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United States-based Berkshire Hathaway has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corp. in an all-cash transaction valued at $8.5 billion, including the assumption of debt, expand…
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House on Monday passed a bill requiring a bell-to-bell ban on student cellphone use in all K-12 schools statewide, voting 126–75. The measure prohibits phone use on school grounds throu…
United States – Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang has announced that the company’s next‑generation artificial intelligence platform, Vera Rubin, is moving into full production, easing recent investor concerns about pot…
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra on June 1, 2026, at the Computex 2026 conference in Taiwan, positioning it as the company’s most powerful Surface laptop to date. Developed in collaboration with Nvidia, the de…
Santa Fe — Voters across New Mexico went to the polls Tuesday, June 2, for the state's primary election, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and absentee ballots due by 7 p.m. The Secretary of State reported 181,934 ea…
Springfield, Illinois—This week the Illinois Department of Revenue issued guidance and proposed multiple amendments clarifying sales and service occupation tax treatment for medical services, prescription drugs, and out-…
Vancouver, British Columbia. Kodiak Copper Corp. announced on June 1 a best-efforts private placement to raise up to C$10 million and then announced on June 2 that the offering was increased to approximately C$13.1 milli…
Reality series “Love Island USA” has removed cast member Vasana Montgomery after videos emerged online showing her using the n-word. Variety reported on June 1, 2026 that Montgomery, a 25-year-old from Beaverton, Oregon,…
Frankfort, Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced a license-free 'Free Fishing Weekend' for all residents and visitors on June 6–7, 2026, allowing anglers to fish public waters without…
San Francisco — Shareholders of Palo Alto Networks recorded repeated majority oppositions to executive compensation in non-binding say-on-pay votes beginning in 2015 and totaling seven instances through recent tallies, a…
United States – Country music singer Morgan Wallen overturned a piano on stage during a recent concert after experiencing persistent technical difficulties that disrupted his set. The incident unfolded during a segment o…
Des Moines, Iowa. On Tuesday, Democratic voters selected between state Rep. Josh Turek and state Sen. Zach Wahls in a closely watched primary to determine the party nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. …
Annapolis — Maryland election officials began counting returned mail‑in ballots on Monday after a statewide printing vendor error forced the reissuance of more than half a million ballots ahead of the June 23 primary; re…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers passed a $55.9 billion state budget early Monday after an overnight legislative session, approving the largest spending plan in state history. The Senate cleared the measure 37-21 and the…
Los Angeles moved toward primary voting this week as candidates for governor and mayor intensified final campaign efforts. On Tuesday, former Fox host Steve Hilton campaigned for Republican consolidation in the gubernato…
Authorities in Longview, Washington, confirmed on May 30, 2026, that the death toll from the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill accident has risen to 11 after recovery of the final missing employee. The incident began on the…
Tallahassee — Gov. Ron DeSantis called lawmakers into a special legislative session this week and proposed the "Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes" amendment to expand the homestead exemption, set residency req…
United States. This week local news outlets reported that several states display differing ratios of workplace safety managers to workers, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics definitions and recent analyses; Indiana ranked…
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island entered a new, intense eruptive phase early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Episode 48 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 4:40 a.m. HST after a series of ove…
Global oil benchmarks Brent and West Texas Intermediate rose about 3% in early trading on Monday, June 1, 2026, after new U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets heightened tensions in the Gulf region. The escalation ha…
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang used his keynote at the Computex 2026 exhibition in Taipei to announce that the company’s new Vera central processing units are now in full production for data center deployment. …
MIAMI — On Monday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page civil lawsuit in the 10th Judicial Circuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT wh…
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that electrochemical treatment of textile industry wastewater can generate hazardous levels of toxic byproducts. In a study published today, the team found th…
In Washington, Senate Republicans have stalled an immigration spending bill over objections to a $1.776 billion settlement fund tied to compensating administration allies for legal actions. As the federal government shut…
A new memorandum from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), dated May 21, is heightening uncertainty for military families pursuing permanent residency. The document clarifies that adjustment of status—obtai…