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Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft
Cuba's Raul Castro to be indicted by US for 1996 attack on aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cuba's Raul Castro may be indicted by the United States, a U.S. Department of ​Justice official said late on May...

North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike
North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts as unions strike

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades, bringing the Long Island Rail Road,...

Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby
Myanmar’s gemstone heartland unearths 11,000-carat ruby

BANGKOK, Thailand: Miners in Myanmar have found a very large and rare ruby. It is believed to be the second-largest ruby ever found...

Kalshi and Polymarket flag rise in questionable bets
Kalshi and Polymarket flag rise in questionable bets

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Kalshi and Polymarket are reporting a sharp increase in suspicious trading as prediction markets attract more...

Dublin’s garda faces charges over ammunition, corruption, gets bail
Dublin’s garda faces charges over ammunition, corruption, gets bail

DUBLIN, Ireland: A detective garda accused of helping an organized crime gang, taking bribes, and possessing over 100 rounds of ammunition...

Trump says China wants Hormuz open; he is losing patience with Iran
Trump says China wants Hormuz open; he is losing patience with Iran

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI: U.S. President Donald Trump said he was losing patience with Iran and claimed that China's President Xi...

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OpenAI and Musk clash in closing arguments over AI future
OpenAI and Musk clash in closing arguments over AI future

OAKLAND, California: Elon Musk and Sam Altman exchanged sharp accusations in closing arguments as a closely watched trial over the...

Anthropic, Gates Foundation fund AI for health and education
Anthropic, Gates Foundation fund AI for health and education

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Anthropic and the Gates Foundation have launched a four-year, US$200 million partnership to support artificial...

WhatsApp adds private Incognito Chat for Meta AI users
WhatsApp adds private Incognito Chat for Meta AI users

MENLO PARK, California: Meta Platforms is introducing a new Incognito Chat feature for its artificial intelligence assistant on WhatsApp,...

LinkedIn to lay off about 5% of employees, source says
LinkedIn to lay off about 5% of employees, source says

SAN FRANCISCO, California: LinkedIn plans to lay off about five percent of its workforce as the Microsoft-owned professional networking...

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

(260518) -- SAN DIEGO, May 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during the annual San Diego Dragon Boat Festival at Mission Bay...

Thieves surge through lower bracket, beat OpTic in CDL Major 3 grand final
Thieves surge through lower bracket, beat OpTic in CDL Major 3 grand final

(Photo credit: Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK) After losing their playoff opener, the Los Angeles...