Trump says US forces are ‘like pirates’ taking Iranian oil
Donald Trump says US forces are ‘like pirates’ taking over Iranian ships and cargo near the Strait of Hormuz.
Month: May 2026
Iran Lost $4,800,000,000 In Oil Revenue Due To US Blockade: Report
The blockade ordered by the Trump administration as leverage in ceasefire negotiations has redirected more than 40 vessels attempting to pass through with Iranian oil and other cargo
Trump Approves Nearly $9 Billion Weapons Sales To Israel, UAE, Other Mideast Allies Amid Iran War
The US authorized the sale to Israel of as many as 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II All Up Rounds, worth $992.4 million and manufactured by BAE Systems.
Iran war protester speaks to Al Jazeera from top of Washington bridge
A 45-year old man is occupying the top of Washington’s Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to protest the war on Iran.
Avoca, whose AI agents let physical services businesses handle inbound calls and dispatch, raised $125M+ across seed, Series A, and Series B at a $1B valuation (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)
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Avoca, whose AI agents let physical services businesses handle inbound calls and dispatch, raised $125M+ across seed, Series A, and Series B at a $1B valuation — Tyson Chen and Apurva Shrivastava were chas…
Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down operations overnight, sources say
The collapse of Spirit will result in thousands of lost jobs and marks the first airline to fail in part due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war.
Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty
The collapse of Spirit will result in thousands of lost jobs and marks the first airline to fail in part due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war.
Building trades unions emerge as a key ally of tech giants in push for AI data centers
Building trades unions have long been considered a voice of the American worker
Havana slams new Trump sanctions as ‘collective punishment’ of Cuban people
The Cuban government has firmly rejected the recent sanctions levied by US President Donald Trump.
Florida traffic stop turns weird as police discover 13 live zip-tied iguanas hidden in truck
The iguanas were taken to a shelter afterward