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02.05.26 - 16:54
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Trump Rues State of Iran Talks, Says Prefers Not to Strike (Bloomberg)
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President Donald Trump expressed displeasure with the current state of negotiations with Iran but stopped short of threatening fresh military action in the nine-week conflict that's triggered a global energy crisis. Bloomberg News, Managing Editor, Middle East & Africa Paul Wallace, Bloomberg Economics Defense Lead Becca Wasser and Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jeff Mason join David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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02.05.26 - 16:48
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China′s Foreign Minister To Rubio: Taiwan Is ′Biggest Risk Factor′ In US-China Relations (ZeroHedge)
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China's Foreign Minister To Rubio: Taiwan Is 'Biggest Risk Factor' In US-China Relations
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and told him that the issue of Taiwan is the"biggest risk factor" in relations between Washington and Beijing, Chinese media has reported.
"The Taiwan issue concerns China's core interests and is the biggest risk factor in China-US relations," Wang said, according to The South China Morning Post, which cited China's CCTV broadcaster.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Chinese Foreign Ministry photo)
"The US side should honor its commitments, make the right choice, open up new avenues for China-US cooperation, and do its part to promote world peace," Wang added.
The call comes after Taiwan's government announced it had signed contracts with the US for about $6.6 billion in arms, including a nearly $4 billion sale of HIMARS rocket systems.
The contracts...
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02.05.26 - 16:48
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Spirit Airlines ′Bites The Dust′ As All Flights Canceled; Trump Admin To Provide ′Relief′ To Customers, Workers (ZeroHedge)
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Spirit Airlines 'Bites The Dust' As All Flights Canceled; Trump Admin To Provide 'Relief' To Customers, Workers
The collapse of bankrupt Spirit Airlines is now official.
After several failed attempts by the Trump administration to engineer a rescue package, including a proposed $500 million financing deal that could have left the U.S. government with control of up to 90% of the budget carrier, negotiations broke down late this week.
By Saturday morning, Spirit had begun winding down operations, with all flights canceled and the carrier entering liquidation mode.
The outcome marks the final flight for the budget airline, crushed by years of operational stress, failed merger attempts, mounting debt, and a brutal jet-fuel price shock that derailed its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy this summer.
Well… oops https://t.co/Ahv3e2M8vU
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 1, 2026
The Trump administration was willing to explore an extraordinary state-backed rescue to save nearly 7,500 jobs.
Now, howev...
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02.05.26 - 16:30
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′They don′t belong in our environment′: US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread (The Guardian)
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From Virginia to New York, the bugs drain vines, cut yields and leave growers resorting to one simple fix: squash themAround grape harvest time about three years ago, an employee at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard in Leesburg, Virginia, noticed bugs, about 1in long with gray and black wings and a bright red underwing, atop some trees.While the insects were pretty, they were there for the grapevines and not welcome guests at the vineyard, which sits atop a farm that the Zephaniah family has run since 1949. Continue reading......
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