Monday, May 11, 2026

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Watch: Trump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’

U.S., Iran Far Apart in Talks to End War and Reopen Hormuz

Trump rejected Iran’s response to his proposed peace plan, but stopped short of declaring a resumption of fighting.

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Markets Wrap

Stocks Waver as Iran Deadlock Lifts Oil and Yields

Ships’ Signals Go Haywire as Hormuz Strait Tensions Escalate

Oil Market in ‘Race Against Time’ on Hormuz, Morgan Stanley Says

Explainer

How a Jet Fuel Supply Crunch Threatens Summer Flights

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Meets Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama — Kazuki Kozaki/Pool/Kyodo News/Bloomberg

Analysis

Bessent’s Deep Grasp of Japan Policy to Challenge Takaichi

Trump Aims to Press Xi Over China’s Approach to War in Iran

US Trade Delegation Likely to Visit India as Pact Talks Advance

AI Computing And Chip Startup Cerebras Systems Raises $1.1 Billion — Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

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I Chipmaker Cerebras Systems Seeks $4.8 Billion in Upsized IPO

Demand for the artificial intelligence chipmaker and data center operator’s shares continues to build.

Bloomberg Opinion

The Iran War Made the North Korea Problem Worse

By Andreas Kluth, Columnist

Billboard’s AI Music Problem Is Obvious — So Is the Fix

By Peter A. Berry, Guest Columnist

Parenting Teens in the Age of AI Means Choosing Trust Over Control

By Lisa Jarvis, Columnist

Ossoff’s Corruption Message Goes Beyond Trump

By Mary Ellen Klas, Columnist

Jerome Powell: The Fed Chair Who Fought Back

The Big Take

Jerome Powell Exits With Legacy as the Fed Chair Who Fought Back

Hartbeat Brunch in partnership with Netflix is a Joke Festival — Natasha Campos/Getty Images

Inside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media Company

A new deal with Authentic Brands is seen by some employees as the beginning of the end

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This Was Mexico in 1821: The Vast Inheritance of the Spanish Empire in North America

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When people look at maps like this, many immediately say, “Mexico used to own half of the United States.”

But the real story is more complicated, deeper, and far older than modern borders.

Much of the land shown on this map was not originally developed by independent Mexico alone.

Before 1821, these territories were part of the enormous Spanish Empire for over three centuries. What Mexico in…

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Excessive high heat warning, maricopa county az

Phoenix officially hit 104° on Mother's Day today as triple-digit heat returned across the Valley The National Weather Service says temperatures climbed well above normal across much of Arizona this weekend as

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Thousands Told To 'Close Windows and Doors' in California, Arizona

Maricopa County has confirmed the first heat-related death of 2026. Heat illness can happen to anyone—no matter your age or how long you've lived here. Now is the time to prepare. Drink

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NEWS: Chatbot evidence is admissable

The juicy personal texts, emails and digital diary entries of the biggest AI execs revealed in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI highlight how the chats from these companies' own tools could become a new trove of courtroom evidence

Musk-OpenAI case shows chatbot evidence risk

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Illustration of a tiny robot breaking out a chat box. — Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Why it matters: Courts are increasingly treating chatbot conversations as discoverable evidence, raising new legal and privacy concerns for AI users.