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Israel-based Wix cuts 20% of global workforce

Israel-based website-building platform Wix.com Ltd. announced on Thursday that it will cut roughly 20% of its global workforce, eliminating about 1,000 positions in what the company described as a major restructuring. Ch…

Louisiana House Approves Map Removing One Black District

BATON ROUGE, La. The Louisiana House passed an amended version of SB121 on Thursday that redraws the state's congressional map, reducing the number of majority-black districts from two to one; the plan passed the House f…

Tennessee advances, to face Texas Tech Saturday afternoon

OKLAHOMA CITY — Tennessee defeated defending champion Texas 6-3 in the Women's College World Series opener on Thursday, May 28, advancing into the winners' bracket. The No. 7 seed Lady Vols secured the victory behind str…

Tennessee opens Chapel Hill Regional versus East Carolina Friday

CHAPEL HILL, NC — Tennessee baseball opened the NCAA Tournament Chapel Hill Regional Friday at Boshamer Stadium, with No. 2 seed Tennessee (38-20) facing No. 3 East Carolina at noon ET on May 29. First-year head coach Jo…

Local election administration reports prompt scrutiny and investigations

Reading, Pennsylvania — At a Thursday board of elections meeting, Berks County Commissioner Michael Rivera reported that 51,612 ballots were cast in the May 19 primary, producing a 23.22% turnout; Democrats cast 25,937 b…

SC Allows Vinesh Phogat To Contest Asian Games Trials

New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay a Delhi High Court order permitting Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials scheduled for May 30 and 31 in Delhi; th…

Peabody Prices $225M Convertible Notes, Settles June 2

ST. LOUIS — Peabody announced on May 28 that it priced $225 million of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers, with an initial 0.50% interest rate and an option for init…

Cities Advance Varied Affordable Housing Measures and Debates

Nashville officials proposed a $7 million subordinate debt loan program this month, advancing a first phase toward a potential affordable housing bond administered by the Metro Development and Housing Agency; the proposa…

California Sues 23andMe Over Massive 2023 Data Breach

San Francisco — California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Chrome Holding Co., the company formerly known as 23andMe, in San Francisco Superior Court on Thursday, May 28, alleging the firm failed to protect customers' ge…

DOJ Sues Four States Over Confidential License Plates

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday sued Maine, Washington, Oregon and Massachusetts, alleging each state enacted policies that unlawfully deny confidential license plates to federal law enforc…

Whitmer Rules Out 2028 Presidential Run, Cites Break

Mackinac Island, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a two-term governor from a key battleground state, said Thursday at the Mackinac Policy Conference that she will not run for president in 2028, speaking on the fro…

Florida To Pay Assistants $11.2 Million In 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will pay its football assistants a combined $11.2 million in 2026, the school disclosed this week after releasing contract details; offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner is s…

Longview, Washington mill disaster contaminates Columbia River

Authorities in Longview, Washington, have shifted from rescue to recovery operations after a 900,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill. Officials confirmed two dea…

United States: Musk weighs potential SpaceX-Tesla merger

In the United States, Elon Musk has recently held internal discussions about potentially merging SpaceX and Tesla into a single corporate entity, according to multiple people cited by CNBC. The talks come just weeks befo…

WASHINGTON FAA grounds SpaceX Starship after mishap

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle program following an inflight anomaly involving its Super Heavy first-stage booster during Flight 12. In a statement released after t…

Municipal budgets approved amid tax and wage adjustments

United States local governments approved multiple municipal budgets this week: New Haven's Board of Alders approved a $744.3 million 2026-27 budget in a 28-1 vote raising the property tax rate from 39.4 mills to 39.962 m…

United States cybersecurity firm Zscaler shares plunge

United States-based Zscaler, a cloud-delivered security services provider, saw its shares plunge 31.52 percent on Wednesday, the steepest single-day decline in its history, closing at $126.41 and cutting its market capit…

Newsom Signs Law Limiting Ballot Seizures Ahead of Primary

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 73 on Wednesday to restrict law enforcement and federal access to ballots, voter rolls, and certified voting technology, effective immediately; the law criminalizes un…

UN Warns Multiple Global Heat Records Likely Soon

Washington. The World Meteorological Organization and the UK Met Office released projections this week showing a 75% chance that average global temperatures between 2026 and 2030 will exceed 1.5°C above pre‑industrial le…

US Sanctions Iran Strait Authority Over Maritime Control

Washington — The United States on Wednesday added Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority to the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, the Office of Foreign Assets Control said, after the authority was …

Stanford captures NCAA women's golf title over USC

Carlsbad, Calif. — Stanford defeated USC 4-1 on Wednesday at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course to win the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship, claiming the program's fourth national title and its third in f…

Tyler Tanner Withdraws From Draft, Returns To Vanderbilt

Nashville — Tyler Tanner withdrew his name from the NBA Draft on Wednesday and will return to Vanderbilt for the upcoming season after a breakout sophomore year. Tanner averaged 19.5 points and 5.1 assists, earned first-…

Sabally's career night lifts Toronto Tempo over Sky

CHICAGO — Nyara Sabally scored a career-high 29 points and Marina Mabrey added 24 points with seven assists as the Toronto Tempo defeated the Chicago Sky 111-104 on Wednesday night. Toronto built a 55-48 halftime lead th…

U.S. vows oversight as Hormuz control remains contested

Washington — President Donald Trump said Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting that no single nation will control the Strait of Hormuz, calling it international waters and stating the United States will "watch over" transit whi…

Paxton Wins GOP Runoff; Talarico Advances for Democrats

Austin, Texas. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico emerged as the Democratic nominee and is set to face Republican Ken Paxton after Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP runoff on Tuesday, reshaping the …

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