The spike in gas prices is worsening the K-shaped economy
2026-05-06
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed what higher prices at the gas pump mean for the K-shaped economy and low-income earners…Continue Reading
UN demands Israel immediately releases flotilla activists
2026-05-06
The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza., UN demands Israel immediately releases flotilla activists NewsFeed The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza. The pair were capturedContinue Reading
It’s not cricket: Pakistan athletes allowed in India for multilateral sport
2026-05-06
India’s government to allow Pakistani athletes to visit but maintains a sports ban on bilateral events like cricket., India’s government to allow Pakistani athletes to visit but maintains a sport ban on bilateral events like cricket. Pakistani players and teams will be able to participate in multilateral events hosted byContinue Reading
Tom Steyer can make California golden again
2026-05-06
commentary I loathe billionaires. But the former hedge fund manager could be a class traitor in the mold of FDR Published May 6, 2026 10:30AM (EDT) Billionaire and former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer is self-funding a run for California governor on a progressive platform (Eric Thayer / Los AngelesContinue Reading
A member of the traditionally conservative Murdoch family looks to step into progressive media
2026-05-06
The news industry has seen significant consolidations in ownership in recent years, and it seems things could tighten further. James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former CEO of 21st Century Fox, is in talks to buy Vox’s New York Magazine and podcast division, according to The WallContinue Reading
Home prices rose in most metro areas, but the market remains sluggish, report finds
2026-05-06
Home prices rose in 71% of U.S. metro markets during the first quarter of 2026 even as national price growth continued to slow, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. Sixteen metro areas posted double-digit price gains, the report said. Overall, the median single-family existing-homeContinue Reading
Outspoken CNN founder Ted Turner dies at age 87
2026-05-06
Ted Turner was considered a pioneer in the news business, which he transformed after the launch of CNN in 1980.Continue Reading
Cape Verde: three evacuated from MV Hondius over suspected hantavirus
2026-05-06
Netherlands authorities have coordinated the medical evacuation of three people from the MV Hondius, including one Dutch passenger and two crew members, a Dutch and a British national. The patients, suspected of having a hantavirus infection, are being transferred to specialised hospitals.Continue Reading
CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87
2026-05-06
This is a breaking news story., The media mogul who revolutionised news broadcasting, dies at 87; no cause of death disclosed. Ted Turner, the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition and instincts led to a media empire that included the groundbreaking news network CNN, has died, CNN reported, citing aContinue Reading
Pro-Palestine group protests outside Israeli real estate event in New York
2026-05-06
Demonstration against event featuring properties for sale in occupied West Bank is the second protest in six months., Demonstration against an estate event featuring properties for sale in the occupied West Bank is the second protest in six months. About 100 pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered outside a New York synagogueContinue Reading
Russia wanted a 9 May ceasefire. Kyiv announced one starting earlier. Russia killed a woman in a kindergarten, and hit 1,820 times
2026-05-06
Russia broke Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire, starting just past midnight on 6 May, hitting Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kryvyi Rih, and later killing a woman at a Sumy kindergarten, according to a Telegram statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia had spent the previous days demanding that Ukraine observe a unilateral ceasefire on 8-9Continue Reading
Russia is making military training a mandatory school subject in occupied Donbas. Kyiv asks the ICC to act
2026-05-06
Russia will make basic military training a required part of the school curriculum for fifth-graders in occupied Donetsk, Makiivka, Dokuchaievsk, and Mariupol from 1 September. The new “Cossack classes” combine ideological instruction with combat-related drilling, and unlike Yunarmia and other Russian paramilitary programs that operate outside school hours, they willContinue Reading
Tom Steyer tries to sell voters on his own personal change
2026-05-06
Tom Steyer has sold himself to voters as an agent of change, but will they buy the billionaire’s own transformation?, Read MoreContinue Reading