CBS Under Fire as NFL Fans Demand Boycott

CBSis facing boycott calls after endingStephen Colbert’s late-night showthis week. Some viewers now want fans to avoid CBS sports, thoughNFLsupporters appear to be split on that idea. The backlash quickly spread across social media after Colbert’s final episode aired.

NFL fans call for the boycott of CBS after Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale

The controversy started after CBS canceled Stephen Colbert’s late-night program, which reportedly had been losing around $40 million annually. The network’s decision triggered strong reactions online, with celebrities, TV viewers, and some football fans calling for a boycott of CBS programming.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel publicly backed the criticism during his own show on ABC. Kimmel told viewers, “On behalf of everyone at our show, we want to say to everyone at your show: It has been a pleasure to work alongside you.” Kimmel then hoped that those who watch his show would also tune in to CBS for the final time. “Don’t ever watch it again,” he said (viaThe Spun).

The calls for a boycott soon moved beyond entertainment. Since CBS broadcasts major sports properties, including NFL games, the NCAA Tournament, and The Masters, some users argued that sports fans should also stop watching the network this fall. One social media user wrote, “Boycott CBS, Paramount, and any Ellison product.” Another added, “Thank you, Stephen Colbert. No reason to watch CBS anymore.”

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One fanwrote, “It’s easy to support the boycott since the only show I watched on CBS was The Late Show (until NFL season starts).” Another user said that they will not watch NFL games broadcast on CBS, adding that they’ll “stick to another network” for the games.

Still, many football viewers admitted the NFL may be too powerful for any real boycott to work. One fan summed up that divide by writing, “I’m down with boycotting CBS… but there is no way on this green Earth I’m giving up the NFL!!”

Originally reported by Rishabh Shandilya onMandatory.

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South Korea says attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz likely involved an Iranian missile

By Heejin Kim and Joyce Lee

SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an attack on a cargo ship operated by ‌local shipper HMM in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month likely involved ‌an Iranian anti-ship missile.

The Iranian embassy in Seoul did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The ministry ​made the assessment at a briefing to announce the outcome of a government investigation into the May 4 attack on the bulk carrier, which caused a fire and damaged the lower stern hull.

"Various pieces of evidence point toward Iran," said First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, ‌adding that Seoul had not ⁠conclusively determined who was responsible or whether the attack was intentional.

The probe looked at debris from unidentified objects that were found inside the ⁠ship after the attack on the vessel.

The analysis showed that the ship, named Namu, was attacked twice and while the first warhead did not explode, a second did.

Components in the debris ​indicated the ​objects were likely made in Iran, the ministry ​said.

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"Their engines were similar to turbojet ‌engines made in Iran," Park said, noting that one component had markings that appeared to be used by an Iranian manufacturer.

The warheads resembled those used in Iranian anti-ship missiles, the Noor or Qader, Park said.

South Korea will summon the Iranian ambassador to share the results of the investigation and deliver a protest message, he said. Seoul will also demand ‌Iran take responsible measures to prevent a similar ​incident recurring, Park added.

He declined to speculate on why ​a South Korean ship would have ​been targeted, saying Seoul could not determine intent without access to ‌the attacker's decision-making process.

A South Korean defence ​official said, however, that ​from a naval perspective, the firing of two missiles suggested an intention to cause damage.

U.S. President Donald Trump said soon after the incident that Iran had fired ​at the South Korean ‌vessel, and urged Seoul to join U.S.-led efforts to secure shipping through the ​strait.

Tehran has previously denied any responsibility for the attack.

(Reporting by Heejin Kim, Joyce ​Lee and Brenda GohEditing by Ed Davies)

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UK, Poland set to sign defence treaty to tackle hostile threats across Europe

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Britain will sign a new defence and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday to strengthen defence cooperation in the face of ‌increasing hostile threats across Europe, the government said, following similar deals ‌with France and Germany.

The deal, due to be signed when Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meets ​his British counterpart Keir Starmer in London, will improve border security, tackle organised crime and deepen defence cooperation with the European Union, the statement said.

They will discuss what Britain called a major uptick in hybrid attacks, including Russian-ordered arson attacks in East London and across ‌Europe, as well as cyberattacks ⁠and espionage, the government said.

While Britain and Poland are already close allies, Starmer said "the challenges Europe now faces demands an even ⁠stronger partnership". The continent has been under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to take greater responsibility for its own defence.

"This treaty is the biggest step forward in ​our ​defence and security relationship with Poland in ​a generation, allowing us to confront ‌modern security threats that may be less visible but no less dangerous," Starmer said.

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'HISTORIC' TREATY

In a Polish government meeting on Tuesday, Tusk said that the signing of the treaty would be a "historic moment".

Poland signed a defence treaty with France in 2025, boosting defence cooperation, and is working on a similar treaty with Germany, ‌as alliances with European partners take on ​greater significance for Warsaw.

Tusk said beyond defence a ​significant part of the treaty ​focused on cybersecurity. Poland says its role as a hub ‌for military aid to Ukraine has made ​it a key ​target for Russian espionage, cyberattacks and disinformation.

On the defence part of the deal, the British government said it would seek to combine expertise and ​industrial capability to lead the ‌development of complex weapons, including new sophisticated munitions and the co-production of ​a medium‑range air defence missile.

(Reporting by Muvija M in London and ​Alan Charlish in WarsawEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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Charles Barkley rails against TV 'clowns' over Victor Wembanyama takes

Charles Barkley did little to hide his frustration with “clowns on TV” who’ve created a narrative that the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing “dirty” against San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.

Throughout the Western Conference Finals, fans and pundits alike have argued that theThunder— namely center Isaiah Hartenstein — are bending the rules while guardingWembanyama. Following hishistoric 41-point outburst in Game 1, Oklahoma City defenders have begun grabbing, pushing, and pressuring the Frenchman in an effort to slow him down in the paint.

The physical style of play has largely gone unchecked by the referees, prompting many around the NBA to question the officiating. NBC Sports’ Reggie Miller noted during a broadcast: “[Hartenstein is] using all of his body weight. He’s grabbing him, pushing him, and constantly trying to wear him down.”

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Bill Simmons similarly called out the officials for not blowing the whistle, writing on X: “I thought Hartenstein couldn’t play in this series. But if they’re letting him grab and hit Wemby on every possession, then he should play all 48 minutes.”

On Saturday’s edition of ‘Inside the NBA,’ Barkley couldn’t help but poke fun at the overall discourse surrounding Wembanyama and the Thunder’s defense against him.

“I think we need to all pray for Wemby, because he can’t play too many minutes, they’re gonna kill him out there,” he said.

Once Kenny Smith questioned if his colleague was joking, Barkley replied: “Man I am damn sure joking, because you guys — these people — man they pissing me off. I’m watching the whole game, they ain’t playing dirty.

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“These are some of the softest fouls I've ever seen in my life. You've got these clowns on TV talking about, 'Oh, they're going to hurt poor Wemby.' I was like, ‘Hurt him? You're kidding, man.’ It drives me crazy watching these shows."

Barkley expressed a similar sentiment following the Thunder’s 122-113 victory over the Spurs in Game 2 of the series, adding: “All of you at home and on TV saying they were too physical with Wemby need to stop. I’ve had kisses harder than those contacts.

“Sure, he was bodying him up, but it wasn’t anything excessive. No hard shots, no dirty fouls. If you think that’s physical, then you’re overreacting.”

Wembanyama, to his credit, is hardly letting the Thunder’s divisive approach throw him off his game.

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In Game 4, the 22-year-old scored a game-high 33 points — eight of which came at the free-throw line — along with eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocks en route to propelling the Spurs to a 103-82 win that tied up the series at two apiece.

Assessing his performance during a postgame press conference, Wembanyama told reporters: “We all have high standards, and I know I have a lot of responsibilities, but I’m here for it.

“Yeah, it was better today. It wasn’t perfect. But, you know, all of us, I’m talking about the whole organization, so we’re going to have to do things that we didn’t sign up for.”

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Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors say

By Paul Sandle

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to children, senior British doctors said on Tuesday, as they urged lawmakers ‌to tackle the harm that they say excessive screen time is causing to young ‌people.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges detailed the impact of social media on children in a submission to the ​government's consultation on protecting children online, which closes on Tuesday.

"It ranks alongside smoking and wearing seatbelts in cars as a unifying force for the medical profession."

"There can be few issues which have united clinicians so resoundingly in recent years as the impact that unfettered exposure to tech and ‌devices is currently having on ⁠children and young people's health," said the body, which represents the UK and Ireland's 23 royal medical colleges and faculties.

More than half of 132 ⁠doctors surveyed saw at least one case of health harm that could be related to tech and devices every week, and over a third saw evidence of harm multiple times a week, it ​said.

Harms ranged ​from physical injuries, for example caused by replicating ​acts of extreme pornography, to mental ‌health impacts, such as trauma from seeing violence online.

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Britain is consulting on restricting children's access to social media, including a possible ban for under-16s, as well as curfews, app time limits and curbs on what it has described as addictive design features.

Australia last year became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, with European countries considering similar measures.

Britain's ‌online safety law requires social media companies to take ​measures to protect children from illegal and harmful online ​content, but the government has committed to ​going further.

"The question isn't whether we are going to act; we will, ‌whether that is a ban on social ​media for the under-16s ​or restrictions on key features and functions," Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told BBC News.

Hundreds of British families are testing social media bans, curfews and app time limits to ​see how they impact children's ‌sleep, family life and schoolwork.

Experts are divided on how effective a total ban ​would be, while a group of young people in London recently told Reuters ​they were opposed to restrictions.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle)

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Oil rises, stocks waver as new US strikes dampen peace deal hopes

SINGAPORE, May 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday and stocks dithered as investor optimism over an imminent U.S.-Iran peace deal was tempered by new U.S. strikes in the Middle East.

U.S. forces conducted strikes ‌in southern Iran in what was described as defensive action, as Tehran's top negotiator and its foreign minister were ‌in Doha for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a potential deal with Washington to end the three-month-old war.

Also, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ​negotiating a deal with Iran could "take a few days", quashing hopes of an imminent end to the conflict.

The developments sent Brent futures rising more than 2% in Asian trade to $98.21 a barrel.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up slightly from Monday's last traded price but down 4.9% from Friday's close. There was no settlement on Monday due to the U.S. Memorial Day holiday.

"I'm a bit sceptical... We ‌keep being told there's a deal that's near, ⁠but what does the deal look like? That's what's really important. When's the Strait of Hormuz going to open... There's a lot we don't know," said Joseph Capurso, a strategist at Commonwealth Bank ⁠of Australia.

Stock markets were mixed, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advancing 0.67%, while Japan's Nikkei shed 0.14%.

Nasdaq futures trimmed earlier gains to trade 0.86% higher, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.66%.

EUROSTOXX 50 futures eased 0.16%, while FTSE futures added 0.2% and DAX futures lost ​0.26%.

"The ​market wants to believe that it's all going to end soon, because ​the war not ending is quite bad for ‌the world economy. The world economy's had these buffers of running down inventories, but you can't keep running down inventories," said Capurso.

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In Hong Kong, stocks rose as the chipmaking sector's gains helped overcome jitters around Beijing's crackdown on illegal cross-border trading.

The Hang Seng Index was up 0.5%, while on the mainland, China's CSI300 blue-chip index dipped 0.3%.

DOLLAR BACK IN THE RECKONING

In currencies, the dollar steadied on Tuesday on renewed safe-haven demand, though it remained some distance away from a six-week peak hit last week.

The euro fell ‌0.1% to $1.1633, while the sterling eased 0.13% to $1.3488.

Against the yen, the dollar was ​flat at 158.94.

Bonds were largely steady after a rout last week on ​worries that higher energy prices for longer would stoke ​a resurgence in inflation and prompt rate hikes across both developed and emerging markets.

The yield on the ‌two-year U.S. Treasury note fell nearly 7 basis points ​to 4.0573%, while the 10-year yield ​fell more than 6 bps to 4.5083%.

"We are likely to see periodic yield retracements on occasions when geopolitical risks subside, but inflation and fiscal risks are likely to be more sustained," said Eric Robertsen, Standard Chartered's head of global ​research and chief strategist.

"Commodity supply dislocations will ‌take months to resolve, and fiscal support measures are likely to drive a sustained deterioration in sovereign balance ​sheets - which will also require increased borrowing in an environment of higher funding costs."

Elsewhere, spot gold was down ​1% at $4,525.18 an ounce. [GOL/]

(Reporting by Rae Wee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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Hernández's walk-off grand slam against Williams gives Marlins 4-0 win, 3-game sweep of Mets

MIAMI (AP) — Heriberto Hernández hit a grand slam off Devin Williams in the ninth inning for his first big league walk-off hit, giving the Miami Marlins a 4-0 win Sunday and a three-game sweep of the New York Mets.

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New York had just two runs and 11 hits in the series and has scored two runs or fewer in four straight games. The Mets (22-31), who have dropped into last place in the NL East, were shut out for the sixth time this season as they completed a 2-5 trip. They have scored one run or none in 15 games.

Juan Soto was scratched before the game because of a fever. Marcus Semien went 0 for 10 in the series, dropping his average to .214.

Miami (25-29) swept a series for the first time since its opening three games against Colorado.

Christopher Morel doubled against Williams (3-2) leading off the ninth, Javier Sanoja sacrificed, Liam Hicks walked and Xavier Edwards was intentionally walked.

Hernández took a changeup for a called strike and Williams, who had not allowed a run in his previous 10 appearance, left a changeup over the plate that Hernández hit 416 feet over the center-field wall. It was the first walk-off slam in a 4-0 win since Kansas City's Justin Maxwell in the 10th inning off Texas' Joakim Soria on Sept. 22, 2013.

Pete Fairbanks (2-2) stranded a runner at second in the ninth when Carson Benge took a called third strike.

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New York rookie center fielder A.J. Ewing threw out Sanoja at the plate when he tried to score from second on Edwards’ seventh-inning single.

Mets starter Christian Scott allowed four hits in a season-high 5 2/3 innings.

After 15 relief appearances to begin the season, Miami's Tyler Phillips started and gave up two hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Miami first baseman Connor Norby left because of left elbow discomfort after Scott hit him with a 85.6 mph fastball in the fourth.

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Mets: RHP Nolan McLean (2-3, 3.57) will start the opener of a home series against Cincinnati on Monday after allowing career highs of nine runs and six earned in his last start, against Washington. LHP Nick Lodolo (0-1, 7.20) starts for the Reds.

Marlins: RHP Janson Junk (2-5, 5.07) starts Monday at Toronto against RHP Trey Yesavage (2-1, 1.07)

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