The Indiana Fever pulled off a big upset on Tuesday to defeat the Minnesota Lynx in the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup championship, 74-59. The Fever were playing without star guard Caitlin Clark (groin) but put together a brilliant defensive effort to win the WNBA’s in-season competition for the first time in franchise history. Natasha Howard was…
Poland has made its opening pitch on what the next EU budget should look like, joining the Socialists & Democrats group in calling for more money © Yves Herman/Reuters Good morning. I’m taking the helm of the newsletter this week while Henry is away. Today, my colleagues take a closer look at the unlikely camps…
Australia’s flagship carrier says it believes a ‘significant’ amount of personal data was stolen in a cyberattack. Qantas is investigating a major cyberattack after hackers accessed a system holding personal data belonging to 6 million customers, Australia’s flagship airline has said. Qantas took “immediate steps” to secure its systems after detecting “unusual activity” on a…
A cyber hacker broke into a database containing the personal information of millions of customers, Qantas said, in Australia’s biggest breach in years and a setback for an airline rebuilding trust after a reputational crisis. The hacker targeted a call centre and gained access to a third-party customer service platform containing six million names, email…
Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said. During the proposed deal, “we will work with all parties to end the War”, Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without detailing what the conditions are. “The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked…
ISRAEL’S Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to retaliate against Iran-aligned Houthis after his country’s military intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory. “The fate of Yemen is the same as that of Tehran,“ Katz said in a statement, referring to last month’s 12-day conflict during which Israel targeted Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes….
July has arrived on the Major League Baseball calendar, and the month ahead occasions some important dates. One, of course, is the upcoming All-Star Game in suburban Atlanta, but for present purposes we’re focused on the July 31 trade deadline. More specifically, we’re now examining this year’s allotment of bubble teams — i.e. those squads…
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On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted 99–1 to remove a proposed 10-year federal ban on state regulation of artificial intelligence. The amendment was tied to a high-profile tax and spending package. This move preserves state authority to regulate AI—a sharp rebuke to major tech firms seeking uniform national rules. 🗳️ What Was…
The value of the wide receiver position in the NFL has continued to ascend over the past decade, and it’s become common for the college ranks to send an epic class to the league every draft season. While the 2025 class didn’t receive as much fanfare as the 2024 group, we still saw six receivers…
