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Wall Street Review: Dow Hits New Record Amid Ongoing Market Rotation
Steady bond prices, amid lower oil prices and a cooling labor market, have supported a rotation of investment from leading sectors into lagging sectors.
Day in Photos: Kyiv Struck by Missiles, Protests in Albania, Heatwave in the US
A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.
Lobbyists Drop Clients the Pentagon Has Linked to Chinese Military Activity
A 2025 law prohibits the Pentagon from contracting with companies who share lobbying representation with companies linked to the Chinese military.
Tesla Semi Involved in First Fatal Accident
The deadly accident is the first for Tesla’s commercial truck produced at the Nevada factory.
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Federal Government Sets Work Expiration Dates for TPS Holders for 7 Countries
Notices were issued for Haiti, Syria, Burma, Yemen, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Somalia.
Six California Cities Ranked Among Top 10 Least Educated in US
Six of the 10 cities are in central California, while the other four cities are in Texas.
Celtics Trade Former Finals MVP Jaylen Brown to 76ers
After ‘full-blown shopping’ Brown and lots of debate over his true value, Boston finalizes a trade with Philadelphia for Paul George and four picks.
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DOE Moves to Curb Future Appliance Efficiency Mandates
The proposed changes would make it harder for federal regulators to impose new energy-use limits on household appliances and equipment.
US Vows to Defend Sovereignty as China Enacts ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law
The EU voices concerns about the law’s extraterritorial application, while Taiwan warns it presents an escalation of the CCP’s transnational repression.
FBI Says It Is Still Evaluating Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes
The FBI said some of the notes were pure extortion, while ‘other ransom demands may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such.’
Largest US Power Grid Issues Alerts as Heat Drives Near-Record Power Demand
PJM Interconnection implemented a series of emergency preparedness measures as extreme heat drives electricity demand.
DOJ Sues Virginia, California Over Firearms Bans
In two separate lawsuits, the Justice Department alleged that the new state laws violate the Second Amendment.
FDA Staffers Oppose Proposed Clearance of Peptides
The amino acids are popular among some fitness influencers.
Private Payrolls Expand, Layoffs Cool Ahead of June Jobs Report
‘The low-hire, low-fire job market freeze is gradually thawing,’ says one chief economist.
FAA Moves to Lift 50-Year Ban on Overland Supersonic Flights
A new proposal would replace the current speed restriction with noise-based standards, allowing civilian supersonic flights that do not generate a sonic boom.
Justice Department to Prioritize Birth Tourism Probes After Supreme Court Ruling
A senior DOJ official said foreign nationals are traveling to the country ‘under false pretenses’ to give birth and secure U.S. citizenship for their child.
HHS Cuts Funding to New York Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for Poor Performance
Despite a $60 million annual budget and 270 staff members, the unit produced fewer Medicaid fraud indictments in the past five years than peer states.
NPR Retracts Report Claiming Justice Alito Is Retiring
The story had said that the longtime justice was departing the nation’s top court.
NWS Says More Than 60 Million Under Extreme Heat Warnings in US
A tracking website maintained by the U.S. weather service reported that 62.4 million people are subject to the alerts.
Witkoff, Kushner to Meet Qatari Mediators, No Direct US–Iran Talks, Qatar Says
The latest crisis erupted after Washington accused Iran of attacking commercial vessels transiting the strait with missiles and drones.
