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White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after actor’s Trump grave post
The White House has called Star Wars actor Mark Hamill “one sick individual” after he posted an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, alongside the caption “if only”. The image, posted on Hamill’s Bluesky account, showed Trump lying with his eyes shut, next to a headstone with the inscription “Donald […]
5 things to know for May 7: Hantavirus outbreak, peace talks, market rebound, small businesses, White House ballroom
America’s appetite for weight-loss drugs is transforming a small Danish city into an unlikely hub of economic growth. Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, is pouring billions into its facility in Kalundborg, fueling rapid development in the once-quiet community. About 150 passengers are still on board a cruise ship grappling with a deadly […]
Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.
In his first comments about Saturday’s US military strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump claimed in a video posted to social media that Iran has been building missiles that “could soon reach the American homeland.” It’s an argument he also made in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/27/politics/iran-missiles-trump-intelligence-nuclear
US launches plan to tackle China’s critical minerals dominance
The US has launched an effort to form a trade zone for critical minerals that are key to making everything from smartphones to weapons as it tries to break China’s dominance of the industry. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y41r5rzrno