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5 things to know for May 7: Hantavirus outbreak, peace talks, market rebound, small businesses, White House ballroom
America’s appetite for weight-loss drugs is transforming a small Danish city into an unlikely hub of economic growth. Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, is pouring billions into its facility in Kalundborg, fueling rapid development in the once-quiet community. About 150 passengers are still on board a cruise ship grappling with a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three confirmed cases and five suspected cases have been reported, and officials expect that count to grow. The vessel is now headed for Spain’s Canary Islands as officials race to trace the victims’ contacts. Read more.
Oldest WW2 veteran’ dies aged 109
A World War Two veteran who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and served in the Navy throughout the conflict has died aged 109. Frank Chester, who was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, in April 1917, died at a nursing home in Malvern, Worcestershire, on Sunday, nine days after his birthday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv33xyek8o
Trump dramatically orders government to stop using ‘woke’ AI firm as Pentagon declares it a national security threat despite $20m contract… and a replacement has already been announced
Donald Trump emphatically told all government agencies to stop using the ‘woke’ Anthropic AI technology and quickly set up a replacement deal with Sam Altman’s OpenAI. Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials took to social media to chastise Anthropic for failing to allow the military unrestricted use of its AI technology by a Friday deadline.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15600373/Trump-Anthropic-Sam-Altman-ChatGPT.html
White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after actor’s Trump grave post
May 8, 2026
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The White House has called Star Wars actor Mark Hamill “one sick individual” after he posted an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, alongside the caption “if only”. The image, posted on Hamill’s Bluesky account, showed Trump lying with his eyes shut, next to a headstone with the inscription “Donald J. Trump 1946-2024”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g723pkgllo
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