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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrat Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters — the former election clerk convicted in connection with a 2021 voting equipment breach case that became a flashpoint in the election integrity fight — drawing immediate backlash from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and praise from President Donald Trump, who posted “FREE TINA!” on Truth Social.Polis announced clemency for 44 individuals Friday, including 35 pardons and nine commutations, according to the governor’s office. Peters was among those granted a commutation reducing her prison…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former private school teacher in Indiana pleaded guilty Thursday to child seduction, after authorities said she carried on a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, according to court records.Fox News Digital reviewed court records showing Torrie Lemon, 24, was sentenced to four years, though she avoided significant prison time. Records show she was ordered to serve 40 days in jail or prison followed by 1,420 days (nearly four years) of probation.Prosecutors said the relationship came to light during a 2025 school trip after another student discovered explicit text messages on the…

Modern systematic trading traces its roots not to code, but to agricultural markets. In the 19th century, exchanges like the Chicago Board of Trade enabled farmers and merchants to hedge price risk through standardized futures contracts. These early markets were dominated by commercial participants—producers and buyers managing uncertainty. Over time, however, speculators entered the market, providing liquidity and transforming price into a function not just of supply and demand, but of expectations and positioning. This shift marked the beginning of financial markets as we understand them today.The next major evolution came with the introduction of systematic trading. In 1949, Richard…

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024.CNBCBerkshire Hathaway added a sizeable stake in Delta Air Lines, marking the conglomerate’s return to the airline industry after exiting the sector entirely during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.The Omaha-based company built a position worth more than $2.6 billion, making Delta Berkshire’s 14th-largest holding at the end of March, according to a new regulatory filing.Warren Buffett stunned investors six years ago when he sold Berkshire’s entire equity portfolio of U.S. airlines, including stakes worth more than $4 billion across United, American, Southwest and Delta Air Lines.…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2026 5:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men who were found guilty of wrongdoing have been stripped of their appointments to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour. Peter Dalglish, a humanitarian worker who founded Street Kids International, was named a member of the Order of Canada in 2016.He was convicted of sexually abusing two boys in Nepal in 2019.Jacques Lamarre, the former president and CEO of SNC Lavalin, was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 2005. Get daily…

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JAKARTA: Indonesia has sought to defend its tougher approach to natural resources and foreign investment after a Chinese business group complained to President Prabowo Subianto that rising costs, stricter enforcement and alleged misconduct by officials were hurting Chinese-backed companies in the country.Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said Jakarta would prioritise national control over its minerals, including in planned changes to mining royalties.“It’s fine with the minerals, they’re ours,” Purbaya told news outlet Kompas.com in Jakarta on Tuesday (May 12).He added foreign investors could look elsewhere if Indonesia’s policies no longer suited their business interests.“If others want to move, they can just look…

US stocks fell sharply on Friday as rising Treasury yields, surging oil prices, and fading enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence stocks pressured markets following weeks of record-setting gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped roughly 537 points, or about 1.1%, while the S&P 500 lost approximately 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite declined about 1.5% as technology and semiconductor stocks led the broader market lower.The selloff followed another strong session Thursday, when the Dow reclaimed the 50,000 level and the S&P 500 closed above 7,500 for the first time.Investors shifted toward safer assets as Treasury yields climbed sharply amid renewed concerns that inflation could…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After a slow first round at Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia on Thursday, pace of play was a point of emphasis at the PGA Championship on Friday.However, when an official approached Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley, they became animated.Thomas, a longtime Team USA Ryder Cup member, and Bradley, last year’s United States captain, were on the fourth hole when they were approached by an official in a cart, and the conversation quickly turned into finger-pointing. Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley watch from the tenth green during the second round of the PGA…

NewsFeedMembers of Extinction Rebellion France, an environmental and social activism group, scaled the Eiffel Tower on the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, displaying a Palestinian flag in protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo