By John Haughey A Texas company co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says it will build “the world’s largest Artificial Intelligence complex” in a “first-of-its-kind, behind-the-meter ‘HyperGrid’ campus” near Amarillo. Dallas-based Fermi America on June 26 announced that it will formally begin work July 4 on a proposed 5,770-acre project that will house […]
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US Economy Shrank 0.5 Percent in First Quarter on Tariff-Linked Import Spike, Sluggish Spending
By Tom Ozimek The U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to the Department of Commerce, whose third and final estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the January–March period marked a further downgrade from its two earlier readings. The decline in economic activity […]
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Cal Raleigh’s Historic Season Keeps Mariners in Postseason Hunt
By Donald Laible The debate is ongoing. Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh or New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge. Who will be the 2025 American League Most Valuable Player Award winner? As close as the two-way race for MVP honors appears at this time, there is a whole second half of the season to play. Slumps will […]
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Zohran Mamdani Claims Victory in NYC’s Mayoral Democratic Primary, Cuomo Concedes
By Arjun Singh NEW YORK CITY — Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old New York state assemblyman, has claimed victory in the first round of the Democratic primary contest for mayor of the city of New York in the 2025 election, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) has conceded—a stunning upset victory. Mamdani, an Indian-Ugandan immigrant who […]
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Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani Top Latest MLB All-Star Game Voting Returns
By Ross Kelly Familiar names top the ballot box for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game as the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge is the top vote getter in the American League, and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani leads the National League, after the latest returns. Judge has previously led the league in voting twice […]
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Oil Prices Drop by 7 Percent as Market’s Iran Fear Factor Fades
By Andrew Moran Crude oil prices plummeted by more than 7 percent on June 23 as investors were optimistic that Iran’s limited retaliation could lead to a de-escalation in the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a U.S. benchmark for oil prices, cratered by about 7.3 percent to below $69 per barrel on the New […]
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Major US Cities on Alert After US Airstrikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities
By Jack Phillips Three major U.S. cities indicated that they’re on heightened alert following U.S. military airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21. In an announcement on the night of June 21, President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. military carried out bombing missions targeting three facilities, prompting threats from Iranian officials. “We’re tracking […]
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Illegal Immigrant Population Down 1 Million Since Trump Took Office, Research Group Says
By Tom Ozimek Roughly 1 million illegal immigrants have left the United States since January, the month President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new study by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). The findings come as the Trump administration intensifies its efforts to ramp up deportations, targeting large cities with so-called “sanctuary” […]
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Foreign Holdings of US Debt Dip Amid Treasury Market Turbulence
By Andrew Moran Global holdings of U.S. debt declined slightly in April from their all-time high, according to new data from the Treasury International Capital report. Foreign investors trimmed their exposure to Treasury securities by more than $36 billion to $9.013 trillion, down from the record $9.049 trillion in March. Japan remained the top holder, […]
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US Weather Service Says Heat Dome Will Hit Much of the US Next Week
By Jack Phillips The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast that significant parts of the Midwest and East Coast will see high temperatures during a heat wave starting this weekend and lasting into early next week. The heat wave will expand across the West Coast and Central Plains on Thursday until Friday, possibly breaking daily high […]
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Nippon Steel Finalizes $15 Billion Takeover of US Steel
By Andrew Moran Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel announced on June 18 that they have finalized their nearly $15 billion acquisition deal. As a result, shares of the U.S. steel giant stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange. A notice confirmed that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) informed the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
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Pentagon Mobilizes Hundreds of Troops to Help With Immigration Law Enforcement
By Tom Ozimek The Pentagon said Tuesday it will deploy up to 700 military personnel to assist with immigration enforcement in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, in support of President Donald Trump’s call to expand the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. The troops—drawn from all components of the U.S. military and activated under Title 10 status—will […]
