's most visible Catholic officials face-to-face...

Innovation

KJ Apa Seemingly Slams “Disrespectful” Mr. Fantasy for Stealing His Image 
KJ Apa has had enough of the fantasy.  In fact, after the singer known as Mr. Fantasy—with whom the Riverdale star shares a noticeable resemblance—released his latest music video...
Light Nude Lips Have Gone Viral on TikTok, We Break Down Which Lipstick Shade Is Perfect For You
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This Is How To Master the Perfect Soft Grunge, Smokey Eye Look Taking Over the Red Carpet
Grunge is so back. Whether it's on the red carpet or fashion's most famous steps, we've seen the grungy, smokey eye look making a comeback. Slowly (but surely), eyeshadow...
Connor Storrie Has the Best Reaction to Katy Perry’s Faceless Met Gala 2026 Look
"I'm really not nervous, to be honest with you," Connor told GQ while getting ready for the event. "I feel like people have explained to me a million times...
Zendaya, Rihanna and Cardi B Made Our List of the Most Unforgettable Met Gala Looks Ever
The Met Gala steps have always been euphoric. After all, with stars making their way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for the biggest night...
Jordon Hudson Says Kentucky Derby Isn’t First Time She & Bill Belichick Have “Trudged Through Mud” 
In fact, Jordon—who first met Bill in 2021—kicked off the new year in January by resharing a cryptic message from the duo's 2025 celebration the year prior.  "Nothing changed...

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US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh peaks as tech stocks, jobs data lift sentiment
Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 10:51 PMTHE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reached record highs on Friday, driven by gains in Nvidia and other technology stocks, while a...
Scoot adds 11 Airbus A320neo family aircraft to its fleet
[SINGAPORE] Scoot has placed orders for five Airbus A320neo family aircraft, the budget carrier announced on Thursday (May 7).The low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) also exercised options for...
Singapore stocks rise in tandem with Asia uplift; STI up 0.1%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Wednesday (May 6).The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.1 per cent or 6.77 points to finish at 4,927.38. Venture Corporation led the...
Crypto exchange Coinbase to lay off 14% of staff as AI reshapes work
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it’s slashing roughly 14% of its workforce or about 700 workers, partly because artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people work.“The biggest risk now is...
Stocks to watch: OCBC, FLCT, Keppel Infrastructure Trust, Ultragreen.ai
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (May 5): OCBC : The lender on Monday announced that it agreed to...
Samsung Electronics appoints new TV chief amid mounting competition
Published Mon, May 4, 2026 · 10:18 AM[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics, the world’s No 1 TV maker, has replaced its TV head for the first time in more than two...

Politics

Croatia vacation hot spot may ban alcohol sales during key hours in sweeping new crackdown
The nightlife in Croatia’s second-largest city could soon look quite a bit different for visitors on vacation getaways. The city of Split is proposing a ban on the sale of...
2 teens charged in connection with TikTok stunt gone wrong that left 16-year-old trapped inside shaft of NYC bridge
Two teens have been charged in connection with a foolish TikTok stunt that caused a 16-year-old boy to plummet 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the...
CBS Sports making big March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.  The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports...
New Tahoe ski death as student found on black diamond trail – after eight killed in nearby avalanche
A missing skier has been found dead at a Lake Tahoe resort — just days after eight were killed by an avalanche in the backcountry nearby. Colin Kang’s body...
UCLA hasn’t learned its lesson
UCLA must think it is off the hook for antisemitism and bigotry after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing a billion-dollar fine for blatant discrimination against...
Savannah Guthrie never ‘coming back’ to ‘Today’ show after her mom’s disappearance: report
Savannah Guthrie is probably never returning to the “Today” show after her mother Nancy’s heartbreaking disappearance, according to a new report. The “Today” anchor has not appeared on the...

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Jessie Buckley & Paul Mescal Reuniting On ‘Hold On To Your Angels’
Academy Award winner Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) and Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal (Aftersun), the stars of Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, are reuniting in Hold On To Your Angels, written and to be...
Jane Fonda On Ted Turner TCM Legacy: “We Need To Know What The Greats Were Like”
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner were a 1990s power couple, having gotten together months after she and prominent California politician Tom Hayden ended their 17-year marriage. The two-time Oscar...
Prime Video Asks ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’ Fans For “Privacy” Amid Filming: “Help Us Protect The Magic”
Amazon’s Prime Video is looking out for the cast and crew of The Summer I Turned Pretty as they go on location to film their movie. The streamer issued...
It’s Over! Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni End It Ends With Us Retaliation Legal Battle
Just two weeks before Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni‘s multi-million dollar legal war over alleged online smear campaigns and what went down with It Ends With US was due...
Isa Briones Warns Theatergoers Not To Yell At Her
As Isa Briones returns to Broadway following her latest season on The Pitt, she’s had to remind theatergoers that she isn’t actually Dr. Trinity Santos. The actress, who’s currently...
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Curry Barker On Leatherface’s Family
As a new filmmaker offering a new take on Leatherface more than 50 years after the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Curry Barker recently teased his plans for the reboot....

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The Wire Star James Ransone’s Wife Shares Insight Into Single Parenthood 5 Months After His Death
James Ransone’s wife is grateful for her inner circle.  Five months after The Wire alum died by suicide, his wife Jamie “Skipper” McPhee shared a tribute for their son...
Will Kevin McKidd Ever Return After Grey’s Anatomy Exit? He Says…
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Jersey Shore’s Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Details Battle With Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Anxiety
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How Met Gala 2026 Co-Chairs Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman Broke Traditional Event Rules
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What Rihanna, Zendaya, Harry Styles and More Wore to Their First Ever Met Gala
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Why Ashley Graham Says GLP-1 Trend Is “a Smack in the Face” to Body Positivity Movement
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