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CDC Adds Another Airport For Screening Of Travelers Who Might Have Ebola

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,

Two more airports have been added as options for people traveling from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

People traveling from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan can go to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, starting May 26, Customs and Border Protection said on May 22.

The CDC said in a statement that Atlanta airport “has established operational procedures in place” for enhanced screening, which is one layer of the country’s approach to public health on top of screening individuals overseas before they board flights, having airlines report suspected illnesses among passengers, and monitoring people after they arrive.

On May 21, U.S. officials announced that U.S. citizens and legal residents who had been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days of arrival must go through Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, outside the nation’s capital.

CDC officials said that the travelers would be escorted to a special area of the airport to complete a questionnaire about their travel history and symptoms, and to provide their contact details.

CDC personnel would observe people for signs of illness and take their temperatures with no-contact thermometers.

Travelers without symptoms would be allowed to go to their final destinations; travelers with symptoms would be evaluated by a CDC public health officer and may be sent to area hospitals.

U.S. officials have said that there are no cases of Ebola in the United States linked to the outbreak, which was confirmed in Congo earlier this year and is up to more than 1,000 suspected and confirmed cases.

One case was confirmed in an American doctor, Dr. Peter Stafford, who was working in Congo. He and his family were flown to Germany for treatment, while another doctor, Dr. Patrick LaRochelle, was transported to the Czech Republic for monitoring.

Ambulance staff at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center during their Ebola virus readiness drill to test their ability to diagnose and treat Ebola patients in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2014. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

Serge, a Christian organization with which Stafford and LaRochelle work, said on May 24 that LaRochelle is asymptomatic. The group previously released a statement from Stafford saying the doctor was “cautiously optimistic” after beginning to receive care in Germany.

A White House official told The Epoch Times in a recent email that decisions on whether to move Americans who contract or are exposed to Ebola in another country to the United States will be made on a case-by-case basis, “but we will do what we need to to ensure health of Americans and minimize transmission odds.”

The CDC has taken other steps to try to prevent introducing Ebola to the United States, including barring the entry of non-U.S. passport holders who have been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days.

The CDC on May 22 expanded that entry ban to green card holders who have recently been in those countries.

The new policy, in place for 30 days, will give acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya time to “make an informed determination” about necessary travel restrictions going forward, according to the public health agency.

Tyler Durden Tue, 05/26/2026 - 07:45

Fresh U.S. strikes hit Iranian missile sites and boats in the Strait of Hormuz just hours after President Trump said peace talks were “proceeding nicely.” Even as negotiations continue, Iran’s nuclear program remains the biggest obstacle to a final deal. Meanwhile, Indiana officials say nearly 300 illegal migrants with commercial driver’s licenses were stopped and...

President Trump’s endorsement record has become one of the biggest forces in Republican politics. Will his winning streak continue in Texas tomorrow where Senator John Cornyn faces Trump-backed State Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Primary? And how might the President’s success translate to the general election this November?

With gas prices so high, the last thing Americans need are more expensive vehicles.

Rumors have been whistling around the artsy/literary scene that Andy Warhol’s magazine has suffered a mass exodus of staff in the last few days, and that the outlet is on its way out.

Rumors have been whistling around the artsy/literary scene that Andy Warhol’s magazine has suffered a mass exodus of staff in the last few days, and that the outlet is on its way out.

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The "Big Girls Don't Cry" singer left the group, consisting of will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo, in 2018 to focus on her solo career.

Every accused person, male or female, deserves a fair trial before a jury that hears actual evidence — not a “this is your life” documentary of past misdeeds.

Grading the Knicks’ 130-93 win over the Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night in Cleveland.

Ferrari Shares Plunge After Analyst Slams New EV As "Mix Between Honda And Tesla"

Ferrari shares fell in Milan on Tuesday after the Italian supercar maker unveiled its first EV sports car, disappointing Wall Street analysts who criticized the design, with one calling it a "mix between a Honda Accord EV and Tesla."

The four-door, five-seat Ferrari Luce, priced at a staggering 550,000 euros, marks the supercar maker's first fully electric vehicle and serves as its biggest test yet: can Ferrari's nearly eight-decade brand equity survive the transition away from combustion?

Ferrari has just officially unveiled its first ever all-electric car, called the Ferrari Luce.

• Starting price: $640,000
• Interior co-designed with Apple's former head of design, Jony Ive
• Range: 280 miles (expected EPA)
• Peak charging speed: 350kW
• 122 kWh battery
•… pic.twitter.com/QjgHeP1hJm

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 25, 2026

AIR Capital analyst Pierre-Olivier Essig said the Luce looks like a "mix between a Honda Accord EV and a Tesla."

He added, "We are lost in translation with Ferrari's new strategy."

The Luce is equipped with 1,000 horsepower, accelerates from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds, and has a top speed above 192 mph. Even with top-tier performance, the car's design has been instantly rejected by people online.

Left, Ferrari Luce $645k
Right, Nissan Leaf $35k pic.twitter.com/2PtrCrgnDW

— Tommy (@_TommyMason) May 25, 2026

Analysts at Oddo BHF noted that initial reactions to the exterior design have been largely negative among core Ferrari enthusiasts, reflecting concerns about a deviation from the brand's heritage.

They noted that while it is a bold and strategic move, it will likely have only a modest impact on sales and may lead to margin dilution, given high development costs and weaker residual values in EVs.

Oxcap analyst Stuart Pearson told Bloomberg that “"he Luce is likely a challenging aesthetic for many to digest, ourselves included, but it may provide the answer to Ferrari's China question."

The disappointment spilled over into the equity market, with Ferrari shares in Milan trading down about 6%.

On the year, the stock is down around 9% and about 40% off its high established in early 2025. Shares are currently trading around 2023 levels.

One notable takeaway from Goldman analyst Christian Frenes earlier this month was a report explaining Ferrari hybrids are depreciating far faster than their petrol-powered counterparts, suggesting buyers still prefer V-8 and V-12 combustion engines.

On top of Ferrari's shift into EVs, at a time when Lamborghini and Porsche have slowed EV plans as demand for high-end EVs remains lackluster, the car company recently reported wartime disruption to deliveries earlier this month.

At Capital Markets Day in October 2025, Ferrari set an official 2030 net revenue target of 9 billion euros, or about 800 million below expectations. Wall Street analysts were expecting 10 billion euros, adding to concerns about the company's long-term growth outlook and its strategy as it now enters EVs.

Tyler Durden Tue, 05/26/2026 - 07:20

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How The Deep State Weaponizes AI To Control The Narrative

The Deep State just upgraded from clunky human fact-checkers to AI that scales narrative control at lightspeed.

As Tony Seruga wrote on X:

No more paper trails, subpoenas, or exposed biases - just seamless manipulation.

Automated Shaping at Scale

AI floods zones with thousands of subtly varied "organic" rebuttals in seconds.

Pre-bunks emerging stories before they trend.

Detects your writing style, reasoning patterns, and source chains to dynamically throttle—no crude bans needed.

Infrastructure Already Live

CISA’s old “election security” coordination with platforms?

Content-agnostic and ready for new “harm” definitions.

Palantir, CrowdStrike & intel partners embed AI trained on classified data into commercial tools.

WEF’s “whole-of-society” push demands exactly this AI governance.

The Upgrade

Old fact-checkers left audit trails (funding, revolving doors).

AI is a black box: “The algorithm decided.”

Trained on curated data that associates inconvenient truths with “low quality.”

Plausible deniability baked in.

Endgame?

Not winning debates—making certain ideas unthinkable.

Never seen, never debated.

Just endless “helpful” corrections from voices that feel trustworthy.

Antidote: Think independently. Support alternative platforms. Never outsource your mind to machines or badges. Question everything.

The machine doesn’t wear a “FALSE” stamp—it whispers consensus until you believe it.

What’s your move?

Ignore at your own peril!

Tyler Durden Tue, 05/26/2026 - 06:55

Repositioning cruises are the ultimate budget-friendly hack, especially for travelers who enjoy being at sea.

European Gas Storage Can't Survive 3 More Months Of Hormuz

Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com,

• Europe risks a major gas storage shortfall if disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz continue for another 1–3 months, with inventories still far below normal seasonal levels.

• LNG supply disruptions, strong Asian demand, and distorted gas pricing have made refilling storage unusually difficult and expensive across the EU.

• Equinor warns prolonged disruptions could push Dutch TTF gas prices toward €90/MWh, forcing industrial demand destruction and fuel switching across Europe.

Europe could face a critical shortfall in natural gas stocks if shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz persist for another 1-3 months, senior executives at Norwegian energy giant, Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR), have warned. Europe entered the current summer refill season with severely depleted gas reserves, with gas stores only 28% full following a prolonged winter. Europe’s storage levels are currently at 35-37%, significantly below the 50% seasonal norm, increasing the risk that the continent will miss its usual 90% target at the beginning of the next winter heating season. The European Union requires member states to maintain robust storage fill levels, typically targeting an 80% to 90% capacity by early winter. A combination of factors has made filling Europe's largest storage hubs a daunting task heading into the latter half of the year.

First off, heavy withdrawals during winter, driven by peak household heating, coupled with a spike in industrial power demand, depressed natural gas storage levels in Northwest Europe to below 30%, roughly double the EU's overall storage deficit. Gas levels in the Netherlands, Germany, and France fell to critically low levels before spring even began: Dutch reserves plunged to just 5.8% by the end of winter, marking the lowest level in a decade; storage levels in Germany dipped to ~20% while those in France hovered around 27% by the time spring kicked in.

Second, distorted pricing and inverted seasonal price curves have contributed to Europe’s gas crisis, with an unusual market structure wherein summer spot prices are higher than winter contracts stalling necessary storage replenishment. Dutch TTF seasonal spreads have remained in negative territory to the tune of ~€ 1.3/MWh, with the unusual backwardation disrupting the traditional dynamics of injecting gas during the cheaper summer months and withdrawing it during the colder, high-demand winter season.  Europe has also been facing an LNG squeeze, with competing global energy demands and disruptions to major LNG facilities due to the Middle East conflict making replenishing stocks highly costly. Delays and infrastructure damage at key facilities particularly in Qatar combined with a phase-out of Russian LNG have intensified global competition for spot cargoes, particularly against high demand in Asia. The inverted curve has also been partially driven by expectations of an influx of new global LNG capacity later in the year, coupled with near-term supply concerns.

EU member countries have responded to the distorted pricing mechanism using various approaches. In Italy, regulators such as ARERA and transmission system operators like Snam have introduced financial compensation schemes that allow traders to bid in auctions where the market manager pays the difference between the summer and winter gas prices at the Virtual Trading Point (PSV) to ensure storage targets are met. The situation is different in Germany, with Europe’s largest economy having historically avoided direct state subsidies to force injections, instead relying on legal mandates and market-balancing tools. Germany's Bundesnetzagentur enforces strict statutory filling targets for natural gas storage to guarantee winter supply security. Shippers and network users are legally obligated to meet specific inventory levels, and compliance is driven by market mechanisms, capacity auctions, and strategic instruments managed by Trading Hub Europe GmbH (THE). To cover costs associated with purchasing, injecting, and managing strategic gas reserves, THE utilizes a regulatory storage neutrality charge. This levy, historically applied to exit flows and network points, helps recover the costs of state-mandated storage measures.

Despite the difference in domestic incentives, both nations are subject to EU-wide regulations, requiring minimum storage levels historically targeting 80-90% of maximum capacity ahead of the winter heating season. While Italy has leaned into financial support, Germany relies on regulatory mandates, with the goal of passing storage-filling obligations onto active wholesale market participants.

Equinor has warned that whereas a quick resolution could allow for Europe to attain a manageable 75% storage level by the end of the injection season, a 1–3 month blockage would make the situation highly critical, potentially driving TTF prices toward €90/MWh. A spike in gas prices is expected to drive market corrections, including a projected 10 billion cubic meter reduction in gas-to-power demand and increased industrial fuel switching.

That said, Europe’s current gas crisis is nowhere near as dire as the situation it faced when Russia invaded Ukraine a couple of years ago. Indeed, Germany is going ahead with the privatization process for Uniper following the company's multi-billion-euro rescue during the 2022 energy crisis. Under the European Commission state aid rules that approved Berlin's 2022 bailout, Germany is legally required to reduce its shareholding to a maximum of 25% plus one share by the end of 2028. Uniper's finances have improved dramatically following a massive €40 billion net loss in 2022 triggered by the cutoff of Russian Gazprom gas. The utility won major arbitration damages, and has already begun repaying government aid. This financial health makes it highly attractive to private markets. Headquartered in Düsseldorf, Uniper is one of Germany’s largest gas importers and a key player in Europe's gas trading and storage networks.

Tyler Durden Tue, 05/26/2026 - 06:30

Schumer and other national Democrats are again doing their best to hide their own extremism.