https://www.optics.news/story/blm-grift-activates-over-george-floyd-joke-dropped-during-kevin-hart-roast-story-1040 Optics News en 2026-05-16T15:18:16.000Z BLM grift activates over George Floyd joke dropped during Kevin Hart roast https://www.optics.news/story/canada-cruise-passenger-tests-positive-for-hantavirus-story-355 Optics News en 2026-05-17T01:58:40.000Z Canada cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus https://www.optics.news/story/from-beef-ribs-to-a-heavenly-walk-xi-trump-summit-symbolism-underscored-story-833 Optics News en 2026-05-16T20:04:27.000Z From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi-Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition https://www.optics.news/story/a-cuba-on-the-brink-of-collapse-peers-into-the-vertigo-of-change-imposed-from-story-997 Optics News en 2026-05-16T16:07:00.000Z A Cuba on the brink of collapse peers into the vertigo of change imposed from the United States https://www.optics.news/story/stephen-miller-s-new-recusals-story-612 Optics News en 2026-05-17T00:30:34.000Z Stephen Miller’s New Recusals https://www.optics.news/story/trump-claps-back-at-hochul-in-blame-game-for-long-island-railroad-strike-story-783 Optics News en 2026-05-16T19:11:02.000Z Trump claps back at Hochul in blame game for Long Island Railroad strike https://www.optics.news/story/michael-goodwin-the-left-s-turn-against-israel-is-complete-with-the-ny-times-story-488 Optics News en 2026-05-17T02:17:46.000Z Michael Goodwin: The Left’s turn against Israel is complete with the NY Times’ latest antisemitic smear https://www.optics.news/story/judge-declares-mistrial-in-harvey-weinstein-s-rape-retrial-after-jury-deadlocked-story-1003 Optics News en 2026-05-16T16:00:15.000Z Judge declares mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial after jury deadlocked https://www.optics.news/story/trump-may-drop-irs-suit-in-return-for-1-7-billion-weaponization-fund-story-10 Optics News en 2026-05-17T00:59:24.000Z Trump May Drop IRS Suit in Return for $1.7 Billion ‘Weaponization’ Fund https://www.optics.news/story/rory-mc-ilroy-throws-himself-into-contention-ahead-of-sunday-shootout-at-story-686 Optics News en 2026-05-16T23:12:04.000Z Rory Mc Ilroy throws himself into contention ahead of Sunday shootout at Aronimink https://www.optics.news/story/for-better-or-worse-investors-are-living-through-trump-s-stock-market-here-s-why-story-967 Optics News en 2026-05-16T17:00:41.000Z For better or worse, investors are living through Trump’s stock market. 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Jared Polis commutes sentences of 9 people, including some sentenced to life without parole https://www.optics.news/story/american-bar-association-caves-on-dei-rule-for-law-schools-story-937 Optics News en 2026-05-16T17:49:45.000Z American Bar Association Caves On DEI Rule For Law Schools https://www.optics.news/story/teen-takeovers-turn-blue-cities-into-scenes-from-the-purge-story-1072 Optics News en 2026-05-16T14:24:49.000Z Teen Takeovers Turn Blue Cities Into 'Scenes From The Purge' https://www.optics.news/story/sen-cassidy-knocked-out-of-louisiana-republican-primary-as-trump-backed-letlow-story-100 Optics News en 2026-05-17T03:39:29.000Z Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff https://www.optics.news/story/why-warsh-wants-the-fed-to-keep-quiet-story-458 Optics News en 2026-05-16T17:38:00.000Z Why Warsh Wants the Fed To Keep Quiet https://www.optics.news/story/will-california-s-billionaire-tax-proposal-help-or-hurt-the-state-story-442 Optics News en 2026-05-17T02:44:31.000Z Will California’s billionaire tax proposal help or hurt the state? https://www.optics.news/story/i-was-the-russian-commander-in-a-war-game-this-is-how-i-defeated-nato-story-753 Optics News en 2026-05-16T22:07:06.000Z I Was the Russian Commander in a War Game. 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