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🌍 Current Events — May 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM

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#1Trump Calls US Strikes on Iran a "Love Tap," Says Ceasefire Holds

President Trump downplayed retaliatory US strikes on Iranian targets Thursday after Iranian forces fired missiles, drones, and launched small boats at US Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine said neither side's actions rose to the level of violating the April 7 ceasefire, though Iran has attacked US forces more than 10 times since the truce began. Trump warned the US is "locked and loaded" for much heavier strikes if negotiations fail.

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#2Ramaswamy Cruises to Ohio GOP Governor Nomination With 82% of Vote

Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy dominated the Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, pulling 297,750 votes to rival Casey Putsch's 64,445. The former 2024 presidential candidate will face Democrat Amy Acton — Ohio's former state health director during COVID — in what polls suggest will be a highly competitive November race to succeed term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine.

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#3Gas Prices Surge Past $4.48 as Iran War Drives Oil to Multi-Year Highs

The national average hit $4.48 a gallon Monday, up from $2.79 in January, as the Iran conflict continues to roil global energy markets. Brent crude settled around $103 per barrel and WTI at $95.54, with analysts warning prices are unlikely to return to pre-war levels anytime soon even if a deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz, due to damaged infrastructure and supply-chain lag.

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#4Far-Left Groups Pivot May Day Protests Into 2026 Midterm Machine

The Working Families Party and allied organizations are channeling energy from last week's May Day demonstrations into midterm voter mobilization, endorsing 393 candidates in New York alone — including races for attorney general and US House. Fox News reports the effort aims to push Democratic candidates further left heading into a cycle where prediction markets already give Democrats an 82% chance of retaking the House.

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#5Paraguay President Visits Taiwan, Rejects Beijing's Demands to Cut Ties

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña arrived in Taipei this week for meetings with President Lai Ching-te, reaffirming his country's nearly six-decade diplomatic relationship with Taiwan — the only such alliance remaining in South America. Peña called for new Taiwanese investment in Paraguay and said that nations that switched allegiance to Beijing haven't seen the economic payoff they expected. China has been waging an influence campaign targeting Paraguay's political class with all-expenses-paid tours of Chinese cities.

🔗 Breitbart
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#6May Day Protests Turn Anti-American Across Europe and Asia

Labor demonstrations in Madrid, Munich, and Manila merged traditional workers' grievances with sharp anti-American and anti-Israel sentiment. In Madrid, thousands marched under banners reading "Capitalism should pay the cost of their war." Munich saw riot police deploy batons after radical leftists ignited pyrotechnics, while workers in Manila clashed with police near the US Embassy over fuel prices and the Middle East conflict.

🔗 Fox News
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#7UAE Intercepts Barrage of Iranian Missiles and Drones Amid Strait Escalation

The United Arab Emirates reported its air defenses intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones launched from Iran, with several people injured. The attacks came as part of Iran's broader pattern of aggression since the April 7 ceasefire, which US officials say Iran has violated repeatedly while maintaining strikes remain "below the threshold" for restarting major combat operations.

🔗 Washington Examiner
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#8FDA Greenlights First Human Trial for Fully Implantable Brain-Speech Device

The FDA granted Investigational Device Exemption status to Austin-based Paradromics for its Connect-One study, making it the first approved trial to explore speech restoration with a fully implantable brain-computer interface. The Connexus BCI features a titanium body with over 400 platinum-iridium electrodes — each thinner than a human hair — placed just below the brain's surface, designed to convert neural activity into text or synthesized voice for paralyzed patients.

🔗 Fox News
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#9Texas Startup Raises $5.5M for Vertical Solar Towers That Produce 50% More Energy

Janta Power secured seed funding to scale its vertical solar tower technology, which stacks panels in a compact 3D structure with smart sun-tracking software. The towers generate roughly 50% more energy than traditional flat panels while using just one-third the land and can withstand 170 mph winds. Pilot programs are already running at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Munich International Airport, and over 70 airports managed by Spanish operator Aena.

🔗 Fox News
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#10United Airlines Jet Clips Bakery Truck on NJ Turnpike During Newark Landing

United Flight 169, arriving from Venice, struck a light pole and an H&S Bakery tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike with its landing gear during final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday. The plane landed safely and taxied to the gate with no injuries to passengers or crew. The truck driver, Warren Boardly Jr., survived with minor injuries — his father told Fox News he thought he was going to die. The NTSB is investigating.

🔗 Daily Caller
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