South Koreas world-beating stock rally came to a sudden halt as the benchmark tumbled on Friday, underscoring the vulnerability of a market dominated by a pair of chipmakers. 
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South Korea’s world-beating stock rally came to a sudden halt as the benchmark tumbled on Friday, underscoring the vulnerability of a market dominated by a pair of chipmakers.

Bloomberg

Korean Stocks Tumble After Reaching Milestone as Foreigners Sell - Bloomberg.com

“Star Wars” has officially returned to the big screen courtesy of “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” and members of the film press are calling the franchise’s comeback “a thrilling adventure,” “a perfect s… [+6158 chars]

Pedro Pascal is back as the Mandalorian as members of the film press weigh in on return of "Star Wars" to the big screen.

Variety

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions, From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’ - Variety

Vice President J.D. Vance was in Maine today to tout what the Trump administration claims is its push to combat fraud in public services. Vance blamed Democrats for fraud in Medicaid programs and vow… [+10434 chars]

Substack.com

May 14, 2026 - Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack

The Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale School of Medicine of discriminating based on race in its admissions, byfavoring Black and Hispanic applicants over White and Asian ones. 
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An investigation concluded that Yale School of Medicine favored Black and Hispanic applicants. The Justice Department sent similar findings to UCLA last week.

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Korean Stocks Tumble After Reaching Milestone as Foreigners Sell - Bloomberg.com

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Gets Divided First Reactions, From a ‘Thrilling Adventure’ to ‘One of the Weakest Star Wars Movies’ and a ‘Snooze Fest’ - Variety

May 14, 2026 - Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack

DOJ says Yale medical school discriminated against Asian, White applicants - The Washington Post