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        "A planned U.S. military operation against Iran was postponed after Gulf leaders asked for more time to pursue negotiations.",
        "Military commanders were told to stand down while remaining ready if talks failed.",
        "A ceasefire remained fragile as U.S. and Israeli officials warned that renewed conflict was still possible.",
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          "body": "# Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies\n\n## Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies\n\nPresident Donald Trump said he is postponing a “major” planned military strike on Iran Tuesday at the request of Middle East allies because “serious negotiations” are underway, saying he hopes the delay lasts “for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.”\n\nPresident Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\n\nBakhtiari nomads, wearing traditional dress, hold their guns during a pro-government gathering near the residence where former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown on a banner, was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)\n\nPresident Donald Trump said he is postponing a “major” planned military strike on Iran Tuesday at the request of Middle East allies because “serious negotiations” are underway, saying he hopes the delay lasts “for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.”\n\nPresident Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\n\nPresident Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)\n\nBakhtiari nomads, wearing traditional dress, hold their guns during a pro-government gathering near the residence where former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown on a banner, was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)\n\nBakhtiari nomads, wearing traditional dress, hold their guns during a pro-government gathering near the residence where former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown on a banner, was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)\n\nWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war.\n\n“There seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out. If we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I’d be very happy,” Trump said at the White House on Monday evening, after first making the announcement in a social media post.\n\nTrump said he had planned “a very major attack” but put it off — “for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.” He said America’s allies in the Gulf asked him to wait for two to three days because they feel they are close to a deal with Iran.\n\nTrump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire reached in mid-April could end if Iran did not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement. Over the weekend he warned, “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them.”\n\nThe president has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off. But he’s also previously indicated he would hold off on military action to allow talks to continue — only to turn around and launch strikes. That’s what happened at the war’s outset, when he ordered strikes in late February shortly after indicating he would let talks play out.\n\nTrump said the current pause for negotiations was a “very positive development,” while acknowledging there were times in the past when a deal seemed close but nothing came of it. “But this is a little bit different,” he said.\n\n## Trump credits Gulf allies\n\nThe president, who had not previously disclosed that he was planning a strike for Tuesday, did not offer details about the planned attack but said in his social media post he had instructed the U.S. military “to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached.”\n\nTrump said he was calling off the attack at the request of allies in the Middle East, including the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.\n\nIran and allied Shiite militias in Iraq have launched drone attacks targeting the Gulf Arab states in the war. The United Arab Emirates has recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks despite the ceasefire. On Sunday, a drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the UAE’s sole nuclear power plant in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack” while not assigning blame.\n\nTrump in recent days has also spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping about the Iran war.\n\n## Oil prices affected\n\nTrump’s post quickly caused a fall in the price of oil, which had been rising on the prospect of a prolonged standoff that would keep the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed.\n\nMinutes before the president’s announcement, petroleum futures had been trading at $108.83 a barrel. His word about negotiations almost instantly shaved more than $2 off the price, but it crept up again and ended on Monday at $107.25 a barrel.\n\nShortly after Trump’s post, Iranian state TV called it a “retreat” based on “fear” in its broadcast ticker and on its X account.\n\nIt reported earlier that defense systems were activated late Monday on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. It added the situation was “under control” there, the largest Iranian island in the Persian Gulf, home to about 150,000 people and a water desalination plant.\n\n## Major sticking points remain\n\nIran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the shipment of oil, gas, fertilizer and other petroleum products. The U.S. is blockading Iranian ports and has redirected 85 commercial vessels from mid-April through Monday, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.\n\nEarlier Monday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the immediate concern of the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran was keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, but Iran’s nuclear program remained a central issue.\n\nSpeaking during a joint news conference with his German counterpart in Berlin, Fidan said much of Iran’s enriched uranium that could potentially be used for a nuclear weapon was buried under collapsed tunnels following attacks in June that the U.S. launched with Israel. The U.S. has said it is closely monitoring any movements around the stockpile.\n\n“At present, there isn’t a situation that poses a real threat,” Fidan said. “But for this to continue, the parties must reach and conclude a nuclear negotiation among themselves.”\n\nThe Turkish minister said he believes Iran is not opposed in principle to complying with nuclear conditions, but added: “the question is what will be given in return, in what order, and under what conditions.”\n\nWith talks at a standstill last week, Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that a lack of trust was the biggest impediment to negotiations.\n\nIran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war. But Trump dismissed the proposal as “garbage.”\n\n___\n\nAssociated Press writers Josh Boak and Darlene Superville in Washington, Giovanna Dell’Orto in Minneapolis and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, contributed to this report."
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          "body": "QIC\nQatar Insurance\nFinancial Results (Q1 2026)\nGross Written\nNet Profit\nPremiums (GWP)\n13%\nQAR 3.2B\n6%\nQAR 217M\nInvestment\nIncome:\n10%\nQAR 238M\nInsurance\nService Results:\n70%\nQAR 130M\nGULF TIMES\nBuilt for Qatar. Built for you.\nA network as strong as the community we connect\nأوريكس ))\nأوريكس بوليدكس\nORYX POLYDEX\nDurable waterproofing-\nperformance for roof protection\nSATIONAL PAINTS FACTORIESCO\nشركة مصانع الأصباغ الوطنية خبر بر\n44601602/3\nQATARI قطر\nTHE\nPERFECT\nGIFT?\nVORYX\nTHE ONE THEY CHOOSE\nPOLYDEX\nwha Festival City\nفاميلي Family\nتوفير أكثر\nمع العائلة.\nSAVE\nMORE\nWITH FAMILY\n13/05/2020 το 23/05/2026\nqic-group.com\nsince 1978\nQATAR\npublished in\n0668039136499\nTUESDAY vol. XXXXVI No. 13745\nMay 19, 2026\nDhul-Hijjah 2, 1447 AH\nwww.gulf-times.com 2 Riyals\nSUBSCRIBE!\nTO OUR OFFERS\nWhat connects us, unites us\nReady to\nGUAC\nAND ROLL?\nOnly on\ntalabat\npro\n6THSTREET.COM\n1200+\nTop Fashion Brands\nDELIVERY IN\n90\nMINUTES\nSCAN TO SHOP\nQatar, Saudi, UAE 'stop US attack on Iran'\nTrump accepts\nadvice from\nGulf leaders\nAFP, Reuters\nWashington\nU\nTS President Donald Trump\nsaid he would \"hold off\" an\nattack on Iran scheduled for\ntoday at the request of Gulf leaders.\nTrump said on his Truth Social\nnetwork yesterday that \"serious\nnegotiations\" were now underway\nwith Iran and that Gulf states be-\nlieved \"a deal will be made.\"\nBut he said Washington was\nready for a \"full, large scale assault\nof Iran, on a moment's notice, in\nthe event that an acceptable Deal\nis not reached.\"\nOn his Truth Social platform,\nTrump said he was asked by His\nHighness the Amir Sheikh Tamim\nbin Hamad al-Thani, Saudi Crown\nPrince Mohammed bin Salman\nand UAE President Mohamed bin\nZayed al-Nahyan \"to hold off on\nour planned military attack\" on\nIran, \"which was scheduled for\ntomorrow\"\nHis comments came after Iran\nsaid it submitted a response to the\nlatest US proposal via mediator\nPakistan.\nIran sent the proposal to the US\nwith terms that appeared similar\nto offers Washington has previ-\nously rejected, although a senior\nIranian official told Reuters yes-\nterday that the US had softened\npositions on some issues.\nA Pakistani source confirmed\nthat Islamabad, which has con-\nveyed messages between the sides\nin the war in the Middle East since\nhosting the only round of peace\ntalks last month, had shared the\nlatest proposal with Washington.\nBut the source suggested progress\nhad been difficult.\nThe sides \"keep changing their\ngoalposts,\" the Pakistani source said,\nadding: \"We don't have much time.\"\nIranian Foreign Ministry\nspokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei\nconfirmed that Tehran's views had\nbeen \"conveyed to the American\nside through Pakistan\" but gave\nno details. Washington did not\nimmediately comment.\nThe Iranian proposal, as de-\nscribed by the senior Iranian\nsource, appeared similar in many\nrespects to Iran's previous offer,\nwhich US President Donald Trump\nrejected last week as \"garbage\"\nIt would focus first on secur-\ning an end to the war, reopening\nthe Strait of Hormuz a major\noil supply route that Iran has ef-\nfectively blockaded and lifting\nmaritime sanctions. Contentious\nissues around Iran's nuclear pro-\ngramme and uranium enrichment\nwould be deferred to later rounds\nof talks, the source said.\nHowever, in an apparent sof-\ntening of Washington's stance,\nthe senior Iranian source said the\nUnited States had agreed to release\na quarter of Iran's frozen funds\ntotalling tens of billions of dol-\nlars held in foreign banks. Iran\nwants all the assets released.\nThe Iranian source also said\nWashington had shown more flexi-\nbility in agreeing to let Iran contin-\nue some peaceful nuclear activity\nunder supervision of the Interna-\ntional Atomic Energy Agency.\nIran's Tasnim news agency\nseparately quoted an unidentified\nsource as saying the US had agreed\nto waive oil sanctions on Iran while\nnegotiations were under way.\nIranian officials did not imme-\ndiately comment on Tasnim's re-\nport, which a US official, who de-\nclined to be named, said was false.\nA fragile ceasefire is in place af-\nter six weeks of war that followed\nUS-Israeli air strikes on Iran. But\ntalks mediated by Pakistan have\nstalled and Trump has said the\nceasefire is \"on life support\".\nWashington has previously de-\nmanded Tehran dismantle its nu-\nclear programme and reopen the\nStrait of Hormuz, which normally\ncarries one-fifth of the world's\nseaborne oil and liquefied natural\ngas supply.\nPM discusses efforts for\nregional de-escalation\nTalks with Pakistan\nPM, Saudi, Egypt FMs\nfocus on mediation\nH\nTE the Prime Minister and\nMinister of Foreign Affairs\nSheikh Mohammed bin\nAbdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani\nheld separate telephone discussions\nyesterday with the prime minister\nof Pakistan and the foreign minis-\nters of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, re-\nviewing bilateral ties and the latest\nregional developments, particularly\nthe ceasefire between the United\nStates and Iran and ongoing efforts\nto de-escalate tensions and bolster\nregional security and stability.\nThe PM received a phone call\nfrom his Pakistani counterpart\nShehbaz Sharif, during which he\nexpressed Qatar's appreciation\nfor the efforts of Pakistan and all\nparties involved in the mediation\nand good offices that contributed\nto reaching the US-Iran ceasefire.\nThe prime minister affirmed Qa-\ntar's full support for the Pakistani\nmediation efforts aimed at ending\nthe crisis through peaceful means,\nstressing the need for all parties to\nengage with these efforts to create\nthe right atmosphere for progress in\nthe negotiations, leading to a com-\nprehensive agreement that achieves\nsustainable peace in the region.\nIn a separate telephone con-\nversation with Saudi Minister of\nForeign Affairs Prince Faisal bin\nFarhan bin Abdullah al-Saud, the\nprime minister reiterated Qatar's\ncondemnation of the drone attack\ntargeting Saudi Arabia as well as\nPM chairs smart govt meeting\nHE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs\nSheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-\nThani chaired yesterday the meeting of the Steering\nCommittee for Smart Government and Digital\nLeadership.\nThey discussed the progress achieved in national\nplans and projects related to digital government,\nalong with ways to enhance integration among\nministries, authorities, and public institutions,\nand to support digital empowerment initiatives\nin a manner that contributes to achieving the\nobjectives of digital transformation in Qatar and\nfacilitating access to government services and\ntransactions for individuals and institutions across\nvarious sectors. Appropriate decisions were also\ntaken in this regard.\nThe meeting was attended by Their Excellencies\nmembers of the committee of ministers and senior\nstate officials. (QNA)\nits full solidarity with the king-\ndom and support for all measures\nit takes to preserve its security,\nsovereignty, and the safety of its\ncitizens and residents.\nThe prime minister similarly re-\nceived a phone call from Egyptian\nMinister of Foreign Affairs, Immi-\ngration and Egyptian Expatriates\nBadr Abdelatty, during which the\ntwo sides reviewed bilateral co-\noperation.\nIn both the Saudi and Egyptian\ncalls, the PM stressed the need for\nall parties to respond positively\nto the ongoing mediation efforts\nin order to pave the way for ad-\ndressing the root causes of the\ncrisis through peaceful means and\ndialogue, leading to a sustainable\nagreement that prevents renewed\nescalation. (QNA)\nPM leads review of events calendar\nHE the Prime Minister and\nMinister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh\nMohammed bin Abdulrahman\nbin Jassim al-Thani yesterday\nchaired the first 2026 meeting\nof the Board of Directors of\nthe Supreme Committee for\nDelivery and Legacy as part\nof ongoing efforts to enhance\nco-ordination among state\ninstitutions and ensure Qatar's\ncontinued readiness to host\nand organise major global\nevents in line with the highest\ninternational standards. The\nmeeting reviewed the calendar\nof events scheduled for the\ncurrent year and discussed\nseveral proposals aimed at\noptimising the utilisation of\nresources and shared facilities,\nwhile enhancing private sector\nparticipation to support the\ndevelopment of the events\nsector and reinforces its\ncontribution to the country's\ndevelopment goals.\nAt the conclusion of the meeting,\nthe Board emphasised the\nimportance of continuing to\noperate in accordance with\ninternational best practices and\nfurther consolidating Qatar's\nposition as a leading global hub\nfor hosting and organising major\nevents. (QNA)\nQatar tops Mena ranks in food resilience index\nBy Ayman Adly\nStaff Reporter\nT\nThe National Planning Council\nannounced that Qatar ranked\nfirst in the Middle East and\nNorth Africa in the Resilient Food\nSystems Index (RFSI) by Econo-\nmist Impact, reflecting the country's\nstrong food security infrastructure\nand crisis preparedness.\nThrough its official X account, the\nNPC highlighted that the index is a\nglobal benchmark for measuring coun-\nCountry among top 20 globally and\nfirst worldwide in power reliability\ntries' readiness and capacity to ensure\nsustainable, safe, and accessible food\nsystems for all populations during cli-\nmate, economic, or geopolitical crises.\nThe index evaluates countries across\nseveral key dimensions, including af-\nfordability, food availability, quality\nand safety, and resilience to climate-\nrelated risks. Qatar ranked first in the\nArab region and the GCC, and was also\nplaced among the top 20 countries\nglobally in overall performance.\nThe country additionally achieved\nfirst place worldwide in electricity\naccess reliability and ranked fourth\nglobally in food affordability, stress-\ning the strength of its sophisticated\ninfrastructure for food security.\nThe NPC attributed this achieve-\nment to the successful implementa-\ntion of Qatar's National Food Secu-\nrity Strategy 2030, which is built on\nstrong structural foundations. These\ninclude advanced logistics services,\neffective monitoring systems, and\nhigh food safety standards.\nThe strategy also focuses a proac-\ntive policy approach by enabling poli-\ncymakers and investors to identify\nvulnerabilities in food supply chains\nand take preventive action before dis-\nruptions occur. In addition, it sup-\nports sustainable growth through\nfollowing the Third National Devel-\nopment Strategy, ensuring long-term\neconomic sustainability and resil-\nience. To Page 11\nMusk loses blockbuster suit against OpenAl, co-founders\nAFP\nOakland\nA federal jury ruled yesterday that Elon\nMusk waited too long to sue OpenAl and its\nco-founders, delivering a decisive victory\nto the ChatGPT startup and ending one\nof Silicon Valley's most closely watched\ncourtroom battles.\nThe swiftly reached decision caps a three-\nweek trial that saw a parade of tech titans\ntake the stand, with Musk arguing that\nOpenAl's pivot to a profit-driven business\nbetrayed its original non-profit mandate.\nThe jury in Oakland federal court found\nthat Musk's claims against OpenAI CEO\nSam Altman, President Greg Brockman,\nThe OpenAl Foundation and Microsoft\nwere barred by statutes of limitations,\nrejecting the billionaire's core arguments.\nJudge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who had\nasked the jury to advise her on the matter,\naccepted and confirmed their decision.\nThe outcome spared OpenAl from a\npotentially existential legal threat.\nHad Musk prevailed, he was seeking to\nforce the company to revert to its non-\nprofit structure - a move that would have\nderailed its planned IPO and unwound ties\nto major investors including Microsoft,\nAmazon and SoftBank, who have poured\nbillions into the company amid the global\nAl race.\n\"The finding of the jury confirms that\nthis lawsuit was a hypocritical attempt to\nsabotage a competitor and to overcome a\nlong history of very bad predictions about\nwhat OpenAl has been and will become,\"\nOpenAl attorney William Savitt said outside\nthe courthouse after the decision.\n\"Musk can bring his claims, and he can tell\nhis stories, but what the nine members of\nthis jury found is that his stories were just\nthat - stories, not facts,\" he added.\nMusk, the world's richest person, had sued\nOpenAl over its transformation from a\nscrappy non-profit into the $850 billion\njuggernaut behind ChatGPT, claiming\nAltman and Brockman improperly used\na $38mn donation he had intended to\nsustain OpenAl as a research lab devoted\nto developing Al for the benefit of\nhumanity.\nThe jury first had to resolve a threshold\nissue: whether Musk, who filed suit in 2024\n- four years after his last contribution\nhad done so within the statutory time limit.\nIt found he had not, ending the case before\njurors could weigh the underlying merits.\nSETBACK: Elon Musk\n\n6\nGulf Times\nTuesday, May 19, 2026\n| QATAR\nSPACE THAT DELIVERS\nMAXUS\nD90 MAX\nأوتو كلاس للسيارات\nAUTO CLASS CARS\nMAXU\n090 MAX\nShowroom: Salwa Road 4040 1444 | www.maxusqatar.com I f Maxus Qatar |\nMG ZS\nDRIVE YOUR STYLE\nZS\nأوتو كلاس للسيارات\nAUTO CLASS CARS\nCALL or WhatsApp Us on\n4040 1444\n6\nYEAR 200,000 KM\nREGION'S BEST MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY\nMaxus.Qatar\nMG\n\nGulf Times\nTuesday, May 19, 2026\nQATAR\n3\nShura discusses child digital protection\nT\nThe Shura Council convened yes-\nterday at Tamim bin Hamad Hall,\nchaired by HE the Speaker Hassan\nbin Abdullah al-Ghanem.\nHE the Shura Council Secretary-Gen-\neral Nayef bin Mohammed al-Mahmoud\nread out the agenda, with the legislature\napproving the minutes of its previous ses -\nsion.\nThe council discussed a draft law sub-\nmitted by council members concerning the\ndigital protection of children.\nMinister receives\nphone call from\nPakistan's Dar\nHE the Minister of State at the\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs Dr Mo-\nhammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh\nal-Khulaifi received a phone call\nyesterday from Pakistan's Deputy\nPrime Minister and Minister of\nForeign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq\nDar.\nDuring the call, they discussed the\nlatest regional developments, par-\nticularly efforts related to main-\ntaining the ceasefire between the\nUS and Iran, as well as ongoing\ninitiatives aimed at de-escalation\nin a manner that enhances region-\nal security and stability.\nHE Dr al-Khulaifi reaffirmed\nQatar's full support for Pakistan's\nmediation efforts aimed at resolv-\ning the crisis through peaceful\nmeans. - QNA\nQatar condemns\nIsrael's renewed\nattack on flotilla\nQatar condemned the Israeli oc-\ncupation's renewed attack on the\nGlobal Sumud Flotilla in inter-\nnational waters, considering it a\nblatant violation of international\nlaw, humanitarian values, and\nmaritime security, and a perpetu-\nation of the unjust siege on the\nGaza Strip.\nIn a statement yesterday, the\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)\nstressed that the ongoing crimes\nof the Israeli occupation against\nthe Palestinian people, includ-\ning the intimidation of those\nwho stand in solidarity with their\nlegitimate rights, will exacerbate\nthe humanitarian situation in the\nPalestinian territories, especially\nin the Gaza Strip.\nThe ministry stressed the need for\nthe international community to\nstand in solidarity to compel the\noccupation to open the crossings,\nremove the illegal restrictions on\nthe flow of aid, provide protection\nfor Palestinians, and release the\nactivists it arrested after seizing\nthe flotilla. - QNA\nQatar slams drone\nthreat against\nSaudi Arabia\nQatar has strongly condemned\nthe attempt to target Saudi Arabia\nwith drones, considering it as\nan unacceptable act of aggres-\nsion, a violation of the kingdom's\nsovereignty, and a threat to its\nsecurity and stability, as well as\nthe security of the region.\nIn a statement issued yesterday,\nthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n(MoFA) reaffirmed Qatar's full\nsolidarity with Saudi Arabia\nand its support for all measures\ntaken to safeguard its security,\nsovereignty, and the safety of its\ncitizens and residents. - QNA\nHE al-Ghanem then referred the pro-\nposal to the Legal and Legislative Affairs\nCommittee, with the latter to submit its\nreport to the council accordingly.\nFollowing deliberation, the legislature\nunanimously approved to submit the pro-\nposal as well to the Health, General Serv-\nices and the Environment Committee in\norder to weigh in on it in terms of various\naspects and then submit it to the Shura\nCouncil.\nThe proposal is laid out amid the rapid\nexpansion the world is witnessing in the\nutilisation of digital means and platforms\nby children, coupled with potential chal-\nlenges and risks related to protection of\ndata and privacy, triggering the exposure\nto harmful content, cyberbullying, and\ndigital exploitation.\nIn addition, the council endorsed two\nbills on the Owners' Association and\nMeasurement, in their amended forms,\nand referred them to the government af-\nter the council members pored over the\nAl-Attiyah meets ministers in Baku\nHE the Minister of Municipality Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah al-Attiyah held a series of\nbilateral meetings yesterday with ministers participating in the World Urban Forum, currently\nunderway in Baku.\nHe met separately with Somalia's Ayub Ismail Yusuf, Azerbaijan's Kamaladdin Heydarov,\nMorocco's Adib bin Ibrahim, and the Palestinian Authority's Dr Eng. Sami Hijjawi.\nThe meetings dealt with prospects for co-operation, in addition to topics of mutual interest,\nprimarily in the areas of urban development, housing, and municipal services. - QNA\nAl-Khater meets Syrian minister\nHE the Minister of Education\nand Higher Education Lolwah\nbint Rashid al-Khater met\nyesterday with Syria's\nMinister of Culture\nMohammad Yassin Saleh.\nThey discussed aspects of\nco-operation in the\neducational and cultural\nfields, along with ways to\nsupport and enhance them,\nand issues of common\ninterest. - QNA\nAl-Khulaifi meets diplomatic\nadviser to Italian premier\nHE the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr\nMohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi has met in\nRome with the diplomatic adviser to the Italian prime minister,\nFabrizio Saggio.\nThey reviewed bilateral co-operation and relations, and\ndiscussed regional developments, particularly those related to\nthe ceasefire between the US and Iran, as well as efforts aimed\nat de-escalation to enhance security and stability in the region.\nHE Dr al-Khulaifi stressed the importance of the close strategic\nrelations between the two countries and Qatar's aspiration to\nelevate them to broader horizons of co-operation across\nvarious fields. - QNA\ndetails of the supplementary report of the\nLegal and Legislative Affairs Committee,\nalongside the report of the Financial and\nEconomic Affairs Committee.\nThe council also weighed in on a report\nby HE the Deputy Speaker of the Shura\nCouncil Dr Hamda bint Hassan al-Sulaiti\non Doha hosting, through the Council, the\n298th session of the Executive Committee\nmeeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Un-\nion, convened in January 2026.\nSimilarly, the council debated the par-\nticipation of council member Dr Sultan\nbin Hassan al-Dosari in the temporary\ndiplomatic committee of the Arab Inter-\nParliamentary Union (AIPU), held in Cairo\nin August last year.\nThis is alongside the report of the par-\nticipation of council member Abdullah\nbin Nasser bin Turki al-Subaie in the 57th\nMeeting of the Bureau of the Parliamenta-\nry Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),\nwhich convened in Abu Dhabi in January.\n- QNA\nQatar takes part in 13th World\nUrban Forum in Azerbaijan\nQ\natar participated in the\n13th World Urban Forum\n(WUF13), which kicked\noff on Sunday in Baku and runs\nuntil May 22 under the theme\nHousing the world: Safe and resil-\nient cities and communities.\nQATAR\nThe WUF is organised by the\nUnited Nations Human Settle-\nments Programme (UN-Habitat),\nwith the participation of officials,\ndecision-makers and experts\nconcerned with urban development and housing from various countries of the world.\nHE the Minister of Municipality Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah al-Attiyah led\nQatar's delegation at the forum.\nHe participated in the opening ceremony, which was attended by Azerbaijan's Presi-\ndent Ilham Aliyev, along with a number of senior officials and international decision-\nmakers.\nHE al-Attiyah also participated in the ministerial meeting, which addressed issues\nof sustainable urban expansion, housing policies, and digital transformation in urban\nplanning.\nIn a speech delivered during the forum, the minister affirmed that Qatar, based on\nits National Vision 2030, adopts an integrated planning approach that links sustainable\nurban development, modern transport networks, and environmental sustainability, in\na way that contributes to enhancing the quality of life and raising the efficiency of re-\nsource use.\nHE al-Attiyah said that building sustainable cities is now a strategic necessity to en-\nsure quality of life and enhance the ability of societies to face future challenges, includ-\ning climate change and rapid economic and technological transformations.\nHe pointed to the pivotal role played by the public transport system in Qatar, espe-\ncially the Doha Metro network, in supporting balanced urban development, reducing\nemissions, and enhancing connectivity between different urban areas.\nThe minister also addressed Qatar's experience in developing pioneering urban\nprojects, especially Lusail City and Msheireb Downtown Doha, as two models that re-\nflect the state's commitment to developing advanced urban communities that combine\nsustainability, innovation and quality of life.\nHE al-Attiyah also pointed out that digital transformation has become one of the\nmain pillars in the development of modern cities, through the use of geographic in-\nformation systems, digital twins, and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which\nenhances the efficiency of data-based urban planning and supports knowledge-based\ndecision-making. - QNA\nKorean Medical Center\nHMC department achieves dual\ninternational reaccreditation\nT\nThe Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)'s\nDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pa-\nthology (DLMP) has achieved simultaneous\nreaccreditation of its laboratories by both the Col-\nlege of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Asso-\nciation for the Advancement of Blood and Biothera-\npies (AABB).\nThe formal CAP reaccreditation, awarded in\nMarch, and AABB reaccreditation, granted last\nmonth, followed intensive and co-ordinated in-\nspections conducted in February.\n\"This dual re-accreditation is a testament to the\ndedication, professionalism, and unwavering com-\nmitment of our DLMP teams across all divisions,\"\nsaid department head Dr Einas al-Kuwari.\nThe CAP lead inspector highlighted both the\nuniqueness and scale of the department's achieve-\nment, stating that the HMC's quality management\nsystem was among the most extensive he had ever\nseen.\nMeanwhhile the AABB inspectors confirmed full\ncompliance with international transfusion medi-\ncine and biotherapy standards.\nAcross the DLMP, accreditation readiness was\ndemonstrated through compliance with 16,455 CAP\nstandards and 479 AABB standards, supported by\na comprehensive and integrated quality govern-\nance framework that includes 16 Ministry of Public\nHealth (MoPH) indicators, 60 Quality and Patient\nSafety (QPS) indicators, 13 International Patient\nSafety Goals (IPSG) indicators, and 207 sectional\nindicators. QNA\nQatar takes part in 42nd plenary of MENAFATF\nQ\natar, represented by the\nNational Anti-Money\nLaundering and Terrorism\nFinancing Committee (NAMLC)\nand the Qatar Financial Informa-\ntion Unit (QFIU), participated in\nthe 42nd Plenary of the Middle\nEast and North Africa Financial\nAction Task Force (MENAFATF),\nwhich was held in Rabat.\nQatar's delegation included the\nQFIU head and NAMLC member\nSheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin\nMubarak al-Thani and NAMLC\nsecretary Mohammed Sareea\nRashid al-Kaabi.\nThe plenary discussed a number\nof technical and strategic topics\nrelated to enhancing the Anti-\nMoney Laundering (AML), Com-\nbating the Financing of Terrorism\n(CFT), and Countering Prolifera-\ntion Financing (CPF) system.\nA number of decisions and rec-\nommendations were also adopted\nat the plenary.\nPrior to the plenary, remote\nmeetings of the working groups,\ncommittees, and forums affiliated\nwith MENAFATF were held to dis-\ncuss the technical topics listed on\nthe agenda and to raise the relevant\nrecommendations. - QNA\n\n4\nGulf Times\nTuesday, May 19, 2026\n| QATAR\nQatar minister meets Albania's president\nQNA chief\nmeets\nRwanda's\nambassador\nQatar News Agency (QNA)\nDirector-General Ahmed bin\nSaeed al-Rumaihi met yesterday\nwith Rwanda's ambassador to\nQatar Igor Marara Kayinamura.\nThey discussed aspects of joint\nco-operation in the field of media.\n-QNA\nAlbania's President Bajram Begaj met yesterday with\nHE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin\nSaad al-Muraikhi.\nDuring the meeting, HE al-Muraikhi conveyed the\ngreetings of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim\nbin Hamad al-Thani to Begaj, and His Highness the\nAmir's wishes of good health and happiness to the\npresident and continued progress and prosperity to\nthe government and people of Albania.\nBegaj entrusted the minister to convey his greetings\nto His Highness the Amir, wishing him continued\ngood health and happiness, and Qatar further\nprogress, development and prosperity.\nThe meeting explored ways to strengthen bilateral\nco-operation and discussed issues of mutual interest.\n- QNA\nAuthorities complete\npreparations for Eid\nT\nThe Ministry of Municipality has announced\nthe completion of nationwide preparations\nfor Eid al-Adha, unveiling a comprehensive\nplan aimed at ensuring public health, safety and\ncomfort during the holiday period.\nEid al-Adha, the \"Festival of Sacrifice\", is expect-\ned to begin on Wednesday (May 27), according to\nastronomical calculations.\nIn a statement issued yesterday, the ministry said\ninspection teams had intensified monitoring of food\nestablishments across the country, including res-\ntaurants, traditional kitchens, butcher shops, bak-\neries, fish markets and poultry outlets.\nOfficials said specialists are conducting routine\nsampling and laboratory testing to verify compli-\nance with approved health and safety standards.\nThe ministry also said additional veterinarians\nand inspectors have been deployed to slaughter-\nhouses ahead of the festival, with round-the-clock\nshifts introduced throughout the Eid holidays.\nThe measures are intended to ensure sacrificial\nanimals are examined before and after slaughter to\nensure they are fit for consumption.\nAuthorities added that crowd management pro-\ncedures had been introduced at slaughterhouses to\nreduce congestion and maintain the smooth flow of\noperations during peak periods.\nAlongside regulatory efforts, municipal authori-\nHaj Mission continues tent operations at holy sites\nT\nThe Haj Mission is continuing its\nefforts to equip the tents of pil-\ngrims from Qatar in the holy sites\nof Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah.\nThe head of the Monitoring and In-\nspection Unit and head of the Holy Sites\nServices Unit at the Qatari Haj Mission,\nMohammed Hassan al-Kaabi, said that\nthe tent preparation operations are on-\ngoing at a rapid pace.\nHe said that a variety of works and\nequipment have been finalised, aimed at\nthe highest rate of comfort and safety for\npilgrims of Qatar during the perform-\nance of religious rites.\nSince the end of the past pilgrimage\nseason, al-Kaabi said, the Haj Mission\nhas embarked on laying out plans ahead\nof the new season, conducting field visits\nto the holy sites and convening meetings\nwith the Saudi authorities.\nThese meetings, he continued, result-\ned in mechanisms for preparations based\non the approved requirements and crite-\nria, in addition to contracting with tent\nequipment companies.\nThe official added out that the ac-\ntual tent equipment works in the holy\nsites, namely in Mina and Arafat, were\nlaunched during the holy month of Ra-\nmadan to ensure ventilation and cooling\nsystems are enhanced and equipping toi\nlets and washing facilities based on the\nhighest standards.\nThe works likewise included the en-\nhancement of catering services, as well\nas electrical and water supplies, with\nemphasis on safety, security and internal\nregulation requirements.\nAl-Kaabi said that the Haj Mission's\nfield task forces are monitoring the\nequipment operations within the sites\nunder the full oversight of the head of the\nmission and the advisory committee, en-\nsuring that all facilities comply with the\napproved technical specifications and all\nservices are fully ready.\nThe official praised the efforts under-\ntaken by the authorities and agencies in\nSaudi Arabia to serve the pilgrims.\nHe said that the constant co-ordina-\ntion and productive collaboration with\nthe Saudi authorities, alongside the rele-\nvant entities, have helped facilitate most\nBARWA\nروة\nprocedures and preparations.\nAl-Kaabi implored all pilgrims from\nQatar to adhere to the instructions by\npilgrimage operators and co-operate\nwith the Haj Mission's administrative\nand field teams.\nWhat matters most, he underlined, is\ntheir compliance with all instructions\nput out by the Saudi authorities to help\nachieve seamless flow and organisation\nthroughout these rites.\nThe Haj Mission has emphasised that\nall its efforts come as part of Qatar's\ncommitment to ensuring a facilitated\nand secure experience for its pilgrims.\nThese efforts are consistent with the\nMinistry of Endowments and Islamic Af-\nfairs (Awqaf)'s Strategy (2025-30) that\novertly prioritises special attention when\nit comes to cherishing Islamic rituals and\nfacilitating their performance.\nThis is done through advancing a\ncombined system to serve Qatar's pil-\ngrims to keep up with the best approved\nstandards and practices, in addition to\nleveraging the aforementioned potential\nto optimally meet their needs. - QNA\nInvitation to participate in Barwa Tender\nBarwa Real Estate Company wishes to invite capable and competent companies\nto participate in the tender described below :\nTender\nReference\nTender\nFollow us\non\nsocial\nnetworks\nf\ngulftimes\nـة\nوزارة البلدي\nدولة قطر - State of Qatar\nMinistry of Municipality\nties have launched public awareness campaigns ad-\nvising residents on how to select healthy sacrificial\nanimals and safely store and handle meat.\nThe ministry also stressed the importance of car -\nrying out slaughter only at licensed facilities under\nveterinary supervision.\nMunicipal teams have meanwhile expanded in-\nspections targeting violations and unlicensed ad-\nvertisements, while preventative pest-control cam-\npaigns have been carried out in mosques, prayer\ngrounds, markets, residential neighbourhoods and\nwaste collection sites.\nIn preparation for a rise in visitors during the\nholiday, municipalities said maintenance and clean-\ning work had been completed at parks, beaches, the\nCorniche and other recreational facilities.\nThe ministry said emergency services, sewage\noperations and public reporting channels would re-\nmain available around the clock throughout the Eid\nvia the unified contact centre at 184 and other com-\nmunication platforms. - QNA\nQPPC\nشركة قطر للمنتجات الخشبية والبلاستكية دمم\nQuter Plastic & Wooden Products Company WAL\nQPPC invites qualified service providers to participate in the following tender:\nSI\nNo.\n1\nTender Reference and Description\nTender No.: 065.2026.QPPC\nPhase II: Construction, completion\nof Factory\nBuilding (G+M), Guard Room, Substation,\nGenerator, Stair Room of Pump\nRoom, Car Parking, Pump Room & Fire\nwater Tank 1+2, and Landscaping area\n(i) Deadline\nfor\nSubmission\nof Information\n& Interest for\nBidding\n24th May\n2026\n(iii)\n(ii) Tender Tender\nFee\n(iv)\nTender\nIssuance Bond\nBid\nClosing\nDate\nQAR.\nNoon Doha Thousand)\n12:00 2,000 (Two\nLT\nQAR.\n11th June\n24th May\n400,000\n(Four\n2026\n12:00\n2026\nHundred\nNoon\nThousan\nDoha LT\nd)\ni Interested bidders to communicate their willingness to bid and contact details\nto the email: procurement@qppc.net indicating company name, address,\ntelephone, official E-mail..etc. latest by the deadline for Submission of\nInformation & Interest for Bidding indicated above. Reference Number and\nDescription of the tender must be mentioned in the email.\nClarifications: Please send your queries with tender reference and\ndescription to email: procurement@qppc.net\nii Non-refundable tender fee indicated above is payable to QPPC through Bank\nTransfer or Cash only latest by the deadline indicated above. Tender link will\nbe sent via email to the confirmed bidders.\niii Tender Bond (Bank Guarantee): Original tender bond must be submitted by\nhand to the following address latest by the Tender closing date & time. Bidder\nto attach copy of tender bond to the offer in the technical proposal and the\noriginal to be submitted in the commercial proposal.\nOffer without Tender Bond will not be considered.\nQatar Plastic & Wooden Products Company W.L.L\nP, O, BOX 50174\nTel.: +974 44770819\nAttention: General Manager\nBank Details: Doha Bank, Corporate Branch,\n(IBAN: QA25DOHB022200890830010011000)\nBRE-RFP-GAM-\n007-13000-2026\nDescription\nInsurance Policies\nfor the Properties\nunder Barwa for\nthe period 2026 to\n2029 (3 Years)\nTender\nBond\nNon-refundable\nTender Fees\nClosing\nDate\nX\nمؤسسة قطر\nQatar Foundation\nGulfTimes_QATAR\nNone\nNone\n14 June 2026\n12.00 p.m.\nTender\nReference\nTo receive the tender documents, the bidder is required to register its interest and\nprovide valid commercial registration of the bidder to the following email address:\nTender@barwa.com.qa.\nBidders are required to clearly state the tender reference number in the subject\nline of the email.\nTender bids to be submitted to:\nLTC Secretary\nBarwa Real Estate Company\nBarwa Al-Sadd Towers - Tower 1- 16th Floor\nP.O Box: 27777 Doha-Qatar\nNo offers submitted beyond the closing date will be considered\nنبني المستقبل\nBUILDING THE FUTURE\ngulftimes\nGulftimesVideos\nPUE-RFQ-325\nINVITATION TO TENDER\nDescription\nTender Fee Tender Bond\n(QAR)\nValue (QAR)\nBid Closing Date\nProvision of IT Devices, Related\nSoftware and Accessories to\nQF-PUE on Call-Off Agreement\nBasis for Three (03) Years\n1,000.00\n100,000.00\n25th June 2026,\n02:00 PM\nQatar Foundation (QF) Procurement Directorate is inviting companies to participate in the above listed public\ntenders. 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According to a statement, \nthe committee reviewed ways to \nenhance co-operation and co-ordi-\nnation across various labour sectors, \nwith the aim of developing partner-\nship mechanisms and improving the \neffi  ciency of joint eff orts between \nthe two countries.\nThe meeting also focused on \nstrengthening collaboration on \nlabour-related matters that serve \nthe shared interests of both sides.\nPrime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, met yesterday with HE the \nMinister of Labour Dr Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral co-operation \nrelations in the labour field and ways to develop them. They also underscored the importance of \nstrengthening co-operation frameworks and advancing areas of mutual interest in labour-related \nmatters. (QNA)\nBangladesh PM meets labour minister\nBuild quality vs luxury: \nCan a DIY watch compete?\nBy Peter Alagos\nBusiness Editor\nT\nhe rise of mod watches has \nprompted a debate among \ncollectors: can a thought-\nfully assembled DIY piece hold \nits own against entry-level luxury \nmodels? \nAccording to Doha-based col-\nlector Dr Eddy Borges-Rey, the an-\nswer depends largely on the move-\nment. “From the perspective of the \nmovement alone, mods typically \nrely on aff ordable but robust cali-\nbres, Sellita, ETA, or Seiko’s NH \nand 4R series,” he told Gulf Times. \nBorges-Rey continued, “These \nare workhorse movements with \nfairly standard architecture, which \nmakes them easier to assemble, \ndisassemble, and service down the \nline. That alone is a signifi cant ad-\nvantage.” \nHe pointed out that many lux-\nury watches continue to use ETA \nmovements, and most owners ei-\nther do not know or do not mind. \n“So, purely from the perspective \nof the inner workings of the time-\npiece, a well-built mod competes \nquite closely with both entry-level \nand even some high-end watches,” \nhe emphasised. \nBorges-Rey \nsaid \ndiff erences \nemerge in the choice of compo-\nnents beyond the movement, not-\ning that modders decide whether \nto use sapphire or acrylic crystal, \nwhat quality of bezel insert, and \nwhat grade of case fi nishing. \n“Each choice tracks your budg-\net. So, a thoughtfully built mod can \npunch well above its price, but the \nceiling is real because you won’t \nget the case fi nishing, the bracelet \nengineering, or the brand prov-\nenance of a Grand Seiko or a JLC. \nThat’s where mods fall short, and \nthat’s fi ne; they’re not pretending \notherwise,” he said.\nMovements \nthemselves \nalso \nvary in quality tiers: “A Seiko NH35 \nis reliable and easy to service, but \nit sits at a diff erent accuracy and \nfi nishing tier than a Miyota 9015 \nor a Sellita SW200. ETA and Sellita \nmovements also come in diff erent \ngrades (standard, elaboré, top, \nchronometre), and the price dif-\nference refl ects real diff erences in \nregulation and fi nishing.” \nHe stated that serviceability is a \nmajor advantage for mod watches. \n“These movements are serviceable \nby virtually any competent watch-\nmaker, anywhere in the world. \nThat’s a big plus. With certain in-\nhouse calibres, you may be locked \ninto sending the piece back to the \nmanufacturer, which can mean \nmonths of waiting and consider-\nable cost,” he said.\nBorges-Rey said, “And as you \nbecome more confi dent in your as-\nsembly skills, you tend to become \nmore adventurous in terms of com-\nplications. You might start with a \nsimple time-only build, then move \non to a date, then perhaps a chrono-\ngraph or even a full calendar.”\nHe further explained: “Each \nstep up obviously aff ects the budg-\net, and each one makes the build a \nbit more challenging, but that pro-\ngression is part of the appeal.”\nDr Eddy Borges-Rey. \nPICTURE: Aref al-Ammari\nQatar Airways, Philippine \nAirlines expand partnership\nQNA\nDoha\nQ\natar Airways and Philip-\npine Airlines have ex-\npanded their strategic \npartnership to enhance connec-\ntivity across both carriers’ net-\nworks and off er travellers access \nto more than 40 destinations.\nIn a statement yesterday, Qa-\ntar Airways said that starting \nJune 1, 2026, Philippine Airlines \nwill place its (PR) code on Qa-\ntar Airways fl ights from Manila, \nCebu, Clark, and Davao to Doha, \nand connect to over 20 major \nEuropean cities, including Paris, \nRome, and Frankfurt via Hamad \nInternational Airport.\nQatar Airways will place its \n(QR) code on Philippine Air-\nlines’ domestic fl ights, enabling \ntravellers arriving in Manila and \nCebu to enjoy a seamless con-\nnectivity to popular leisure des-\ntinations including Caticlan and \nPuerto Princesa.\nComplementing the code-\nshare expansion, Qatar Airways’ \nloyalty \nprogramme, \nPrivilege \nClub, has partnered with Philip-\npine Airlines’ Mabuhay Miles to \nextend loyalty benefi ts to mem-\nbers of both programmes.\nThis marks Privilege Club’s \n26th airline partnership and \nincreases \nthe \nloyalty \npro-\ngramme’s footprint in South \nEast Asia.\nQatar Airways, named the \nWorld’s Best Airline by Sky-\ntrax in 2025, also received the \nPlatinum \nperformance \nrec-\nognition this year by Cirium, \nthe leading aviation analytics \norganisation, for its reliability \nand operational performance. \nThe recognition is a testament \nto Qatar Airways’ unwaver-\ning commitment to providing \nseamless and proven opera-\ntions as part of its award-win-\nning passenger experience.\nPhilippine Airlines has been \nrecognised by Cirium as Asia-\nPacifi c’s Most Punctual Air-\nline for 2025, underscoring its \nfocus on operational reliabil-\nity. Philippine Airlines contin-\nues to strengthen its capabilities \nthrough sustained investments \nin network effi  ciency and fl eet \nreadiness to deliver consistent \nand reliable service.\nMwani Qatar advances gender \nequality in maritime workforce\nBy Ayman Adly\nStaff  Reporter\nM\nwani Qatar highlighted \ninitiatives to empower \nwomen and expand their \nparticipation across sea transport \nand logistics roles to mark Inter-\nnational Day for Women in Mari-\ntime.\nMwani Qatar, through its offi  -\ncial X account, underlined its con-\ntinued eff orts to empower women \nand strengthen their participation \nacross all areas of maritime trans-\nport and services on this occasion, \nthemed: “From Policy to Practice: \nAdvancing Gender Equality for \nMaritime Excellence.” \nThe move underlines a strate-\ngic shift from policy formulation \nto practical implementation, de-\nlivering measurable outcomes in \nworkforce inclusion and develop-\nment.\nMwani Qatar also outlined its \ncommitment to fostering an in-\nclusive work environment that \nensures equal opportunities for \nwomen across operational, tech-\nnical, and administrative func-\ntions. \nThe \norganisation \nstressed \nthe importance of empowering \nwomen through targeted training, \nprofessional development pro-\ngrammes, and structured career \npathways aligned with interna-\ntional maritime standards. \nIt also highlighted the need to \ntranslate existing diversity poli-\ncies into actionable frameworks \nthat can be tracked and measured \nthrough increased female partici-\npation and institutional monitor-\ning mechanisms.\nQatar’s maritime sector, which \nplays a vital role in supporting \nnational trade and logistics con-\nnectivity through advanced in-\nfrastructure such as Hamad Port, \ncontinues to evolve in line with \nbroader economic diversifi cation \nand modernisation strategies. \nWithin this context, gender \ninclusion is increasingly viewed \nas part of a wider transforma-\ntion agenda focused on enhanc-\ning efficiency, innovation, and \nresilience in port and logistics \noperations.\nThe expansion of digitalisa-\ntion and automation in port op-\nerations, alongside the growth of \nsustainability and logistics-relat-\ned roles, is creating new oppor-\ntunities for women in the sector. \nHowever, women remain signifi -\ncantly underrepresented in this \nsector globally. \nAccording to the International \nMaritime Organisation, women \naccount for only about 1–2% \nof the global seafaring work-\nforce, while their participation \nin shore-based maritime roles is \nestimated at roughly 20–30%, \nwith even lower representation \nin technical and leadership posi-\ntions.\nMoECC, Lekhwiya and Ashghal launch \njoint industrial inspection campaign\nT\nhe Ministry of Environ-\nment and Climate Change’s \n(MoECC) Department of \nHazardous Chemicals and Waste \nhas conducted a comprehensive \nfi eld inspection campaign in the \nNew Industrial Area (Zone 81) as \npart of its approved 2026 annual \ninspection plan.\nThe campaign was carried out \nin co-operation with the En-\nvironmental Security Group of \nthe Internal Security Force (Le-\nkhwiya) and the Public Works \nAuthority (Ashghal), refl ecting a \nco-ordinated eff ort to strength-\nen environmental oversight in \nindustrial zones.\nAccording to the ministry, the \ninitiative was launched in line \nwith the provisions of Environ-\nmental Protection Law No. 30 \nof 2002 and its amendments. \nIt forms part of MoECC’s con-\ntinuing eff orts to enhance envi-\nronmental monitoring systems \nthrough direct fi eld inspections \nand compliance assessments of \nindustrial facilities.\nThe survey covered all estab-\nlishments operating within the \nNew Industrial Area, including \nlicensed and unlicensed facili-\nties, as well as active and inactive \nsites. Inspection teams focused \non identifying the nature of ac-\ntivities conducted at the loca-\ntions and monitoring practices \nrelated to the handling, storage, \nand disposal of chemicals and \nhazardous waste.\nInspectors \nclosely \nexam-\nined hazardous material storage \nmethods, waste management \nprocedures, and disposal prac-\ntices to ensure compliance with \nenvironmental and occupational \nhealth and safety standards. Vio-\nlations and observations were \ndocumented, and legal measures \nwere taken against entities found \nnon-compliant.\nAhead \nof \nthe \ncampaign, \nMoECC, Lekhwiya, and Ashghal \nheld a co-ordination meeting \nto review the campaign’s objec-\ntives, operational scope, and im-\nplementation mechanisms. The \nmeeting also addressed fi eld co-\nordination and security arrange-\nments to ensure the inspection \nteams’ readiness and facilitate \ntheir work in the targeted area.\nMoECC said the campaign \ncontributed to the classifi cation \nand documentation of industrial \nfacilities based on their activities \nand the violations they recorded. \nThe initiative also supported \nupdating environmental data-\nbases and extracting key indica-\ntors to guide future inspections, \nimprove monitoring effi  ciency, \nand raise compliance standards \nacross industrial areas.\nThe ministry reaffi  rmed its \ncommitment to continuing in-\nspection campaigns and fi eld \nsurveys throughout the year to \nstrengthen environmental com-\npliance, curb violations, and \nsafeguard public health and the \nenvironment.\n\n9\nGulf Times\nTuesday, May 19, 2026\nQATAR\nYears of Culture bridging societies through engagement\nBy Joey Aguilar\nDoha\nQ\natar’s cultural diplomacy \ninitiative, Years of Culture, \nhas expanded far beyond \ntraditional arts programming to \nremain relevant in a rapidly chang-\ning, increasingly interconnected \nworld, said HE Mohammed al-Ku-\nwari, Years of Culture Advisor on \nLatin American Aff airs and Qatar’s \nformer ambassador to Mexico. \nHe said the initiative continues \nto focus on fostering understand-\ning between societies through \nshared human experiences. \nAsked about the evolution of the \ninitiative, al-Kuwari said Years of \nCulture has adapted by incorpo-\nrating sectors such as sport, de-\nsign, education, food and entre-\npreneurship into its programming, \nallowing it to engage audiences in \nmore accessible and meaningful \nways. \n“Years of Culture has evolved by \nexpanding beyond traditional cul-\ntural programming into areas that \nrefl ect how people engage today. \nIts relevance comes from its abil-\nity to adapt while staying focused \non its core purpose: building un-\nderstanding and relationships be-\ntween societies through shared \nexperiences,” al-Kuwari said.\nFounded in 2012, Years of Cul-\nture was launched as a long-term \ncultural exchange initiative to \nstrengthen ties between Qatar and \npartner nations through collabo-\nrative programmes spanning arts, \nheritage, education, and commu-\nnity engagement.\nAl-Kuwari said the initiative’s \npartnerships are often shaped by \nglobal events and moments of \nshared signifi cance, creating nat-\nural opportunities for building a \nconnection between countries.\n“In 2026, the FIFA World Cup \nprovides that context, linking \nQatar with Canada and Mexico \nthrough a shared sporting legacy \n(Qatar partnered with USA, the \nthird co-host, for a Year of Cul-\nture in 2021). These moments al-\nlow cultural programmes to build \non existing global conversations, \nmaking exchanges more relevant \nand impactful,” he said.\nThis year’s partnership refl ects \nhow sport has become an increas-\ningly important element of cul-\ntural diplomacy, complementing \nmore traditional artistic and herit-\nage-based exchanges.\nAccording to al-Kuwari, infor-\nmal cultural interactions also play \na vital role in strengthening diplo-\nmatic ties by creating opportuni-\nties for genuine human connec-\ntions outside offi  cial settings.\n“Experiences such as sharing \nfood, attending festivals, or par-\nticipating in community events al-\nlow people to engage without bar-\nriers. These moments often build \ntrust more naturally, which can \nstrengthen relationships at every \nlevel, including diplomacy, busi-\nness, and education,” he said.\nAl-Kuwari stressed that the \nsuccess of cultural exchange pro-\ngrammes depends largely on ac-\ntive participation and meaningful \nengagement among participants. \nHe said: “Impact comes from par-\nticipation. Programmes that en-\ncourage people to engage directly \nthrough residencies, workshops, \nor educational exchanges create \ndeeper connections”.\n“When \nindividuals \ncollabo-\nrate and spend purposeful time \ntogether, they form relationships \nthat extend beyond the programme \nitself. This personal engagement is \nwhat turns cultural exchange into \nlong-term friendships and part-\nnerships,” he pointed out.\nWhile large-scale events re-\nmain important for visibility and \noutreach, al-Kuwari said smaller \ninitiatives often leave a more last-\ning impact on participants and \ncommunities. “Community pro-\ngrammes, artist residencies, and \neducational exchanges allow for \nmore personal interaction. Years \nof Culture intentionally combines \nboth approaches — high-profi le \nevents to attract attention, and in-\ntimate experiences to build lasting \nrelationships,” he said.\nHe noted that culture has a \nunique ability to bridge geographi-\ncal and ideological divides by con-\nnecting people through universally \nunderstood experiences. “These \nare universal languages that can \ntranscend political or cultural dif-\nferences. By creating spaces where \npeople can engage openly, cultural \ninitiatives help shift perspectives \nand encourage mutual under-\nstanding, even between societies \nthat may seem very diff erent,” \nhe added. Beyond attendance \nfi gures and media coverage, al-\nKuwari said the true success of \nYears of Culture is measured by \nthe long-term relationships and \ncollaborations that continue after \neach programme year concludes.\n“We look at what lasts. Suc-\ncess isn’t just about numbers, it’s \nabout what continues after the \nprogramme year ends. That means \nreal partnerships that keep going \nand relationships that turn into \nsomething long-term,” he added.\nAl-Kuwari pointed to several \ninitiatives that continue to gener-\nate impact years after their launch, \nincluding the “Pearls: Jewels from \nthe Sea” exhibition, which helped \nestablish museum partnerships \nworldwide and now forms a key \npart of the National Museum of \nQatar’s collection. He highlighted \nthe Doha Film Institute and its \nongoing collaborations with fi lm-\nmakers globally, as well as Jedari-\nart, which he said has contributed \nto the growth of Doha’s street art \nscene and supported the careers of \nQatari and Qatar-based artists. He \nadded culinary initiatives and art-\nist residencies continue to create \nopportunities for people from dif-\nferent backgrounds to collaborate \nand exchange ideas.\nAccording to al-Kuwari, the \nfuture of cultural diplomacy in-\ncreasingly intersects with sectors \nbeyond the arts, including inno-\nvation, sustainability, education, \nsport and the broader creative \nindustries. “Culture touches eve-\nrything, from how we learn and \ncreate, to how we build cities and \nconnect with each other. \n“By working across these dif-\nferent sectors, cultural initiatives \ncan open up more meaningful and \npractical collaborations, reaching \npeople in diff erent ways and creat-\ning impact that goes beyond tradi-\ntional cultural spaces.”\nInclusivity also remains a cen-\ntral principle of the initiative, with \nYears of Culture seeking to engage \naudiences from diverse back-\ngrounds and age groups through \na wide variety of programmes and \nformats, al-Kuwari said.\n“We off er a mix of formats, from \nlarge public festivals and exhibi-\ntions to youth programmes, work-\nshops, and community-led ini-\ntiatives. The idea is to make culture \nfeel accessible and relevant. By \nengaging people in diff erent ways, \nwhether that’s through food, fi lm, \nsport, or hands-on experiences, \nwe become a part of people’s eve-\nryday life,” he said.\nAl-Kuwari stressed that the re-\nlationships formed through cul-\ntural exchange are distinguished \nby their organic and personal na-\nture. “What we try to do is cre-\nate natural, human connections \nthrough shared experiences by \nopening up more ways for people \nto connect across diff erent parts of \ntheir lives,” he said.\nAt a time when global uncer-\ntainty is growing, he said, cultural \nprogrammes can also help socie-\nties maintain dialogue and resil-\nience: “In uncertain times, cultural \nprogrammes help keep things con-\nnected. They create space for peo-\nple to keep talking, sharing, and \nengaging, even when other chan-\nnels slow down or feel strained.”\n“By focusing on shared expe-\nriences and what people have in \ncommon, culture helps maintain \nrelationships and a sense of con-\ntinuity. That, in turn, builds resil-\nience between countries and with-\nin communities,” he added.\nAl-Kuwari noted that Qatar’s \nnext phase of cultural diploma-\ncy will continue building on the \ncountry’s \nestablished \ncultural \nfoundations while expanding part-\nnerships and exploring new areas \nof collaboration. \n“It will continue to be guided by \nthe vision His Highness the Amir \nSheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Tha-\nni has set out for our country and \nthe leadership of HE Sheikha Al \nMayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa \nal-Thani in supporting a thriving \ncultural scene in Qatar,” he said.\nHE Mohammed al-Kuwari\n“Culture allows people to \nconnect through shared \nhuman experiences such as \nmusic, food, storytelling, and \nsport,” al-Kuwari said\nThrough an array of \nevents the initiative \nis connecting people , \nshaping experiences \nwhile keeping culture at \nthe heart of everything\nAsean dragon boat race in Doha \npaddles for unity, co-operation\nBy Joey Aguilar\nDoha\nD\nragon boating became a \nsymbol of Association of \nSoutheast Asian Nations \n(Asean) solidarity in Doha as dip-\nlomats, embassy staff  and families \nfrom these countries gathered at \nKatara Beach for the Asean Dragon \nBoat Racing 2026 recently.\nThe sporting event was organ-\nised by the Asean Committee in \nDoha (ACD) in co-operation with \nthe embassies of the Philippines \nand Indonesia in Qatar. ACD com-\nprises the diplomatic missions of \nBrunei \nDarussalam, \nIndonesia, \nMalaysia, the Philippines, Singa-\npore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.\nThe event highlighted the spirit \nof teamwork and harmony deeply \nassociated with dragon boating, a \ntraditional sport widely practised \nacross Southeast Asia. The event’s \norganisers said the activity also \nrefl ected the theme of the Philip-\npines’ 2026 Asean Chairmanship, \n“Navigating Our Future Together,” \nwhich emphasises regional unity, \nresilience and collective action \namid evolving global and regional \nchallenges.\nIn his opening remarks, Philip-\npine ambassador to Qatar Mar-\ndomel Celo D Melicor compared \nthe synchronised movements of \ndragon boat paddlers to ASEAN’s \nshared diplomatic eff orts.\n“Just as a dragon boat advances \nthrough synchronised eff ort, our \nnations too must navigate an in-\ncreasingly complex world through \ndialogue, co-operation, mutual \nrespect, and shared purpose,” he \nsaid.\nThe event was open exclusively \nto Asean embassy personnel, ac-\ncredited staff  and their families \nin Doha, aiming to strengthen \npeople-to-people ties among the \nAsean community living abroad.\nParticipants were introduced to \nthe fundamentals of dragon boat-\ning through a short orientation \nconducted by Dragon Boat Regatta \nQatar, followed by safety briefi ngs \nand warm-up exercises before tak-\ning to the water. Wearing life vests \nand using training paddles, teams \nrowed in unison along the Katara \nshoreline in a display of co-ordi-\nnation and camaraderie.\nIndonesian ambassador Syahda \nGuruh Langkah Samudera said \nthe event also celebrated Indone-\nsia’s long-standing tradition in \ndragon boat sports and the spirit \nof “gotong royong,” or mutual co-\noperation. “Indonesia has long \nbeen a powerhouse in dragon boat \nsports. We are honoured to co-or-\nganise this event, while celebrating \nthe spirit of gotong royong – mu-\ntual co-operation – with Asean \nbrothers and sisters,” he added.\nThe organisers thanked Ka-\ntara Cultural Village and Dragon \nBoat Regatta Qatar for supporting \nthe event.\nAsean ambassadors at the dragon boat race.\nTeams rowed in unison along the Katara shoreline, showcasing co-ordination and camaraderie at the event.\nThe event highlighted the spirit of teamwork and harmony deeply \nassociated with dragon boating.\nNew academic milestone for CCQ with 10-year accreditation\nT\nhe Community College of \nQatar (CCQ) reached a new \nacademic milestone, with \nits Public Administration pro-\ngrammes earning initial 10-year \naccreditation from the Accredita-\ntion Council for Business Schools \nand Programs (ACBSP). \nThis distinction makes them \nthe only public administration \nprogrammes at the higher educa-\ntion level in the country to hold \nthis prestigious international rec-\nognition. In granting accredita-\ntion, the council highlighted sev-\neral core strengths that defi ne the \nprogrammes: a clear institutional \ngovernance \nstructure, \nstrong \nstakeholder engagement led by \nthe program’s advisory board, and \ncurriculum outcomes that align \nprecisely with the evolving de-\nmands of the government sector \nand Qatar National Vision 2030.\nThe accreditation report also \nrecognised the programmes’ fl ex-\nibility in serving a diverse student \nbody, particularly working profes-\nsionals and part-time learners, \nthrough scheduling options that \nbroaden access to higher education. \nThe council commended the pro-\ngrammes’ comprehensive learning \noutcomes assessment framework, \nwhich spans ten key domains. This \nincluded knowledge, analysis, eth-\nics, leadership, communication, \nand professional skills.\nEach domain backed by precise \nperformance indicators. The re-\nport further noted strong student \nsuccess rates, high satisfaction \nlevels, and strong graduate em-\nployability, alongside a structured \ncurriculum development method-\nology grounded in partner input \nand aligned with national develop-\nment priorities.\nThe accreditation process in-\nvolved a specialised external team. \nDr Naheem Mahtab served as the \nACBSP-appointed mentor, and the \nsite review team comprised Dr Nii \nAbrahams, Dr Abul Azam, and Dr \nDaisy Wang. Internally, Dr Khaled \nBazeed, head of the Public Admin-\nistration Department; Dr Wasim \nal-Habil, head of the Depart-\nment’s Accreditation Committee; \nand Marwa al-Deeb, head of Ac-\ncreditation and Academic Quality \nSection at the Planning and Qual-\nity Assurance Department, spear-\nheaded the eff ort on the College’s \nbehalf.\nDr Bazeed expressed deep pride \nin the achievement, saying: “This \naccreditation refl ects the quality of \nour programmes and their strong \nconnection to the government sec-\ntor’s needs”. \nDr al-Habil described the ac-\ncreditation as the result of sus-\ntained, methodical institutional \nwork spanning from preparing \nthe documentation and recording \nacademic practices, to demon-\nstrating the programmes’ qual-\nity and outcomes. He pointed to \nelements the accreditation report \nsingled out: sound governance, \nmeaningful stakeholder engage-\nment, and curriculum tightly \nlinked to national development \nrequirements and Qatar National \nVision 2030.\nAl-Deeb noted that the pro-\ngrammes earning the ACBSP ac-\ncreditation refl ect the maturity of \nCCQ’s academic quality system \nand the eff ectiveness of its institu-\ntional support structures, adding \nthat the recognition strengthens \nthe College’s standing and its con-\ntribution to supplying the job mar-\nket with highly qualifi ed national \ntalent.\nDean of the Management Sci-\nence Division Dr Jathnan al-Hajri \nsaid: “A 10-year accreditation pe-\nriod confi rms that our College is \nadvancing steadily toward prepar-\ning national talent capable of lead-\ning the government sector with \ncompetence, armed with the best \nglobal practices.”\nThe Accreditation Committee meeting with the leadership of the Community College.\n“This accreditation \nreflects the quality of \nour programmes and \ntheir strong connection \nto the government \nsector’s needs”. \n—Dr Khaled Bazeed\n\n2\nGulf Times\nTuesday, May 19, 2026\n| QATAR\nLU\nحفل تخريج الدفعة الثالثة\nTHIRD COHORT GRADUATION\n2026\nV\nCongratulations to Lusail University\nThird cohort's graduates\n2026\nجامعة لوسيل\nLusail University\nQATAR\nحفل تخريج الدفعة الثالثة .\nLU\nTHIRD COHORT GRADUATION\n2026\nWe wish you a bright future\nfull of achievements\n\nL\\NK&CO\nLINK&CO 09\nأوتو كلاس للسيارات\nAUTO CLASS CARS\nCall us on\n40401499\nGulf Times\nTuesday, May 19, 2026\nQATAR\n09\nPower in Every Detail\nSTRENGTH YOU CAN RELY ON\nMITSUBISHI\nMOTORS\nMONTEROSPORT\nlynkcoqa\nwww.lynkco.com\n5\nYEARS\nWARRANTY\nUnlimited Mileage\nwww.mitsubishi-motors.qa\nShowroom: Salwa Road 4422 7555 qac@nbks.com f Mitsubishi Qatar\nmitsubishimotorsqatar\nMITSUBISHI\nMOTORS\nDrive your Ambition\nشركة فلم السيارات\n5\n\n12\nGulf Times\nTuesday, May 19, 2026\nQATAR\nQatar Reads steers children away from excessive screen time, AI use\nBy Joey Aguilar\nDoha\n \nQ\natar \nReads \nis \nsteering \nchildren towards physi-\ncal books and away from \nexcessive screen time and artifi -\ncial intelligence (AI), stressing the \nimportance of authentic reading \nexperiences and critical thinking \namong young readers.\n“We only work with physical \nbooks. The idea is to encourage kids \nto read and to get off  their phones. \nWe feel that if we send everything \nonline, it will not really encourage \nthem to disconnect,” Marwah Rida \nfrom Qatar Reads told the Gulf \nTimes on the sidelines of the 35th \nDoha International Book Fair.\nShe said they deliberately avoid \nusing AI-generated material in \ntheir programmes and instead fo-\ncus on authentic content from \nreputable publishing houses.\nAccording to Rida, the initia-\ntive continues to prioritise printed \nbooks and in-person engagement \nas part of its broader mission to \nstrengthen reading habits among \nchildren and families in Qatar.\nShe added that the organisa-\ntion works closely with local and \nregional publishing houses, par-\nticularly Qatari publishers and \nthose from across the Arab world, \nto support the regional reading and \npublishing industry.\n“We make sure we work with \npublishing houses that publish au-\nthentic work,” she said. “We avoid \nAI at all costs within our actual \nprogrammes and the books that we \nsend,” Rida stressed.\nApart from distributing books, \nshe said Qatar Reads also organises \ninteractive events to help children \nengage more deeply with the sub-\njects they read about. \nRida noted that these activities \nare designed to encourage social \ninteraction and experiential learn-\ning. She cited a previous event at \nthe Al Zubarah Archaeological \nSite, where children learned about \nthe site’s history before taking part \nin a beach clean-up focused on \nsustainability and environmental \nawareness.\n“The idea is for children to in-\nteract with one another and learn \nabout the things they are reading in \nperson. When they participate in \nactivities like cleaning the beach, \nit helps solidify these ideas in their \nminds,” she said.\nRida pointed out that their fam-\nily reading programme caters to \nchildren aged between two and 13 \nyears old. Each month, partici-\npating families receive a package \ndelivered directly to their homes, \ncontaining two books, a comic \nsheet and an activity sheet centred \naround a specifi c theme.\nAs part of the initiative, she said \nQatar Reads also places custom-\nised mailboxes outside participat-\ning homes to create excitement \naround the monthly deliveries and \nencourage children to look forward \nto reading activities.\nWhile acknowledging that AI \ncould potentially be used respon-\nsibly as an educational tool, Rida \nexpressed concern about overreli-\nance on the technology, particu-\nlarly among younger generations.\n“In my personal opinion, if AI is \nused correctly, it could encourage \nchildren to read more,” she said. \n“But if you rely on it too much, you \nstop thinking for yourself and start \nrelying on ideas that already exist.”\nRida warned that excessive de-\npendence on AI could weaken crit-\nical thinking, research skills and \ncreativity among students.\n“If you put your entire essay into \nAI, you are not going to critically \nthink or understand deeply what \nyou are talking about. We want \nchildren to have their own ideas, \ncome up with their own theories \nand think independently,” she said.\nRida also cautioned that AI sys-\ntems often reinforce existing view-\npoints rather than challenge users \nto think critically.\n“AI is kind of a yes-man. We do \nnot want children to just rely on AI \nfor everything. It is important to \nthink for yourself and create your \nown ideas,” she said.\nDiscussing the impact of the an-\nnual Doha Internationla Book Fair \n(DIBF), Rida said the event contin-\nues to help Qatar Reads expand its \noutreach and connect directly with \nreaders and families interested in \nliteracy and education.\nShe added that the Qatar Reads \nbooth at the fair includes inter-\nactive sections for children and \ninformational spaces for adults, \ndesigned to create an engaging and \ncolourful environment for visitors.\nChildren explore books at the Doha Internationla Book Fair. (PICTURES: Ram Chand)\nQatar’s expertise to aid \norganisers of FIFA 2026 \nQNA\nDoha\nS\nupreme Committee for De-\nlivery and Legacy (SC) has \nannounced its participation \nin organising the FIFA World Cup \n2026, which will be hosted by the \nUnited States, Canada and Mexico \nfrom June 11 to July 19.\nIn a statement yesterday, SC \nsaid that a knowledge and exper-\ntise transfer Memorandum of Un-\nderstanding (MoU) was signed be-\ntween the SC and FIFA. The MoU \nwas signed by HE SC Managing \nDirector Hassan Abdullah al-Tha-\nwadi and FIFA President Gianni \nInfantino, at a ceremony held in \nthe capital of Qatar.  \nAs part of the agreement, a \ndedicated team of experts from \nQatar, many of whom played \ninstrumental roles in delivering \nlandmark tournaments including \nthe FIFA World Cup 2022, the FIFA \nArab Cup in 2021 and 2025, and \nthe FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025, \nhave been deployed to several host \ncities across the United States and \nCanada.\nAs part of the programme, par-\nticipants are applying their exper-\ntise across a range of functional ar-\neas — from tournament operations \nand workforce readiness to fan \nengagement and technological in-\nnovation — drawing on lessons \nlearned from the FIFA World Cup \nQatar 2022, which has been widely \nregarded as one of the best editions \nto date.\nA second contingent of staff \nfrom the SC and its main stake-\nholders are also engaging in an \nobservation programme at the \ntournament, designed to help par-\nticipants better understand the or-\nganisation of cross-border mega-\nevents, the challenges associated \nwith them, and the skills required \nto navigate them successfully.\nFIFA President, Gianni Infan-\ntino, said: “The commitment, skill \nand passion of everyone involved \nin this project has been absolutely \namazing. We have seen the ex-\npertise that Qatar has built over \nthe years in hosting world-class \nevents — from its sporting facili-\nties to hotels, airport, transporta-\ntion, as well as human skills. Qatar \nhas delivered not only a fantastic \nWorld Cup in 2022, but since then, \nhosted several notable events, in-\ncluding the fi rst 48-team U-17 \nWorld Cup. The FIFA Arab Cup has \nalso been a tremendous success. \nI’m always impressed by the seam-\nless delivery of tournaments here.”\nHe added: “Football unites the \nworld and contributes to provid-\ning an unforgettable experience \nfor millions of people across the \nworld. This is thanks to the incred-\nible job done by amazing talents.” \nBeyond the FIFA World Cup \nQatar 2022, Qatar has hosted a \nnumber of major sporting events \nincluding the AFC Asian Cup Qa-\ntar 2023. Most recently, in 2025, \nwhen the country made history \nby hosting the fi nals of three FIFA \ncompetitions in the space of three \nweeks. This included the fi rst 48-\nteam FIFA U-17 World Cup, the \nFIFA Intercontinental Cup, and the \nFIFA Arab Cup.\nThe country is set to welcome \nthe world once again when it hosts \nthe second of fi ve consecutive edi-\ntions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup \nfrom Nov. 19 to Dec. 13.\nHE SC Managing Director Hassan Abdullah al-Thawadi with FIFA \nPresident Gianni Infantino at a ceremony in Doha where the MoU was \nsigned between SC and FIFA.  \nWISE research policy dialogue \nexplores AI readiness in schools\nT\nhe World Innovation Sum-\nmit for Education (WISE), \nan initiative of the Qatar \nFoundation, hosted a policy dia-\nlogue exploring the practical im-\nplementation of artifi cial intel-\nligence (AI) standards in school \nenvironments.\nTitled “AI and Teacher Readi-\nness in K–12 Education: Global \nResearch Findings and Strategic \nImplications”, the discussion ex-\nplored how teachers are currently \nengaging with AI, often in ad-\nministrative or preparatory tasks, \nand underscored the importance \nof moving toward deeper, trans-\nformational applications in the \nclassroom. It was moderated by \nMaimoona Junjunia, Research \nand Policy Associate at WISE.\nIn her opening remarks, WISE \nResearch and Policy director \nSelma Talha – Jebril highlighted \nthat “across the world, AI is mov-\ning into classrooms faster than \nschools have had time to prepare \nfor it—faster than policy”.\nPanelists underlined the need \nfor teacher agency, sustained \nprofessional development, and \nrigorous \nevaluation \nof \ntools \nthrough national initiatives such \nas the WISE EdTech Testbed. \nShahd Dauleh, innovation man-\nager at WISE, said: “The WISE \ntestbed allows us to move beyond \nhype and ensure AI tools are gen-\nuinely eff ective for teaching and \nlearning.”\nLolwa \nal-Nuaimi, \nassistant \ndirector of the E Learning & Dig-\nital Solutions Department at the \nMinistry of Education and High-\ner Education, emphasised that \n“for AI to succeed in education, \nit must refl ect our language, cul-\nture, and values while supporting \nteachers with the right tools.”\nThe dialogue also emphasised \nthe broader purpose of the WISE \nResearch & Policy Dialogue Series \nis to ensure that research fi nd-\nings are not confi ned to academic \npublications but actively inform \npolicy and practice. “Research \nthat sits in a PDF changes noth-\ning. Research that reaches the \npeople with the power and re-\nsponsibility to act on it can shift \nsystems. The WISE Research \n& Policy Dialogue Series is de-\nsigned to be exactly that bridge,” \nsaid Selma Talha-Jebril.\nPractical \nexamples \nfrom \nschools further illustrated the \npotential of AI in classrooms. \nIyad Salameh, teacher of Robotics \nand Automation at the Qatar Sci-\nence and Technology Secondary \nSchool for Boys, shared how his \nstudents have used AI in hands \non projects, saying that “hands \non projects show how students \ncan use AI to build real world so-\nlutions, turning classrooms into \ninnovation labs.” These experi-\nences highlighted the importance \nof empowering teachers and \nlearners to experiment with AI \nin ways that connect directly to \ncurriculum and innovation.\nCommenting on what is need-\ned to sustainably meet teachers’ \nsupport in teaching with AI ef-\nfi ciently, Talha Jebril said: “Our \nstudy shows that 60% of teach-\ners reported that AI helped them \ntailor instruction to meet diverse \nstudent needs. That is an encour-\naging signal. But in Qatar, a coun-\ntry with world-class digital in-\nfrastructure and a strong national \ncommitment to innovation, only \n30% of surveyed teachers re-\nported a strong understanding of \nhow AI works in education. That \ngap tells us something critical: \ninfrastructure and enthusiasm \nare necessary but not suffi  cient. \nImportantly, educators here are \nnot resistant; they are asking for \ntools that fi t their language, cur-\nricula, and students.”\nSpeakers during the WISE research and  policy dialogue on AI \nimplementation at schools. \nQNL’s booth at DIBF fuses innovation, \nstorytelling for immersive experience\nA\ns the 35th edition of the \nDoha International Book \nFair 2026 gets underway, \nQatar National Library (QNL) is \nwelcoming visitors to its interac-\ntive booth with an immersive ex-\nperience — combining technology, \nstorytelling, history, and cultural \nexploration for all age groups.\nAmong the highlights is “Liter-\nary Twin,” an AI-powered experi-\nence that matches visitors with \nauthors based on their reading \nhabits, storytelling preferences, \nand narrative styles. Participants \nare introduced to their literary \ncounterpart through a short video \nand are encouraged to explore the \nLibrary’s “Book Match” service.\nVisitors can also engage in a \ngame-inspired “Free Knowledge \nShopping Spree,” where they build \na virtual basket of Library services \nvia an interactive display that in-\ntroduces users to the institution’s \nresources and encourages free \nmembership registration.\nFor children, the “Dream Big, \nThe Hero is You” activity allows \nyoung visitors to personalise sto-\nries with their names and photos, \nplacing them at the centre of their \nown adventures while supporting \nthe Library’s “Ready for School” \ninitiative. \nAnother \ninteractive \nfeature, “Score to Play – Qatar’s \nStory,” invites visitors to test their \nknowledge \nof \nQatar’s \nhistory \nthrough a QR code-based chal-\nlenge hosted on the Library’s mo-\nbile app, with participants eligible \nfor prize draws.\nThe booth also highlights the \nQNL’s heritage collections through \n“Ibn Battuta: A Cross-Cultural Arab \nJourney,” an immersive touchscreen \nexperience showcasing rare manu-\nscripts, books, maps, and archival \nmaterials related to the travels of \nthe renowned Arab explorer. Visi-\ntors can further explore the Library \nthrough a 360-degree virtual tour \nthat off ers an interactive look at its \nfacilities and collections. One of the \nstandout attractions is the inter-\nactive Aerial Photography Collec-\ntion, which allows visitors to trace \nDoha’s urban transformation from \n1950 to 1975 using historical aerial \nimagery. The archive contains more \nthan 9,000 photographs from fl ights \nconducted between 1944 and 1983.\nFamilies can also enjoy daily ap-\npearances by the Library’s mas-\ncot, Ramly, alongside the “Did \nYou Know” history wall, which \nfeatures facts about the country’s \npast. Visitors are encouraged to \nexplore the booth, register for free \nmembership, and access the QNL’s \ndigital services through its app.\nCelebrating Qatar’s maritime heritage\nBy Tawfik Lamari\nStaff  Reporter\nT\nhe Ministry of Culture \nstaged the heritage oper-\netta “Fath Al Khair” as part \nof the Doha International Book \nFair 2026 programme, featuring \nnearly 100 performers and actors \nin a production organised by the \nTheater Aff airs Centre and the \nMusic Aff airs Centre.\nThe \nwork \ndocuments \nthe \npearl-diving era in the lives of \nQataris who ventured to sea to \nharvest its precious pearls, which \nwere sold in global markets. The \nsea’s bounty formed the back-\nbone of the Qatari economy and \nthe entire region during that pe-\nriod. \nThe operetta included a collec-\ntion of traditional Qatari songs \npresented in interactive folk art \nrituals, accompanied by graphics, \nsets, costumes, and performanc-\nes that refl ected the era. It also \ndepicted the challenges faced \nduring the diving expeditions, \nas well as the social and artistic \natmosphere of that historical pe-\nriod.\nThe work comprised several di-\nverse artistic tableaux, beginning \nwith “Fath Al Khair Tableau,” fol-\nlowed by “The Sword Tableau,” \nand then “The Diving Tableau.” \nThe operetta also featured “The \nWaiting Tableau,” “The Prepa-\nration for Marriage Tableau,” \nand “The Arabic Voice Tableau.” \nThe performance included “The \nWedding Tableau.” The operetta, \nwhich featured a women’s sec-\ntion, a men’s section, and a fi nal \nsection, relied on visual displays, \nsets, and costumes inspired by \nthe ancient maritime environ-\nment, plus interactive perform-\nances and folk arts. \nArtist Hadiya Saeed expressed \nher immense happiness with the \npositive feedback the operetta \nreceived, emphasising that audi-\nence interaction and praise served \nas a signifi cant motivator for the \nteam after the considerable eff ort \ninvested in presenting this herit-\nage-themed performance. Artist \nKhalid al-Hammadi, the operetta’s \nnarrator, also expressed his pride \nin participating in this heritage-\nthemed production, affi  rming that \npresenting a performance of this \nscale before a number of dignitar-\nies and public fi gures in the coun-\ntry was a source of great pride for \nhim and all those involved in the \noperetta.\nMohammed al-Mulla, the op-\neretta’s director, expressed his \ndelight at the audience’s praise \nand their engagement with the \nperformances, emphasising that \nthe positive reactions refl ected \nthe successful delivery of the her-\nitage and national message the \nteam sought to convey. The dhow \n“Fath Al Khair” is a ship, a famous \nQatari heritage site historically \nlinked to the late Sheikh Hamad \nbin Abdullah al-Thani, and repre-\nsenting a living symbol of authen-\ntic Qatari maritime heritage.\nA scene from Fath Al Khair Tableau."
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        "The Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion fund tied to a settlement over leaked tax-return allegations.",
        "The fund is to be administered by a five-member commission appointed by the attorney general.",
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          "body": "## Related Content\n\nPress ReleaseJustice Department Secures Landmark Resolution to End Pediatric “Gender-Affirming Care” and Create Detransition Clinic\n\nWASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced the first resolution secured under the Department’s ongoing national investigation into violations of federal law in connection with the provision of sex-rejecting...\n\nPress ReleaseJustice Department Files Complaint to Protect Law Enforcement, Challenging Connecticut Mask Ban, Identification Requirements, and Use-of-Force Policies for Federal Officers Press ReleaseIraqi National Arrested and Charged with Providing Material Support to Iranian-Backed Terrorist Organizations and Directing Attacks Targeting U.S. Citizens and Interests\nThe Justice Department announced today the arrest of Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national and senior member of Kata’ib Hizballah, a U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO)."
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          "body": "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.\n\nThe \"Anti-Weaponization Fund\" was announced by the Justice Department as part of a deal to resolve President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.\n\nActing Attorney General Todd Blanche said in announcing the fund in a statement that it was \"a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress.\"\n\nDemocrats and government watchdogs immediately pledged to fight what they called a \"corrupt\" and unprecedented resolution, warning that the arrangement would unjustly enrich people close to the president with taxpayer dollars and open the door to meritless claims of political persecution.\n\nTrump's lawyers disclosed the dismissal of the case in a filing Monday in federal court in Florida, where the president sued earlier this year.\n\nThe fund would represent not only a highly unorthodox resolution but also a further demonstration of the administration's eagerness to reward allies who before Trump came to power were investigated and in some cases charged and convicted. Most notably, the president on his first day back in office pardoned or commuted the sentences of supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His Justice Department since then has approved payouts to supporters entangled in the Trump-Russia investigation and investigated and prosecuted some of his perceived adversaries.\n\n**READ MORE:** Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers in new lawsuit\n\n\"This case is nothing but a racket designed to take $1.7 billion of taxpayer dollars out of the Treasury and pour it into a huge slush fund for Trump at DOJ to hand out to his private militia of insurrectionists, rioters, and white supremacists, including those who brutally beat police officers on January 6, 2021, and sycophant accomplices to his election stealing schemes,\" Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said in a statement.\n\nTrump's attorneys suggested in their court filing seeking to dismiss the case that the resolution would not be reviewable by a judge. But a group of 93 members of Congress filed a brief teeing up a challenge.\n\n## Trump has long raised 'weaponization' claims\n\nIt was not immediately clear who precisely will stand to benefit from the fund but its creation reflects Trump's long-running claims that the Justice Department during the Biden administration was weaponized against him.\n\nHe has cited as proof the since-dismissed criminal charges he faced between his first and second terms of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election he lost and of retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Several aides of his were also prosecuted, as were hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to halt the certification of election results on Jan. 6, 2021.\n\nMerrick Garland, who served as attorney general during the Biden administration, has repeatedly denied allegations of politicization and has said his decisions followed facts, the evidence and the law. His Justice Department also investigated Biden for his handling of classified information and brought separate tax and gun prosecutions against Biden's son Hunter.\n\nNonetheless, Trump's current Justice Department has actively pursued the president's retribution campaign and grievances, bringing criminal charges against some of his political opponents and initiating a wide-ranging investigation that aims to establish a years-long conspiracy between law enforcement and intelligence officials to destroy Trump's political prospects and keep him power.\n\nNo charges have been brought in that investigation and it is not clear that any ever will be.\n\n## Trump's lawsuit followed the leak of tax returns\n\nTrump filed a lawsuit earlier this year in a Florida federal court, alleging that a previous leak of his and the Trump Organization's confidential tax records caused \"reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, unfairly tarnished their business reputations, portrayed them in a false light, and negatively affected President Trump, and the other Plaintiffs' public standing.\"\n\nThe president's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, are also named plaintiffs in the suit.\n\nIn 2024, former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn — who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton, a defense and national security tech firm — was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking tax information about Trump and others to two news outlets between 2018 and 2020.\n\nThe outlets were not named in the charging documents, but the description and time frame align with stories about Trump's tax returns in The New York Times and reporting about wealthy Americans' taxes in the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica. The 2020 New York Times report found Trump paid $750 in federal income tax the year he first entered the White House, and no income tax at all some years, thanks to reported colossal losses.\n\nIn the first sign that a settlement was coming, lawyers for the president asked a federal judge last month to pause the case for 90 days while the two sides work to reach a settlement or resolution.\n\n\"This limited pause will neither prejudice the parties nor delay ultimate resolution,\" the filing in April said. \"Rather, the extension will promote judicial economy and allow the Parties to explore avenues that could narrow or resolve the issues efficiently.\"\n\nWhen asked in February how he would handle any potential damages from the case, Trump said, \"I think what we'll do is do something for charity.\"\n\n\"We could make it a substantial amount,\" he said at the time. \"Nobody would care because it's going to go to numerous very good charities.\"\n\nA group of lawyers wrote to the court this month, expressing concerns about whether the Justice Department was properly insulated from the president's control of the case. Additionally, several ethics watchdog groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs challenging the president's lawsuit.\n\nSkye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, an advocacy group that filed an earlier brief, said in response to the dismissal: \"This case was always a sham, and another ploy by the President to access taxpayer funds to line his pockets.\"\n\nPerryman vowed that her group would continue to fight the settlement."
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      "headline_neutral": "Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate primary",
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        "Representative Andy Barr won the Kentucky Republican Senate primary for the seat held by retiring Senator Mitch McConnell.",
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          "body": "Kentucky Republicans on Tuesday chose U.S. Rep. Andy Barr as their nominee to replace long-time Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Nov. 3 election, according to the Associated Press.\n\nPresident Donald Trump-endorsed Barr, 52, won the Republican primary May 19 after running as a staunch ally to the Make America Great Again movement and with a focus on introducing himself to Kentuckians outside his congressional district.\n\nThe Associated Press called the race right after polls closed in the western part of the state.\n\nTrump won Kentucky by 29 percentage points in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, by 25 percentage points in 2020 against Joe Biden and by 30 percentage points in 2024 by Kamala Harris.\n\nThe Republican primary field to replace McConnell included Barr, former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron and tech entrepreneur Nate Morris, who dropped out of the race in early May.\n\nMcConnell, 84, is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history and the country’s longest-serving party leader in history. First elected in 1984, McConnell stepped down from party leadership in early 2024 before announcing a year later he would not run for an eighth time.\n\nThough McConnell did not endorse anyone in the Republican primary race to replace him, he and Cameron have been close allies and aligned on numerous political issues. Cameron launched his Senate campaign immediately upon McConnell’s retirement announcement and took steps early to distance himself from McConnell. Cameron claimed throughout the final stretch of the campaign that McConnell’s network was backing Barr.\n\nStarting with an advantage when he transferred over his handsome campaign sum from his U.S. House campaign account into the Senate campaign, Barr outraised and outspent Cameron at every turn. He also had significant help from a political action committee; a similar outside group for Cameron never spent heavily.\n\nBarr has been a stalwart in the state party since his 20s. Many of his influential GOP supporters — he racked up endorsements from dozens of state legislators as well as more than half of his U.S. House GOP colleagues — have said they’ve known and trusted him for decades.\n\nCameron made an attempt to paint Barr as too big of an insider in Washington, as someone already in the pocket of some special interests. He promised he would be focused on the people who elected him, not the will of Capitol Hill politics. Though he rolled with the punches of being disadvantaged in the traditional modes of paid campaigning, Cameron welded together a coalition of conservative factions to get votes from faith communities and the “Liberty” wing of the GOP that aligns with Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Rand Paul.\n\nBarr’s campaign for Senate leaves Central Kentucky’s congressional seat open for the first time in over a decade. District 6 includes all of Lexington, Richmond and Georgetown, and stretches from Lawrenceburg to Owingsville.\n\nPrior to the primary election, the U.S. Senate seat was widely seen as safe for Republicans. Democrats have not won a seat in the U.S. Senate in Kentucky since late senator Wendell Ford’s 1992 reelection.\n\nIf elected, Barr would be the first U.S. Senator from Lexington elected by Kentuckians since Democrat James B. Beck, who was first elected in 1876. Lexington resident and former Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas R. Underwood was appointed to the office in 1951, but lost his only bid for the office in 1952."
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          "body": "May 19 (Reuters) – Republican voters in Kentucky nominated Andy ​Barr on ‌Tuesday as their candidate in November’s election for the ‌U.S. ​Senate seat ⁠held by ⁠Senator Mitch McConnell for four decades, according to projections ​from NBC News and the ⁠Associated ⁠Press.\n\nMcConnell, 84, is ​one of the ​most powerful members of ‌the Republican Party and served as Senate ⁠majority leader from 2015 to 2021.\n\nBarr is the ⁠representative ‌for Kentucky’s ⁠6th congressional ​district ‌in the U.S. ​House of ⁠Representatives.\n\n(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Ryan Patrick Jones, Editing by Michael ​Learmonth)\n\n## Comments"
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      "headline_neutral": "EPA proposes changes to PFAS water limits",
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        "The EPA proposed rescinding enforceable drinking-water limits for four PFAS compounds while retaining limits for PFOA and PFOS.",
        "The proposal would allow some water systems to seek a two-year compliance extension for PFOA and PFOS.",
        "Federal officials also announced nearly $1 billion in state-level remediation grants.",
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          "body": "# EPA Advances Comprehensive PFAS Strategy with Legally Defensible, Practical, Scientifically Sound Drinking Water Protections\n\nHolistic approach tackles PFAS across its full lifecycle to Make America Healthy Again\n\n**WASHINGTON **-- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reaffirming its commitment to Make America Healthy Again at a PFAS destruction event alongside U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by advancing a comprehensive, lifecycle-based strategy to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As part of that strategy, EPA is highlighting innovative PFAS treatment and destruction technologies, announcing nearly $1 billion in new funding to states to address PFAS in drinking water, and issuing two proposed rules for public comment that uphold the National Primary Drinking Water Standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) while enhancing practical implementation and proposing to correct potential failures of the Biden-Harris Administration to follow the clear requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Together with EPA's parallel work to address PFAS before it enters the environment, EPA is delivering real solutions to reduce PFAS exposure for Americans.\n\n*“The Trump EPA is committed to Make America Healthy Again by ensuring clean air, land, and water—and by taking on PFAS the right way, across the full lifecycle and built to last,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. “That means rules grounded in gold-standard science and the Safe Drinking Water Act, support for water systems on the front lines, and action to stop PFAS pollution at the source before it ever reaches a tap. The Biden administration cut corners and failed to follow the law. We are fixing that error with standards water systems can actually implement and that will hold up to scrutiny, while addressing PFOA and PFOS, two of the best-studied PFAS with well-documented health impacts.”*\n\n*“PFAS contamination is a serious public health challenge that demands rigorous science, clear standards, and practical solutions,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Across HHS, we are advancing gold-standard research to better understand PFAS exposure, toxicity, and long-term health impacts on Americans. EPA’s actions today take important steps to reduce exposure, strengthen drinking water protections, and support communities as we work to address environmental contributors to chronic disease and advance the Make America Healthy Again agenda.”*\n\nThe agency is also announcing nearly $1 billion in grant funding to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water through the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant. With this grant allotment, the agency has made $5 billion available through this program over five years. EPA will be taking steps to ensure that available funding is expeditiously getting into communities that need it to identify and address PFAS and reduce exposure through drinking water.\n\nA drinking water standard only protects Americans if it can actually be implemented by the nation's water systems and survive legal challenge. When a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) is rushed, it minimizes the opportunity for meaningful public comment, or fails to follow the statutory process Congress laid out in the SDWA, utilities face years of uncertainty, ratepayers face avoidable costs, and public health protections can be delayed or undone in court. The Trump EPA's approach is straightforward: follow the law, follow the science, and give water systems standards they can build their compliance programs around with confidence. The first proposed rule, if finalized, would continue supporting the health-protective federal drinking water standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) while strengthening practical implementation by establishing an opt-in process through which eligible drinking water systems may apply for up to two additional years—until 2031—to come into compliance with enforceable limits.\n\nUnder the agency’s proposal, the extension would not be automatic. Drinking water systems that wish to receive additional time would need to affirmatively seek the extension and meet specific criteria EPA will set out in the final rule. Systems that do not opt in would remain subject to the original 2029 compliance deadline. This design ensures that systems prepared to meet 2029 are not slowed down, while systems facing legitimate implementation hurdles have a transparent, accountable path to additional time.\n\nWhere sources of drinking water are contaminated with PFOA and PFOS, protecting public health generally requires drinking water systems to diagnose the severity of contamination through robust sampling; evaluate various compliance options, including changing source water or installing new control systems; construct and test new controls, often including pilot studies; evaluate financing options; and train their workforce to support construction, operation, and maintenance.\n\nAllowing drinking water systems to seek additional time for this work could also allow the cost of PFAS removal technologies to come down through technological advancements and production efficiencies. Continued federal investment, paired with a growing market for treatment technologies, is already driving costs down, better informing water utilities about what works, and expanding the toolkit available to remove PFAS in its various forms. That means lower water bills for Americans and more durable public health protections.\n\nThe second proposed rule, if finalized, would address some stakeholders’ legal concerns related to the Biden Administration’s failure to follow statutory requirements articulated in the SDWA when establishing regulations for perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, commonly referred to as GenX chemicals), and the hazard index of these three plus perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS).\n\nThe SDWA requires a sequential approach to regulation, where the Agency must first propose to regulate a particular drinking water contaminant and seek public comment on whether a regulation would be appropriate. Only after the public has had the opportunity to comment on that proposal and when the EPA has finalized a determination to regulate may the EPA publish a proposed regulation of that contaminant. Instead of abiding by that process set out in the SDWA, the Biden EPA combined steps simultaneously, which is not permitted, denying the public a chance to weigh in on the threshold question for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and the Index PFAS, prior to locking in the new standard.\n\nThe proposed rule takes comment on whether the previous regulation did not adhere to the procedural and substantive requirements the statute imposes, leaving it legally vulnerable and creating implementation uncertainty for water systems.\n\nFollowing the second proposal, if finalized, the Trump EPA would deliver on its commitment to evaluate these PFAS for regulation under the SDWA and do it correctly by supporting transparency and following gold-standard science. While EPA cannot pre-determine the outcome of the rulemaking, it is possible that the result could be more stringent requirements addressing these PFAS in drinking water. What Americans and water systems can count on is that whatever standards emerge will be built on a defensible legal and scientific record.\n\nStopping PFAS contamination before it reaches drinking water sources is central to EPA's strategy. The agency is advancing technology-based effluent limitations and pretreatment standards for key industrial categories that discharge PFAS, including chemical manufacturers and other sources, to keep PFAS out of waterways in the first place. The agency is currently developing a proposed rule that will be issued for public comment in the coming months. EPA is also using its authorities under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ensure new and existing chemicals are subject to the most robust, gold-standard scientific review before they enter commerce. The agency is also looking to hold polluters accountable for legacy contamination consistent with the polluter-pays principle, rather than the passive receivers that never placed these chemicals into the environment but have been left to manage them. Because enforcement discretion alone cannot shield passive receivers from third-party cleanup lawsuits and can be reversed by a future administration, a durable statutory fix from Congress is necessary.\n\nBy reducing PFAS at the point of discharge, EPA lowers the long-term treatment burden on water systems and their ratepayers and gets closer to the source of the problem. Source reduction also limits the volume of PFAS-laden residuals that water systems must ultimately manage, making destruction and disposal more tractable.\n\nThese proposals are just one piece of a bigger effort to address PFAS, including proactive support to drinking water systems, funding for infrastructure upgrades, additional monitoring and evaluation, and wastewater discharge limits.\n\nThe Trump EPA is also making measurable progress identifying and validating the next generation of technologies to treat, remove, and destroy PFAS. That toolkit spans proven separation technologies that pull PFAS out of water such as granular activated carbon, ion exchange resins, and high-pressure membranes such as reverse osmosis, alongside a class of destruction technologies under study, such as supercritical water oxidation, electrochemical oxidation, hydrothermal alkaline treatment, non-thermal plasma, and the pyrolysis and gasification of PFAS-laden residuals.\n\nTo keep pace with a fast-moving field, in April, the agency announced it has moved its PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance from a three-year update cycle to annual updates, allowing EPA to continually assess the real-world effectiveness of available and emerging technologies and put the best-performing options in front of the water systems that need them. That assessment is increasingly informed by performance in the field. For example, EPA completed four full-scale PFAS treatment systems serving the Irvine Ranch and Orange County Water Districts in southern California, protecting more than 9,500 households. Each deployment generates verified performance data that sharpens utility decision-making, narrows the gap between promising and proven technologies, and steadily expands the toolkit available to remove and destroy PFAS in the many forms in which it appears.\n\nUnderpinning this work is a robust and ongoing EPA research program. Agency scientists are continually developing, validating, and refining gold-standard analytical methods, both targeted methods that measure specific known PFAS and nontargeted methods that use advanced instrumentation to surface previously unidentified compounds, across drinking water, surface water, wastewater, soil, and air. EPA recently developed a method capable of detecting 40 PFAS compounds across media ranging from groundwater and sediment to landfill liquid and fish tissue, and the agency continues to invest in research to understand the thousands of PFAS compounds and to advance new treatment and destruction technologies. This research foundation ensures that the standards EPA sets and the cleanup actions it supports rest on data the agency can stand behind.\n\nEPA has established a cross-agency coordinating group, led by the Office of the Administrator and the Office of Water, and drawing senior technical and policy leaders from across EPA program offices and Regions to share research, innovation, and actions, and accelerate the cleanup of PFAS contamination. An overview of the agency’s first-year PFAS work, spanning testing and detection, direct community support, enforcement, public education, commonsense regulation, and cutting-edge research, is detailed in EPA’s roundup of major year-one PFAS actions.\n\nOn April 14, EPA announced its PFAS OUTreach—or PFAS OUT—initiative accelerating progress in addressing PFAS in drinking water. This new program proactively works with communities and water systems to reduce exposure to PFOA and PFOS in drinking water. Recognizing that small, rural, and disadvantaged water systems often have fewer resources, PFAS OUT is specifically designed to ensure these communities are not left behind. PFAS OUT will help every drinking water system dealing with PFOA or PFOS to effectively understand the challenge and reduce exposure as soon as possible while positioning them for successful compliance with enforceable drinking water standards.\n\nEPA has additional funding programs to help drinking water systems address PFAS:\n\n- $4 billion is being invested through the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds dedicated to addressing PFAS and emerging contaminants. This is in addition to general state revolving fund money that can be used for PFAS-related projects.\n- More than $6.5 billion in low-interest financing is currently available through EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Loan program, which can also be used to address PFAS.\n\nSustained investment of this scale does more than fund individual projects. It drives down the per-system cost of treatment, generates real-world performance data that better informs utility decision-making, accelerates innovation in destruction and disposal technologies, and helps mitigate PFAS across the many forms in which it appears in source water.\n\nEPA is continuing to use the tools under the SDWA to address Americans’ concerns about chemicals in drinking water. Earlier this spring, EPA proposed to prioritize funding and research for PFAS, microplastics, and pharmaceuticals by including them as groups on the draft sixth Contaminant Candidates List.\n\nThe two proposed rules will be published in the Federal Register with a 60-day public comment period, and EPA will hold a public hearing on July 7, 2026. EPA encourages robust participation in this process as we work together to protect Americans from PFAS exposure in the most effective way possible.\n\nFor more information about the proposed rules, including pre-publication versions of the proposals, fact sheets, directions for submitting comments, and information about a forthcoming public hearing, visit EPA’s webpages here and here. Also, learn more about PFAS OUT.\n\n**Background**\n\nOn April 10, 2024, EPA announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation that included legally enforceable drinking water Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for PFOA and PFOS, as well as PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and mixtures of these three PFAS and PFBS, requiring public water system compliance by April 2029."
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          "body": "# EPA announces plans to change restrictions on some 'forever chemicals'\n\n## Under the changes, the agency would eliminate strict limits for four PFAS and allow utilities to request a two-year extension to remove two other PFAS from tap water.\n\nThe Trump administration’s move to roll back parts of Biden-era drinking water limits for PFAS chemicals is intensifying a political and public health split, even as top officials responsible for the policy appeared together at a public rollout event on Thursday highlighting the changes.\n\nEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan during a Thursday roundtable discussion that also featured Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., underscoring the agencies’ overlapping roles in tightening and revising chemical exposure policy under the “Make America Healthy Again” banner.\n\n**ALSO READ: ** How new federal regulations on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water impact Floridians\n\nZeldin said the EPA will keep enforceable limits (4 parts per trillion) on two of the most studied PFAS compounds — PFOA and PFOS — but extend compliance deadlines from 2029 to 2031 under certain conditions.\n\nAt the same time, the EPA will rescind or reconsider standards for four other PFAS chemicals included in a Biden-era rule:\n\n- Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)\n- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)\n- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA)\n- Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS)\n\nZeldin said the agency is pursuing a “legally defensible, practical and scientifically grounded” approach.\n\n\"Americans deserve to know that the water coming out of their tap is safe,\" he said.\n\nThe EPA also announced nearly $1 billion in new grant funding aimed at helping small and heavily affected communities address PFAS contamination.\n\n**ALSO READ**: As PFAS settlement funds trickle in, lawmakers weigh immunity for water utilities\n\nEnvironmental advocates criticized the approach, saying it weakens protections against “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer, immune system ailments and developmental harm. They included the nonprofit Environmental Working Group, which said the administration was retreating from safeguards designed to reduce exposure to toxic substances in drinking water.\n\nWater utility organizations, including the National Rural Water Association, backed aspects of the revised timeline, arguing that smaller systems need time and funding to install treatment technologies and meet federal requirements.\n\n**ALSO READ**: Tampa Bay Water, leader in 'forever chemical' litigation, receives more than $21 million in settlement\n\nThe EPA announcement also exposed tension within the broader MAHA-aligned public health message promoted by Kennedy, which emphasizes reducing chemical exposures as a core driver of chronic disease prevention.\n\nKennedy said PFAS exposure is widespread and linked it to serious health risks, saying “more than 95 percent of Americans now have PFAS chemicals in their blood … and it remains one of the primary sources of exposure.”\n\n**ALSO READ**: Six times the recommended limit of PFAS were found in USF Tampa's drinking water\n\nThe Health secretary also said the administration is committed to addressing what he called a long-standing public health failure while ensuring regulations are legally sustainable.\n\nAn Associated Press report this month pointed to growing friction between that health-focused messaging and EPA regulatory actions, noting concerns from some advocates that PFAS protections could be weakened despite anti-toxin rhetoric.\n\nA 60-day public comment period is next, with a public hearing scheduled for July."
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        "The SEC proposed broad changes to rules governing registered securities offerings and company reporting.",
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        "The proposal would expand access to shelf offerings and modify filer-status thresholds.",
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          "body": "### May 19, 2026 SEC Newsroom Items\n\n| Date | Category | Title | Associated Names |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| May 19, 2026 | Press Release | SEC Proposes Transformative Reforms to Help Public Companies Conduct Registered Offerings and Simplify Reporting Requirements | Not stated |\n| May 19, 2026 | What's New | Statement on Proposing Registered Offering Reform and Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies | Not stated |\n| May 19, 2026 | Speeches & Statements | Statement on Proposing Registered Offering Reform and Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies | Mark T. Uyeda |\n| May 19, 2026 | Speeches & Statements | Headache Medicine: Statement on Proposing Releases for Registered Offering Reform and Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies | Hester M. Peirce |\n| May 19, 2026 | Speeches & Statements | Statement on Proposing Releases for Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies, and Registered Offering Reform | Paul S. Atkins |\n\n### Extracted Reform Topics and Objectives\n*   **Transformative Reforms for Public Companies:**\n    *   Conducting Registered Offerings.\n    *   Simplifying Reporting Requirements.\n*   **Enhancement of Accommodations:**\n    *   Emerging Growth Company (EGC) Accommodations.\n*   **Filer Status Reforms:**\n    *   Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies.\n*   **Offering Reform:**\n    *   Registered Offering Reform.\n\n### Missing Information\nThe provided page consists of a news directory and does not contain the full text of the proposals. Specific data points, numerical thresholds, statutory citations, or detailed regulatory changes associated with these reforms are not available in the source text."
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          "body": "By Douglas Gillison\n\nWASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s top regulator on Tuesday announced what it said were broad-based reform proposals for regulations on how companies offer shares and report required information to investors, moving to advance the Trump administration’s goal of encouraging more companies to go public on stock markets.\n\nIf ​adopted, the changes would greatly expand the number of companies able to issue shares more quickly and ‌less expensively and avail themselves of looser requirements for public disclosure until they reach a higher valuation threshold, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nSEC Chair Paul Atkins said in a statement that the changes would create incentives for companies “to go and stay public.” The agency said the changes would not compromise investor protections, however.\n\nAs with much of the Trump administration’s financial regulatory agenda, the proposals drew cheers from ‌industry ​groups but warnings from public interest advocates. The American Securities Association, among others, ⁠hailed the announcement while Better Markets, which ⁠calls for tougher Wall Street oversight, said the SEC was needlessly increasing the risk of corporate misconduct.\n\nPublic offerings are down because the SEC has expanded private markets so much that companies “can raise as much money as they need without accessing the public markets,” Better Markets’ Ben Schiffrin said in a statement.\n\nThe first of two proposals ​announced Tuesday would, among other changes, lift the threshold at which companies become known as “large accelerated filers” from $700 million to $2 billion in the total value of shares that are available for sale and trading by the public.\n\nSuch large ⁠firms are deemed mature public companies, facing stricter scrutiny and tighter ⁠deadlines for annual and quarterly reports and have to get independent auditors to vouch for ​the quality of their internal financial record keeping.\n\nUnder the proposal announced Tuesday, all companies would avoid this category for five ​years after making their Wall Street debuts. They would also avoid certain disclosure requirements on executive ‌compensation tied to shareholder advisory votes, among other changes.\n\nSEC officials anticipate that these changes would mean that about one in five current publicly traded companies would still qualify as large accelerated filers meeting the stricter requirements but those companies would still account for 90% of market capitalization, an SEC official speaking on condition of anonymity told reporters on Tuesday.\n\nThe SEC ⁠on Tuesday also proposed expanding the number of companies able to issue so-called “shelf offerings.” Under existing regulations, companies are allowed to pre-register securities with the SEC and later sell them when market conditions are favorable.\n\nTo benefit from these rules, companies ⁠are currently required to have at least $75 ‌million in shares publicly available for sale and trading and must have been subject ⁠to SEC reporting requirements for a year. Tuesday’s proposal would eliminate these requirements.\n\nHowever, another ​SEC official ‌speaking on condition of anonymity told reporters the proposed changes would not apply ​to so-called foreign ⁠private issuers, which offer less investor transparency and are the subject of other possible rule changes, so-called blank-check companies, penny stock firms and shell companies.\n\nThe nature of shelf-registrations can mean investors do no get a complete picture at the outset and in recent years regulators have worked to address such concerns.\n\nThe proposals will be subject to public notice and comment for 60 days and may be changed before the SEC decides on whether to finalize them.\n\n(Reporting by Douglas Gillison in Washington; Editing by ​Chizu Nomiyama and Nick Zieminski)\n\n## Comments"
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      "headline_neutral": "Thirty-year Treasury yield hits 2007 high",
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        "The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to about 5.18% to 5.19% on May 19.",
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          "body": "### 30-Year Treasury Yield Data\n\n| Category | Detail |\n| :--- | :--- |\n| **Asset** | US Treasury's longest-dated bond (30-year yield) |\n| **Yield Level** | 5.19% |\n| **Change** | Rose seven basis points |\n| **Date** | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 |\n| **Historical Comparison** | Highest level since 2007 (almost two decades); level last seen on the eve of the 2007 global financial crisis |\n\n### Causes\n* Investor concern over accelerating inflation.\n\n### Market Impact\n* Selloff across global debt markets.\n* Pressure hitting bond markets across Europe.\n* Pressure hitting bond markets across Asia."
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          "body": "### 30-Year Treasury Yield and Market Data\n\n| Metric | Detail |\n| :--- | :--- |\n| **Instrument** | 30-year Treasury note |\n| **Yield Level** | 5.18 percent |\n| **Date** | Tuesday (May 19, 2026) |\n| **Historical Comparison** | Highest level since 2007 (nearly two decades ago/global financial crisis) |\n| **Price Action** | Yields climbed as bond prices declined |\n\n### Causes of Yield Increase\n* **Inflation Concerns:** Growing investor anxiety regarding inflation.\n* **Geopolitical Conflict:** The ongoing conflict in Iran.\n* **Middle East Stability:** Prolonged conflict in the Middle East and stalled efforts to broker a lasting peace agreement despite a cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran.\n* **Oil Prices:** Rising global oil prices contributed to by the conflict.\n\n### Market Impact and Consequences\n* **Borrowing Expenses:** Increased costs for:\n    * Governments\n    * Homeowners\n    * Businesses\n* **Political Impact:** Potential significant challenge for the Trump administration's campaign against Iran.\n* **International Bond Markets:** Yields for 30-year bonds reached one-year highs in the following countries:\n    * Canada\n    * Germany\n    * Spain\n    * Portugal\n    * Netherlands\n    * Switzerland\n* **Global Reach:** Elevated long-term yields observed across other parts of Europe and Asia.\n\n### Historical Context and Comparisons\n* **2007:** The last time the 30-year Treasury closing figure reached this level.\n* **Previous Year (April):** Similar Treasury market upheaval occurred after President Trump announced plans to elevate tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners.\n* **Policy Shifts:** In the previous upheaval, rising rates were a major factor that led President Trump to retract extreme tariff proposals."
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      "headline_neutral": "Regulator challenges prediction-market ban",
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        "A federal commodities regulator sued to block a Minnesota law targeting prediction-market platforms.",
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          "body": "### Minnesota Prediction Market Ban: Legislation and Legal Challenge\n\n| Detail | Information |\n| :--- | :--- |\n| **Legislation Status** | Enacted by Governor Tim Walz |\n| **Date Enacted** | Monday, May 18, 2026 (One day prior to the Tuesday, May 19 lawsuit filing) |\n| **Scope of Prohibition** | Explicitly prohibits prediction markets; criminalizes hosting or advertising prediction market platforms within Minnesota |\n| **Market Definition** | Platforms permitting individuals to place bets on future events (e.g., sports events, elections, and various other occurrences) |\n| **Legislative Support** | Bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers |\n| **State Comparison** | First state in May 2026 to enact such comprehensive legislation; at least 14 other states have proposed regulatory measures |\n\n### Penalties and Enforcement\n\n| Category | Specifics |\n| :--- | :--- |\n| **Targeted Parties** | Individuals or entities creating, managing, or promoting prediction market platforms |\n| **Criminal Classification** | Felony charges |\n| **Maximum Prison Sentence** | Five years |\n| **Maximum Financial Fine** | $10,000 |\n| **Exemptions** | Minnesotans who engage in betting on these platforms do not face criminal penalties |\n\n### CFTC Lawsuit and Federal Preemption Argument\n\n| Detail | Information |\n| :--- | :--- |\n| **Plaintiff** | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Trump administration |\n| **Defendant** | State of Minnesota |\n| **Date Filed** | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 |\n| **Objective** | To prevent the law from taking effect in the summer of 2026 |\n| **Jurisdictional Argument** | The CFTC contends Minnesota lacks the jurisdiction to impose restrictions on prediction markets |\n| **Federal Framework Argument** | The law is described as undermining the federal regulatory framework established by Congress over 50 years ago |\n| **CFTC Characterization** | \"The most aggressive action by a state\" to undermine federal authority |\n| **Specific Platforms Mentioned** | Kalshi, Polymarket |\n\n### Key Figures and Entities\n* **Tim Walz:** Governor of Minnesota; enacted the legislation.\n* **Emma Greenman:** Minnesota State Representative (Democrat); championed the legislation; expressed concern regarding \"self-dealing.\"\n* **Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC):** Federal entity overseeing market activities; initiator of the federal lawsuit.\n* **Trump Administration:** Filed the lawsuit against Minnesota.\n* **National Conference of State Legislators:** Source for data on other states' proposed regulations.\n\n### Information Not Present in the Page\n* The specific bill number or formal title of the enacted legislation is not stated.\n* The specific court in which the lawsuit was filed is not named.\n* The exact time of day the legislation was signed or the lawsuit was filed is not provided."
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          "body": "Please note that comments are not moderated immediately — every post is reviewed before appearing publicly to ensure it meets our community guidelines. This means there may be a delay before your comment is visible.\n\n### All Comments\n1. #### Comment by UbaGuba.\n\n Bullying, intimidation, and abuse, hateful, divisive, otherizing, dehumanizing rhetoric, at home, at school, online, on the 'news' or directly from our government -- you cannot escape it when it permeates our society -- combined with young impressionable, or unstable brains at any age, clearly is a bad combo. Greedy l-w l-fes, (insert an o and an i) who pursue power and wealth using this formula, are responsible for where we are now. I can only hope that it boomerangs for them soon, and spares as many innocent as possible.\n2. #### Comment by RegimeChangeNow01.\n\n 1 million percent the fault of the Felon and the Republican’s hateful rhetoric.\n3. #### Comment by Spoon.\n\n Todd Gloria has to bare some of the responsibility for this sad situation. His past rhetoric was quite divisive.\n4. #### Comment by WildernessVoice.\n\n All humans were created in the image of God. The teachings of Jesus was that we should respect each other since we have a common heritage. Jesus gave us two commandments: #1 Love God and #2 Love your neighbor. Jesus said living by those two commandments fulfilled ALL the law. Therefore, we should recognize the shared humanity in each of us and give respect accordingly. We can disagree on political issues but, always, our shared heritage requires that we relate with respect and decency. This should be modeled at all levels of society. Politics does not excuse disrespect and abuse at any level. Otherwise, we will continue to see \"what is sowed, is what is reaped.\" That is a spiritual truth. God says \"Revenge is mine.\" He doesn't need or want any help. Not our job, our job is Jesus's commandment #2, above. In regard to the shooting, obviously the perpetrators had bought into hatred, possibly in response to an act of hatred either near or far. It needs to stop. It requires bold leadership. Be the first on your block.\n\n - #### Reply by MaybeMe.\n\n All major monotheistic religions teach the same basic principles: love God, love your neighbor. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam-in order of age). And all other major religions (atheism, polytheism) also have love your neighbor as a cornerstone. No one can use religion as an excuse to hate or hurt someone else.\n - #### Reply by ErinM.\n\n And yet, they do. From the crusades to the inquisition, the senseless slaughter over arbitrary differences in interpretation of the same ancient riddle, religion is a toxic fallacy that has killed more people than plague and still ruins countless lives. Men will always find reasons to do harm, violence is in their DNA. But if we're ever to overcome the horror that places this country in the company of Uganda, Syria, Afghanistan and El Salvador in statistical gun violence, promoting superstitious dogma is not the way. Not that I think that's even possible right now - we're going backwards, not forwards.\n5."
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          "body": "### Shooting Incident Details\n\n| Detail | Information |\n| :--- | :--- |\n| **Location** | Islamic Center of San Diego (Islamic of San) |\n| **Address/Neighborhood** | Clairemont neighborhood; approximately eight miles north of downtown San Diego |\n| **Mosque Status** | Largest mosque in San Diego County per its website |\n| **Day of Occurrence** | Monday |\n| **Time of First Alert** | 11:43 a.m. |\n| **Police Response Time** | 4 minutes |\n| **Calendar Significance** | Start of Dhul Hijjah (final, sacred month of the Islamic calendar) |\n| **Incident Status** | Investigated as a potential hate crime |\n| **Current Mosque Status** | Closed until further notice |\n\n### Fatalities and Victims\n\n| Victim Category | Number | Status/Notes |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| **Total Deceased Victims** | 3 | Three men discovered outside the mosque |\n| **Security Guard** | 1 | Included in the three deceased; credited with saving lives |\n| **Suspects** | 2 | Both died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a vehicle |\n| **Mosque Staff/Students** | 0 | All educators, students, and staff members confirmed unharmed |\n| **Landscaper** | 0 | Shot at a few blocks away; not hit |\n\n### Suspect Information\n\n| Name | Age | Details |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| **Cain Clark** | 17 | Attending high school online; expected to graduate later this month |\n| **Caleb Vazquez** | 18 | Identified as one of the two suspected gunmen |\n\n### Suspect Details and Evidence\n* **Attire:** Both suspects were reported to be \"dressed in camo.\"\n* **Vehicle:** A vehicle located less than a quarter-mile from where a landscaper was shot at; suspects found inside.\n* **Firearms:** The mother of one suspect reported her firearms were missing.\n* **Note:** A note was left by one suspect (content not disclosed by police).\n* **Physical Evidence:** Investigators found possible anti-Islamic writings in the suspects' vehicle.\n* **Prior Report:** The mother of one suspect contacted police Monday morning to report her son, her vehicle, and her firearms missing; she described him as suicidal.\n\n### Police and Official Statements\n* **Chief Scott Wahl:** Described the incident as \"every community's worst nightmare.\"\n* **Chief Scott Wahl on the security guard:** \"At this point, it’s fair to say his actions were heroic\" and \"Undoubtedly, he saved lives today.\"\n* **Chief Scott Wahl on motive:** Indicated that \"hate rhetoric\" played a role in the shooting.\n* **Chief Scott Wahl on suspect note:** Refrained from disclosing specific contents of the note left by the suspect.\n* **Imam Taha Hassane:** Labeled the incident \"outrageous\" and stated, \"People come to the Islamic center to pray, to celebrate, to learn.\"\n* **Law Enforcement Response:** Characterized as an \"active shooter response\" at the mosque and a nearby school; residents were advised to stay indoors.\n\n### FBI and Federal Involvement\n* **Federal Law Enforcement Representation:** One federal law enforcement representative and two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation provided the identities of the suspects.\n* **Note on FBI:** The specific acronym \"FBI\" is not mentioned in the text; only a \"federal law enforcement representative\" is explicitly cited."
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          "body": "# Son of Mango fashion chain founder posts bail after arrest in Spain over father’s fatal cliff fall\n\nMADRID (AP) — The son of Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of the Spanish fashion brand Mango, posted bail of 1 million euros ($1.15 million) on Tuesday following his arrest for alleged homicide in connection with a renewed investigation into the death of his father in 2024.\n\nAndic, 71, was hiking with his son, Jonathan, in the mountains near Barcelona when he fell about 150 meters (about 500 feet) down a cliff and died in December 2024.\n\nJonathan Andic, 45, who is the vice chairman of Mango, one of Spain’s biggest retailers, was the only witness. Police opened an investigation but closed it a few weeks later. It was reopened in March 2025, and in October police confirmed the death was being investigated as a possible homicide.\n\nJonathan Andic was taken to a court in Martorell, a city in eastern Spain, where the case is being investigated. After answering questions from his lawyer, the judge set bail which was posted shortly afterward, court said.\n\nJonathan Andic is the eldest of Isak Andic’s three children and one of his father’s heirs. Isak Andic’s family moved from Turkey to Spain when he was young. He opened Mango’s first store in Barcelona in 1984 and over the following decades helped Mango grow into one of Europe’s leading fast fashion makers.\n\nMango has 2,900 stores in 120 markets around the world. The fashion group’s revenue hit a record high of nearly 3.8 billion euros (4.4 billion dollars) in 2025, an 11% increase from the previous year."
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          "body": "### Extracted Information\n\n| Category | Detail |\n| :--- | :--- |\n| **Arrested Individual** | The co-owner of Mango |\n| **Status of Deceased** | Father of the arrested individual; founder of Mango |\n| **Death Date** | 2024 |\n| **Circumstances of Death** | Fell from a cliff while on a hike with his son (the co-owner) |\n| **Current Legal Status** | Arrested in the investigation into the father's death |\n| **Article Publication Date** | May 19, 2026 |\n| **Source Attribution** | Bloomberg |\n| **Article Title** | Mango Owner Arrested in Probe Into Father's 2024 Death |\n\n### Detailed Facts\n*   **Arrested Party:** Identified as the co-owner of the Spanish clothing retailer Mango.\n*   **Deceased Party:** Identified as the founder of Mango.\n*   **Timing of Death:** The incident occurred in 2024.\n*   **Activity at Time of Death:** The father and son were on a hike together.\n*   **Nature of Incident:** The father fell from a cliff.\n\n### Information Not Present in Provided Text\n*   **Specific Names:** The names \"Jonathan Andic\" and \"Isak Andic\" are not explicitly stated in the text.\n*   **Court Appearance:** No details regarding a court appearance date or location are provided.\n*   **Bail/Charges Status:** Specific formal charges or bail conditions are not mentioned beyond the fact that an arrest was made in the investigation.\n*   **Location:** The specific location of the hike or the cliff is not mentioned."
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        "Two former managers of a Nashville waste pre-treatment facility pleaded guilty in federal court.",
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          "body": "WASHINGTON (WTVF) — Two former managers of a Nashville waste pre-treatment facility have pleaded guilty to illegally discharging untreated waste into the Metro Nashville sewer system and tampering with monitoring equipment, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.\n\nDavid Ray Stark, the former plant manager at Allwaste Onsite LLC, doing business as Onsite Environmental, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Caleb Warren Randall, a former plant supervisor, pleaded guilty April 22.\n\nAccording to court filings, the two men admitted to bypassing treatment processes at the facility in late 2022 and early 2023 and discharging untreated waste into Nashville’s sewer system. Prosecutors said the pair also directed employees to tamper with a sampling device installed by Metro Nashville’s Department of Water and Sewerage Services to monitor wastewater discharges.\n\nFederal officials said the tampering involved removing the hose from the city’s sampling device and placing it into a bucket filled with cleaner water so the samples would not reflect the actual waste being discharged.\n\n“The defendants repeatedly and intentionally violated the Clean Water Act by discharging untreated wastes into the Nashville sewer system,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.\n\nU.S. Attorney Braden H. Boucek said illegal discharges that threaten local sewer infrastructure “will not be tolerated.”\n\nThe Environmental Protection Agency said the illegal dumping clogged and damaged sewer infrastructure and posed a potential health risk to the community.\n\nStark and Randall each face up to five years in prison and fines of up to $250,000. Stark is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 19, while Randall’s sentencing is set for Aug. 4.\n\nLast year, Onsite Environmental was sentenced to pay a $512,000 fine after pleading guilty to discharging waste into the Nashville sewer system. Metro Nashville also recovered more than $80,000 in sewer maintenance and repair costs, along with nearly $300,000 in unpaid surcharges, in a separate action.\n\nCarrie: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/2e/72/be0f23854c54a228c9d6138c9847/carrie-recommends-header.png\n\nRhori: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/5b/25/a224d13d47739165c92b94e643db/rhori-recommends-header.png\n\nEugene: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/7b/09/9eaf788d46f580c4234978610d60/screenshot-2026-04-29-at-12-11-52-pm.png\n\nLelan: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/af/54/833bf879454097a398bd44f723de/lelan-recommends.png\n\nNikki-Dee: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/e1/b4/685a931d4182b82d9322d496fa15/screenshot-2026-04-15-at-12-01-18-pm.png\n\nHenry: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/f7/31/2e3894bf45d9a1668f1ccc56b9f6/screenshot-2026-04-15-at-12-01-00-pm.png\n\nKatie: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/77/55/afe9375249a4b9e058e4b2c3d2ea/screenshot-2026-04-15-at-12-00-46-pm.png\n\nBrittany: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/67/90/788e5c364f00baabf9c5edae87e2/screenshot-2026-04-15-at-12-00-06-pm.png\n\nJennifer: https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/e4/1e/9771c0824888a0fd87b2a1030979/screenshot-2026-04-15-at-12-02-19-pm.png\n\nAs we honor those who have served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice, it is also heartening to see the military right a wrong. Chris Davis brings us the moving story of a Purple Heart ceremony two decades in the making. It's worth a watch.\n\nA heartfelt thanks to all who bravely serve.\n\n*- Carrie Sharp*"
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        "Federal health officials described travel restrictions tied to an Ebola outbreak affecting parts of Central and East Africa.",
        "The outbreak involved the Bundibugyo strain, according to federal health materials.",
        "Officials assessed the general U.S. public risk as low while calling the situation rapidly evolving.",
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          "body": "## Key points\n- CDC is monitoring an outbreak of Ebola disease in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.\n- To date, no cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in the United States because of this outbreak.\n- The overall risk to the American public and travelers remains low.\n\n## Current situation\n\n### Implementing measures to prevent Ebola from entering the United States\n\nOn May 18, 2026, CDC and DHS implemented enhanced travel screening, entry restrictions, and public health measures to prevent Ebola virus disease from entering the United States amid ongoing outbreaks in East and Central Africa.\n\nTitle 42 Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists\n\nCDC Statement on the Use of Public Health Travel Restrictions to Prevent the Introduction of Ebola Disease into the United States\n\n### New developments\n- On May 17, an American who was exposed as part of their work caring for patients in DRC tested positive for Ebola Bundibugyo disease. - The person developed symptoms over the weekend and tested positive late on Sunday.\n - CDC is working hand-in-hand with the U.S. Department of State to move the patient to Germany for treatment and care. In addition to being a shorter flight time, Germany has previous experience caring for Ebola patients.\n - High-risk contacts associated with this exposure are also being moved to Germany.\n- As of May 19, the DRC and Uganda Ministries of Health report the following: - A total of 536 suspected cases, 105 probable cases, 34 confirmed cases, and 134 deaths\n - In the last 24 to 48 hours, 26 new confirmed cases and 143 new suspected cases were identified,\n - These numbers include 2 confirmed cases including 1 death in Uganda in people who traveled from DRC. No further spread has been reported.\n- On May 18, CDC, the Department of Homeland Security, and other appropriate federal agencies took proactive public health measures to prevent Ebola from entering the United States.\n- This is a rapidly evolving situation, and case counts are subject to change.\n- More information about enhanced travel security measures is forthcoming.\n\n### Background\n- In early May, a hospital in Bunia Health Zone in northeastern DRC identified a cluster of severe illnesses affecting healthcare workers.\n- Initial samples tested in DRC were negative for Ebola virus, but by May 15, 8 out of 13 samples tested positive, and 5 were inconclusive. Using genetic fingerprinting, the illnesses were identified as Bundibugyo (Bun-dee-BOO-joh) virus, one of the 4 types of orthoebolaviruses that cause Ebola disease in people.\n- There is no vaccine for Bundibugyo virus, and treatment consists of supportive care.\n- Historically, Bundibugyo virus has death rates ranging from 25-50%.\n- Patients have experienced classic Ebola disease symptoms like fever, headache, vomiting, severe weakness, abdominal pain, nosebleeds, and vomiting blood.\n- In DRC, most cases to date have been in people between 20 and 39 years old, and two-thirds have been in female patients.\n- This is the 17th outbreak of Ebola in DRC since 1976. The most recent outbreak ended in December 2025.\n\n## CDC response\n\nCDC is working with international partners and the Ministries of Health on this evolving situation. CDC is further supporting response efforts through our country offices in DRC and Uganda to provide technical assistance with:\n\n- Disease tracking and contact tracing\n- Laboratory sample collection and virus sequencing\n- Infection prevention and control (IPC) efforts\n- Local border screening\n- Coordinating with affected countries and international public health partners\n- Providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection control supplies\n- Risk communication and community engagement in affected areas\n\nCDC is working with other U.S. Government agencies and international partners to move the American who tested positive for Ebola on May 17 and other Americans at high risk out of DRC for care.\n\n**In the United States**\n\n- CDC has travel health notices in place for DRC and Uganda to help Americans planning travel to either country in the near future learn how to keep themselves safe from Ebola.\n- CDC is taking proactive public health measures to prevent Ebola from entering the United States, including: - Enhancing public health screening and traveler monitoring for individuals arriving from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan\n - Putting entry restrictions on non-U.S. passport holders if they have been in Uganda, DRC, or South Sudan in the previous 21 days\n - Coordinating with airlines, international partners, and port-of-entry officials to identify and manage travelers who may have been exposed to Ebola\n - Enhancing port health protection response activities, contact tracing, laboratory testing capacity, and hospital readiness nationwide\n - Continuing deployment of CDC personnel to support outbreak containment efforts in affected regions\n- CDC has extensive clinical guidance and training for both U.S. and non-U.S. settings, including Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients in U.S. Hospitals who are Suspected or Confirmed to have Selected Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers.\n- CDC is also coordinating with health departments nationwide to: - Follow established patient assessment protocols if BVD is suspected in a patient with concerning clinical and epidemiologic history.\n - Coordinate patient management, specimen collection, and BVD testing with state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments, CDC, and clinical teams.\n- CDC is also supporting U.S. Government interagency efforts to coordinate the safe withdrawal of a small number of Americans who are directly affected in outbreak areas.\n- Long-standing laboratory preparedness efforts are online for suspected viral hemorrhagic fevers like Ebola to allow for testing directly at CDC or through one of 41 Laboratory Response Network public health laboratories.\n\n## Resources\n\n### For everyone\n\n### For health care providers\n\n### For public health professionals\n\nThank you for your feedback!\n\nThank you for your feedback!\n\nNot helpful Very helpful"
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          "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/18/cdc-ebola-travel-ban-announced-uganda-congo-south-sudan/",
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          "body": "Subscribe or log in to STAT+ to unlock email alerts\n\nSubscribe or log in to STAT+ to unlock email alerts\n\nIn response to a fast-moving Ebola outbreak, the Trump administration has imposed a U.S. entry ban on foreign travelers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days, according to a new order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\nThe order comes as an international Christian aid group confirmed one of its members, an American doctor working in the outbreak zone, is among those who have a confirmed Ebola infection. The organization, Serge, said that Peter Stafford, a physician who had been working at a hospital in Bunia since 2023, in northeastern DRC, tested positive for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus variant. Two other doctors working for the charity, including Stafford’s wife, also had exposure to infected patients.\n\nAdvertisement\n\nStafford is being relocated to Germany for treatment. His family, including his four children, are also being transferred there for observation, along with the other doctor working for the charity at Nyankunde Hospital, all of whom are asymptomatic."
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        "The transit authority and five unions reached a tentative agreement after a three-day work stoppage.",
        "Limited Long Island Rail Road service resumed at noon on May 19.",
        "The authority said full service was restored for the evening rush.",
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          "body": "Skip to main content\n\nMenu\n\nClose Menu\n\nSchedules\n\nMaps\n\nFares and tolls\n\nPlanned Service Changes\n\nTravel\n\nBack\n\nElevator & Escalator Status\n\nAccessibility\n\nSign up for service alerts\n\nGuides\n\nAccess-A-Ride Paratransit\n\nAbout\n\nBack\n\nAbout the MTA\n\nTransparency\n\nProjects\n\nSafety and Security\n\nCareers\n\nAgencies\n\nBack\n\nNew York City Transit\n\nBridges & Tunnels\n\nLong Island Rail Road\n\nMetro-North Railroad\n\nOther agencies and departments\n\nContact us\n\nBack\n\nGive feedback\n\nContact the MTA\n\nMedia Relations\n\nProcurement and solicitations\n\nSchedules\n\nMaps\n\nFares & Tolls\n\nPlanned Work\n\nLIRR service has resumed\n\nLong Island Rail Road service has resumed. Use TrainTime to plan your trip. Shuttle buses will continue to operate for the PM rush hour; visit our website for details.\n\nUpdated May 19th at 1:54pm\n\nGet more details.\n\nWe have detected you are using an out-of-date browser. We no longer support this browser, so parts of the site might not work as you expect them to. We recommend updating your browser to the latest version.\n\nHome\n\nArticles\n\nLIRR service has resumed\n\nLIRR service has resumed\n\nThe Long Island Rail Road strike has ended and service has resumed. Learn more about today's travel options to Long Island.\n\nLong Island Rail Road\n\nUpdated May 19, 2026 10:00 a.m.\n\nHomepage\n\nLong Island Rail Road"
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          "body": "The Long Island Rail Road strike is over after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and unions reached a tentative agreement Monday to end the three-day work stoppage.\n\n\"Tonight, the MTA reached a fair deal with the five LIRR unions that delivers raises for workers while protecting riders and taxpayers. I'm pleased to announce that phased LIRR service will resume beginning tomorrow at noon,\" New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a post on X.\n\nThe deal between five LIRR labor unions and the MTA was announced just before 9 p.m. after negotiations all day and over the weekend, bringing service back to the largest commuter rail in the U.S.\n\nThe LIRR, which serves roughly 300,000 commuters daily, has been paralyzed since midnight Saturday, when the 3,500 unionized workers walked off the job.\n\n## LIRR service to resume Tuesday\n\nMTA CEO Janno Lieber said the strike would officially end at midnight Tuesday, but train service will not be available for the morning commute.\n\n\"The strike is going to be over and there are people who are reporting to work in this hour and in the hours to come to resume service,\" Lieber said at a news conference outside MTA headquarters in Lower Manhattan.\n\nLIRR President Robert Free said service will resume Tuesday at noon, with hourly service on the Port Washington, Huntington, Ronkonkoma and Babylon branches, followed by full peak service for the afternoon and evening rush hour.\n\n\"Once the rush hour begins, about 4 p.m., we'll have service on all branches ... normal weekday schedule,\" said Free, who noted shuttle buses will be available in the morning.\n\nThe MTA said it needs time to conduct mandatory inspections and call employees back to work before regular service restarts.\n\nMore details are available on the MTA's website here.\n\n## No tax or fair hikes, Hochul says\n\nFull details of the agreement were not immediately provided, but Hochul said at the MTA news conference that it does not raise taxes or fares.\n\n\"At a time when everything is going up, we all know the story, I was not going to allow taxes or fares to go up,\" the governor said.\n\nThe National Mediation Board summoned union leaders and MTA management to a meeting to resume bargaining Sunday evening and both sides picked up the talks Monday.\n\n\"Due to the nature of the negotiations, we cannot discuss the specifics,\" Kevin Sexton, national vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, said at a separate news conference. \"What we can say is that we are looking forward to our members getting back to work and doing what they do best, which is serving the region.\"\n\n\"The whole point was that we needed to find ways that we could give people fair raises, but also structure it in a way that didn't blow the MTA budget. We got it done,\" Lieber said.\n\nThe deal must still be ratified by the five labor unions. The conductors and maintenance workers had been working without a contract for two and a half years.\n\nThis was the first LIRR strike since June 1994, when conductors and maintenance workers walked off after two and a half years without a contract. Then-Gov. Mario Cuomo and his administration had to step in and impose a contract settlement.\n\n## Commuters take shuttle buses\n\nThe MTA's strike contingency plan, with replacement shuttle buses, will remain in use Tuesday morning to bring commuters to the New York City subway. Buses will run from 4:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.\n\nMore than 2,100 commuters who couldn't drive Monday morning went to one of the six Long Island pickup locations and boarded buses to stations in Queens, according to the MTA, which had capacity for 13,000.\n\nIn the afternoon, MTA workers guided commuters off the subway and toward their buses to get home.\n\nTravel times were up, and so were some riders' frustrations at the Howard Beach-JFK station.\n\n\"Hell, it cost me $100 in the Uber to get to Queens and now I got to ride a two-hour bus,\" said Kevin Pierre-Louis, of Bayshore. \"I know everybody wants money and they want to get the pay they deserve, but it's inconveniencing a lot of people.\"\n\nPierre-Louis said he'll work from home Tuesday to avoid the hassle, but others won't have that option.\n\n\"Two hours to go to Manhattan,\" said Marcia Russell, of Hempstead, who works at Harlem Hospital. \"I have to go to work.\"\n\n\"I left at 7:30 and I punched in at 11:23,\" said Josephine Pantell, of Seaford. \"It's just so frustrating.\"\n\nJamaica-179th Street was also a shuttle location.\n\nStaffy Chavis, of St. Albans, waited at Jamaica-179th Street to board a shuttle bus to get to Fire Island for her 8 p.m. work shift.\n\n\"It's chaotic, but this looks organized,\" Chavis said. \"Just a really big inconvenience.\""
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        "The restrictions targeted entities described as helping Iranian banks and oil networks evade sanctions.",
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          "body": "**The US Treasury sanctioned more than 50 companies, vessels, and individuals tied to Iran’s shadow banking and oil networks this week, escalating the Trump administration’s Economic Fury campaign against Tehran’s financial workarounds.**\n\nThe Office of Foreign Assets Control hit Iranian exchange house Amin Exchange and blocked 19 oil and petrochemical tankers, while Secretary Scott Bessent warned global banks to monitor how Tehran continues moving funds through the international financial system.\n\n## Amin Exchange Anchors the Sanctions Sweep\n\nOFAC designated Iran-based Ebrahimi and Associates Partnership Company, known as Amin Exchange, for moving hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of sanctioned Iranian banks.\n\nCEO Samad Nemati, a former IRGC officer, and owner Yousef Ebrahimi were also designated.\n\nThe firm runs front companies across the UAE, Türkiye, Hong Kong, and China, with eight entities added to the Specially Designated Nationals list.\n\nCounterparties named in the action included the National Iranian Oil Company and Triliance Petrochemical, both already under US sanctions.\n\n*Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens *\n\n## Crypto and Shadow Fleet Under Pressure\n\nThe 19 tankers blocked by OFAC have transported millions of barrels of Iranian oil, naphtha, methanol, and liquefied petroleum gas since 2023.\n\nOwners based in Hong Kong, the Marshall Islands, and Liberia were also designated.\n\nBessent said Economic Fury has frozen nearly $500 million in regime-linked cryptocurrency, building on earlier actions including a $344 million Tether (USDT) freeze on the Tron blockchain.\n\nTreasury has also pressured Binance over Iran-linked flows.\n\n> “Iran’s shadow banking system facilitates the illicit transfer of funding for terrorist purposes,” Bessent stated.\n\nIran-based exchange houses move billions in foreign currency each year, OFAC said, allowing Tehran to convert oil revenue and channel funds to its armed forces.\n\nCrypto has become a lifeline as traditional oil revenue collapses, and Treasury signaled more secondary sanctions could follow against foreign banks, refineries, and airlines that help process Iranian flows."
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          "body": "**Washington, D.C.** – The Senate will vote tomorrow on a War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within and against Iran. Tomorrow marks 80 days since the Trump-Vance Administration launched Operation Epic Fury. The resolution is led by U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.). This week’s vote comes after a record three Republicans voted last week to support a War Powers Resolution to end the use of military force in Iran. Recent polls continue to show widespread disapproval of the war against Iran.\n\n“As Trump’s Iran war reaches the 80-day mark with no end in sight, it’s long past time for Congress to act,” **said Schiff.** “With the president renewing threats to launch new attacks on Iran, the tragic loss of servicemembers, and the economic fallout Americans are paying for at the pump, Senate Democrats will once again force a vote to end this illegal war and ask our Republican colleagues to join us. Congress must demand an end to this war that has come at a terrible cost for the nation.”\n\n“We are in a fragile ceasefire, but President Trump continues to threaten Iran with more bombs to further a war that has already had enormous costs to all Americans, especially our military,” **said Kaine.** “The Senate should use this moment to do what we should have done before the war started—discuss the rationale, strategy, end state, and costs to American taxpayers and our economy. This war also places a significant burden on our servicemembers and military assets, and there is growing momentum to end this unnecessary conflict. The Trump-Vance Administration’s refusal to get authorization from Congress and share adequate information with us about the war, including the legal opinion to justify it, should compel all members to do what the Constitution requires and deliberate over whether we should send our sons and daughters to risk their lives.”\n\n“For nearly 80 days now, Donald Trump has waged a reckless war that is continuing to endanger the lives of servicemembers, drive up costs like gas, and cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars – all with no clear plan, objective, or legal authority,” **said Leader Schumer**. “Republicans’ continued refusal to support any of the seven previous War Powers Resolutions votes shows their unconditional willingness to capitulate to Donald Trump, even at the expense of American families straining under increasing inflation. Democrats will once again offer Republicans the chance to do the right thing, end this reckless war, and reassert Congress’s authority. I urge my Republican colleagues to make the right choice.”\n\n“We got three Republicans to vote in favor of our last War Powers Resolution—the closest we’ve come to ending Trump’s illegal war in Iran—because Republicans are finally starting to realize how costly and disastrous this conflict is,” **said Duckworth**. “More than 80 days since Trump launched this war of choice, the Trump Administration still has yet to articulate a consistent goal or desired end state, let alone how we could get there. Waging an unjustified conflict with no coherent strategy for how to end it is a recipe for a forever war—and the quicker Republicans can grasp that, the quicker we can pass our War Powers Resolution and rein in Trump’s chaos. I urge the rest of my Republican colleagues to grow a spine and finally vote with us to do just that.”\n\n“The fastest way to end the war in Iran is to stop digging this hole even deeper. As our nation marks 80 days at war, Americans are calling out louder than ever for Congress to put an end to it. Republicans need to stop rubber-stamping Trump and do their jobs. This war is only making our nation less safe and driving up costs for the American people,” **said Van Hollen.**\n\n“We can’t keep putting the cost of this war in Iran on American families. We’ve had enough of this war and its cost,” **said Kim**. “We can do something about it, right here, right now. We can pass this War Powers Resolution, and bring this illegal war to an end — and give American families the long overdue relief they need.”\n\n*###*"
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          "body": "# San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder\nWest Finals - Game 1 • SA leads series 1-0San Antonio SpursSpursSA62-20, 29-12 Away|1|2|3|4|OT|T|\n|--|--|--|--|--|--|\n|SpursSA|27|24|29|21|21|\n|ThunderOKC|27|17|29|28|14|\n\nOKLAHOMA CITY -- — Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals Monday night.\n\nWembanyama sealed it with a pair of dunks in the final minute, one of them leading to a three-point play as the Spurs stole home-court advantage and beat the Thunder for the fifth time in six meetings this season.\n\nStephon Castle had 17 points, Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson each scored 13 and Julian Champagnie added 11 for the Spurs, who were without De’Aaron Fox because of ankle stiffness.\n\n“A great effort — from everybody,” said Wembanyama, who, at 22 years, 134 days, became the youngest player with at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a playoff game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was 22 years, 343 days when he had a 40/20 game in the 1970 NBA Finals.\n\nAlex Caruso scored 31 points, the second-highest scoring game of his career, off the bench for the Thunder — whose nine-game playoff winning streak dating to Game 7 of last season's Finals was snapped.\n\nJalen Williams returned from a six-game absence caused by a hamstring strain and scored 26 points for the Thunder, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — on the night he got his second straight Most Valuable Player trophy — had 24 points and 12 assists but shot 7 for 23.\n\nIt was the sixth Game 1 in NBA playoff history to go into double overtime — the first since a Spurs-Warriors game in 2013.\n\nAnd as the clock ticked toward midnight, Wembanyama decided enough was enough.\n\nGame 2 is Wednesday at Oklahoma City.\n\n“It was a war of wills,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “The levels of mental toughness exuded by both teams ... we needed every second from everybody that played.”\n\nThe Spurs were up by 10 with 9:10 left in regulation, wasted it all, then survived a frantic final stretch where the lead changed hands twice and the game was tied three times in a span of less than two minutes.\n\nWembanyama had an off-balance chance to win it on the last play of regulation, but Chet Holmgren swatted it away. In overtime, Wembanyama more than atoned — connecting on a tying 3-pointer from well behind the arc with 28 seconds left to tie the game and send it to a second OT.\n\n“We have to get better from this game,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.\n\nGilgeous-Alexander had his worst first half, shooting-wise, in nearly three years — 1 for 5 from the field, four points. It was the first time since Oct. 29, 2023, a span of 270 appearances including playoffs, that he didn't have at least two field goals before halftime.\n\nMeanwhile, Wembanyama was doing whatever he wanted — dunking over trios of defenders, flexing at times, finishing the half with 14 points and 10 rebounds, looking perfectly comfortable in his debut on this stage.\n\nAnd the Spurs' lead was only seven at the break, 51-44.\n\nGilgeous-Alexander got a couple shots to fall in the third, and the Thunder even briefly reclaimed the lead. But the Spurs were unfazed and the margin was still seven. San Antonio was ahead 80-73 going into the fourth.\n\n------\n\nAP NBA: https://apnews.com/nba\n\n|Southwest|W|L|PCT|GB|STRK|\n|--|--|--|--|--|--|\n|San Antonio|62|20|.756|-|L1|\n|Houston|52|30|.634|10|W1|\n|New Orleans|26|56|.317|36|L2|\n|Dallas|26|56|.317|36|W1|\n|Memphis|25|57|.305|37|L8|\n|Northwest|W|L|PCT|GB|STRK|\n|--|--|--|--|--|--|\n|Oklahoma City|64|18|.780|-|L2|\n|Denver|54|28|.659|10|W12|\n|Minnesota|49|33|.598|15|W2|\n|Portland|42|40|.512|22|W2|\n|Utah|22|60|.268|42|L1|"
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          "body": "Enjoy the best of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, presented by Google, with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news and highlights from Monday’s action.\n\nThe Spurs defeated the Thunder 125-118 in a double-overtime instant classic, as Victor Wembanyama (41 pts, 24 reb, 3 blk) and Dylan Harper (24 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, 7 steals) made Playoff history while beating the defending champs.\n\nWemby set Playoff career highs in points and rebounds, joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to put up 40+ points and 20+ rebounds in their Conference Finals debut, while Harper became the first rookie to put up 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals in a Playoff game since Magic Johnson in 1980.\n\nSan Antonio dropped into the lane to give Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24 pts on 23 shots, 12 ast, 5 stl) trouble throughout the contest, preventing the reigning Kia MVP from shifting into top gear.\n\nThe Spurs won the rebounding battle 61-40, while the Thunder had a 50-16 advantage in bench points, led by Alex Caruso (31 pts, 8 3PM).\n\nRead on to learn more about this instant classic!\n\n- **Last night’s live blog: Cavs advance to Eastern Conference Finals**\n- **2026 NBA Playoffs Hub**\n- **Download the NBA App**\n\n## What we know about Monday’s game:\n- Postgame Presser: Spurs-Thunder\n- This series will resume at 8:30 ET Wednesday on NBC and Peacock.\n- The team that wins Game 1 of the Conference Finals has gone on to win the series 78.2% of the time in NBA history.\n\nMAY 19, 2026 / 12:16 ET\n\n## One time for Victor Wembanyama\n\n> WEMBY WAS UNBELIEVABLE IN HIS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS DEBUT 🤯\n> 41 PTS (20 combined in 4Q, OT, and 2OT)\n> 24 REB (new postseason career-high)\n> He becomes the youngest player in NBA history with 40+ PTS and 20+ REB in a postseason game, previously done by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar… pic.twitter.com/PFuPNxsrL6\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nMAY 19, 2026 / 12:02 ET\n\n## Postgame Presser: Spurs-Thunder\n\n> LIVE: Spurs/Thunder Game 1 Postgame Presser\n> NBA Conference Finals presented by @Google https://t.co/uPrXzQODeJ\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:44 ET\n\n## The Spurs take Game 1\n\n> IT WAS WEMBY'S NIGHT.\n> 41 PTS. 24 REB. 49 MIN. SAS W. pic.twitter.com/mctJ3LmXDY\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nSan Antonio takes the win 122-115, earning home court advantage behind a tremendous effort from Victor Wembanyama (41 pts, 24 reb, 3 blk, game-high +16).\n\nThe Spurs also got contributions from Dylan Harper (24 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, 7 stl) and Stephon Castle (17 pts, 11 ast), along with three other scorers in double figures.\n\n“It was like sheer willpower. Everything was going really fast tonight — I wasn’t really thinking,” said Wembanyama. “Everybody had to step up (tonight)… we’re just built like this.”\n\nAlex Caruso (31 pts, 8 3PM) had a Playoff-career high for the Thunder, while Jalen Williams (26 pts) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24 pts) also went to work.\n\nBut they were the only Thunder to score more than eight points — Chet Holmgren (8 pts, 8 reb, 2 blk) was limited by The Alien in Game 1.\n\nThe Spurs earned a 52-38 advantage in points in the paint, surviving 10 lead changes and eight ties in the victory.\n\nHarper is the first rookie to put up 15+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ steals in a Playoff game since Magic Johnson in 1980.\n\nWemby set Playoff career highs in points and rebounds, joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to put up 40+ points and 20+ rebounds in their Conference Finals debut.\n\n“We’ve never seen anything like this,” Tracy McGrady said of Wembanyama. “It seemed like he was making every play there was to make on both sides of the court.”\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:41 ET\n\n## Wemby’s night\n\nThe Alien (41 pts, 23 reb, 3 blk) rejects Jalen Williams on the drive to seemingly seal the contest for the Spurs, adding yet another highlight to his incredible game.\n\nHe’s joined David Robinson as the only Spurs to put up 40 and 20 in a Playoff game.\n\n“You’re being treated to an epic show by one of the greatest young players in the game,” said Reggie Miller. “My goodness.”\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:37 ET\n\n## Wemby posterizes Chet\n\nVictor Wembanyama (39 pts, 22 reb) doesn’t have a ton left in the tank, but he had enough to spin away from Alex Caruso and slam one down over the rotating Chet Holmgrem for an and-one.\n\n118-114 Spurs with 1:01 remaining.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:35 ET\n\n## Harper on the rack attack\n\nDylan Harper (21 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast, 6 stl) takes the reigning MVP to the rim off the bounce, earning an and-one for the Spurs.\n\nHe’s been devastating on the drive tonight.\n\n115-111 San Antonio with 2:04 remaining.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:30 ET\n\n## Wembanyama keeps running\n\nThe Alien (36 pts, 22 reb) is playing one of his finest games, delivering a pump-fake drive-and-slam from the 3-point line, then pushing it coast-to-coast to draw a foul.\n\nHe has the last nine points for the Spurs.\n\n112-108 with 2:33 to go in double overtime.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:26 ET\n\n## Double overtime!\n\nThe Spurs tossed a lob with Stephon Castle with 0.4 remaining, but Alex Caruso broke it up, sending us to a second overtime in Oklahoma City.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:20 ET\n\n## Wemby!\n\nFrom 27 feet, Victor Wembanyama (32 pts) just drilled a game-tying 3-pointer, bringing to mind Stephen Curry’s brilliant 3-pointer on this same floor in 2016.\n\n> WEMBY, WOW!\n> WHAT A SHOT TO TIE THE GAME AT 108. pic.twitter.com/HELQUpxww7\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\n108-all with 26.3 remaining.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:18 ET\n\n## Thunder surge into the lead\n\nAlex Caruso (30 pts, 8 3PM) and Jalen Williams (23 pts) have back-to-back huge buckets for the Thunder, as Oklahoma City takes a 106-105 lead with 1:08 remaining.\n\nCaruso just knocked the ball off Wemby to earn them another possession. He’s had an incredible game.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:14 ET\n\n## Wembanyama hits the deck\n\nVictor Wembanyama just hit the hardwood, diving on the court to knock the ball off Chet Holmgren’s foot to earn another possession for the Spurs.\n\nThe all-world Alien is giving it everything he has here.\n\n103-101 Spurs with 3:10 to go in overtime.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:08 ET\n\n## Chet rejects Wemby to send it to overtime\n\nThe Spurs got the ball in Victor Wembanyama’s hands with 3.4 seconds remaining, and he managed to muscle past the pesky Alex Caruso, reclaiming the ball after it was momentarily knocked loose to get off a shot.\n\nBut Chet Holmgren rejected the floater from his rival, sending this clash to overtime.\n\n> CHET SAID: \"NOT IN MY HOUSE!\"\n> GET TO NBC/PEACOCK FOR OVERTIME OF GAME 1! https://t.co/0Pae0hyNjY pic.twitter.com/p1MlTE0rLh\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nIt’s an instant classic here in OKC.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:06 ET\n\n## SGA responds\n\n101-all, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (20 pts) slashes to the basket off the Iverson cut, evading Stephon Castle’s contest for a game-tying layup.\n\n> SGA COMES THROUGH!\n> WE ARE TIED AT 101 WITH 3.1 SECONDS TO GO ON NBC AND PEACOCK. pic.twitter.com/9yHrBaeu1u\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nVictor Wembanyama stayed pinned to Chet Holmgren in the corner, giving the reigning Kia MVP room to get to the rim.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 11:04 ET\n\n## Wembanyama in the clutch\n\n101-99 Spurs with 11.4 seconds remaining, as Victor Wembanyama (27 pts, 17 reb) attacked Jalen Williams (21 pts, 5 reb) in the post, hitting a floater in the lane to silence the crowd in the Paycom Center.\n\n> WEMBY IS CLUTCH!!!\n> 11.5 SECONDS LEFT. THUNDER BALL.\n> GET TO NBC AND PEACOCK FOR THE FINISH. pic.twitter.com/HReYGTRTLp\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:58 ET\n\n## Are you not entertained?\n\n97-all, Spurs ball, with 53.4 remaining in the fourth quarter.\n\nThese are two of the best teams in the NBA. It’s the first game between teams with 62 or more wins in the Playoffs since 1998. Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are giving it their all.\n\nCatch the finish!\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:56 ET\n\n## It’s the Caru-show\n\n95-94 Thunder with 1:30 to go, as Alex Caruso (27 pts, 7 3PM) knocks down a 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of Victor Wembanyama from the top of the arc.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:53 ET\n\n## Vassell’s shown up\n\n94-92 with 2:00 to go, as Devin Vassell (13 pts, 3 3PM) knocks down a contested corner 3-pointer, followed by a patented stepback from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (18 pts, 8 ast).\n\n> SGA'S MIDDY MAKES IT A 2-POINT GAME.\n> 2 MINUTES TO GO ON NBC AND PEACOCK! pic.twitter.com/6xT5s8AOL7\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nVassell’s 3-of-8 (37.5%) from distance tonight.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:50 ET\n\n## Spurs up three in clutch time\n\n91-88 Spurs with 3:40 to go in the contest.\n\nChet Holmgren (8 pts, 6 reb) just rejected Victor Wembanyama (25 pts, 16 reb) at the rim, freeing the Thunder to go on the attack.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:48 ET\n\n## The stars are dueling\n\n> STARS GOING AT IT IN OKLAHOMA CITY!\n> Wemby with the block.\n> SGA with the and-1!\n> Spurs lead… under 5 to go in Game 1 on NBC and Peacock 🙌 pic.twitter.com/NepnQ5EIg8\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:35 ET\n\n## Dylan Harper on the attack\n\nThe Spurs’ rookie (19 pts) has acquitted himself more than well in his first Playoff start. Watch every time he touches the paint — his feel for angles and touch is elite.\n\nSpurs up 89-80 with 7:30 to go in the fourth quarter.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:31 ET\n\n## Caruso keeping the Thunder close\n\n87-80 with 8:57 to go in the contest, as Alex Caruso (22 pts) sinks his sixth 3-pointer to keep the Thunder within striking distance.\n\nIt’s a Playoff-career high for the nine-year veteran out of Texas A&M.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:23 ET\n\n## Spurs up 80-73 after three\n\nStephon Castle (15 pts, 6 ast) just found Devin Vassell (10 pts, 2 3PM) with a dime for a corner 3-pointer, refuting another 3-pointer from Alex Caruso (19 pts), who leads the Thunder in scoring.\n\nThe Thunder have a 14-4 lead in fast break points and a 20-8 advantage in points off turnovers, but the Spurs are up 30-22 in points in the paint.\n\nOKC’s shooting 16-for-50 with Wemby on the floor so far, and 10-for-16 with him off it.\n\nThese teams are battling hard here on NBC and Peacock. The familiarity is evident. Who will win this pitched contest and take the lead in the Western Conference Finals?\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:19 ET\n\n## Wembanyama all over the place\n\nVictor Wembanyama (19 pts, 13 reb) is exerting his influence, but the Thunder are grinding to stay close.\n\nWemby hit the deck twice in recent possessions, then went full Beyblade-mode in the paint, spinning and whirling to get to the line.\n\n75-70 with 1:10 to go in the third quarter.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:09 ET\n\n## Intensity picking up\n\nBoth teams are fired up here in the third quarter.\n\nAlex Caruso slashed to the rim, then dropped off the rock to Isaiah Hartenstein, who drew a foul on the drive.\n\nCaruso then stoned Stephon Castle in the key, showing his trademark quick feet, followed by a corner 3-pointer (and accompanying celebration) from Jared McCain. Dylan Harper attacked Ajay Mitchell in transition soon thereafter, barely dodging Hartenstein’s last-ditch attempt to swat the shot.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 10:01 ET\n\n## Thunder take the lead\n\n58-57 Oklahoma City with 7:33 to go in the third quarter.\n\nChet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort have knocked down 3-pointers so far in the period, as the defending champs bring the energy in front of their home fans at the Paycom Center.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 9:52 ET\n\n## Thunder go small\n\nCason Wallace is starting the third quarter for the Thunder in place of Isaiah Hartenstein, as the Thunder shift to match the Spurs’ speed, as they did in the 2025 NBA Finals against the Pacers.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 9:37 ET\n\n## Spurs up 51-44 at the half\n\nVictor Wembanyama (14 pts, 10 reb) is out of the gates quickly, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4 pts) was limited to his fewest points in a Playoff half since 2020.\n\n> ONE-HANDED JAM.\n> Wemby (14p, 10r, 6-11 fgm) and the @spurs lead at the break of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals! pic.twitter.com/LbluqG96BG\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nThe Spurs held the Thunder to 37.2% shooting in the first half, although they’re only shooting 41.9% themselves.\n\nThat’s the lowest-scoring half for the Thunder in this postseason, as well as their lowest shooting percentage.\n\n“(Defense is) our calling card. That’s what gets our engine running. I think when we get out and run, we’re the best team in the world,” said Stephon Castle (11 pts). “I think if we took care of the ball, we’d have an even bigger lead right now, so we’re going to try to clean that up in the second half.”\n\nSGA is a team-low -15 at the break, while Wembanyama is a game-high +15.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 9:28 ET\n\n## OKC out and running\n\nThe Thunder have a 12-0 lead in fast break points so far, as they cut the Spurs’ lead to 44-41 with 3:40 to go in the first half.\n\nJared McCain just went coast-to-coast, attacking Luke Kornet backpedaling on the break. Kornet’s foot speed and quickness could be tested in this series against an athletic Thunder squad.\n\n> STEAL ➡️ SCORE.\n> Jared McCain goes coast-to-coast to bring OKC within 3!\n> The 2Q of Game 1 is winding down on NBC and Peacock. pic.twitter.com/Xm3WszubS4\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 9:22 ET\n\n## Carter Bryant all over the place\n\nWatch the Spurs rookie’s defense on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.\n\nThe athletic 6’6″ wing, who was a contestant in the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest, is picking up full court and harassing the newly-crowned Kia MVP, including forcing a turnover a moment ago.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 9:19 ET\n\n## Spurs take a lead\n\n40-32 with 7:20 to go in the half.\n\nVictor Wembanyama (10 pts, 10 reb) just scored back-to-back buckets, including a remarkable no-leap dunk, with a 3-pointer from Alex Caruso (13 pts) in-between.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 9:06 ET\n\n## Tied at 27 after one\n\nWe’ve seen four lead changes and three ties so far in this contest, as Oklahoma City rallies following a strong start by San Antonio.\n\nThe Thunder have received 15 points from their bench, led by Alex Caruso (10 pts), who leads them in scoring, along with Jalen Williams (10 pts). Stephon Castle (11 pts) is the top man for the Spurs.\n\nSan Antonio is shooting just 38.1% from the field and has committed five turnovers, but is 8-of-9 from the free throw stripe to even it out.\n\nAjay Mitchell leads the game at +6 — he sparked the Thunder offense after coming in off the bench.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 9:02 ET\n\n## Thunder tie it up as J-Dub gets loose\n\n25-all as the first quarter winds down.\n\nJalen Williams (8 pts) has woken up in his return game, getting to the rim repeatedly with Victor Wembanyama out of the game.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 8:51 ET\n\n## Caruso immediately responds\n\nAlex Caruso puts in back-to-back layups for the Thunder, cutting the lead to 12-7 with 6:48 to go in the first.\n\nThe Thunder were settling themselves down in the huddle after the Spurs quick run to start the game — Caruso, the oldest player on the team, immediately settles them down.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 8:48 ET\n\n## Spurs out to 12-3 lead\n\nThis is tied for the largest deficit the Thunder have faced in the postseason — the Suns also had a nine-point lead in Game 3 of their first round series.\n\nStephon Castle hit a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer to open the game, which is always crucial for the Spurs, and Julian Champagnie’s added one as well.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 8:45 ET\n\n## A star-studded matchup tips off\n\n> The 2025-26 @Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the 2025-26 @Kia NBA Most Valuable Player take the floor for Game 1 on NBC & Peacock! https://t.co/n3WiGi9YnT pic.twitter.com/sliPdjRHzD\n> — NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2026\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 8:30 ET\n\n## Thunder have been dominant at home\n\nSince 2024-25, the Thunder are 70-14 at home (.833 winning percentage) — the best in the NBA.\n\nThe Cavaliers are second at 61-21 (.744).\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 7:50 ET\n\n## De’Aaron Fox out\n\n> San Antonio Spurs star De'Aaron Fox has been ruled out for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to an ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN.\n> — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 18, 2026\n\nWith Fox missing tonight’s contest, rookie Dylan Harper (9.0 ppg vs. OKC) this season steps into the starting lineup.\n\nHarper has been a more aggressive slasher than Fox in recent games — few guards can match his skills when getting downhill. The stage will be the main question for the young Spurs guard.\n\nTyler Herro holds the rookie record for points in a Conference Finals game with 37, which he put up against the Celtics in Game 4 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals.\n\nEarl Tatum (32 points) holds the record for the Western Conference Finals, which he put up in Game 1 of the 1977 Western Conference Finals for the Los Angeles Lakers.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 6:45 ET\n\n## Starting Lineups: Spurs-Thunder, Game 1\n\nSan Antonio:\n\n- PG De’Aaron Fox\n - *Fox could be crucial this series. Can he win one-on-one matchups with Luguentz Dort, Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace? Can his quickness make it difficult for OKC to play Ajay Mitchell? As an established vet, Fox steps into a critical role for a young San Antonio team in this series.*\n\n- SG Stephon Castle\n - *Castle logged the second-most minutes (21:13) guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of any player this season, holding him to 24 points on 6-of-19 (31%) shooting, with SGA going 11-for-13 from the line.*\n\n- SF Devin Vassell\n - *Vassell is making 1.9 3PM on 5.9 3PA (32.9%) in this Playoff run — below his career average of 2.1 makes on 5.7 attempts (37.2%).*\n\n- PF Julian Champagnie\n - *Can Champagnie prove his worth against a deep Thunder squad? He’ll draw time on Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, which could complicate life for the St. John’s product. Harrison Barnes, Keldon Johnson and Carter Bryant could also see time at power forward for the Spurs in this series, with the Playoff-tested Kelly Olynyk available in case of emergency.*\n\n- C Victor Wembanyama\n - *Wembanyama was held to 18.4 ppg against the Thunder this season — his third-lowest mark against any team — despite shooting 62.5% from 3-point range.*\n\nOklahoma City:\n\n- PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\n - *The reigning Kia MVP has the chance to make a real statement in this series. He’s the preeminent player in the game, facing one of his chief rivals in Wembanyama, with a chance to become the third player to win MVP and Finals MVP in the same season on two occasions, joining Michael Jordan, who did it four times, and LeBron James. Heady company.*\n\n- SG Luguentz Dort\n - *Dort held De’Aaron Fox to 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting over 15:57 of game action this season.*\n\n- SF Jalen Williams\n - *J-Dub returns with the chance to take home another ring. His 40-point performance in last year’s NBA Finals is a career highlight. Will he demonstrate a taste for the big stage?*\n\n- PF Chet Holmgren\n - *Holmgren’s rivalry with Wembanyama dates back to their teenage years. If he can outplay The Alien in even a single game, it could swing the series for Oklahoma City. He’s been confident in this Playoff run so far, and even dominant at times against the Lakers.*\n\n- C Isaiah Hartenstein\n - *I-Hart missed two of the Thunder’s games against the Spurs this season, and spent most of his time facing Luke Kornet as part of the second unit. Will OKC go small again? If so, they have a bevy of options, including Jaylin Williams (13.7 pts, 8.3 reb vs. the Spurs this season) and the sharpshooting Jared McCain.*\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 6:00 ET\n\n## Monday’s injury report\n\nDe’Aaron Fox and Luke Kornet are questionable for the Spurs. Thomas Sorber is out for the Thunder.\n\nMAY 18, 2026 / 5:30 ET\n\n## Tap in for the Spurs-Thunder\n\nThe clip of Hakeem Olajuwon shaking David Robinson seems fitting.\n\nIn 1995, Robinson won Most Valuable Player, receiving 73 first-place votes, while Olajuwon, who had won it the year prior while Robinson finished second, got only one.\n\nHakeem then averaged 35.3 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 4.2 blocks per game in the Rockets 4-2 series victory over the Rockets, outdueling The Admiral, who averaged 23.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.1 blocks.\n\nVictor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander don’t play the same position. But SGA won the 2025-26 Kia MVP over Wembanyama and Nikola Jokić, his fellow finalists. Will that motivate The Alien to do something otherworldly in this series?\n\nWe’ll soon find out."
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          "body": "#### Reactions\n\nThe 2026 NBA playoffs have reached the conference finals and only four teams remain in what continues to be an exciting run toward the NBA Finals, which begin June 3 and will be broadcast by ABC.\n\nCan the Oklahoma City Thunder, who locked in their third straight No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, repeat as champions? Which team will emerge from a crowded East field? Could there be surprises throughout?\n\nFour teams from each conference reach the second round and face off in a best-of-seven series to advance. All four rounds of the playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. 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Houston Rockets\n\n## CONFERENCE FINALS\n\n## Eastern Conference\n\n## (3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers\n\n**Game 1**: May 19 at New York (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n**Game 2**: May 21 at New York (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n**Game 3**: May 23 at Cleveland (8:00 p.m. ET, ABC)\n**Game 4**: May 25 at Cleveland (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)\n**Game 5**: May 27 at New York (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN) *(if necessary)*\n**Game 6**: May 29 at Cleveland (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN) *(if necessary)*\n**Game 7**: May 31 at New York (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN) *(if necessary)*\n\n- Knicks' Anunoby practices again, says hamstring not as bad as '24\n- NBA conference finals preview: Thunder-Spurs, Knicks-Cavaliers\n- NBA offseason: What 10 Giannis trade contenders can offer Bucks\n\n## Western Conference\n\n## (2) San Antonio Spurs leads (2) Oklahoma City Thunder, 1-0\n\n**Game 1**: Spurs 122, Thunder 115 (2OT)\n**Game 2**: May 20 at Oklahoma City (8:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)\n**Game 3**: May 22 at San Antonio (8:30 p.m. ET, 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Sixteen teams enter, one leaves with the greatest trophy in the world of sports.\n\nWith the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers outside the playoff field this season, that means there will be a new team atop the pedestal for the first time since 2023.\n\nThis page will be your home throughout the postseason, featuring schedule and broadcast details, scores, highlights and other intel on every series, updated continually through the Stanley Cup Final.\n\n**Read more:\nFull schedule\nStanley Cup odds\nWyshynski's bracket\nOffseason guide for eliminated teams**\n\n## Conference finals round\n\n## Eastern Conference\n\n## M1 Carolina Hurricanes vs.\n\n## A3 Montreal Canadiens\n\n**Path to the ECF:**\n\n**Hurricanes:** Defeated Senators in four games, Flyers in four games\n**Canadiens:** Defeated Lightning in seven games, Sabres in seven games\n\n**Leading playoff scorers:**\n\n**Hurricanes:** Taylor Hall (3 G, 9 A, 12 P)\n**Canadiens:** Lane Hutson (2 G, 11 A, 13 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          "body": "Big names headline qualifying draws - Roland-Garros 2026\nTwo Grand Slam champions and a trio of former top-10 stars feature in qualifying\n...\nFormer US Open singles champions Sloane Stephens and Bianca Andreescu join ex-world No.1 Karolina Pliskova as big-name contenders this week vying for a place in the Roland-Garros 2026 main draw.\nThe accomplished trio joins a men’s qualifying list that includes former world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov and former No.7 David Goffin, the latter of whom will begin his swansong 14th Paris campaign.\n➡️ **Monday May 18 order of play**\n...\nRespective qualifying draws were released on Sunday when the proven powerhouse contenders, eager to punch a return ticket to main-draw play, learnt their fate among fields that include top seeds Thailand’s Lanlana Tararudee in the women’s and Jesper de Jong in the men’s.\nWorld No.99 Tararudee, a champion over Andreescu in the Austin WTA125 event on hard court, starts against Greece’s Despina Papamichail, while 102nd-ranked De Jong, who contested the Madrid and Rome Masters main draws, faces China’s Sun Fajing.\nStephens, a 2017 US Open champion over Madison Keys and 2018 Roland-Garros runner-up to Simona Halep, opens against fellow American Carol Young Suh Lee, while Andreescu, the 2019 winner at Flushing Meadows, faces 17-year-old French wildcard Daphnee Mpetshi Perricard - the sister of ATP star Giovanni.\nA quarterfinalist in Paris two years ago, Dimitrov bids to claim just his third win this season when he opens against Portuguese 10th seed Jaime Faria.\nFellow 35-year-old Goffin, who made the fourth round on debut as a lucky loser in 2012, meets Chinese Taipei’s Tseng Chun-hsin.\nOthers to watch in men’s qualifying include South African former world No.31 Lloyd Harris, third seed Emilio Nava – a finalist at the Oeiras ATP Challenger event in Portugal on Saturday – and young talents Joel Schwaerzler of Austria, Japan’s Rei Sakamoto and Shintaro Mochizuki, Denmark’s Elmer Moller and American Michael Zheng.\nOthers to catch in women’s qualifying include former junior Australian Open champions Alina Korneeva and Andorra’s Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, and fellow young talents American Robin Montgomery, Czechia’s Linda Fruhvirtova and Sofia Costoulas of Belgium.\nAmerican Robin Montgomery\nhttps://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/2026-edition-major-winners-former-top-10-stars-headline-qualifying\n\nStephens, Zidansek, Trevisan advance in French Open qualifying\nAll three returned to Paris this week for the French Open qualifying tournament, and all three opened with wins Monday.\nStephens, who also reached the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros on two other occasions, earned a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over fellow American Carol Young Suh Lee.\nShe will next face No. 29 seed Lisa Pigato of Italy.\n...\nNo. 22 seed Zidansek rallied from a first-set bagel to defeat Ekaterine Gorgodze 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 and will next meet Anna-Lena Friedsam.\n...\nIn other matches Monday, top seed Lanlana Tararudee was upset by Despina Papamichail in three sets; Nineteen-year-old Veronika Podrez, a finalist in Rouen earlier this season, lost to Dominika Salkova in her Grand Slam qualifying debut; and French wild card Carole Monnet battled past Polina Iatcenko 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (10-5) to reach the second round.\n**Roland-Garros Women’s Qualifying First Round Results**\n- Despina Papamichail def.\n(1) Lanlana Tararudee 1-6, 6-3, 6-3\n- (2) Sinja Kraus def.\nCeline Naef 7-5, 3-6, 6-2\n- Elena Pridankina def.\n(6) Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-7, 6-2, 6-4\n- (8) Maja Chwalinska def.\nAlice Rame 6-0, 6-3\n- (9) Mayar Sherif def.\nAndrea Lazaro Garcia 6-4, 3-6, 6-4\n- Harriet Dart def.\n(10) Yuan Yue 5-7, 6-4, 6-2\n- (12) Dominika Salkova def.\n...\n- (14) Aliaksandra Sasnovich def.\n...\n- (22) Tamara Zidansek def.\nEkaterine Gorgodze 0-6, 6-4, 6-4\n- (29) Lisa Pigato def.\nAliona Falei 6-1, 6-3\n- (32) Lola Radivojevic def.\nLinda Klimovicova 6-3, 6-4\n- Mary Stoiana def.\nSelena Janicijevic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4\n- Noma Noha Akugue def.\nTatiana Prozorova 7-5, 7-6\n- Greet Minnen def.\nAnastasia Gasanova 6-3, 7-5\n- Sloane Stephens def.\nCarol Young Suh Lee 6-3, 6-2\n- Anna-Lena Friedsam def.\nMona Barthel 7-5, 2-6, 6-2\n- Leyre Romero Gormaz def.\nAna Sofia Sanchez 6-4, 6-1\n- Martina Trevisan def.\nGabriela Knutson 2-6, 6-0, 6-2\n- Irina-Camelia Begu def.\nElizara Yaneva 2-6, 6-3, 6-4\n- Carole Monnet def.\nPolina Iatcenko 6-4, 4-6, 7-6\n- Kathinka von Deichmann def.\nJoanna Garland 6-2, 6-7, 6-1\n- Guo Hanyu def.\nhttps://www.wtatennis.com/news/4505726/stephens-zidansek-trevisan-advance-in-french-open-qualifying\n\nOpening Week: All the details - Roland-Garros 2026 - The official site\nThree weeks of world class clay court tennis will burst into life when Roland-Garros Opening Week begins with first round qualifying matches at 10am on Monday May 18.\n...\nMore fans than ever before will be on site to watch 128 men and 128 women chase 16 qualifying spots in each draw between Monday and Friday with an increased daily capacity of 20,000 fans through the gates at Porte d’Auteuil.\nAn Opening Week ticket gives visitors unlimited access to the 10,000-capacity Suzanne Lenglen court, qualifying matches on the outside courts and superstar practice sessions inside Court Philippe-Chatrier.\n...\n## Qualifying\nThe men’s and women’s qualifying draws were made at 2pm on Sunday when all 256 players discovered who stands between them and the golden ticket of a spot in the main event.\n➡️ **Women’s qualifying draw**\n➡️ **Men’s qualifying draw**\nGrigor Dimitrov, the soon-retiring David Goffin and in-form Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili all line up from Monday.\nFormer US Open champions Sloane Stephens and Bianca Andreescu as well as former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova star in the women’s draw.\nThe biggest matches and biggest names will play on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.\nQualifying action runs from Monday to Friday.\nhttps://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/2026-edition-roland-garros-opening-week\n\n2026 Roland Garros Tennis Live Scores - 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          "body": "# 5K run: 7-week training schedule for beginners\n\nBy Mayo Clinic Staff\n\nJan. 12, 2024\n\nDoing a 5K run can add a new level of challenge and interest to your exercise program. A 5K run is 3.1 miles. Don't be afraid of the distance. A 5K run is a great distance for a new runner. You can get ready for a 5K run in only two months.\n\nMaybe you don't think you can run a 5K. Or you don't think you have enough time or energy to get ready for one. This 5K schedule may help you. It has some short sessions during the week that take only about 30 minutes.\n\nWrite when you'll exercise in your calendar. Note when your 5K race will be. If you don't want to run, you can walk instead. Try it. You just might meet your goal and finish a 5K.\n\nIf you're just starting to exercise, start slowly. Start with a slower pace and exercise for shorter times, such as a few short walks spread through the day. Work your way up to moving faster and for longer periods as your body adjusts. Then begin the 5K training schedule when you can exercise for 30 minutes at a time.\n\nFor most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends getting 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity a week, or a combination of moderate and vigorous activity. Being active 30 minutes a day on most days of the week can help you meet the guidelines.\n\n## How to use the 5K training schedule\n\nThink about using this seven-week 5K run training schedule as your guide. It's made for beginners or anyone who wants to do a 5K race. You also can adapt it for a 5K walk.\n\nThis 5K training schedule includes a mix of running, walking and resting. This mix helps lower the risk of injury, stress and fatigue. It also can help you enjoy physical activity. Keep in mind, you can run or walk slowly to help your body adjust to this 5K training schedule.\n\nIf you'd like to do something besides walking on the walking days, try cross-training. Try exercises such as water running, cycling or rowing.\n\nUnder this 5K run training schedule, you'll spend some of your time walking. For instance, during week one on run/walk days, you'll run for 15 seconds and then walk for 45 seconds, repeating that cycle for 30 minutes.\n\nAs the weeks progress, you'll add to the time you run little by little. You'll cut down on the time you walk. Or you can walk the whole time if you're planning to do a 5K walk.\n\nOne day a week is a day of rest from exercise. On this schedule, the day is Friday. This gives your muscles time to recover. On Sunday, you can either take another day of rest or enjoy a walk for as long as you'd like. Also take a day of rest the day before your race. On this 5K run training schedule, race day falls on Saturday of your seventh week.\n\n## 5K run: 7-week training schedule for beginners\n\n### Week 1\n\nOn run/walk days, walkers walk only. Runners run for 15 seconds/walk for 45 seconds.\n\n|Monday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|--|--|\n|Tuesday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Wednesday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|Thursday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Friday|Rest|\n|Saturday|Run/walk 3 miles (4.8 km)|\n|Sunday|Rest or walk|\n\n### Week 2\n\nOn run/walk days, walkers walk only. Runners run for 15 seconds/walk for 45 seconds.\n\n|Monday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|--|--|\n|Tuesday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Wednesday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|Thursday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Friday|Rest|\n|Saturday|Run/walk 3.5 miles (5.6 km)|\n|Sunday|Rest or walk|\n\n### Week 3\n\nOn run/walk days, walkers walk only. Runners run for 20 seconds/walk for 40 seconds.\n\n|Monday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|--|--|\n|Tuesday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Wednesday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|Thursday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Friday|Rest|\n|Saturday|Run/walk 2 miles (3.2 km) with Magic Mile*|\n|Sunday|Rest or walk|\n\n### Week 4\n\nOn run/walk days, walkers walk only. Runners run for 20 seconds/walk for 40 seconds.\n\n|Monday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|--|--|\n|Tuesday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Wednesday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|Thursday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Friday|Rest|\n|Saturday|Run/walk 4 miles (6.4 km)|\n|Sunday|Rest or walk|\n\n### Week 5\n\nOn run/walk days, walkers walk only. Runners run for 25 seconds/walk for 35 seconds.\n\n|Monday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|--|--|\n|Tuesday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Wednesday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|Thursday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Friday|Rest|\n|Saturday|Run/walk 2 miles (3.2 km) with Magic Mile*|\n|Sunday|Rest or walk|\n\n### Week 6\n\nOn run/walk days, walkers walk only. Runners run for 25 seconds/walk for 35 seconds.\n\n|Monday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|--|--|\n|Tuesday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Wednesday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|Thursday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Friday|Rest|\n|Saturday|Run/walk 4.5 miles (7.2 km)|\n|Sunday|Rest or walk|\n\n### Week 7\n\nOn run/walk days, walkers walk only. Runners run for 30 seconds/walk for 30 seconds.\n\n|Monday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|--|--|\n|Tuesday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Wednesday|Run/walk 30 minutes|\n|Thursday|Walk 30 minutes|\n|Friday|Rest|\n|Saturday|5K race day|\n|Sunday|Rest or walk|\n\nSource: Galloway J. Galloway's 5K/10K Running. 3rd ed. Meyer & Meyer Sport; 2017. Used with permission.\n\n*The Magic Mile is a training tool designed to help you find a race pace that's right for you. On the first Magic Mile, warm up as usual. Then run or walk 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) a bit faster than your usual pace. Time your 1-mile run/walk with a stopwatch. Run easily or walk the rest of the distance for the day. Each time you do the Magic Mile, warm up as usual. Then try to beat your earlier 1-mile run/walk time. Your 5K race pace should be about 1 to 2 minutes slower than your fastest Magic Mile time.\n\n## Related information\n\nPrintable 5K training schedule (PDF file requiring Adobe Reader)\n\nShow references\n\n1. Napier C. Science of Running: Analyze your Technique, Prevent Injury, Revolutionize your Training. Dorling Kindersley Limited; 2020. Accessed Aug. 7, 2023.\n2. 5K/10K training schedules. Jeff Galloway Productions. http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/5k-10k-training/. Accessed Aug. 7, 2023.\n3. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. 2nd ed. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://health.gov/our-work/physical-activity/current-guidelines. Accessed Aug. 7, 2023.\n4. Galloway J. Galloway's 5K/10K Running. 3rd ed. Meyer & Meyer Sport; 2017.\n5. Harrast MA. Training principles for the runner. In: Clinical Care of the Runner. Elsevier; 2020. https://www.clinicalkey.com. 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          "body": "## Key points\n- Physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health.\n- Adults need at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week, such as 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.\n- Adults also need 2 days of muscle-strengthening activity each week.\n\n## Recommendations for adults\n\nPhysical activity is anything that gets your body moving. Physical activity supports physical and mental health. The benefits of physical activity make it one of the most important things you can do for your health.\n\n According to the current *Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans*, adults need 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week. This can also be 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity. In addition, adults need at least 2 days of muscle-strengthening activity each week.\n\nWe know 150 minutes of physical activity each week sounds like a lot, but you don't have to do it all at once. It could be 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. You can spread your activity out during the week and break it up into smaller chunks of time. See steps for getting started.\n\n### Recommended levels for health benefits\n\nExample 1\n\nModerate-intensity aerobic activity (such as brisk walking) for 150 minutes every week (for example, 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week).\n\n**AND**\n\nMuscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).\n\nExample 2\n\nVigorous-intensity aerobic activity (such as jogging or running) for 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) every week.\n\n**AND**\n\nMuscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).\n\nExample 3\n\nAn equivalent mix of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity on 2 or more days a week.\n\n**AND**\n\nMuscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).\n\n### For even greater health benefits\n\nIf you go beyond 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity activity, or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity activity or an equivalent combination, you’ll gain even more health benefits.\n\nCheck out this age chart for a quick snapshot of the recommended amounts of weekly activity across age groups.\n\nWant additional tips and resources to be active?\nLearn about Active People, Healthy Nation^SM^, CDC’s national initiative to help people be more physically active."
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          "body": "## Key points\n- Physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health.\n- Adults need at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week, such as 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.\n- Adults also need 2 days of muscle-strengthening activity each week.\n\n## Recommendations for adults\n\nPhysical activity is anything that gets your body moving. Physical activity supports physical and mental health. The benefits of physical activity make it one of the most important things you can do for your health.\n\n According to the current *Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans*, adults need 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week. This can also be 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity. In addition, adults need at least 2 days of muscle-strengthening activity each week.\n\nWe know 150 minutes of physical activity each week sounds like a lot, but you don't have to do it all at once. It could be 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. You can spread your activity out during the week and break it up into smaller chunks of time. See steps for getting started.\n\n### Recommended levels for health benefits\n\nExample 1\n\nModerate-intensity aerobic activity (such as brisk walking) for 150 minutes every week (for example, 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week).\n\n**AND**\n\nMuscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).\n\nExample 2\n\nVigorous-intensity aerobic activity (such as jogging or running) for 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) every week.\n\n**AND**\n\nMuscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).\n\nExample 3\n\nAn equivalent mix of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity on 2 or more days a week.\n\n**AND**\n\nMuscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).\n\n### For even greater health benefits\n\nIf you go beyond 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity activity, or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity activity or an equivalent combination, you’ll gain even more health benefits.\n\nCheck out this age chart for a quick snapshot of the recommended amounts of weekly activity across age groups.\n\nWant additional tips and resources to be active?\nLearn about Active People, Healthy Nation^SM^, CDC’s national initiative to help people be more physically active."
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          "body": "Last Updated: Oct 8, 2024\n\n**Here are the American Heart Association recommendations for adults.**\n\n## Fit in 150+\n\nGet at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous aerobic activity (or a combination of both), preferably spread throughout the week.\n\n## Move More, Sit Less\n\nGet up and move throughout the day. Any activity is better than none. Even light-intensity activity can offset the serious health risks of being sedentary.\n\n## Add Intensity\n\nModerate to vigorous aerobic exercise is best. Your heart will beat faster, and you’ll breathe harder than normal. As you get used to being more active, increase your time and/or intensity to get more benefits.\n\n## Add Muscle\n\nInclude moderate- to high-intensity muscle-strengthening activity such as resistance or weight training, at least twice a week.\n\n## Feel Better\n\nPhysical activity is one of the best ways to keep your body and brain healthy. It relieves stress, improves mood, gives you energy, helps with sleep and can lower your risk of chronic disease, including dementia and depression.\n\n## Move more, with more intensity, and sit less.\n\nFind out how at heart.org/MoveMore.\n\n**View Printable Infographic**"
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