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Haque Eleen
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Haque Eleen

Senior Editor, Politics and Global Affairs

Haque Eleen writes where power meets consequence, from central banks and statehouses to the technology remaking daily life. She has built a reputation for a clear eye and a refusal to flinch, turning dense policy and hard data into reporting readers can actually use. At Speedway Scene her byline has become shorthand for work that is rigorous, fearless and impossible to skim.

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British Airways Airbus A320-232 G-EUUN, the aircraft involved in the 6 July 2026 approach incident, photographed at London Heathrow Airport in October 2017. Photo: Mitchul Hope / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
World

British Airways A320 stall warnings over London draw AAIB investigation

Flight BA919 lost air data during descent to Heathrow on 6 July, reverted to alternate law and triggered two stall warnings before landing safely.

31 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray photographed at an auto show, the mid-engine generation whose successor is the subject of C9 reporting. Photo: Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tech

Corvette C9 Reporting Points to 2030 Launch With V8 Power and Hybrid Assist

Reported timing puts the Corvette C9 in dealerships for 2030, but only GM's new 6.7-liter V8, its hybrid system and two concept cars are confirmed on the record.

31 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Exterior of the Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, headquarters of the State Department, which announced 250,000 additional commemorative passports on July 30, 2026. Photo: U.S. Department of State / Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Politics

Trump Commemorative Passport Rollout Widens to 27 Agencies From August 8

State Department will print 250,000 more Patriot Passports bearing Trump's portrait and distribute them nationwide from August 8, at standard passport fees.

31 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Cast gold bullion bars stacked in a pile. Photo: Stevebidmead / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Markets & Finance

Gold Holds $4,000 While Treasury Yields Reach 19-Year Highs After Fed Hold

Long Treasury yields reached levels last seen in 2007 after the Fed's split July decision, while gold posted its first monthly gain in five months and Brent surged 25%.

31 Jul 2026 ·13 min read
DQ Grill and Chill restaurant in Lake Park, Georgia, the format Dairy Queen is subsidizing with development incentives after adding just 18 net units over three years. Photo: FLGALine1999 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Economy

Dairy Queen Franchise Math Tightens as Value Wars Meet Record Beef Costs

Miracle Treat Day filled DQ stores on July 30, but 46 closures, a Texas remodel lawsuit and record beef prices define the chain's franchise economics.

31 Jul 2026 ·12 min read
Grand Anse Beach at sunset on Grenada's south-western coast, the shoreline searched by police, Coast Guard patrols and dive teams after Elizabeth Waddell disappeared on July 22, 2026. Photo: Rein Ketelaars / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
U.S.

Elizabeth Waddell search reaches ninth day as Grenada police widen inquiry

Royal Grenada Police Force says the file stays open nine days after a Cary physical therapist entered the water at Grand Anse, with Coast Guard, drone and dive teams still deployed.

31 Jul 2026 ·13 min read
Deebo Samuel lines up for the Washington Commanders against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Week 5 of 2025, his one season away from San Francisco. Photo: Joe Glorioso / All-Pro Reels via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports

Deebo Samuel rejoins 49ers on one-year deal worth up to $7 million

San Francisco added Deebo Samuel on a one-year contract capped near $7 million after knee trouble left Ricky Pearsall's 2026 season in doubt.

31 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Dirksen United States Courthouse in the Chicago Loop, home of the Northern District of Illinois, where Judge Matthew Kennelly sits. Photo: Ken Lund / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Opinion

Government Attacks on Federal Judges Now Come With a Target List

DHS general counsel James Percival ranked four federal judges as 'worst of the worst.' Naming judges from an official account breaks a two-century norm.

31 Jul 2026 ·7 min read
Dorsal view of an adult female lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, the species linked to Bourbon virus transmission in the United States. Photo: James Gathany, CDC / Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Health

Bourbon Virus Cases Widen as Lone Star Tick Pushes North

New York recorded its first confirmed Bourbon virus infection in 2026, twelve years after the tick-borne pathogen was isolated in Kansas. Three patients have died.

31 Jul 2026 ·14 min read
Exterior of the AMC Ontario Mills 30 multiplex in Ontario, California, part of a circuit that operated 845 theatres and 9,530 screens worldwide at the close of the June 2026 quarter. Photo: Coolcaesar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Business

AMC Record Quarter Posts $1.6 Billion Revenue as 71 Million Moviegoers Return

AMC Entertainment reported $1.60 billion of revenue and $321.4 million of adjusted EBITDA for the June quarter, its strongest three months in 106 years.

31 Jul 2026 ·12 min read
Campus of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls at Henley on Klip, south of Johannesburg, the school that will transfer to provincial control after 2027. Photo: Andbrew.downes / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
U.S.

Oprah Winfrey Academy in South Africa Will Close After 2027 School Year

Oprah Winfrey will hand her Leadership Academy for Girls campus to Gauteng education authorities after 2027 and fund current students through graduation elsewhere.

31 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Aerial view of the UEFA headquarters campus in Nyon, Switzerland, home of the confederation whose 55 member federations voted to boycott FIFA competitions. Photo: Alexey M. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports

UEFA Boycott Vote Leaves FIFA's $20 Billion World Cup Plan on the Brink

All 55 UEFA federations voted unanimously to boycott FIFA competitions over a $20 billion private equity plan, and CONCACAF rejected the proposal the same day.

30 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Syringes and vials of Moderna covid vaccine laid out on sanitized paper ahead of administration at a military vaccination site. Photo: Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros, U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Opinion

Measles at a 35-Year High Is the Bill for MAHA's Vaccine Policy Experiment

Federal vaccine policy under the MAHA agenda swapped population-level prevention for choice rhetoric. With measles at levels unseen since 2000, the invoice has arrived.

30 Jul 2026 ·10 min read
Amazon Spheres at the company's Seattle headquarters campus. Amazon shares jumped after second quarter results showed AWS growth accelerating to 37 percent. Photo: Buiobuione / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Markets & Finance

Amazon and Apple Earnings Split the Tape: AWS Surges While iPhone Supply Tightens

Amazon jumped more than 8 percent on a 37 percent AWS acceleration while Apple slid 6 percent on supply warnings, despite both companies beating estimates.

30 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Real estate for sale sign posted outside a home in Eugene, Oregon. Higher mortgage rates are weighing on buyer demand across the US housing market. Photo: Rick Obst / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Economy

Mortgage Rates Climb to 6.66%, a One-Year High, After Divided Fed Holds

Freddie Mac's 30-year average rose to 6.66 percent after the Fed held rates with three dissents, tightening the squeeze on homebuyers and sellers alike.

30 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Double border fence separating Ceuta from Morocco, the barrier thousands of migrants bypassed by sea during the July 2026 surge. Photo: Mario Sanchez Bueno / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
World

Spain Sends Army to Ceuta Border as Thousands Cross and Nine Die

Spain deployed troops to Ceuta after up to 2,000 people crossed from Morocco in 10 days, nine died at sea and the enclave declared a humanitarian emergency.

30 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Exterior of the Microsoft data center campus in Middenmeer, the Netherlands, part of the global buildout behind the company's Azure cloud expansion. Photo: Hay Kranen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Tech

Microsoft Posts $90 Billion Quarter as Azure Growth Hits 43%, Fastest Since 2022

Azure grew 43 percent and crossed $100 billion in annual revenue as Microsoft beat on both lines, pushing shares up more than 8 percent in extended trading.

30 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse on Fan Pier in Boston, where the District of Massachusetts is hearing the states' challenge to the CMS Medicaid rule. Photo: 4300streetcar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Politics

Federal Judge Refuses to Block Medicaid Work Requirements Rule Before 2027 Deadline

Judge Richard Stearns denied states' bid to halt the CMS rule narrowing Medicaid work requirement exemptions, keeping the January 2027 enforcement deadline on track.

30 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Gloved clinician instilling eye drops into a patient's lower eyelid during a nursing skills demonstration, the route at the center of the FDA sterility recall. Photo: British Columbia Institute of Technology / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Health

Rohto Eye Drops Recall Covers 12.46 Million Bottles Over Sterility Failure

FDA classified the withdrawal of nearly 12 million cartons of Rohto cooling eye drops as Class II on July 23, citing lack of assurance of sterility across eight product lines.

30 Jul 2026 ·11 min read
AMC theatre entrance with the chain's signage in New York, the exhibitor whose CEO Adam Aron endorsed the Paramount Warner merger. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Business

AMC Chief Breaks Ranks and Backs Paramount Warner Merger Over State Lawsuits

Adam Aron declared AMC a full-throated supporter of the 110 billion dollar Paramount Warner deal, splitting with his own trade group and twelve states suing to block it.

30 Jul 2026 ·10 min read
Office building at 100 Winchester Circle in Los Gatos, California, long associated with Netflix headquarters. Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Business

Netflix Licenses Power Franchise From Lionsgate in Global Pact

Netflix picked up four Power series from Lionsgate for international markets, with the flagship show joining Netflix US as Starz bets on reach over exclusivity.

28 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Amazon Prime branded delivery van parked on a city street, representing the Prime membership at the center of the FTC settlement. Photo: Tony Webster / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Business

Amazon Prime Settlement Claims Close on $2.5 Billion FTC Payout

Filing window for Amazon's $2.5 billion FTC settlement closed July 27, leaving roughly 35 million Prime customers awaiting refunds of up to $51 each.

28 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
West front of the United States Capitol in Washington. Photo: Architect of the Capitol, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Economy

Social Security Reform Fight Intensifies as 2032 Benefit Cliff Nears

Rival bills from bipartisan senators and Connecticut Democrats put Social Security solvency on the congressional agenda as trustees warn of a 22 percent cut in 2032.

28 Jul 2026 ·11 min read
Social Security Administration headquarters campus in Woodlawn, Maryland, which oversees the SSI program. Photo: Coolcaesar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Economy

SSI Payment Calendar Quirk Leaves August Without a Check for 7.5 Million

Supplemental Security Income recipients get two checks in July and none in August as a weekend calendar rule moves the payment up to Friday, July 31.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River in July 2026. Photo: WMrapids, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Economy

Gordie Howe Bridge Opens to Traffic While Tariff Fight Strains Its Purpose

North America's busiest trade corridor gained a second span as the Gordie Howe bridge opened between Detroit and Windsor under the shadow of a deepening tariff war.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
High-voltage transmission lines silhouetted against the sun near Galveston Bay in Texas, one of 17 states under the federal order. Photo: Jim Olive / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Economy

Grid Emergency Powers Extend Across 17 States as Heat Strains Supply

Energy Department order lets the Southwest Power Pool tap backup generation across 17 states as extreme heat pushes the central US grid to its limits.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
National Geographic Sea Bird expedition vessel docked at Juneau, Alaska. Photo: Dankarl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Health

Cruise Ship Outbreak Streak Halts Alaska Expedition Sailings

Four gastrointestinal outbreaks in nine weeks aboard one 62-berth Alaska expedition vessel have forced Lindblad to cancel three departures and pause operations.

27 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Boxes and blister packs of atorvastatin tablets, the most widely prescribed statin in the United States. Photo: Whispyhistory / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Health

Statin Eligibility Reaches 87.5 Million Under New Cholesterol Guidelines

JAMA analyses find 56.6 percent of US adults aged 30 to 79 now qualify for statins under the 2026 dyslipidemia guideline, adding 21.5 million people.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Traders at work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress, public domain
Markets & Finance

VIX Volatility Index Stays Calm as Traders Crowd Short Bets Into Fed Week

Wall Street's fear gauge sits below 20 even as the Fed, four megacap earnings reports and inflation data converge on one of the year's heaviest weeks.

27 Jul 2026 ·11 min read
Facade of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street with its columns and American flag. Photo: Arild Vagen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Markets & Finance

Dow Jones Climbs Into Fed Meeting as Chip Stocks Rebound

Blue chips carried momentum into the Federal Reserve's July meeting as chip stocks rebounded and a heavy earnings slate rolled across Wall Street.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Physical bitcoin token resting on a laptop keyboard. Photo: Satheesh Sankaran, CC BY 2.0
Markets & Finance

Fidelity Bitcoin Model Flags $56,000 Support Test as ETF Flows Waver

Fidelity strategist Jurrien Timmer says bitcoin is nearing a power law support line that has caught every major bottom since 2015 as fund flows turn choppy.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
SpaceX Starship rocket igniting its engines at liftoff during a test flight. Photo: Steve Jurvetson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Markets & Finance

Morgan Stanley Draws $100 Line Under SpaceX Stock's Sinking AI Premium

Morgan Stanley says a $100 SpaceX share price would value the company's entire AI business at zero as the stock probes fresh lows before earnings.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Panoramic view of the Moscow Kremlin along the Moskva River. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opinion

Putin Approval Rating Is Now Falling Faster Than the Kremlin Can Spin

Even state pollsters now record the steepest slide in Putin's numbers since 2022. Fuel lines, prices and a lowered election target tell the real story.

27 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, home of the D.C. Circuit that heard the final TPS stay motions. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Opinion

Ending Temporary Protected Status With a Punchline Diminishes US Law

Haiti's TPS expiration on July 27 shows how courts, Congress and DHS turned a life-altering decision for 340,000 people into a procedural afterthought.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
West front of the United States Capitol in Washington. Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Politics

Trump Presses Senate on SAVE America Act as Filibuster Wall Holds

Trump demands the Senate cancel its August recess or end the filibuster, but Republican vote counters say the SAVE America Act remains short of passage.

27 Jul 2026 ·12 min read
Illuminated emergency entrance sign at a United States hospital, the type of facility covered by the CPSC records demand. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Politics

Hospitals Push Back as Consumer Agency Demands Emergency Room Records

Federal safety regulators want identifiable ER data from 100 hospitals by year end, and major health systems are refusing to comply.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
United States Supreme Court building at dusk in Washington. Photo: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Politics

Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Revive Voter Citizenship List

Solicitor General D. John Sauer asks the justices to unfreeze Trump's order tying mail ballots to a federal citizenship list before the November midterms.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Abdul El-Sayed speaking with voters at a Michigan campaign meet-and-greet during his Senate run. Photo: Conlan Houston / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Politics

Michigan Senate Primary Tightens as Stevens and El-Sayed Sprint to Aug. 4

One week before Michigan votes, Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed close a bruising Senate primary defined by a huge spending gap and dueling polls.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Fighters train at a boxing club. Photo: Gadlee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sports

Terence Crawford Charts Boxing's Future From Retirement's Front Row

Eight months after walking away unbeaten, Terence Crawford is shaping boxing from the broadcast chair, anointing heirs and closing the book on Canelo.

27 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal delivering a pitch during a Major League Baseball game. Photo: Jeffrey Hyde / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sports

Skubal Question Hangs Over Baseball's Trade Deadline as Contenders Circle

Detroit's two-time Cy Young winner headlines a slow-burning market as the Dodgers, Brewers and Yankees position themselves before the Aug. 3 cutoff.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Xbox Series X console with controller. Photo: Der. Bellemer via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tech

Xbox Outage Exposes Fragility of Digital Game Ownership

Microsoft restored Xbox services after a global outage blocked sign-ins and game launches for hours, reviving a hard debate over digital game ownership.

27 Jul 2026 ·11 min read
T-Mobile logo above the entrance of a retail store in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Photo: Tony Webster / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Tech

T-Mobile Outage Sends Phones Into SOS Mode as Reports Top 140,000

Tens of thousands of T-Mobile customers across the US lost voice, text and data service on Monday as phones fell into SOS mode and reports passed 140,000.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Emergency room entrance at a US hospital. Photo: Tony Webster via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tech

AnMed Cyberattack Shutters Nearly 80 Facilities Across Two States

Malware forced AnMed to close 79 of its 106 facilities and divert patients to Greenville hospitals while emergency rooms stayed open across its campuses.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
SpaceX Starship lifting off from Starbase with all engines firing during an earlier integrated test flight. Photo: Steve Jurvetson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Tech

Starship Heat Shield Survives Toughest Reentry Test as SpaceX Eyes Reuse

SpaceX says Starship's thirteenth flight returned all the heat shield data it wanted after a punishing reentry ended in a soft Indian Ocean splashdown.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Old Ada County Courthouse building in Boise, Idaho. Photo: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
U.S.

Bryan Kohberger Moves to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Idaho Killings

Serving four consecutive life terms, Bryan Kohberger now claims innocence and demands a trial, a move the victims' families say they would welcome.

27 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
Downtown Menasha, Wisconsin, the city that took some of the heaviest damage from Monday's tornado. Photo: Arnmhs / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
U.S.

Wisconsin Tornado Carves Path of Damage Through Appleton and Menasha

Rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning preceded a tornado that tore through Appleton and Menasha, collapsing buildings and cutting power to over 100,000.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Refinery complex in Jubail, in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. Photo: Suresh Babunair, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World

Abqaiq Drone Attack Halts World's Largest Oil Processing Plant

Drones struck Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq complex on July 27, halting the world's largest crude stabilization plant and straining a fragile US-Iran pause.

27 Jul 2026 ·11 min read
Satellite view of the Caspian Sea, where Ukrainian drones struck vessels and oil infrastructure on July 25. Photo: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
World

Ukraine's Caspian Sea Strikes Draw Iranian Retaliation Threat

Iran vows a response after Ukrainian drones hit an Iranian cargo vessel, a Russian missile boat and Caspian oil assets feeding Moscow's war effort.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Grand Anse Beach near St. George's, Grenada, where Elizabeth Waddell was last seen on July 22. Photo: Rein Ketelaars, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World

Search Intensifies for North Carolina Woman Missing in Grenada

Elizabeth Waddell, 44, vanished after a swim at Grand Anse Beach on July 22. Police, divers and volunteers are searching Grenada's southern coast.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Vladimir Putin meets Kim Jong-un during 2025 talks in Beijing, where the two leaders deepened military cooperation. Photo: President of Russia press service / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
World

Russia Readies Bases for 30,000 North Korean Troops, Kyiv Warns

Zelensky says Russia's Voronezh region has been preparing since June to receive 30,000 fresh North Korean soldiers plus new ballistic missile launchers.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
The Warner Bros. water tower rises above the studio lot in Burbank, California. Photo: Chris Yarzab, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Business

Paramount Accepts 2027 Deadline in Warner Bros. Discovery Battle

Paramount Skydance agreed to hold off closing its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery purchase until as late as June 2027 while a state antitrust suit proceeds.

27 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Container cranes and stacked shipping containers at Yangshan deep-water port near Shanghai, the export gateway sustaining Chinese factory earnings. Photo: Acstar / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Economy

China Industrial Profits Slow as Exports Prop Up a Lopsided Recovery

June profit growth at China's industrial firms eased to 15.1 percent as booming exports offset weak household demand and a deepening slump in autos.

27 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
A health clinic supporting people living with HIV in the Mukuru settlement of Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Trocaire / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Health

Lenacapavir Rollout Runs Into the Arithmetic of Supply

With all 600,000 doses available in 2026 already reserved, the debate in Rio has moved from whether twice-yearly injectable prevention works to who can deliver it.

27 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
Flood-damaged homes and debris in Pakistan's Sindh province after monsoon rains. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Opinion

Pakistan's Monsoon Floods Are a Test the State Keeps Failing

More than 100 deaths one month into the season show Pakistan's monsoon floods punishing a state that funds reconstruction but never buys resilience.

26 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Official portrait of Jay Clayton wearing a dark suit and tie. Photo: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
Politics

Senate Braces for Cloture Vote on Jay Clayton's DNI Nomination

The Senate votes Monday evening on Jay Clayton's path to intelligence chief, with a lapsed surveillance law and anger over his 2020 election answers in play.

26 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
Anthony Joshua throws a punch during a heavyweight bout in a packed arena. Photo: Seth Whales / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports

Joshua Climbs Off the Canvas Twice to Keep the Fury Fight on Course

Anthony Joshua survived two first-round knockdowns before knocking out Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, keeping his contracted Tyson Fury bout on schedule.

26 Jul 2026 ·5 min read
An SK Hynix memory module displayed at a technology trade show, representing the high-bandwidth memory at the center of the supply pacts. Photo: 4300streetcar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Tech

Samsung and SK Hynix Rally After $950 Billion AI Chip Supply Pacts

Seoul's chipmakers rebounded Monday after unveiling roughly $950 billion in long-term AI chip supply pacts with Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft and other US buyers.

26 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
A letterbox bearing GitHub's Octocat logo at the company's office on Spuistraat in Amsterdam. Photo: Rrustema via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Tech

GitHub Bug Bounty Overhaul Halves Public Payouts as AI Junk Piles Up

GitHub's two-tier bug bounty overhaul takes effect, halving public payouts and moving top rewards to vetted researchers as AI-generated junk reports surge.

26 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
A dark shelf cloud advancing ahead of a thunderstorm over open terrain, the leading edge of a damaging gust front. Photo: NOAA Photo Library / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
U.S.

Severe Storm Threat Rolls East as July Flood Emergencies Near Record

A multiday severe storm threat stretches from the Great Lakes to the East Coast as July closes in on a national record for flash flood emergencies.

26 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the South Portico of the White House. Photo: The White House / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
Politics

Trump Ties Saudi Nuclear Deal to Israel Normalization as Congress Balks

Washington and Riyadh signed a 30-year civil nuclear pact, then Trump tied its fate to Saudi recognition of Israel, leaving Congress to weigh the risks.

26 Jul 2026 ·6 min read