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6th hot car-related child death this year highlights ongoing risk
A two-year-old boy was found dead inside a car in Georgia, officials said. -
MarketWatch - Business
U.S. presidential election highlights biggest risk to a bond-market rally in the second half
Of all the wild cards in the months ahead for the $27 trillion Treasury market, an increasing U.S. government deficit is regarded as perhaps the greatest long-term risk facing the market right now because of its potential to translate into higher ... -
NBC News - Top stories
'It's Shakespearean': Long-simmering tensions between Biden's family and aides spill out
President Joe Biden’s family is attempting to become more involved over his campaign and White House affairs as their anger with his staff spills into public view.Joe Biden -
CBS News - Top stories
Nonprofit reunites Marines with their K9s
After K9s retire from service, a non-profit animal welfare group is helping reunite them with their Marine handlers. -
BBC News - Top stories
Highlights: France beat Portugal on penalties
France beat Portugal 5-3 on penalties following a 0-0 draw in Hamburg to set up a semi-final with Spain. -
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Marines reunite with their beloved service dogs
With the help of American Humane, two Marines are reunited with their service dogs after a long journey from Okinawa, Japan, to Texas. -
BBC News - Top stories
Highlights: Raducanu dominant in win over Mertens
Emma Raducanu completes a dominant 6-1 6-2 victory over Elise Mertens to move into the third round of Wimbledon 2024. -
Financial Times - World
Singapore tries to break free of the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ cliché
Locals are questioning the government schemes that have enticed wealthy expats -
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ABC News - World
Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore
A Japanese hairstylist has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore this week for what the judge described as a “brutal and cruel” sexual assault and rape of a drunk student five years ago -
The Guardian - World
Shell to take hit of up to $2bn on Rotterdam and Singapore sites
Oil firm’s warning comes after it had to halt work on Europe’s largest biofuel project and sell refinery in Asia. Shell has warned investors that it will take an impairment charge of up to $2bn (£1.6bn) in its next set of results after it was ... -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Oil Slips After U.S. Data Points to Cooling Economy
Oil prices were weaker on a thinner trading day due to the Fourth of July holiday and despite softer-than-expected U.S. employment and business activity data fuelling optimism for future rate cuts. -
ESPN - Sports
Mariners' Griggs resigns from front-office role
Catie Griggs has resigned as president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners, the team announced Friday. -
The Hill - Politics
Biden campaign highlights tight polling in all-staff memo
President Biden’s reelection campaign on Wednesday highlighted tight polling against former President Trump in an all-staff memo obtained by The Hill, as the team grapples with ongoing fallout from last week's debate between the two. The memo from ...Joe Biden -
Financial Times - World
The best moments of the 2024 UK election campaign
The events, photos and gaffes that defined the past six weeksUnited Kingdom -
Financial Times - World
Botched coup attempt in Bolivia highlights deepening political dysfunction
Feuding factions point fingers after last week’s failed plot that further exposed the country’s troubles -
BBC News - Top stories
Highlights: Spain score deep into extra time to knock out hosts Germany
Hosts Germany are eliminated from Euro 2024 after Mikel Merino's 119th-minute winner gives Spain a 2-1 win to send them into the semi-finals. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
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New York pension fund to vote against Best Buy chairman in dispute over LGBTQ support, and Microsoft to pay $14.4 million to resolve leave discrimination claims in California. Plus, the EU confirms tariffs on Chinese-made EVs. -
Financial Times - Business
Oil prices rally as peak driving season gets under way
Brent crude has risen about $10 a barrel since early June as US stockpiles dwindle -
MarketWatch - Business
Oil prices tally 4th straight weekly gain as data hint at better demand
Oil futures fell on Friday, but U.S. and global benchmark prices tallied a fourth straight weekly gain as a recent drop in U.S. crude supplies and a rise in gasoline demand helped ease some concerns over the outlook for energy demand. -
CNBC - Business
Energy giant Shell to take up to a $2 billion impairment hit on Rotterdam, Singapore plants
Energy giant Shell on Friday said it expects to record a post-tax impairment hit of up to $2 billion mainly linked to its Singapore and Rotterdam plants. -
CBS News - Top stories
Marines reunite with K-9 partners after years apart
After nearly two years apart, Marines Dalton Stone and Isaac Weissand have finally reunited with their beloved K-9 partners, Aida and Poker. Their bond formed through service and companionship. -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Cubs are in trouble, what’s up with the Mariners' offense & James Wood arrives
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman discuss the Cubs possibly being in trouble this season, the problem with the Mariners' offense, James Wood making his debut, remembering Orlando Cepeda and Pirates super fan Saxboy joins the show. -
The Guardian - World
The Mariners have never reached a World Series. Fans hope for a drought’s end
Seattle are sitting atop the American League West but the team’s ambitions have been dashed plenty of times before. Billy Mac remembers being in the broadcast booth in 2019 when Félix Hernández pitched his final game for the Seattle Mariners. ... -
ABC News - Sports
Catie Griggs resigns as president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners
Catie Griggs has resigned as president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners -
Financial Times - World
Marine Le Pen profite du débat houleux sur l’antisémitisme
La leader d’extrême droite séduit une partie de la communauté juive avec une rhétorique anti-islamiste, tandis que l’extrême gauche est désormais perçue comme une menace -
Financial Times - World
A fraught debate over antisemitism is helping Marine Le Pen
Far right leader has won over some French Jews with her tough stance on Islamism, with far left now seen as a threat -
The Hill - Politics
Is our food supply chain at risk?
Any disruptions along the food supply chain can have disastrous consequences. -
CBS Sports - Sports
'Hard Knocks' Offseason with the Giants: Saquon Barkley free agent decision highlights first episode
The Giants did not value the running back position high enough to keep the former No. 2 overall pick around -
CBS Sports - Sports
Fantasy Baseball Week 16 Preview: Two-start pitcher rankings highlight Gavin Stone, Carlos Rodon
Quality matchups help to salvage some otherwise shaky two-start optionsFantasy Football -
MarketWatch - Business
Hurricane Beryl puts focus on oil with climate change likely to intensify storms
Even though Hurricane Beryl is predicted to miss most of the offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. energy industry is on high alert over climate change and the risk of more frequent, more intense storms posing a growing challenge for ...Climate -
The Wall Street Journal - World
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Fall More Than Expected
Government data showed crude-oil inventories fell by 12.2 million barrels last week, much greater than the decline of 1.1 million barrels that analysts expected. Gasoline and distillate fuels fell too, as refineries raised their capacity use. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Saudi's Oil Price Cut to Asia Was Less Significant Than Predicted, DNB Says
Saudi Arabia’s price cut for its flagship Arab Light crude it sells to Asian customers was less significant than expected, according to DNB Markets. -
MarketWatch - Business
Saudi Arabia cuts Asia oil prices for second straight month
Looking at other importing regions, the oil producer instead increased its August prices for all grades for customers in northwest Europe and the Mediterranean. -
The Guardian - World
Ukraine war briefing: More Russian oil depots burn in drone attacks
New UK PM Starmer promises Zelenskiy ‘unwavering’ support; EU leadership condemns Orbán’s visit to Moscow. What we know on day 864. Oil depots in Russia’s Krasnodar region were burning after drone attacks over Friday night, reports said. Tanks at ...Ukraine -
The New York Times - World
Facing New ‘Greenwashing’ Law, an Oil Industry Website Goes Dark
Oil sands companies pushing a carbon capture project shut down their website after a law banning misleading environmental claims was passed. -
The Hill - Politics
Democrats risk becoming Trumpified in defending Biden
Democrats are becoming resigned to Biden's candidacy. They shouldn’t.Joe Biden -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
Paul Theroux, Author of Almost 60 Books, Has Advice for Aspiring Writers
After 60 years and almost as many books, the novelist and travel writer, 83, will stop when he falls out of his chair. -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Let's not overlook the risk Dallas is taking on Klay
While Klay Thompson isn't the same kind of scoring threat he was in his prime, he still should be a great fit around Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. -
Financial Times - Business
Beware shadow banks gobbling up more risk
Policymakers are directly or inadvertently fuelling the rise of the asset manager lender