The IDF has killed at least 72,803 Palestinians in Gaza since the genocide started in October 2023, and more than 172,855 people have been injured inside the enclave.
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SPOTLIGHT: THE AI JOBS WIPEOUT CONTINUES
In April, Meta’s C-suite notified company employees that about 8,000 of them – about 10 percent of the company’s payroll – would lose their jobs on 20 May. Last week, Meta fulfilled that promise.
USE OF CHINA’S CURRENCY SETS RECORD IN GLOBAL TRADE
In March, the average daily value of cross-border transactions conducted in China’s renminbi currency rose to a record, the equivalent of $135.7 billion, Chinese state media said.
U.K. SIGNS “MONUMENTAL” TRADE PACT WITH PERSIAN GULF STATES
The U.K. and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have negotiated a trade agreement that will be “monumental” in its benefits to both parties, Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Bahrain’s minister of industry and commerce, said to CNBC.
DEATH OF JOURNALISM: JAMES MURDOCH BUYS HALF OF VOX MEDIA
The U.S. media landscape consolidated more last week when it was announced that Rupert Murdoch’s son, James Murdoch, would be acquiring 50 percent of Vox Media, which include various podcasts and New York magazine, which The New York Times noted was once owned by his father.
RESIDENTS IN TEXAS COUNTY RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT’S IMPACT ON HEALTH
Residents in Fort Bend County, Texas, have been raising concerns about the county’s massive coal-fired power plant and its risk to public health as more people move into the area.
SLEEP PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE CLEANSING THE BRAIN OF TOXINS: STUDY
A newly released study found that sleep plays a significant role in the brain’s “essential biological purging,” which essentially cleanses the organ of harmful toxic waste.
COINCIDENCE? TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DROPS RESTRICTIONS ON SOME FLAVORED VAPING PRODUCTS AFTER DONATION
The Trump administration announced that it will ease restrictions and allow companies to sell flavored vaping products that had been banned over concerns that these items would be geared towards children.
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS WANT BESSENT TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COUNTRIES THE U.S. DECIDES TO BAIL OUT
A group of bipartisan senators last week announced legislation that would call on the Treasury Department to better explain the process behind what countries have access to its $219 billion Exchange Stabilization Fund [ESF] after governments aligned with President Donald Trump have benefited from the program.
TRUMP FACED CRITICISM OVER HIS $1.8B ‘ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND’ AFTER DOJ SETTLEMENT OVER TAX LEAK
President Donald Trump faced criticism last week after setting up a $1.8 billion fund for allies who claim they were unfairly targeted “by the Democrat-led law enforcement agencies” over the years, but critics identified it as nothing more than a slush fund for supporters.









