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Marvel Rivals Season 8 launches with Devil Dinosaur and major character balance updates
Marvel Rivals released Season 8 on March 15, adding Devil Dinosaur as a new Vanguard hero and rebalancing multiple characters.
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ICE targets fraud involving 10,000 foreign students in OPT work program
ICE announced a crackdown on fraud among nearly 10,000 foreign students working for dubious employers under the OPT program.
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Man sentenced to two years prison for stealing unreleased Beyoncé music in Atlanta
Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty to stealing hard drives with unreleased Beyoncé music and was sentenced to two years in prison plus probation.
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Belgium secures Lille striker Fernandez-Pardo for World Cup squad
Belgium confirmed Matias Fernandez-Pardo’s commitment for the World Cup after the 21-year-old Lille attacker chose their national team.
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MLB and MLBPA begin CBA talks amid salary cap dispute in New York
MLB and the MLB Players Association started negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement in early May 2026 in New York.
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German Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg dies aged 101 in Leer
Albrecht Weinberg, a German Holocaust survivor and educator, died aged 101 on May 12, 2026, in Leer, Germany.
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Meta AI account on Threads cannot be blocked, sparking user frustration
Meta launched an AI account on Threads that users cannot block, causing over one million posts discussing the issue.
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Israeli air strike kills two Lebanese paramedics and at least 10 in southern Lebanon
Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 10 people, including two Lebanese paramedics, Lebanese officials said.
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Harry Kane hat-trick drives Bayern Munich to 5-1 Bundesliga win over Cologne
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich beat Cologne 5-1 in the Bundesliga season finale on May 16, 2026.
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VinFast to shed $6.9 billion debt by spinning off Vietnam factories
VinFast will sell two Vietnamese factories to cut about $6.9 billion in debt and create a standalone manufacturing company.
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HSBC Reaffirms Commitment to $4 Billion Private Credit Plan Despite Slow Progress
HSBC reiterated its commitment to a $4 billion private credit investment plan, denying reports it has paused the program amid recent market losses.
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Three Large Chinese Data Centers Join Electricity Spot Trading as Virtual Power Plants
On May 14, 2026, three major Guangdong data center clusters began trading electricity in spot markets as virtual power plants.
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Global government bond yields hit multiyear highs amid inflation and oil price surge
Yields on US, Japanese, and other major government bonds surged in May 2026 due to inflation fears and war-driven oil price rises.
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Latvian President Nominates Opposition Leader Kulbergs to Form New Government
President Edgars Rinkevics nominated opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs to form a government after PM Evika Silina resigned amid a political crisis.
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Christopher Nolan directs star-studded film The Odyssey starring Lupita Nyong'o
Christopher Nolan is directing a film adaptation of The Odyssey starring Matt Damon and Lupita Nyong'o in dual roles.
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Former NetEase Exec’s GreaterThan Group Funds New Star Wars and BulletFarm Games
GreaterThan Group, founded by ex-NetEase exec Simon Zhu, is backing Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic and a new BulletFarm shooter.
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Spotify faces partial outage disrupting streaming for some users in US
Spotify dealt with a service outage on May 12 that blocked many users from streaming songs and podcasts, with tens of thousands reporting issues.
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UK Deploys Drones, Typhoon Jets, and HMS Dragon to Defend Strait of Hormuz Shipping
The UK announced deployment of autonomous mine-hunting drones, Typhoon jets, and warship HMS Dragon to a Strait of Hormuz defensive mission.
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Peter Magyar becomes Hungary’s new PM, launches reforms after defeating Viktor Orban
Peter Magyar took office as Hungary’s prime minister and initiated major economic and political reforms after ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule.
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Anthropic warns investors of unauthorized secondary sellers offering its shares
Anthropic warned investors that buying shares from eight unauthorized secondary platforms will not be recognized by the company.
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Hackers Use AI to Accelerate Sophisticated Cyberattacks and Evade Detection
Hackers are using AI to automate complex cyberattacks, while cybersecurity firms warn of limited time to strengthen defenses.
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Markets see 37% chance of Fed rate hike in 2026 after hotter inflation data
Following hotter-than-expected inflation, markets price a one-in-three chance of a Fed rate hike by end of 2026.
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Fighting in Sudan's Blue Nile State displaces nearly 50,000 since January 2026
Ongoing clashes between Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces have displaced nearly 50,000 in Blue Nile State since early 2026.
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Hearts forced to flee Celtic Park after hostile pitch invasion following Celtic title win
Hearts players left Celtic Park immediately after Celtic’s stoppage-time goal sparked a pitch invasion and hostile atmosphere on May 16.