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The Beacon Briefing for Saturday, May 16, 2026

A preserved edition of the main news stories featured on The Beacon on this date.

Palantir says SaaS is dead

Forbes·Economy

Texas Children’s Hospital to open detransition clinic

The Federalist·Health
Power prices in eastern US spike 76% thanks to AI data centers

Power prices in eastern US spike 76% thanks to AI data centers

Gizmodo·Economy

Is there hope for the polarized state of American politics?

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The Hill·Culture

About that Thucydides trap

Wall Street Journal·Opinion

DC parents could face jail over teen takeovers

The Hill·Legal

CFTC using AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets

Ars Technica·AI

DoJ creating "Truth and Justice Commission"

ABC News·Domestic
Lakewood Church to be renamed 'DraftKings Arena' following branding deal

Lakewood Church to be renamed 'DraftKings Arena' following branding deal

Babylon Bee·Humor

Israel kills Hamas' military chief

Jpost·International

SpaceX to IPO at up to $2T

Tipranks·Economy

US kills ISIS leader in Nigeria

CBS News·International

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