Month: May 2023

Sevilla Wins Europa League Again at Mourinho’s Expense as Montiel Clinches Another Penalty Shootout

BUDAPEST, Hungary— Five months after scoring the winning penalty in the World Cup final, Gonzalo Montiel converted the clinching spot kick in the Europa League final to earn Sevilla a seventh title in the competition at the expense of Jose Mourinho’s Roma on Wednesday, May 31. The Argentina international’s penalty sealed a 4–1 win in…


Raised Platform Collapse in Winnipeg During School Field Trip Sends 16 Children to Hospital

A teacher and 16 children in Grade 5 were injured during a field trip after a raised bridge collapsed at Fort Gibraltar, a historic site in Winnipeg. The accident happened on May 31 after a wooden, raised bridge-like structure collapsed, causing the group to fall from an estimated height of 16 to 18 feet, according…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (May 31)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell $1.37 to $68.09 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for July delivery fell 88 cents to $72.66 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for June delivery fell 4 cents to $2.56 a gallon. June heating oil fell 2 cents to $2.26 a gallon. July natural gas fell 6 cents to…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared May 31

Wall Street closed lower as worries rise about the strength of the global economy and inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.6 percent Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite fell a similar amount, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4 percent. Markets in Asia fell even more following discouraging data on manufacturing in China. In the United…


Amid Campaigning, DeSantis Signs Bills, Bills, and More Bills

Ron DeSantis has been busy the last week since officially launching his bid for the presidency. Amid a flurry of campaign appearances in his own state and Iowa, the Florida governor continues to govern. DeSantis has signed dozens of bills that are still landing on his desk after the legislative session that concluded on May…


TV Series Review: ‘Chimerica’: What Happened to ‘Tank Man’?

June 4th represents the anniversary of the CCP’s massacre of democracy protesters on and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Thirty-four years after the 1989 mass killings, the world still does not know the identity of the man dubbed “Tank Man,” who stood in front of a column of tanks, then leaving the scene of the…


The End of Title 42 Brings a New Wave of Migrants Crossing the US-Mexican Border

The U.S.-Mexican border is wide open after the end of Title 42, with a new wave of immigrants crossing into the southwestern states. About 1,000 immigrants have been crossing the border daily, with over 30,000 a month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.  The Biden administration lifted Title 42 on May 11,…


The End of Title 42 Brings a New Wave of Migrants Crossing the US-Mexican Boarder

The U.S.-Mexican border is wide open after the end of Title 42, with a new wave of immigrants crossing into the southwestern states. About 1,000 immigrants have been crossing the border daily, with over 30,000 a month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.  The Biden administration lifted Title 42 on May 11,…


AI Could Become the Biggest Problem for the 2024 Elections

Artificial intelligence is now being framed as a public threat, including to elections, to public safety, and even to race and equity. To mitigate this threat, the government has created new programs that can manage key systems that influence AI information. And these programs raise some serious questions about who controls information. Meanwhile, the Chinese…


Ohtani Homers Twice, Including Career Longest at 459 Feet, Angels Beat White Sox 12–5

CHICAGO—Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive that was the longest of his Major League Baseball career, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12–5 Wednesday, May 31. Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 2–0 with a 476-foot home run in the first…