Streeting allies say he may challenge Starmer for Labour leadership as soon as tomorrow

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Lead: Supporters of Health Secretary Wes Streeting told the BBC on Sunday that they expect him to trigger a leadership contest to challenge Keir Starmer as soon as tomorrow, after a brief meeting at 10 Downing Street. The report follows days of speculation and media coverage, including a Times story about a possible resignation. Streeting’s … Read more

Some Japanese snack packages are turning black-and-white as Iran war depletes ink supply

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Lead Tokyo-based Calbee Inc. announced this week that 14 of its snack packages will switch to black-and-white printing beginning May 25 as disruptions from the war in Iran have reduced supplies of an oil-derived ingredient used in colored inks. The company said product recipes and distribution are unchanged and that the move is intended to … Read more

Cristo Fernandez Signs with El Paso Locomotive After Ted Lasso Role

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Lead On May 12, 2026, actor-turned-forward Cristo Fernandez signed a professional contract with El Paso Locomotive FC of the USL after completing a two-month trial with the club. The announcement, made in El Paso, Texas, confirms Fernandez will join the squad pending formal approval by the second-tier league and the national soccer federation; the financial … Read more

More hantavirus cases are expected, WHO chief says: Live updates – USA Today

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WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on May 12, 2026, that additional hantavirus infections could surface following an Andes virus outbreak linked to the expedition ship MV Hondius. Health authorities worldwide are tracing contacts and monitoring dozens of people, including 18 U.S.-linked evacuees placed in quarantine or biocontainment units. Eleven cases tied to the … Read more

US war on Iran has cost about $29bn, Pentagon says

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Lead: The Pentagon told Congress on 29 April that US military operations tied to the war with Iran have reached an estimated cost of roughly $29 billion after about two months of fighting. The rise from an earlier $25 billion figure reflects additional equipment repair and replacement and ongoing operational expenses to sustain forces in … Read more

eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Takeover as ‘Not Credible’

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On May 12, 2026, eBay Inc. formally rejected an unsolicited $56 billion takeover proposal from GameStop Corp. chief executive Ryan Cohen, saying the bid was “neither credible nor attractive.” Chairman Paul Pressler communicated the board’s decision in a letter to Cohen, cited in a Bloomberg report, and pointed to doubts about the financing plan, operational … Read more

Sun unleashes M5.7 solar flare and coronal mass ejection, raising aurora chances this week

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Lead: On May 10, the Sun produced a powerful M5.7-class solar flare accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), sending a burst of particles and radiation into space. The flare caused a brief radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean at the time of the eruption, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Instruments on SOHO … Read more

Two Maryland residents monitored after potential hantavirus exposure

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Lead Two Maryland residents are under public-health monitoring after sharing an international flight with a passenger later identified with hantavirus, state officials said. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed the cases in a statement updated May 11, 2026, and said the possible exposure occurred on the flight, not aboard the M/V Hondius cruise ship where … Read more

Six People Found Dead in Cargo Train Boxcar Near Laredo, Texas

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Lead: On Sunday afternoon, six people were discovered dead inside a cargo train boxcar at a rail yard near Laredo, Texas, after a Union Pacific employee reported multiple casualties at about 3 p.m. Local authorities and the Webb County medical examiner responded; preliminary findings point to heat stroke amid temperatures that hit roughly 105°F. Officials … Read more

Knicks scorch 76ers with record 3-point barrage, set team playoff scoring mark in 144-114 sweep

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Lead The New York Knicks closed out a dominant four-game series over the Philadelphia 76ers with a 144-114 win on Sunday, completing a sweep and setting a team playoff scoring record. Miles McBride, starting in place of the injured OG Anunoby, spearheaded a historic outside shooting night as the Knicks drilled a playoff-tying total of … Read more