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May 23, 2025

Yacht crashes into Hudson River harbor, injuring dozens
Dozens of people suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon when a yacht carrying 352 passengers crashed into a pier on the Hudson River in New York City, authorities said. Some reports suggested the yacht was hosting a party when the crash took place at Henry Hudson Parkway and 125th Street in Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m.…
NIKKEI Film: Why learn English in the age of AI?
TOKYO — AI can correctly answer about 90% of the University of Tokyo’s English entrance exam questions and is capable of achieving a 900 out of a 990 perfect score on the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication). The average TOEIC score for Japanese in 2023 was 561. Developments such as these are significant enough that…
Liberty center Jonquel Jones out 4-6 weeks with sprained ankle
NEW YORK — Liberty center Jonquel Jones will be out four to six week after spraining her right ankle, the team announced Saturday. Jones sprained her ankle during the second quarter of an 89-81 loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. “After further imaging and evaluation, Jonquel avoided long-term injury, and she is projected…
MAGA influencers fall in line behind Trump after airstrikes hit Iran
The MAGA movement’s top influencers were divided over bombing Iran until President Donald Trump did just that Saturday night. Now, at least for the time being, the lay leaders in the president’s base appear to be rallying around a position that spares Trump criticism: direct attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities are justified, as long as…
Israel-Iran war threatens India’s regional energy, transport links
NEW DELHI — The increasingly escalating Israel-Iran conflict, coupled with the U.S. announcing its bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites on Saturday, puts at risk India’s regional connectivity projects — including one leveraging Iran’s port of Chabahar — and its energy security, experts warn. “An escalation of conflict in the Middle East puts Indian interests in…
Iran retaliation a growing concern in the U.S.after strikes
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Iran retaliation a growing concern in the U.S. after strikes 02:44 UP NEXT Trump says Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities ‘completely and totally obliterated’ in U.S. strikes 03:36 Netanyahu praises Trump’s strikes on Iran 01:53 Trump calls strikes on…
Some lawmakers in both parties question the legality of Trump’s Iran strikes
WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress in both parties on Saturday questioned the legality of President Donald Trump’s move to launch milit strikes on Iran. While Republican leaders and many rank-and-file members stood by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s major nuclear enrichment facilities, at least two GOP lawmakers joined a range of Democrats across the…
US strikes Iran nuclear sites, Trump claims ‘spectacular’ success
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday evening announced that the U.S. milit had conducted strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground fuel enrichment plant in Fordow. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” the president wrote on his Truth…
Watch President Trump’s full speech after U.S. strikes nuclear sites in Iran
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Trump says Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities ‘completely and totally obliterated’ in U.S. strikes 03:36 UP NEXT Netanyahu praises Trump’s strikes on Iran 01:53 Trump calls strikes on Iran a ‘complete and total success’ 02:27 How Israel could react…