Philadelphia, United States, stunned the NBA by signing 41-year-old LeBron James to a two-year, $8 million contract, a move that caught rival executives off guard and immediately altered projections for the 2026-27 championship race. After three weeks of intense free-agency speculation, most general managers expected the four-time NBA champion to...
A large heat dome over the United States is driving triple-digit temperatures and high humidity across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Eastern seaboard, with the National Weather Service issuing extensive heat advisories and excessive heat warnings affecting tens of millions. Major cities including Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and New York are...
South Korea – Nvidia and South Korea’s SK Group, which includes SK Hynix and SK Telecom, have signed a strategic artificial intelligence infrastructure partnership worth more than $500 billion, marking one of the largest hardware commitments in semiconductor history. The long-term agreement focuses on securing and co-developing next-generation high-bandwidth memory...
Kuwait has agreed a $16 billion, 20.5-year lease-and-leaseback transaction for its national crude oil pipeline network with a consortium led by U.S. private equity firms Blackstone and KKR, alongside Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management. The deal, known as Project Peregrine, grants the investor group a 49% equity stake in a joint...
United States – The article analyzes how U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump centered on an assertive, coercive negotiation style often framed as “maximum pressure.” His administration relied on sweeping economic sanctions, conspicuous military signaling and force deployments, tight deadlines, and sharp public rhetoric to push rivals toward negotiations from...
In Chicago, Dallas Wings rookie guard Azzi Fudd won the WNBA 3-Point Contest at Wintrust Arena during All-Star weekend, becoming the first rookie in league history to secure the event’s title. Fudd, the No. 1 overall draft pick and former University of Connecticut standout, defeated Portland Fire guard Bridget Carleton...
West Virginia officials reported two deaths after intense flash floods swept through parts of the state, inundating homes and businesses and damaging key transportation routes. The victims, 59-year-old Judy A. Young and 61-year-old James J. Harper, were residents of Upshur County. Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency across...
United States–based smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has notified customers that it will impose double‑digit price increases on its products, citing accelerating supplier and supply chain costs. In a formal letter circulated to clients, the company said the higher prices will apply to all products shipped from September 1. Qualcomm explained it...
WASHINGTON — The United States military said Friday that its forces disabled the Comoros-flagged merchant tanker M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel repeatedly attempted to breach a US-imposed blockade of Iran’s ports. US Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said the crew received warnings but did...
SpaceX has reset the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket for July 25, following an aborted attempt on July 16 caused by an engine malfunction. The launch window opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (22:45 UTC) from the company’s Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas. This will be the second...
