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Istanbul, Turkey CNN  —  Russia and Ukraine’s first direct talks in three years began Friday with hopes as dim as the gray Istanbul skies. And while the weather brightened as the talks went on, the prospects for peace did not. In the end a large prisoner swap (one of many in this war) and two discussion topics for future talks – a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, and the contours of a ceasefire – were the only deliverables, as the press pack at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace thinned out and the sun sank over…

CNN  —  Photographer Derek Ridgers’ introduction to the Cannes Film Festival arrived in 1984, when he was commissioned to shoot the DJ and rapper Afrika Bambaataa — in town to promote his cameo in Stan Lathan’s “Beat Street” — for the music magazine, NME. “I don’t think I’d ever really thought about Cannes, or the film festival, before I went,” Ridgers, widely celebrated for his distinctive portraits of British subcultures, told CNN via email. “Every year one sees items about it on TV, but it hadn’t impacted my life in any significant way.” Ridgers would return to the French resort…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai on Jan. 7.Aly Song | ReutersIn a regulatory filing out Friday, Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla announced a change to its corporate bylaws that will limit shareholders ability to sue the company if investors believe the company’s board or executives committed any breach of fiduciary duties.The filing says the new bylaw went into effect as of May 15, and that Tesla has adopted “an ownership threshold requiring any shareholder or group of shareholders to hold shares of common stock sufficient to meet an ownership…

Roy Keane believes the days of everyone wanting to join Manchester United have ended after the club suffered an 18th defeat of the season at Chelsea, which he felt proved they “aren’t really good at anything”.United lost 1-0 thanks to Marc Cucurella’s second-half winner to leave them on 39 points with one game – at home to Champions League-chasing Aston Villa – remaining. The 18th league loss of the season is their most in half a century, while they have picked up just two points since the start of April – the lowest out of any side in the Premier…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday walked investors through next week’s market action, honing in on a keynote speech from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and earnings from retail names including Target, Ralph Lauren and TJX. He struck an optimistic tone about the market’s capacity to secure gains — as long as trade tensions don’t worsen between the U.S. and China.”Unless we get news of new hostilities in the trade war with China, I think this market’s propensity will still be to go higher, even though we are overbought,” he said. “And even with this late night credit rating downgrade of the U.S.…

CNN  —  For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the world’s most populous nation, which banned caste discrimination in 1950. So, it came as a surprise when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced that caste would be counted in the upcoming national census for the first time since 1931 – when India was still a British colony. Counting caste will “ensure that our…

Stock Chart IconStock chart iconUniversal Technical Institute’s year-to-date stock performance.Universal Technical Institute: “I think it jives very well with where we are in the economy…I think it can continue to go higher because it fits the thesis of what we expect in an era of AI and the need to be on your game in non-AI jobs.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconSezzle’s year-to-date stock performance.Sezzle: “I thin Sezzle’s in a crowded space…I would actually ring the register on some Sezzle…It’s gotten a little too hot.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconRocket Lab’s year-to-date stock performance.Rocket Lab: “I was skeptical, but so many companies…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off buildings, ripped bricks off of siding and downed trees and power lines.At least four people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms iswept through St. Louis. A person walks past a large tree blocking a road after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) A person walks past a large tree blocking a road after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Read…

Enzo Maresca has warned onlookers not to judge Chelsea against their past glory days and urged supporters to “trust” him after taking a significant step towards Champions League qualification on Friday.Marc Cucurella’s 71st-minute goal gave the Blues a hard-fought 1-0 win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge which took them up to fourth place in the Premier League table.The top five will secure a spot in Europe’s premier club competition next season and victory at Nottingham Forest on the final day will guarantee Chelsea’s place.However, Maresca believes Chelsea’s critics are assessing the club against their illustrious recent past under former…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors there’s more upside in Cava, as long as the Mediterranean fast food outfit’s regional-to-national expansion plans are on track.”Even if the market rolls over and Cava pulls back again, then I’d once again view that as an opportunity to build a position — just like when I told you to buy the stock back at $77 in April,” he said. “Despite the handwringing about the economy, I’ve not seen anything to make me believe that Cava can’t still become the great next story… maybe the next Chipotle.”Cava posted quarterly results Thursday after close,…