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FDA’s tobacco center just drafted new rules to let ecigs, pouches onto market, but staffers didn’t write them

Senior officials in the FDA’s tobacco center were blindsided, the Associated Press has learned.

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

They created AI nudes that got millions of views online. Now they’re being charged with crimes

The men — who do not appear to be connected — are among the earliest defendants to face charges under the Take It Down Act.

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated PressMay 22, 2026

‘Earth-shaking event for New York pizza’ looms as flour ban hits 80% of crusts citywide

“When we started playing around with a different flour, I actually took a liking to it,” said Salvatore Lo Duco. “It’s a little more expensive.”

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated PressMay 22, 2026

Malaysia slams ‘grossly offensive, false, menacing and insulting’ TikTok memes about its king

The commission warned it would continue to take “firm and proportionate action” to ensure digital platforms comply with their responsibilities.

By The Associated PressMay 21, 2026

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Secret Service shoot and kill suspect who fired at White House checkpoint; bystander was also struck but Trump was not affected

Secret Service said none of its officers were injured, and that President Donald Trump — who was at the White House at the time — was not “impacted.”

By Darlene Superville, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

Ukrainian drone attack causes fire at Russian oil terminal used for exports as Kyiv expands long-range strike capabilities

Ukrainian forces had also hit a tanker in the Black Sea belonging to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.”

By The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

U.S. reaches limit of sanctions power in targeting Iran’s economy

“We need to either overwhelm them with something new — and this Economic Fury stuff isn’t it — or we need to start limiting our ambitions.”

By Magdalena Del Valle and BloombergMay 23, 2026

Trump’s 3,711 trades point to multiple stock-market strategies

The patterns bear the hallmarks of overlapping portfolio-management strategies, often index-based and much of it likely automated, and all of it difficult to disentangle.

By Justina Lee, Vivien Ngo, Elena Popina, Matthew Griffin and BloombergMay 23, 2026