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Lead: On 9 May 2026 in Red Square, Moscow, President Vladimir Putin presided over a scaled-back Victory Day parade that omitted tanks and other heavy ground weapons. The event began at about 10:00 local time (07:00 GMT) and lasted roughly 45 minutes, featuring a flypast and a video montage of military equipment deployed to Ukraine. … Read more

Lead Game 3 of the Western Conference second-round series between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves arrives with the series tied 1-1 and a stark Game 2 result still fresh: the Wolves were routed 133-95 at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center. Friday’s matchup (9:30 p.m. ET, Prime Video) shifts back to Minneapolis, where the … Read more

Lead Rory McIlroy said allowing players who joined LIV Golf to return would be “good business” for the PGA Tour, remarks he made after carding a second-round four-under 67 at the Truist Championship. His comments come as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced in April it will withdraw its multibillion-dollar backing of LIV at … Read more

Victor Wembanyama produced a career-best playoff performance Friday, scoring 39 points on 13-of-18 shooting with 15 rebounds and five blocks to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Target Center. The win gives the Spurs a 2-1 series lead; Game … Read more

Health authorities say a laboratory-confirmed measles case in a New York City resident may have exposed patrons at 388 Italian Restaurant in Roslyn Heights on May 3 between 7:15 and 10:00 p.m. Nassau County Department of Health issued the alert and urged anyone who was present or who develops measles-like symptoms to contact a health … Read more

Lead U.S. and international health authorities are tracking dozens of passengers linked to a hantavirus outbreak first identified aboard the expedition ship MV Hondius after a passenger died. On April 24, 29 passengers — including six U.S. citizens — left the vessel at St. Helena and are considered at potential risk; the locations of many … Read more

Lead: Reported May 8, 2026, pop star Britney Spears sought short-term residential treatment at Borden Cottage, a private center in Camden, Maine, after a March 4 DUI arrest. Sources say the facility provided dual-diagnosis care for substance use and mental-health needs on a 14-acre estate. She is reported to have stayed fewer than three weeks, … Read more

Lead: Health authorities in the United States and several other countries are tracing passengers who left the Dutch expedition ship MV Hondius after a fatal hantavirus case was reported on April 24 at St. Helena. The ship operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, says 29 passengers — including six U.S. nationals — may be at risk and disembarked … Read more

Lead U.S. stock futures opened higher on May 7, 2026, as traders monitored renewed exchanges between American and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz while awaiting the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April jobs report. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were each trading up roughly 0.5% and 0.8%, and Dow futures rose about 162 … Read more

Lead Governments are racing to trace passengers after a hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch expedition ship MV Hondius left several people ill and at least one confirmed fatality. The vessel’s operator said 29 passengers, including six U.S. citizens, disembarked at St. Helena on April 24 and may have been exposed; many of their locations remain … Read more

Lead Harvard affiliates lost access to the university’s Canvas learning platform on Thursday, May 8, 2026, after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters published a list that included the institution among thousands allegedly affected by a breach of Instructure, Canvas’ parent company. Canvas remained reachable to Harvard users through at least 2:00 p.m.; by about 3:30 p.m. … Read more

Harvard students lost access to the Canvas learning platform on Thursday afternoon after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters published a list that included the University among thousands of schools it says were affected by a breach of Instructure, Canvas’s parent company. Canvas remained reachable to Harvard affiliates through at least 2:00 p.m., but users reported redirects … Read more

Lead: Early counts from the 2026 English council elections, reported in the early hours around 04:50–04:57 BST, show a mixed picture: the Liberal Democrats hold control in Richmond-upon-Thames and Sutton, Labour keeps Reading despite losses, and Reform UK is making notable gains across multiple councils. Several councils remain under no overall control or are still … Read more

Lead: Harvard students lost access to the Canvas learning platform on Thursday afternoon after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters published a list that included the University as affected by an alleged breach of Instructure, Canvas’s parent company. Canvas remained reachable to Harvard affiliates through at least 2:00 p.m., but users began seeing a redirect to a … Read more

Lead: On Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2026, Harvard affiliates experienced interruptions to the university’s Canvas learning platform after the criminal group ShinyHunters published a list naming Harvard among thousands of institutions it says were affected by a breach of Instructure, Canvas’s parent company. The platform remained reachable for Harvard users through at least 2:00 p.m., … Read more