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  1. World Series to end in Oct. for 2nd time since '20 Major League Baseball announced the postseason schedule Monday; the World Series is slated to begin on Oct.
  2. NC environmentalists continue pushing back on Duke Energy rate hike Last week, Duke Energy announced it reached a settlement with the Utilities Commission’s Public Staff.
  3. 'House of the Dragon' Star Officially Breaks Silence About Season 4 Steve Toussaint breaks down the season 3 finale and tells us everything he knows about House of the Dragon season 4.
  4. U.S. oil rises above $83 a barrel as Iran says Strait of Hormuz won't open until conditions are met U.S. oil had risen as much as 3% earlier in the day after President Donald Trump demanded that Iran pay reparations to the U.S.
  5. Former judge removed by Orbán elected Hungarian president Since taking office in early May, the new Hungarian government has lost no time dismantling Viktor Orbán's legacy.
  6. How Ukraine is holding its own against Russia — and changing warfare as we know it When the Russia-Ukraine conflict erupted into full-scale war in 2022, things looked grim for Ukraine.
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A Complete Preview of Every 2026 FIFA World Cup Team

Sports Illustrated has released a comprehensive preview of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, profiling all 48 nations competing in the first ever expanded tournament field hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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Microsoft Explored Spinning Out Xbox to Sell the Brand

Microsoft internally explored spinning out Xbox as a standalone subsidiary and making the gaming brand easier to sell, according to a report from The Information citing three people familiar with the discussions.

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SpaceX Completes Record IPO at a Two Trillion Dollar Value

SpaceX made its stock market debut on the Nasdaq on June 12, 2026, completing the largest IPO in history and closing its first trading day at $160.95 a share with a market valuation of $2.1 trillion, making it the sixth largest company in the United States.

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The Internet Flipped to Majority Bot Traffic Early

The dead internet theory has become measurable fact as bots and AI agents now generate the majority of web traffic, with Cloudflare reporting that automated requests crossed 57.5 percent in June 2026.

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Ancient Greek Philosophers Took the Home Seriously

Ancient Greek philosophy treated the household and domestic life as serious subjects of inquiry, and texts from Aristotle's Economics to the Stoic philosophers Musonius Rufus and Hierocles reveal a far richer discourse on marriage, home and gender than the dominant readings of Plato and Aristotle suggest.

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US Orders Anthropic to Block Foreign Access to Top AI Models

The U.S. government issued an export control directive ordering Anthropic to suspend access to its two most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns about a jailbreak method that could bypass safeguards and let the models identify software vulnerabilities.

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Tribes Call the Grand Staircase Monument Plan Essential

A plan from Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy to overturn Biden era management guidelines for Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument using the Congressional Review Act missed its deadline Thursday, leaving the 1.9 million acre protected area's 2025 management plan intact.

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AI Misuse by a Professor Delays Texas A&M Diplomas

Rolling Stone

Texas A&M University Commerce professor Jared Mumm delayed diplomas for a class of graduating seniors in May 2023 after improperly using ChatGPT to accuse them of submitting AI generated final essays. Mumm copied student submissions into ChatGPT and asked the chatbot whether it had written them, telling the class bluntly that he does not grade AI work.

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AI Misuse by a Professor Delays Texas A&M Diplomas
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Bankrupt Virgin Orbit Sells Assets and Ceases Operations

CNBC

Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's satellite launch company, formally ceased operations in May 2023 after completing a bankruptcy auction that sold its remaining assets to three aerospace firms for a combined total of approximately $36 million. Rocket Lab acquired the Long Beach headquarters for $16.1 million, Stratolaunch purchased the modified 747 carrier aircraft for $17 million, and Vast's subsidiary Launcher bought the Mojave facility for $2.7 million.

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