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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year since President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to create a deep-sea mining industry from scratch, businesses have raised millions of dollars from investors, stock prices have soared and federal regulators have raced to fast-track a permitting process. At least nine companies are in talks with the government …
MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed as false a Reuters report that China’s army secretly trained about 200 Russian soldiers in China late last year, some of whom went on to fight in Ukraine. A Russian-Chinese agreement from July 2025 reviewed by Reuters said about 200 Russian troops would be trained …
Cheyenne Hunt, the founder of Reckoning Action, an organization that confronts misogyny in America by pushing for legislative changes and supporting abuse survivors, speaks to CBS News’ Nancy Cordes about her mission to combat gender bias.
LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) – “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” the first “Star Wars” movie in seven years, heads to theaters this weekend as Walt Disney bets on the charm of Baby Yoda to re-energize the film franchise. Disney put the “Star Wars” movies on hiatus following 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” after executives concluded …
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart delivered another quarter of impressive sales as speedy deliveries and low prices served as a magnet for shoppers across the income spectrum. Yet like other major retailers posting financial results this week, it was cautious about the rest of the year given the current economic uncertainty. On Thursday, it issued …
Kathmandu, Nepal — Hundreds of climbers scaled Nepal’s side of Mount Everest in a single day, setting a record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday. It was the largest number of climbers to reach the summit on a single day from the popular route on the southern face of the world’s tallest peak. The …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Nicotine vapes can triple smokers’ odds of successfully giving up traditional cigarettes, while also exposing them to fewer harmful chemicals, a new study argues. Smokers who started using a nicotine e-cigarette were over three times more likely to quit smoking within six weeks, compared …
May 21 (Reuters) – Investors buying into SpaceX’s nearly $2 trillion IPO are making a high-stakes wager that CEO Elon Musk can turn a fast-growing satellite business into something far bigger, using an unproven rocket to unlock an ambitious push into AI. Musk has grown SpaceX into the world’s largest rocket business by launching thousands …
ALL NEW: Scared of their own mother. Why the children of convicted killer Kouri Richins want her to stay behind bars. “48 Hours” correspondent Natalie Morales reports Saturday, May 23 at 10/9c* on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.[AirsfollowingtheWNBAonCBS)[AirsfollowingtheWNBAonCBS)
7m ago Israel begins deporting hundreds of flotilla activists Israel has released hundreds of activists who attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza and are in the process of deporting them, according to a legal organization working with the flotilla. The Israel-based legal advocacy group, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, …