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May 22, 2025

Yacht crashes into Hudson River harbor, injuring dozens
Dozens of people suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon when a yacht carrying 352 passengers crashed into a pier on the Hudson River in New York City, authorities said. Some reports suggested the yacht was hosting a party when the crash took place at Henry Hudson Parkway and 125th Street in Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m.…
NIKKEI Film: Why learn English in the age of AI?
TOKYO — AI can correctly answer about 90% of the University of Tokyo’s English entrance exam questions and is capable of achieving a 900 out of a 990 perfect score on the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication). The average TOEIC score for Japanese in 2023 was 561. Developments such as these are significant enough that…
Mercury set franchise record for 3-pointers in a game in 107-86 win over Sky
CHICAGO — Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury’s franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86 on Saturday. Kalani Brown hit a 3 — the second of the 6-foot-7 center’s career — with 25.6 seconds left to break the Mercury’s previous…
MAGA influencers fall in line behind Trump after airstrikes hit Iran
The MAGA movement’s top influencers were divided over bombing Iran until President Donald Trump did just that Saturday night. Now, at least for the time being, the lay leaders in the president’s base appear to be rallying around a position that spares Trump criticism: Direct attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities are justified, as long as…
Israel-Iran war threatens India’s regional energy, transport links
NEW DELHI — The increasingly escalating Israel-Iran conflict, coupled with the U.S. announcing its bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites on Saturday, puts at risk India’s regional connectivity projects — including one leveraging Iran’s port of Chabahar — and its energy security, experts warn. “An escalation of conflict in the Middle East puts Indian interests in…
Iran retaliation a growing concern in the U.S.after strikes
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Iran retaliation a growing concern in the U.S. after strikes 02:44 UP NEXT Trump says Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities ‘completely and totally obliterated’ in U.S. strikes 03:36 Netanyahu praises Trump’s strikes on Iran 01:53 Trump calls strikes on…
Watch President Trump’s full speech after U.S. strikes nuclear sites in Iran
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Trump says Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities ‘completely and totally obliterated’ in U.S. strikes 03:36 UP NEXT Netanyahu praises Trump’s strikes on Iran 01:53 Trump calls strikes on Iran a ‘complete and total success’ 02:27 How Israel could react…
Some lawmakers in both parties question the legality of Trump’s Iran strikes
WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress in both parties on Saturday questioned the legality of President Donald Trump’s move to launch milit strikes on Iran. While Republican leaders and many rank-and-file members stood by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s major nuclear enrichment facilities, at least two GOP lawmakers joined a range of Democrats across the…