The U.S. has warmed by about 3 degrees Fahrenheit since the American Revolution. That warming is driven by the greenhouse gases accumulating in the Earth’s atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels. Summer temperatures are higher across the country overall and heat waves last longer, are more intense and happen more frequently than in the past.
The U.S. added just 57,000 new jobs in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, this report comes on the heels of three consecutive months of solid jobs growth, and the unemployment rate, at 4.2%, remains low by historical comparison. Although the headline jobs number missed and there were negative revisions to prior months, the labor market continued to broaden with an increase of +376k jobs outside of the healthcare sector.
"I felt like a bad friend lately because I was such a sad sack who only talked about my own [expletive] for months," she said. "I just kinda miss my funny, dark, normal-speaking friend who talks to me as herself" "I always want the opportunity to be a better friend if there's something I unintentionally did"
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave. Almost half of the deaths were of people aged 85 and over. In the Netherlands, 480 excess deaths were recorded in the last week. Temperatures reached almost 40C in some parts of the country. The European heatwave is expected to last until the end of the month.
There's concern that a similar stampede may break out during Khamenei's funeral. The burial of the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani saw a stampede that killed at least 56 people and hurt more than 2000 in 2020. Israel killed top leaders in Iran’s military and government during the war.
South Africa and Ghana in diplomatic row over alleged killing of migrant. Ghana demands from the South African authorities a full, transparent and expedited investigation leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. South Africa's justice minister responded by expressing concern "that Ghanaian authorities continue to communicate false information about South Africa"
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U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have remained in touch with Ukrainian and Russian officials almost daily, The New York Times reported. The last time Russian and Ukrainian officials are known to have met face-to-face with Witkoffs and Kushner was in Switzerland in February.
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson says he plans to help launch a new political party. "We need a third party," said Carlson, a onetime close Trump confidant. Carlson said he hasn't spoken to Trump since then. The 57-year-old Carlson, who lives in Maine, is often speculated as an outside-the-box presidential contender.
Banners across Tehran urge the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic. The dayslong funeral for Khamenei will be transported to cities in both Iran and neighboring Iraq. On June 6, 1989, millions of Iranians turned out in the streets to bury Khomeini, who led the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn charged with destruction of property at Reflecting Pool. Hearn has been indicted by a D.C. grand jury on a felony charge related to alleged vandalism at the Washington, D.c., Reflecting pool. Former U.s. Olympic canoeist David "Davey" Hearn was arrested last month at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.
The World Cup has felt like a turning point in Canada’s relationship with football. ‘We are so far from a real footballing nation in so many ways, but one difference seems simple: many of the great football nations chant and sing, and Canada, broadly, does not.’ ‘This goes fundamentally back to what does it mean to be a soccer football supporter’
UK police chiefs have criticised the government’s decision to let pubs stay open until 5am on Monday. It comes after it was announced in February that pubs would be allowed to remain open until 2am if any of the home nations make it to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Police chiefs say they are 'grateful' for the support they have received.
NASA's effort to save the Swift Observatory highlights a growing shift toward sustainable space exploration. The robotic spacecraft will attempt to rendezvous with the telescope, dock with it, and gradually raise its orbit to prevent an eventual return to Earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was launched in 2004 with an expected mission life of just two years.
Aceh is the only province in Muslim-majority Indonesia that enforces its own Islamic Criminal Code governing moral conduct. Public caning is also used as punishment for people accused of gambling, drinking alcohol, adultery and premarital intimacy. Amnesty International Indonesia has described public caning as cruel and degrading.
Tight gasoline inventories, refiners already operating near full capacity, and lingering geopolitical uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz are all limiting how quickly lower oil prices reach consumers. Helima Croft, Head of Global Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, argued that tight gasoline supplies, U.S. refiners running "incredibly hard," and a potentially pivotal mid-August geopolitical deadline are keeping upward pressure on fuel prices.
Hernán Alberto Gil Flores emerged to safety covered in dust atop a stretcher. He had been trapped since June 24 in the basement of the Galerías Playa Grande shopping center in La Guaira. Rescuers used a telescopic camera to help maintain constant contact with Gil Flores.
Prosecutors are examining theories of organised crime and foreign interference. Ukraine is believed to have carried out attacks and targeted killings of Russian figures. Western intelligence officials have said that Russia has ramped up a campaign of targeted killings since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Two male individuals were taken into police custody as part of the investigation, but both were subsequently released.
Telegram has removed more than 274,000 groups and channels related to child sexual abuse material in 2026. We reported two channels to Telegram for selling child sex abuse videos. Days later, it began showing adverts of children with adults in sexually suggestive situations. The ads, seen by the BBC World Service, use terms including "rape video" and "child video"
Russian forces launch major drone and missile attack on Kyiv. City's mayor describes it as the 'most massive attack' on the Ukrainian capital. Moscow says it is in retaliation for attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure. Ukraine's air force said Russia had launched 74 missiles and 496 drones, mainly targeting the capital.
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An 11-year-old boy crashed a truck into Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing 10 of them. The group of 35 monks and five lay followers had begun a pilgrimage about 30 minutes before the crash. The boy allegedly took his parents' truck without permission and drove 6 miles before losing control.
Vatican excommunicates followers of global Catholic sect, the Society of Saint Pius X. Vatican later clarified that not all members would be excommunicated automatically. SSPX members now have to choose whether to stay part of a group that is in "schism" or leave behind the things they believe are right.
Ukrainian suspect Serhii Kuznetsov is alleged to have led a team of divers in the high-stakes operation. German prosecutors said that he and other military personnel had acted "on the orders of state authorities in Ukraine" He is now reportedly in detention in Hamburg, where he will face trial.
The law preserved incentives for geothermal, advanced nuclear, and grid-scale storage. They complement the low-cost but variable power production of wind and solar by providing low-emissions power that is either always on or can fill in the gaps. The law’s preserved incentives may do more to cut global emissions than the credits it eliminated.
At least 258 ships transited the waterway last week, a period that included Iranian strikes on two commercial vessels. Iran’s attacks on ships in the strait on June 25 and 27 “seem to have been forgotten,” Richard Meade, editor-in-chief at Lloyd’S, said Thursday.
Iran and Oman propose fee plan for Strait of Hormuz, sources say. Oman has spent money on maintaining the Strait for many years without collecting any fees. White House spokesperson: “President Trump has been clear that Iran cannot toll the Strait, which is an international waterway.”