Israel’s attack on Iran created waves across the global market as investors moved towards safer assets. Stocks dropped, while oil prices rose sharply and gold approached record highs. Stocks fall All three major U.S. indexes closed down on Friday, June 13, erasing gains from the week. The selloff continued late in the afternoon with reports […]
Through four games, the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers have played an all-time classic Stanley Cup Final. The rollercoaster of a series is tied at two games apiece, and suddenly the season comes down to just two or three games. How did the Edmonton Oilers tie the series? Thursday night, June 12, the Oilers were […]
The U.S. military parade set for Saturday, June 14, in Washington, D.C., appears to be receiving financial backing from some of the nation’s leading tech companies. Controversy over the parade has led to questions from critics about who’s backing it. Championed by President Donald Trump, the “grand military parade” will celebrate the U.S. Army’s founding […]
In a stealthy, first-of-its-kind mission beneath European waters, the U.S. Navy successfully launched and recovered an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) from a submerged submarine, all without a single diver in the water. The operation, carried out by the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), marked the first-ever forward-deployed torpedo tube launch and recovery of an […]
A New Jersey teachers’ union spent $40 million trying to make its own president the next governor. Despite the effort, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller received only 11% of the vote for a fifth-place finish in the Democratic primary. According to New Jersey Spotlight News, the union got the money from member dues. […]
A consumer watchdog is accusing 17 virtual private network (VPN) apps, used to encrypt internet traffic and hide IP addresses, of having undisclosed connections to China. The claim, made in a report published on Thursday, June 12, by the Tech Transparency Project, points to four free apps on the Google Play Store, six on Apple’s […]
Antarctica wasn’t always a frozen landscape. In fact, it may have once featured lush forests, palm trees, and rivers, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. “This finding is like opening a time capsule,” Professor Stewart Jamieson, who co-authored the study, told The Economic Times. Groundbreaking study Researchers began the study in […]
The Department of Justice has alerted U.S. attorney offices across the country to be on standby ahead of protests expected this Saturday. Nearly 100 offices have been advised to prepare for a potential rise in criminal investigations tied to demonstrations planned in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration. DOJ prepares for ‘No Kings’ […]
Podcast star Alex Cooper is sharing new details about her time as a college athlete. In a new Hulu documentary, she accuses her former Boston University soccer coach of sexual harassment. Cooper, the host of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, said the abuse took place over three years, starting her freshman year at BU. She […]
Israeli soldiers told civilians early Saturday morning they could leave their shelters after Iran fired nearly 150 missiles into Israel late Friday night into early Saturday morning. Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv as the United States helped Israel deflect a second barrage of retaliatory missiles from Iran, marking Iran’s second round of striking, reports indicated. […]
