Portal News · 2026-05-18 21:36 UTC

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#01New High Street crime unit to target gangs fronting shops after BBC investigation

📍 BBC News

It follows BBC News exposing drug gangs, money laundering, immigration crime, and ghost directors linked to shop fronts.

🔗 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3pzwx449no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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#02Blocked Strait of Hormuz Leads to New Opportunities for Syria

📍 NY Times World

The latest war in the Middle East has created new economic opportunities for Syria thanks to its geography.

🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/middleeast/strait-hormuz-blockade-iran-war-syria-oil.html

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#03‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola

📍 The Guardian

Residents of Ituri province fear spread of disease and economic impact of outbreak six years after the last“On public transport, in bars and at mass gatherings, everyone is talking about Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. H...

🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/ituri-eastern-drc-ebola-outbreak-panic-fear

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#04Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know

📍 NPR

Six states are holding primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122235/primary-day-alabama-georgia-idaho-kentucky-oregon-pennsylvania

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#05Venezuelan protesters clash with police at rally for political prisoners

📍 Al Jazeera

Protesters in Venezuela have clashed with police at a rally for political prisoners.

🔗 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/18/venezuelan-protesters-clash-with-police-at-rally-for-political-prisoners?traffic_source=rss

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#06BofA's Blanch Joins Goldman In Calling For $90 Brent This Year Amid "Pretty Large Deficit" Fears

📍 ZeroHedge

BofA's Blanch Joins Goldman In Calling For $90 Brent This Year Amid "Pretty Large Deficit" Fears Add Bank of America's commodities and derivatives research chief to the growing list of Wall Street strategists who see Brent crude sticking around $90 a barrel this year, as any near-term resolution ...

🔗 https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/bofas-blanch-joins-goldman-calling-90-brent-year

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#07Three killed in California mosque shooting (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

📍 RT News

Active shooter situation reported at Islamic Center of San Diego Read Full Article at RT.com

🔗 https://www.rt.com/news/640151-active-shooter-situation-reported-mosque-san-diego/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

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#08Leaving West Behind: Heavy-Lift Aviation Becomes Another Sector Dominated by Russia and China

📍 Sputnik

A new helicopter designed by Russia’s Rostec Corporation and China’s Avicopter is breaking heavy-lift aviation barriers with an expected payload of up to 16 metric tons.

🔗 https://sputnikglobe.com/20260518/leaving-west-behind-heavy-lift-aviation-becomes-another-sector-dominated-by-russia-and-china-1124145452.html

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#09Trade war trade-off: White House locks in $17 Billion farm products deal with China

📍 NaturalNews

(NaturalNews) China agreed to buy $17 billion per year of U.S. beef and poultry through 2028. U.S. agricultural exports to China crashed from $38 billion in ...

🔗 https://www.naturalnews.com/2026-05-18-white-house-locks-in-17-billion-farm-products-deal-with-china.html

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#10Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Health Care Affordability Event

📍 Breitbart

President Donald Trump holds an event to address health care affordability on Monday, May 18. The post Watch Live: Donald Trump Holds Health Care Affordability Event appeared first on Breitbart.

🔗 https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/18/watch-live-donald-trump-holds-health-care-affordability-event/

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#11SDPD: Threat neutralized at San Diego Islamic Center

📍 OANN

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) announced in an X post that the threat at the Islamic Center of San Diego has been neutralized.

🔗 https://www.oann.com/newsroom/sdpd-threat-neutralized-at-san-diego-islamic-center/

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#12President Donald Trump: "Let Them Eat Cake", by Ron Unz

📍 UNZ Review

It's an undeniable fact that many of the most famous or infamous historical quotes are actually incorrect, having been distorted, garbled, or even entirely invented. For example, the former president of General Motors never said "What's good for GM is good for America." Voltaire never said "I dis...

🔗 https://www.unz.com/runz/president-donald-trump-let-them-eat-cake/

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#13Who’s Spending in Your Congressional Election? We Tracked the Front Groups Fueling the 2026 Midterms.

📍 The Intercept

Murky political spending groups tout innocuous causes like “jobs,” “democracy,” and “electing women.” Here’s a guide to who’s really behind them. The post Who’s Spending in Your Congressional Election? We Tracked the Front Groups Fueling the 2026 Midterms. appeared first on The Intercept.

🔗 https://theintercept.com/2026/05/18/super-pac-election-spending-midterms-aipac-ai-crypto/

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#14Who Set Up The Hit?

📍 Veterans Today

It is now clear that Thomas Matthew Crooks was not acting alone last Saturday when he shot President Trump at the Butler Farm Show Grounds in Connoquonessing Township, Butler County PA. Since there are almost no lone gunmen that conclusion should not terribly surprising. It’s also clear that in a...

🔗 https://veteranstoday.com/2024/07/21/who-set-up-the-hit/

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#15Join The First-Ever Corbett Report Livestream!

📍 Corbett Report

For the first time in Corbett Report history I'm going to be livestreaming my upcoming FLNWO episode!

🔗 https://corbettreport.com/join-the-first-ever-corbett-report-livestream/

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