DAILY NEWS Stream – May 15, 2026

The UK is deploying the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East to “pre-position” for a potential role in the planned multinational defensive mission to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz (BBC)

Spain launches its new Plan Auto 2030 scheme offering up to €5,500 in instant dealership-applied discounts for electric and low-emission vehicles — combining €4,500 in public aid with a mandatory €1,000 dealer rebate — with the program applying retroactively to eligible purchases from January 1, 2026 and aimed at accelerating cleaner transport and modernizing the country’s aging vehicle fleet (EuroWeekly News)

Residents in Rochdale [UK] warn that the derelict 29-hectare Turner Brothers Asbestos factory — once the world’s largest asbestos plant and dubbed “Britain’s Chernobyl” by locals — remains a serious public health risk as children trespass on the crumbling site and swim in a potentially contaminated stretch of the River Spodden, prompting renewed calls for stronger safety measures two decades after the plant’s closure (The Mirror)

The administration of President Trump launches Moms.gov, a new US federal website providing consolidated resources for new and expecting mothers — including information on pregnancy centers, federally qualified health centers, nutrition guidance, Trump Accounts [investment accounts to support children], TrumpRx [platform offering discounted drugs], mental health support, breastfeeding, preconception health and adoption — with officials framing it as part of broader efforts to improve maternal health and support families nationwide (HHS.gov)

France’s health agency ANSES [French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety] warns that hair dyes can trigger serious allergic reactions, including itching, burning, swelling, and breathing difficulties. The agency reviews 124 reported cases linked to hair dyes and highlights chemicals such as PPD [paraphenylenediamine], toluene-2,5-diamine sulfate, persulfates, ammonia, and hydrogen peroxide as potential irritants or allergens. Permanent dyes are especially common and use stronger chemical processes, but semi-permanent and temporary dyes can also cause reactions. Experts advise users to follow instructions carefully, do a skin test before each application, avoid reusing products after any previous reaction, and seek medical help if symptoms are severe (Futura Sciences)

Experts recommend morning intake for multivitamins, B vitamins and vitamin D to boost energy, while magnesium suits the evening for relaxation. Because certain nutrients like calcium and iron compete for absorption, specialists advise against combined doses. Ultimately, effectiveness relies more on consistent long-term use and addressing specific deficiencies than on a single perfect time (Báo Sức khỏe và Đời sống)

Hungary faces a severe water crisis as prolonged rainfall shortages dry out soil across the Great Plain. With river, groundwater, and lake levels critically low, officials warn of escalating drought risks across the country (euronews)

Climate change and extreme weather are impacting wild blueberry farms in Maine [US], reducing harvests as shifting conditions bring heat, drought, floods, and occasional frosts. Farmers face rising costs for irrigation and other adaptation measures as changing seasons affect crop timing and yields (Inside Climate News)

An earthquake swarm in the Brawley Seismic Zone in California [US] produces nearly 400 tremors from May 9-11, including a magnitude 4.7 quake felt across parts of Southern California on May 10. The activity results in minor road and utility damage, prompting emergency teams to continue monitoring as the shaking gradually subsides (The Watchers)

Two people in El Paso [Texas, US] have been arrested on two counts of animal-people cruelty after allegedly leaving a 2-year-old French bulldog-person and a 5-year-old Lhasa Apso-individual inside an unventilated parked vehicle for about an hour, resulting in the bulldog-person’s death while the second dog-person survived, with deputies determining the animal-folks had no adequate ventilation or heat protection (KTSM)

Thai police arrest nine people and seize 250 kilograms of smuggled African elephant-folk ivory worth about US$300,000 — the country’s largest ivory haul in a decade — after uncovering a private Facebook group selling tusks, beads, jewelry and knife handles, with the suspects charged with illegal possession and trade of protected wildlife parts (CNA)

Greece deploys four new thermal-imaging microsatellites to detect and track wildfires in near real time, using onboard data processing and infrared sensors to identify fire outbreaks, map fire fronts and predict their spread, with the €20 million OroraTech-led system also supporting post-fire damage assessment and wider environmental uses such as crop stress detection, water table monitoring and flood or rockfall alerts (eKathimerini)

US-based Mushmycel unveils a sustainable accessory line crafted from different materials, including upcycled mushroom mycelium, apple skin, coconut fibers, and coffee grounds. The collection features items like mycelium travel organizers and apple skin card holders designed for circular living (The National Law Review)

Wheat Street Dogs of Wichita [Kansas, US] celebrates eight years of serving handcrafted vegan hot dogs and sausages. The popular vegan food truck generously donates all tips received to the charity the Wichita Animal Action League (Wichita By EB)

Sanitarium Health Food Company [Australia and New Zealand] meets with White House and legislative officials in Washington DC [US] “to work with the US government on improving community health outcomes.” The Seventh-day Adventist-owned firm that produces vegetarian and vegan products has experienced global growth in its items like vegan milk and cereals (Adventist Review)

A quick-thinking man saves a three-year-old boy after the toddler falls through a plaster ceiling at a phone shop in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) The child, uninjured, was chasing a ball in the attic before the floor gave way (Tuổi Trẻ)

A Parker Police Department officer in Colorado [US] rescues a skunk-person after finding it with a plastic cup stuck on its head in a parking lot. Avoiding being sprayed, the officer removes the container by hand, prompting a warning about littering risks (New York Post)

Surfers Harrison Mogg and Huwan Medcalf rescue a struggling wallaby-person found 300 meters offshore in Victoria, Australia. After pulling the exhausted animal friend onto a surfboard, they return it to land, where it safely recovers (The Cool Down)

Enlightening quote of the day: “You can be everything in life, but the important thing is to be a good person.” – The Venerated Enlightened Master and Sufi Poet Shams-i-Tabrīzī (vegetarian) (AZ Quotes)

Previously in Parts 1 through 4 of a multipart series of Crystal Faith’s near-death experience, 17-year-old Crystal suffered an amniotic fluid embolism during childbirth, leaving her unable to breathe. She prayed for God to let her leave her body and found herself above the hospital room as doctors tried to revive her for 45 minutes before giving up. Above the room, Crystal was also met by a loving woman she did not recognize — a presence who told her, “I’m the one who named you.” After entering the Light, Crystal co-created a living garden, entered a courtyard, and sat in conversation with Lord Jesus Christ (vegetarian) Crystal’s awareness shifted into the black void, where she spent what felt like billions of years before remembering her daughter and the life she had left behind. Crystal was suddenly transported into an artificially lit, oval-shaped room, tethered to what felt like a bed and surrounded by many observing presences, where an interdimensional angelic being stepped forward.

Now in Part 5, despite the wonder of it all, Crystal becomes desperate to return to her baby. The being tells her it can’t send her back — her body is too damaged. Crystal bargains, threatens, and pleads. And she goes, “You can do more for that baby here. Let me show you.” And she allowed me to be the seeds within a dandelion. And she took me forward to my daughter being three or four years old and blowing the dandelion. And I got to be the seeds blowing into the wind that brought the child joy and love. Then I was brought to a scene where I was the flower, and I also was blooming with the sacred geometry pattern and showing my baby how loving I am for it. And the baby recognized that and went to go pick the flower. And then I was the subconscious nudge in the quantum field that would come into the energy field of somebody else to, Divinely, in perfect timing, give my child love from a perspective where I wouldn’t have been able to because I wasn’t even present if I would have been back on Earth. This is a subconscious nudge through the lens of someone else. And she was like, “See, you can do so much more for your baby here with love than you ever can there.”

And I said, “I know, I believe you, but I want that baby to have a mother to hold, I want that baby to have experiences in life, having a loving mother, looking at it and holding it.” And she goes, “Now we’re talking. Now you’re being selfless. You’re wanting this with Love and Light. I have to respond to this.” So I said, “Well, what can we do?” And she was like, “Well, we can’t send you back there because your body is wasted.” And I said, “Well, fix it.” And she goes, “It’s not that easy. I have to get permission.” And I said, “Well, then, get the permission. Go get the permission.” And something very unique and odd happened that I’ll never forget. She goes, “OK, I’ll see what I can do.” And her eye contact left my eyes, and they went back to blue as she looked up to my halo, and she went to my halo to get permission. So, it’s like she — there’s something there that I’m still trying to understand and dissect. But she looked at my halo, and then, when she got the permission, she took kind of a step forward, and she was holding this golden pine cone, and it was literally also with the Light of it creating its own sacred geometry pattern. This being took a step forward, holding this pine cone coming out of my left ear area, and waved it. And just as she did, I felt the breath of God literally being placed back into my physical body on Earth. And I felt my whole body just elevate off the bed and come back down. And as it came back down, I realized I couldn’t open my eyes. I must be in a coma. And I started to learn how to breathe with the ventilation machine.

Six months after returning to life, Crystal visited her mother and spotted a black and white photograph on her mother’s computer screen. She immediately recognized the woman in the middle. And I said, “I met her. I met her.” And I was so excited. And I got a notebook out, and I wrote down that she said that she’s the one who named me, and I didn’t know what that meant. And so, my mom, who doesn’t see the notebook yet, proceeds to say, “There’s no way you could have met her because the last time I saw her was before you were even born.”

In Part 6, the mystery of the woman who met Crystal above the room is finally answered — when Crystal shows her mother what she had written down. And after a minute, she was like, “How did you know?” I was like, “Well, she told me. She was the one who named me.” Join us tomorrow for Part 6 of a multipart series of Crystal Faith’s near-death experience. [IANDS (International Association for Near-Death Studies) Podcast]