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May 2026

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May 15th
- SCOTUS temporarily keeps abortion pill access
- DOJ moves to drop Adani charges
- Xi’s warning at ‘pomp-filled’ summit
May 14th
- Neanderthal tooth suggests dentistry much older than thought
- Georgia, South Carolina edge into gerrymander war
- Warsh confirmed for Fed chair as inflation roils plans
May 13th
- Engaging with art can slow aging, study finds
- US inflation hits highest level in 3 years
- FDA head Marty Makary resigns under pressure
May 12th
- EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary flip
May 11th
- Putin suggests Ukraine war ‘coming to an end’
- 2 new hantavirus cases as passengers flown home
- Democrats reel from court-imposed redistricting losses
May 7th
- CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87
- Purported Epstein suicide note released
- Iran talks rife with confusion as Trump voices hope
May 6th
- Trump attacks pope again before Rubio’s Vatican visit
May 5th
- US-Iran truce teeters after Trump’s Hormuz push
- Supreme Court boosts Louisiana gerrymander race
May 4th
- Spirit Airlines collapse may push up airfare
- Abortion pill makers ask Supreme Court to lift ban
- Trump says US will ‘guide’ ships through Hormuz
May 1st
- Trump pulls surgeon general pick, vexing MAHA
- White House claims Iran war ‘terminated’
- DHS shutdown ends after 76 days, GOP climbdown

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