Alphabet Joins the Dow on June 29, Putting Five of the Magnificent Seven Inside the Blue-Chip Index
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced June 24 that Alphabet will replace Verizon in the Dow, effective Monday.
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Largest Known AI Extraction Campaign, Urges Congress to Act
Operators linked to Alibaba’s Qwen AI lab ran nearly 29 million unauthorized exchanges with Claude through fake accounts over six weeks, Anthropic told US senators — a campaign it says dwarfs every prior distillation attack it has detected.
Venezuela Declares Emergency, US Deploys Aid as Confirmed Deaths Emerge From Caracas Rubble
At least three deaths are confirmed in one Caracas municipality after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela’s northern coast 40 seconds apart. The USGS projects a final toll of 10,000 to 100,000.
Ukraine Hits The Same Russian Oil Depot Again
A fuel depot in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai was reported burning again, putting a southern distribution node back in the spotlight barely more than a week after an earlier strike. The reported target was the Poltavskaya oil depot in Krasnodar Krai. Videos posted by local residents appeared to show flames at the site, while Alexander Kharlitonov, […]
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Bipartisan Housing Bill Stranded As Trump Demands SAVE America Act First
Trump canceled a planned signing ceremony at the Capitol for a sweeping housing affordability bill Wednesday, demanding Congress first pass his signature voting reform legislation — a bill Republicans have failed to move five times in the Senate.
Trans Mountain Tankers to Benefit as Port Authority Wins Federal Dredging Approval
Aframax-class tankers departing Trans Mountain’s Westridge Marine Terminal have been limited to loading roughly 80 per cent of capacity due to draft restrictions in Burrard Inlet’s Second Narrows. That constraint is now set to be addressed. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has obtained all necessary federal permits, among them a federal authorization under the Fisheries […]
Venezuela’s Strongest Earthquakes in a Century Collapse Buildings Across Caracas
Two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela in rapid succession on Wednesday, collapsing buildings in Caracas and triggering tsunami warnings across the Caribbean. The U.S. Geological Survey rated the back-to-back quakes at magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5, making them among the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century. The agency warned that high casualties and […]
Romania-Moldova Unification Bill Clears First Chamber Despite Government Opposition
A legislative proposal to unify Romania with the Republic of Moldova has cleared the Chamber of Deputies without a vote, advancing to the Senate despite opposition from the Romanian government and multiple parliamentary committees. Submitted by SOS Romania parliamentarians on April 14, the bill never received a plenary debate. Instead, it advanced automatically under Article […]
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Eagle Gold Receiver Sues Engineering Firm over 2024 Heap Leach Disaster
PricewaterhouseCoopers, acting as receiver of the defunct Victoria Gold Eagle Gold Mine, has sued Vancouver-based JDS Energy and Mining Inc. in B.C. Supreme Court, alleging the engineering firm’s negligence and breach of contract caused one of the worst mining environmental disasters in Yukon history. A heap leach pad failure in June 2024 sent roughly two […]
Doug Ford Is The Least Popular Premier In Canada, Poll Says
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives still hold the machinery of government in Ontario. The premier’s harder problem is that fewer voters appear willing to approve of how that power is being used. Angus Reid Institute’s June 2026 premier approval tracker put Ford at 21%, down 10 points from the previous quarter and the lowest mark […]