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Immigration enforcement agents surrounded a vehicle and detained a woman identified as Stephanie Rodriguez.

Rudy Giuliani is applying for medical coverage under the World Trade Center health program. He remains in the hospital but has been moved out of intensive care. The source did not specify the exact medical condition or the reason for his hospitalization.

Advocates are challenging a court case that could end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. The source reports a traffic accident that closed lanes in Sha Tin. Additionally, a hepatitis case has been linked to a KLM flight passenger.

First-time weekly jobless claims rose slightly last week to a count of 200,000. This figure is described as a historically low count.

A new study predicts that over 150,000 students will disappear from New York City public schools over the next decade. The study provides a forecast for student population decline in the city's public education system.

Hawkeye 360, a company supporting the defense and space industries, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The public offering raised more than $400 million. The company's stock price increased by 30% following the debut. Shares rose 30% under the ticker HAWK. Major stock averages saw losses on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 313 points.

Trading for Olenox Industries Inc Cmn ($OLOX) was halted on the NASDAQ at 19:50:00 ET on May 7, 2026. The halt was issued pending news.

Atari has acquired the rights to the Wizardry RPG series. Atari plans to leverage these rights for future game development and other media. The acquisition was made in New York.

Goldman Sachs has filed documentation with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin fund. This filing was previously noted. Market data shows Bitget Token (BGB) rose 5.6% to $2.17 and Ethereum Classic (ETC) rose 3.9% to $9.37.

Gains were supported by strong performance in semiconductor and AI-related stocks, including AMD and Corning. The S&P 500 gained nearly 1.5 percent to reach 7,365. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1.25 percent to approach the 50,000 mark. These gains occurred on Wall Street according to the report. AMD and Corning shares also saw price increases during the session. The transcript did not specify the exact figures or the drivers of this market performance. Major US stock market indices, including the Dow Jones and S&P 500, closed at record highs. This surge is attributed to continued market focus on Middle Eastern developments. The median price of a home sold in April was $417,700, an increase of nearly 1% from last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 95 points, the NASDAQ rose 827 points, and the S&P 500 gained 14 points.