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Oil prices pushed higher on Monday after President Donald Trump wrote on Sunday that the “Clock is Ticking” for Iran.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

By the time Powers’s U-2 was shot down, Johnson was already on to his next project, the even more successful SR-71 Blackbird—another high-altitude reconnaissance plane—that flew higher, faster and farther than the U-2.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was slightly higher last week, returning to levels in line with the average recorded since the start of the Middle East conflict after hitting a wartime low.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

It said inflation, which is the rate prices rise at over time, would increase "temporarily" due to higher energy prices.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

With his left foot, he felt for the first foothold, just a little higher than the ledge.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver