“ Piper Sandler isn't buying the talk that an Iran deal is nearing, telling clients that the #StraitOfHormuz will largely stay closed and #oil will hit new highs. ” #oilPrices #gasPrices www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/05/...

Pro-Choice North Carolina said in a statement: "If the political party in charge at the NCGA actually cared about families, they'd work to reduce the out-of-pocket costs we pay for #healthcare, they would pass a statewide living wage so our families..." www.wfmynews2.com/article/news...

You can never have enough #horsepower #F150 youtu.be/_zDphnxhY6Y?...

It’s the latest effort in the district’s “At Home in CMS” initiative, launched in 2024. It’s aimed at making #housing costs more affordable for #teachers, through rental discounts, pathways to #homeownership and financial literacy resources Read more at: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/e...

““Forward thrust is unhinged...There’s no curve, no progression to #acceleration, it just goes – BANG. Nothing, everything. All at once. And for the merest amount of time before self-preservation and the confines of the law step in to end the madness.” #EV apple.news/An79jj7OATxS...

“"My first thought was, there is a gun called the Peacemaker," said Dyron Daughrity, a minister in the #evangelical Church of Christ and dean of religion and philosophy at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. "It's sort of this idea of peace through strength." www.npr.org/2026/05/26/n...

““This constitutes a wound in Christian memory, one from which we cannot consider ourselves detached,” he said.” apple.news/AQUb-2CnDROC...

#CharlotteNC ’s Bojangles'​ Restaurants, Inc. is getting into the #EVcharging game, with the fast food chain’s first #DCfastCharger going online this month in Savannah, Georgia. insideevs.com/news/796532/...

Walmart #dcFastCharging youtu.be/Jk-nChvwfrs?...

“ #Tungsten has long been a “ #warMetal,” Black told NBC News last month during a visit to the mine. In recent decades, it has also become a “ #backboneMetal” in the technology sector, used in #semiconductors, #batteries, #smartphones and more.” apple.news/AwGL6fjL6Tiq...

“Leo denounced how #AI had helped accelerate the “normalization of war” by desensitizing people to its cost. He… cited “opposing imperialisms, between powers that wish to preserve their supremacy, and those that aspire to seize that supremacy.” apple.news/APVNbs5ZTRf-...

“…critics arguing it could disrupt scientists and #AI #startups if #H1B holders and other high-skilled #visa holders were affected. “Harmful move for tech, business, and America broadly,” LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman wrote.” apple.news/AKte7WCO9SEC...

"For over half a century, foreign nationals with legal status have been able to apply for and complete the entire process for #permanentResidence in the United States..." www.npr.org/2026/05/23/n...

"“This is all just going to end so badly,” said Matt Smith, director of commodity research at #commodities- and shipping-data provider Kpler . “We have to essentially get squeezed to the point where prices move higher to stop the barrels leaving.” #oilPrices apple.news/Av3xLxtCNQnu...

"Committing $500 million or more to a new factory in a market where it has sold fewer than 400 vehicles total makes no sense when existing plants are sitting idle. That’s also why Tesla halted its #Gigafactory Mexico project" electrek.co/2026/05/20/t...

of the nearly 400 sitting judges in #NorthCarolina, at least 168 of them are graduates of North Carolina Central University School of Law Additionally, the video notes that one in five North Carolina judges is a graduate of this #lawSchool youtu.be/G2jHDpBjsvw?...

2.7 gallons to travel 100 miles #hybrid #fordMaverick youtu.be/wyNubV-27Pg?...

“The orders were signed by CDC’s Acting Director and issued under the Public Health Service Act,” #quarantine www.wowt.com/2026/05/19/h...

"Among the victims are a “heroic” security guard, a longtime owner of a store in the Islamic Center and a pious man known for his generosity, community members say." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

#QOTD: "You can't go to war against poverty, with no bullets, your cash is your bullets" #cash #buyAndHold #investing #AI #Energy #tech #quoteOfTheDay youtube.com/shorts/Cugi7...

#tacoTuesday “Hours earlier, he said he was asked by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates “to hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#oilPrices youtu.be/AFt3WDCfrkw?...

Geopolitical Weakness: The creator critiques the recent diplomatic summit, arguing that China projected strength and confidence while the U.S. appeared differential and uncertain, particularly regarding the defense of Taiwan youtu.be/INF2yD9i5kA?...

"SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN: ...Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he’d been waiting 40 years for somebody to go to war with him in Iran. He found a president stupid enough to do it. I blame Donald Trump for that decision, but here we are." #oilPrices www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...

“Kentucky is sitting on roughly 16.1 million barrels of #bourbon —the equivalent of around 300 million cases—according to the Kentucky Distillers' Association . That’s the largest reserve ever, enough to last as much as 10 years, according to industry estimates.” apple.news/ATVc6T7TeTKC...

"50 years after launching the first #GolfGTI in 1976, Volkswagen is taking the iconic badge into a new era with the ID. Polo GTI. The ID. Polo is “100% #electric and 100% GTI..." electrek.co/2026/05/15/v...

“And if you have a #smallEngine, like a #lawnmower, or if you have a #boat, the risk is heightened.” weartv.com/news/local/e... #oilPrices #gasPrices

"The Rolls-Royce #Cullinan is powered by a 6.75-litre #twinTurbo #V12 that delivers 570hp and 850Nm...weighing in at 2,660kg! ...that’s still lightweight compared to the #Escalade, which tops out at 2,820kg...with the 6.2-litre supercharged V8 delivering 690hp and 885Nm! " youtu.be/OIlO3y42CPY?...

“Mr. Putin appealed to Donald Trump to lean on Kyiv for a temporary cease-fire, never mind that Mr. Putin could provide his own cease-fire by stopping a war he started. “ #Ukraine #drones apple.news/AqzG0m0xYRGW...

"The U.S. Treasury Department has started issuing #tariffRefunds to #importers who paid #duties later struck down by the courts... wine #importer VOS Selections, has already received a six‑figure #refund of $110,000,according to the company’s legal team" #tariffsAreTaxes www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

““Kevin Wagner, vice president… Sterigenics, messaged asking that nine facilities emitting the carcinogenic gas ethylene oxide, including near Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, #CharlotteNC and Atlanta, be exempted. More than 45,000 people, most of them not white…” #airQuality apple.news/AdvJ7yLyqTdq...

" Retes sat zip-tied in the dirt for four hours."The entire time I was sitting there, they only asked for my ID once,"he says. He told them it was in his car the one with the disabled veterans license plate. "I don't know if they ever went to go check my ID." #immigration reason.com/2026/05/10/w...

“This week’s product shipments were driven by a record for exports of #distillate #fuels like #diesel, with 1.9 million barrels a day departing from the US in the week ended May” #oilPrices #gasPrices apple.news/AP6U6yz9sSO-...

#CommentOfTheDay "“How do you turn water into wine?” “We take water and convert it into wine. It’s on our website”" youtu.be/Bmj2PaxX24E?... #itsOnOurWebsite

“The U.S. cost of primary #aluminum from #smelters is nearly 90% higher than a year ago. The #war in Iran is driving up prices by effectively choking off shipments from the Persian Gulf countries, which supply about one-fifth of the aluminum consumed in the U.S. “ apple.news/ATxcrcU5UQnu...

"In its Q1 earnings report, Ford revealed that it expects to receive a $1.3 billion dollar, one-time #tariff benefit reflecting #levies the #automaker paid between March 2025 and February 2026... " fordauthority.com/2026/04/ford...

The current availability is authorized under an #emergency 20-day waiver though the EPA may extend this based on #supply conditions #E15 #oilPrices #gasPrices youtu.be/1LnUXX5eoG0?...

his daily filling #expenses jumped from $80 to $400, forcing him to increase his prices by $65 to $100 per haircut #diesel #oilPrices #mobileBarber #barber youtu.be/1138gvMfGeQ?...

"It marks the second #hijacking of an #oil #tanker in the area in a 10-day period, following the hijacking of Honor 25 by Somali #pirates on April 22." www.bbc.com/news/article... #oilPrices

“ Spirit Airlines , based in South Florida, had been under mounting financial pressure due to the #war in Iran, which sent the price of #jetFuel soaring. But its problems ran deeper than that.” #oilPrices apple.news/AgOJZm21rTV-...

The venue ( #theSphere Entertainment Co. ) that created a new type of #liveEntertainment has become the highest-grossing arena in the world, with $379 million on 1.7 million tickets sold last year, according to Pollstar . apple.news/AsmiVPt6KTgi...

"The #UAE’s exit May 1 after six decades of membership is a significant loss for the group...Before the conflict erupted, the country was OPEC’s third-biggest producer, accounting for roughly 12% of the group’s overall supply." #OPEC #oilPrices www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Graham and his allies say the cost of this project would be offset by national park user fees and customs fees," thehill.com/homenews/sen... #grifters

The U.S. #military has relied on a volunteer force for 50 years. The host emphasizes that we are "nowhere near" the need for a #draft, #militaryDraft #oilPrices youtu.be/z6PK5TSzmpc?...

“Bowie couldn’t help put smirk at the idea of #Prince ‘s black face somehow scaring people in the Midwest…” www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

“ Shell has confirmed the concept will be revealed in June as a fully functional, driveable vehicle. “ #EV www.autoblog.com/news/shell-w...

“Honda's sales in China dropped from 1.62 million units in 2020 to just 640,000 units in 2025, and annual production volume in the country may fall below 600,000 by the end of 2026. “ Read More: www.slashgear.com/2147494/hond...

“"Some scenario planning that we did said that even if the straits were to reopen today, just to clear the logistics logjam… is going to take 275 days, maybe more now," he told Jim Cramer on CNBC 's "Mad Money" on Thursday.” #oilPrices www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/04/...

"Gillum’s family reported him missing on Tuesday and he has a history of self-harm... Alamance County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina. Gillum’s family told law enforcement he had a gun and had “expressed recent threats to harm ‘Black people,’” ..." www.wral.com/news/ap/f2b6...

"He wagered about $32,000 that Maduro would be “out” by January. The bet was a long-shot." #predictionMarkets www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/p...