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- Global energy markets are navigating significant volatility, with the US proposing new nuclear safety standards while simultaneously increasing investment in coal and gas power to meet soaring electricity demand, and Iran facing challenges in selling its oil due to a lack of buyers.
- The US political landscape is marked by internal party struggles and legal challenges, including Senator Warren's progressive push, a lawsuit against Trump administration officials, and the Justice Department suing California over a handgun ban, all set against the backdrop of an upcoming election.
- International relations are strained, with the US considering non-renewal of the USMCA trade pact, Iran and the US engaging in indirect talks amidst escalating Gulf hostilities, and tensions rising between China and the EU over trade imbalances.
- Technological advancements, particularly in AI, are prompting significant industry shifts, with SAP slowing hiring and accelerating its AI push, while Palantir's CEO expresses strong criticism of major AI players like OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Humanitarian crises and natural disasters are ongoing, with the UN highlighting alarming child malnutrition in Nepal, record heatwaves impacting Europe and the US, and survivors being rescued days after earthquakes in Venezuela, underscoring global vulnerabilities.
ZeroHedge
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US Nuclear Regulator Proposes Changes To Nuclear Safety Standards
39 minutes ago
by Tyler Durden
US Nuclear Regulator Proposes Changes To Nuclear Safety Standards Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times , A U.S. nuclear regulatory agency proposed sweeping reforms July 1 to modernize nuclear reactor licensing and safety practices, shifting away from a global radiation measurement standard after 50 years. The cooling towers for units 4 (L) and 3 (R) are seen at Plant Vogtle, operated by Georgia Power Co., in east Georgia's Burke County near Waynesboro, Ga., on May 29, 2024. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File The regulatory changes are expected to make it faster and easier to build more nuclear
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Warren Pushes Progressive Agenda In Senate Primaries As Schumer Prioritizes Path Back To Majority
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Warren Pushes Progressive Agenda In Senate Primaries As Schumer Prioritizes Path Back To Majority Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are engaged in a high-stakes contest for influence over the future direction of Senate Democrat s, with the Massachusetts progressive working to reshape the caucus through targeted primary support while the New York leader focuses on expanding the map to retake the majority. Warren has thrown her weight behind several challengers who have explicitly said they would not support Schumer remaining as leader if Democrats regain control . She has framed her involvement as a response to
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Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Sues Trump, Admin Officials Over Allegedly Vindictive Investigations
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Sues Trump, Admin Officials Over Allegedly Vindictive Investigations Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times , Former CIA Director John Brennan is seeking a court order requiring the Trump administration to retain records related to allegedly vindictive investigations into him and his involvement in probing alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Former Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan testifies before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 23, 2017. Alex Wong/Getty Images While the Justice Department hadn't formally brought an indictment against
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Iran Runs Into Big Problem: No Buyers For Its Oil, As Full Tankers Pile Up Off China
2 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
Iran Runs Into Big Problem: No Buyers For Its Oil, As Full Tankers Pile Up Off China Iran was euphoric when as part of the Trump MOU, it got permission to flood the world with its oil after Trump effectively eliminate sanctions that had been in place for 40 years. However, it has quickly run into another, potentially far bigger problem: as the armada of Iranian oil tankers exits the Persian Gulf, it is now struggling to find buyers before the expiry of a 60-day window granted by Washington, According to Vortexa data and Bloomberg calculations, there are more than
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NatGas, Nuclear, Coal Keep Nation's Largest Grid From Buckling Under Heat Dome
2 hours ago
by Tyler Durden
NatGas, Nuclear, Coal Keep Nation's Largest Grid From Buckling Under Heat Dome Summary: NatGas, Nuclear, Coal Power Generation Keep PJM Alive First Day of Heat Dome Across Mid-Atlantic; Last Through Weekend "Set Your AC To 78F": NYC Socialist Pleads With Residents As Fragile Grid Faces Blackout Risk GridStatus' website shows the PJM Interconnection under severe peak-demand stress as heat-driven cooling loads surge across the Mid-Atlantic and eastern U.S. PJM load is near 158 GW, net load is around 142 GW, and real-time power prices are sharply rising to about $929/MWh. The fuel-mix chart shows the grid is heavily reliant on
The Guardian
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Côte d’Ivoire floods kill 59 as west Africa endures torrential rains
11 hours ago
by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire, Flooding, Extreme weather, Climate crisis, Ghana, Nigeria, Africa, EnvironmentAuthorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and Nigeria Floods in Côte d’Ivoire have killed 59 people since May, the communication minister told a cabinet meeting in Abidjan. There are fears the toll could further rise as rescue teams continue to search for victims during the rainy season, which runs from May until July, the minister, Amadou Coulibaly, added. Continue reading...
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Understanding Ebola’s wildlife origins is crucial to preventing next big outbreak
13 hours ago
by Dan Salkeld
Environment, Ebola, Infectious diseases, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, World news, Wildlife, ScienceIf we don’t know the source, not only do humans remain at risk but wildlife can suffer needlessly via retaliation While virologists and public health departments were palpitating over the news of an Andes virus infectious disease outbreak on a cruise ship (13 cases, three deaths), in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the Bundibugyo virus, the root of the current Ebola outbreak (currently more than 1,250 cases and at least 362 deaths), was smouldering under the radar. Bundibugyo virus is a horrifying, highly fatal pathogen. Symptom onset is sudden and includes headaches, diarrhoea, malfunctioning kidneys and liver, and, less
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Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says
a day ago
by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Sudan, Amnesty International, War crimes, Human rights, Africa, Middle East and north Africa, World newsReport accuses paramilitary force of crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civilians The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to capture El Fasher, Amnesty International has alleged. Many of the crimes, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, were carried out as part of a widespread and systematic attack against civilians and amounted to crimes against humanity, the human rights organisation said in a report released on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population
2 days ago
by Sarah Johnson
Niger, Global development, LGBTQ+ rights, Africa, World news, Human rights, Aids and HIV, Society, Burkina Faso, Mali, UgandaFears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climate A “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this year. Up to 40 people have been arrested and 16 men, including high-ranking military officials, have been imprisoned across the country, according to local media. Continue reading...
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‘They will attack me if I stay’: immigrants in South Africa flee for safety amid violence and anti-foreigner protests
2 days ago
by Julie Bourdin in Durban
South Africa, Global development, Africa, World newsMore than 2,000 anti-foreigner protesters march through Durban city centre as the arbitrary deadline passes for undocumented migrants to leave the country South Africa was holding its breath on Tuesday as mass anti-immigration protests were held across the country. They come after a weeks-long campaign against foreigners that has seen at least four killed and tens of thousands fleeing for safety. In the coastal city of Durban, where violence had been expected, the streets were unusually quiet and shops were shuttered as tension hung thick in the air. Continue reading...
South China Morning Post
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Ex-US Olympian indicted in what Trump called Reflecting Pool vandalism
2 hours ago
by Associated Press
A former Olympian was indicted on Thursday on a felony charge in what US President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where a renovation project he launched has been riddled with problems. David Hearn, a former Olympic canoe racer, was indicted on a single count of property destruction in a Washington court. District of Columbia US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Hearn ripped up recently installed sealant on the pool in “a deliberate act” that caused more than...
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UK teen rapists get detention after outrage at lenient sentences
3 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
Two British teenagers convicted of rape must serve time in custody, an appeal judge ruled on Thursday, after a public outcry over a judge’s decision to spare them detention. Lower court judge Nicholas Rowland in May sentenced the two 15-year-old boys to three-year youth rehabilitation orders, saying he wanted to “avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily”. However, the sentences provoked a severe backlash, prompting Attorney General Richard Hermer – the government’s chief legal adviser –...
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China signals openness to reducing gaping EU trade surplus as Brussels toughens stance
3 hours ago
by Finbarr Bermingham
China told the European Union that it is open to exploring ways to cut its massive trade surplus with the bloc during talks in Brussels this week, according to multiple people briefed on the discussion. Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao signalled to EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic that China was willing to consider purchase agreements covering European goods. The discussions touched on lowering tariffs on EU-made goods, in a rare sign that China recognises that its billion-euro a day trade...
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Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills 9 near Palace of Justice, Syrian authorities say
3 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
A bomb blast at a cafe in Damascus on Thursday killed nine people and wounded at least 20, authorities said, in the latest challenge for Syria’s Islamist leaders as they seek to stabilise the country after more than a decade of war. The bombing – the deadliest since a suicide attack on a church last year – was not immediately claimed. It took place near the capital’s Palace of Justice, a key government building, sparking scenes of panic in the busy area. Ambulances wove through traffic with...
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WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
4 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine. There were 12 confirmed and one probable case stemming from the MV Hondius, including three deaths. But while the outbreak is now over, for scientists and experts, the work is only in its early stages, as they try to learn lessons from the episode that triggered a global health alert. “Today, the final contact of a...
New York Times
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All New York Suffers in a Heat Wave. It’s Worse in Jamaica, Queens.
3 hours ago
by Sarah Maslin Nir and Christopher Maag
Air Conditioning, Heatstroke, Heat and Heat Waves, Urban Areas, Jamaica (Queens, NY)“Heat-vulnerable” parts of the city have few trees, little shade and limited access to air-conditioning. And the risk of death is also higher.
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See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers
an hour ago
by Raymond Zhong and Mira Rojanasakul
Glaciers, Heat and Heat Waves, Alps Mountains, Global Warming, internal-open-access-from-nlThe snowfall from last winter disappeared a month sooner than usual, after two early hot spells. Huge volumes of exposed ice are now starting to vanish.
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Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party’
6 hours ago
by Tim Balk
United States Politics and Government, Republican Party, Carlson, Tucker, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Third-Party Politics (US), Columbia Journalism ReviewThe influential conservative commentator’s relationship with the president and the G.O.P. fractured over the war with Iran. Now, he says he is charting a new course.
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Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Crucial Michigan Senate Race
7 hours ago
by Shane Goldmacher
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria, El-Sayed, Abdul, Michigan, Elections, Senate, Midterm Elections (2026), Primaries and Caucuses, Democratic PartyThe endorsement is the first in a contested Senate primary by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this year, in a state that Democrats believe they must hold this fall to win a Senate majority.
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Ukraine escalates military pressure on Russian-held Crimea
an hour ago
by Paul Sonne and Nataliya Vasilyeva
Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Drones (Pilotless Planes), Power Failures and Blackouts, Shortages, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Putin, Vladimir V, Zelensky, Volodymyr, Black Sea, Crimea (Ukraine), Sevastopol (Ukraine), Ukraine, Russia, International RelationsEscalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin.