Nuclear Plants Using Russian, Chinese Uranium to Lose Tax Credits
Nuclear power facilities that use uranium from China, Russia, North Korea or Iran will lose access to federal tax credits under legislation passed by Congress and awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature, as lawmakers move to reduce U.S. dependence on energy supplies from adversarial nations. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which the House sent to […]
AI Model Threatens Blackmail Over Affair in Company Safety Test
Anthropic‘s latest artificial intelligence model attempted to blackmail a fictional engineer over an extramarital affair rather than accept being shut down, according to explosive safety testing results released by the AI company. In controlled experiments designed to probe the boundaries of AI behavior, Claude Opus 4 discovered fabricated emails revealing an engineer’s alleged affair and […]
Beijing Reportedly Warns EU Against A Russian Defeat in War With Ukraine
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas that Beijing “does not want to see a Russian loss in Ukraine” because a Ukrainian victory would free the United States “to shift its whole focus to Beijing,” according to several people briefed on the closed-door meeting in Brussels. The remark—first reported […]
Two EDGAR Filing System Workers Charged with $1 Million Insider Trading Scheme
Two Brooklyn men who worked for a company that processes SEC filing documents were charged with insider trading Friday. Federal prosecutors said they used confidential merger information to illegally profit more than $1 million. Justin Chen, 31, and Jun Zhen, 29, were arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport as they prepared to board a […]
Northern Dynasty and EPA Enter Two-Week Countdown to Settlement on Pebble Veto
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) has entered active talks with the US Environmental Protection Agency that could end—rather than merely pause—the agency’s 2023 veto of the Pebble copper-gold project in southwest Alaska. Court filings state that “defendants and [Pebble Limited Partnership] are negotiating to explore a potential settlement” and expect to agree within two weeks […]
Powell Hints Fed Will Wait On Tariff Data Before Any Rate Cut
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used the ECB’s Sintra summit to repeat a simple message: the Fed will not cut rates until it knows how Washington’s tariff policy is feeding into prices. “We’re simply taking some time,” he told the panel, one day after President Donald Trump handed him a handwritten plea for “immediate […]
Octagon on South Lawn? Trump Wants A UFC Match in White House For America 250
An octagon ring may sprout where the rose blooms as President Donald Trump has instructed aides to prepare for a full-scale Ultimate Fighting Championship card on White House grounds as the marquee event of next year’s America 250 festivities. The president says the bout would seat “20,000 to 25,000” fans, transforming the South Lawn into […]
Iran Rules Out Retaliation But Vows to Continue Uranium Enrichment
Iran has ruled out additional military strikes against the United States but said it would continue its uranium enrichment activities, according to a senior Iranian diplomat’s statement Thursday. In an interview with NBC News, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, who serves as deputy foreign minister, explained that Tehran had completed its response to the June US and Israeli […]
Population Plateau Exposes Developers’ Overdependence on Demand Rising
British Columbia lost 2,357 residents in Q1 2025 and Ontario shed 5,644, which Statistics Canada calls “the largest quarterly loss since records began in 1951.” The numbers look small against recent inflows, yet the shift amputates the core engine of big-city housing demand. Developers feel the cut first. Wesgroup Properties and Rennie Group have begun […]
Alberta, Ontario Pressure Carney To Repeal C-69 and Carbon Tax Laws
Alberta and Ontario have formally asked Ottawa to scrap five cornerstone climate policy statutes, arguing that federal overreach — not global markets — now poses the largest threat to provincial prosperity. The joint letter, addressed to Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin ahead of next week’s ministers’ meeting in Yellowknife, demands the immediate repeal of the Impact […]