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🌍 Current Events — May 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM

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#1Trump Tells Congress Iran Hostilities Are "Terminated" as War Powers Clock Hits 60 Days

President Trump sent a letter to Speaker Johnson and Senate President pro tempore Grassley declaring that hostilities with Iran "have terminated," citing the April 7 ceasefire and no exchange of fire since. The move came as the 60-day deadline under the 1973 War Powers Resolution required either congressional authorization or a halt to operations. Critics note roughly 50,000 U.S. troops remain in the Middle East and the naval blockade of Iran continues, complicating the claim.

🔗 Washington Examiner
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#2Gas Prices Hit $4.52/Gallon — Energy Secretary Wright Says Trump Open to Federal Gas Tax Pause

The national average for regular gasoline reached $4.52 on Sunday, up more than $1.50 since military operations against Iran began in late February. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the administration is open to suspending the 18.4-cent federal gas tax, joining states like Utah, Indiana, and Georgia that have already paused their own fuel taxes. The White House has also tapped the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and eased fuel regulations as it weighs further relief measures.

🔗 Fox News
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#3Billionaire Exodus From NYC Accelerates as Business Owners Fight Back Against Mayor Mamdani

New York financial leaders are scrambling after Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax on luxury properties over $5 million prompted Citadel CEO Ken Griffin to publicly rebuke the mayor, with the firm signaling it may abandon a $6 billion Midtown office renovation. In response, Medallion Financial founder Andrew Murstein launched "Operation Boomerang," pledging $1 million to lure departed businesses back. Mamdani dismissed the exodus as "imagined."

🔗 Fox News
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#4Record Antisemitic Assaults Prompt Jewish Americans to Arm Up; NRA Partners With "Lox & Loaded"

The ADL's latest audit shows antisemitic assaults involving deadly weapons surged 39% in 2025, hitting a record high. In response, the NRA announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Lox & Loaded, a Jewish self-defense and firearms training organization founded in March 2025. The move comes as anti-Israel protests at Park East Synagogue in Manhattan turned violent this month, with mobs clashing with NYPD and chanting "Israel should not exist."

🔗 Fox News
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#5Trump-Xi Summit Set for May 14–15 in Beijing as Iran War and Tariffs Top the Agenda

President Trump heads to Beijing this week for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, rescheduled from March due to the Iran conflict. The talks are expected to address the fragile U.S.–China tariff standoff, Beijing's posture on Iran, and broader geopolitical tensions. Trump said China has not challenged the U.S. on Iran and called Xi "very respectful," with a reciprocal state visit to Washington planned later this year.

🔗 Newsmax
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#6Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Disembark in Canary Islands; American Evacuee Tests Positive

Passengers began disembarking the MV Hondius in Tenerife, Spain on Sunday under strict biosecurity protocols after a deadly Andes-strain hantavirus outbreak killed three people aboard. At least one of the 17 American passengers tested positive for the virus, HHS confirmed, with another showing symptoms. U.S. evacuees are being flown to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's biocontainment unit.

🔗 Fox News
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#7U.S. Treasury Warns Shippers Against Paying Iran's Strait of Hormuz "Tolls" — Sanctions Threatened

The U.S. Treasury issued a warning to international shippers that they could face American sanctions if they pay any tolls demanded by Iran for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has been impeding shipping and demanding payments as leverage during the ceasefire, with Brent crude topping $125/barrel on the disruption fears. U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz said the international community must hold the line against Iran's chokepoint extortion.

🔗 Fox News
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#8Paradromics Wins FDA Approval for Fully Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Trial

The FDA granted Investigational Device Exemption status to Paradromics for its Connexus brain-computer interface — the first approved study of a fully implantable system designed to restore natural speech in paralyzed patients. The titanium-bodied device uses over 400 platinum-iridium electrodes placed just below the brain's surface to capture motor cortex signals where words are formed, connected via a thin cable to a wireless transceiver in the chest.

🔗 Fox News
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#9FBI Investigating 13 Missing or Dead U.S. Scientists Tied to Nuclear and Space Programs

The FBI is actively investigating at least 13 American scientists with connections to nuclear and space research who have gone missing or died under suspicious circumstances over the past several years. Cases include retired Air Force Gen. William "Neil" McCasland, who vanished from his Albuquerque home, and MIT physicist and Plasma Science director who was fatally shot at his Brookline, Massachusetts home. President Trump said no major connection between the cases has been found so far.

🔗 Fox News

#10Moose Crash North Dakota High School Golf Tournament, Causing Unforgettable Delay

The Divide County Golf Invitational at the Crosby Country Club in remote North Dakota — near the Canadian border — was delayed Thursday when a group of moose decided to take a leisurely jog across the fifth hole fairway during the high school tournament. Play was paused as students and coaches watched the massive animals stroll through, turning a routine invitational into a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter.

🔗 Fox News/OutKick
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Kilroy’s Daily Briefings · 5/11/2026