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Bitcoin Slides Below $79K as Trump’s Iran Threat Sends Oil Past $105 Cold War

Bitcoin Slides Below $79K as Trump’s Iran Threat Sends Oil Past $105

Bitcoin’s drop below $79,000 was driven by a sharp swing in global risk sentiment after the U.S.–China summit ended without progress and fresh Middle East tensions rattled markets. Key Takeaways On May 15, bitcoin briefly dipped to $78,611 after the deadlocked U.S.-China summit rattled investors. The flash crash triggered a…
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May 15, 2026
Stocks Settle Higher on Strong Tech Earnings and Economic Resilience NASDAQ

Stocks Settle Higher on Strong Tech Earnings and Economic Resilience

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.75%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.73%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) rose +0.78%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) rose +0.75%. Stock indexes settled higher on Thursday, with the…
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May 15, 2026
NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon mission with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the space station SpaceX

NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon mission with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the space station

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft, C209, is seen atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: SpaceX Update May 15, 6:33 p.m. EDT (2233 UTC): SpaceX confirms successful separation of the Dragon spacecraft. The third time was the charm as…
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May 15, 2026
Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real Propaganda

Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real

Spencer Pratt, once the villain of the 2000s MTV reality show The Hills and now an insurgent candidate in this year’s Los Angeles mayoral race, had a breakthrough moment in his first debate performance last Wednesday. Turning to his signature issue of public safety, Pratt berated his opponents—Mayor Karen Bass…
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May 15, 2026
A test for Ukraine, a dilemma for Zelensky: What’s at stake in the Andriy Yermak corruption probe Volodymyr Zelensky

A test for Ukraine, a dilemma for Zelensky: What’s at stake in the Andriy Yermak corruption probe

You’d think the fortune teller would have tipped him off. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former chief of staff Andriy Yermak, who for years made key government appointments, drafted potential peace plans and held back-channel talks with both Washington and Moscow, was taken into pre-trial detention Thursday on money-laundering charges after…
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May 15, 2026