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The Grammy Museum and Recording Academy honored the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame class at The Beverly Hilton on 8 May 2026, with Heart, George Clinton, Lucinda Williams and Take 6 performing and Norah Jones receiving the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award.

Seven consumers filed a proposed class action against Nike in federal court in Oregon on 8 May 2026, saying it passed IEEPA tariff costs on through higher prices and should not keep the refunds it stands to get after the Supreme Court struck the tariffs down.

Phillips' Geneva Watch Auction XXIII totalled CHF 74,846,995 across 225 lots, the highest total for any watch auction in history, led by a Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 'Polychrome Two-Crown World Time' that sold for CHF 7,961,000.

The revived Portland Fire lost their first game 98-83 to the Chicago Sky, but the sold-out 19,335 was the largest crowd ever for a WNBA expansion team's home opener.

Aramco's first-quarter adjusted net income jumped to $33.6 billion from $26.6 billion as it ran the East-West Pipeline at its full 7 million barrels a day to export from the Red Sea while the Strait of Hormuz was choked off. The board held the base dividend at $21.9 billion, 3.5% up on a year earlier.

Vuori released a second, more technical golf range fronted by Tom Holland, led by slim Aim trousers with magnetic scorecard pockets, the Ponto half-zip and the Ace Polo.

At a maternal healthcare event in the Oval Office, Trump announces a proposed rule letting employers offer fertility benefits outside their health plans, a day after HHS launched moms.gov for expecting and new mothers.

Zaha Hadid Architects' single-mast Danjiang Bridge across the Tamsui River, now the world's longest single-mast cable-stayed bridge, is set to open to traffic in Taipei.

At the Disney Upfront the Recording Academy confirmed the 69th Grammy Awards for Sunday, 7 February 2027 at Crypto.com Arena, and set nominations for 16 November 2026.

Johnny Curiel opens a small corn-centred Mexican tasting-menu restaurant in Denver, his sixth opening in three years; the menu runs to 18 courses.

The Federal Circuit affirmed without opinion a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling, won by Lululemon, that the challenged claims of Nike's patent on sharing recorded workouts to social networking sites are unpatentable.

The Supreme Court stayed the Fifth Circuit's order in Louisiana v. FDA, so mifepristone can again be prescribed by telehealth and sent by mail while the case goes on; Justices Thomas and Alito dissented.

The three biggest US carriers agreed in principle to form a joint venture pooling spectrum so satellite operators can reach phones directly and all but end wireless dead zones.

Drake released his ninth album Iceman alongside two surprise albums announced the day before; they debuted at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the Billboard 200, the first time one act has held the top three at once.

Audemars Piguet and Swatch launched the 'Royal Pop' collection, eight Bioceramic pocket watches built around the Royal Oak's octagonal design and priced from $400, sold only in person at 200 Swatch stores worldwide with a one-per-person daily limit.

3 Floyds Brewing's 30th-anniversary Dark Lord Day in Munster, Indiana, the only place to get bottles of its Dark Lord imperial stout, paired the 2026 release and six barrel-aged variants with a metal bill headlined by Napalm Death.