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SpaceX Completes 13th Starship Test Flight, Debuts Starlink Satellite Deployment
The flight – the first since a May anomaly grounded the Super Heavy booster – successfully released 20 next-generation S...
Oil Surge Past $100, Geopolitical Risks Trigger Global Market Rout, Stoke Inflation Angst
Brent crude tops $100 amid Strait of Hormuz threats and Red Sea attacks, reviving inflation fears and delaying rate-cut ...
Karnataka plans 'phygital' AI University to fuse research, startups and public services
Priyank Kharge outlines a blueprint for a government-led AI University that would go beyond degrees to drive R&D, incuba...
India’s Presumptive Tax Scheme: When Simplification Triggers an Audit Instead
Freelancers, doctors and small businesses using India's presumptive taxation regime to skip detailed bookkeeping may fac...
11 Indicted in Union Pacific Smuggling Case That Left 7 Dead in Sealed Container
A federal indictment charges 11 defendants in a human smuggling ring that used Union Pacific cargo trains, leading to th...
Bosnian National Charged with Fraudulently Seeking U.S. Citizenship After Concealing War Crimes
Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, Idaho, allegedly pistol-whipped and beat prisoners during the Bosnian War, then lied about i...
Four Minnesota Men Plead Guilty to $2.2M Medicaid Fraud, Used AI to Forge Records
Four Twin Cities men admitted to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program of $2.2 million, using Ch...
US Justice Official to Lead APEC Forestry Push Against Illegal Timber Trade
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson will head the U.S. delegation at an APEC forestry ministerial...
Domtar Agrees to $1.5M Penalty and $2.6M in Upgrades to Resolve Arkansas Mill Emissions Violations
The pulp and paper giant will fix pollution controls and monitoring failures at its Ashdown facility after alleged Clean...
EPA Pours $30M into Rural Water Systems for PFAS Testing, Lead Pipe Removal
Three national technical assistance providers will use $30 million in new EPA grants to train operators, test private we...
EPA Proposes Ozone Attainment Status for Detroit Area and Two Michigan Counties
The EPA has proposed lifting nonattainment designations for ground-level ozone in Berrien, Muskegon and the Detroit metr...
Germany's Cabinet Reshuffle: Merz Appoints First Female Chancellery Chief and New Health Minister
Chancellor Merz moves Health Minister Nina Warken to head the Chancellery, gives Carsten Linnemann the health portfolio ...
Germany Issues Updated Spain Warning: Wildfires, Eclipse Chaos, and Crime Risks
The German Federal Foreign Office has updated its travel advisory for Spain, warning tourists of active wildfires, traff...
German Construction Orders Rise 3.3% in May, but Building and Civil Engineering Diverge
A sharp 8.7% jump in civil engineering orders lifted overall German construction intake in May, even as building constru...
South Dakota's Education Waiver Unlocks $19M in Flexible Funds for District-Led Priorities
The U.S. Department of Education approved South Dakota's 'Returning Education to the States' waiver, allowing the state ...
NASA Adds Marine Veteran Mike Lippert as X-59 Test Pilot for Quesst Mission
The agency expands its quiet supersonic flight test team with the arrival of a third research pilot, signaling a busier ...
NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TV, Free and Ad‑Free
NASA’s on‑demand streaming service, NASA+, expands to Amazon Fire TV, offering free, ad‑free access to space mission cov...
NASA Partners with Blue Origin for New Glenn Stage Testing at Stennis, Bolstering Artemis Moon Plans
NASA and Blue Origin have agreed to test the second stage of the New Glenn rocket on the historic B-2 stand at Stennis S...
NASA’s Mars Climate Modeling Center Explores the Red Planet’s Atmospheric Secrets
The MCMC uses global climate models to study dust, water, and CO2 cycles, informing past habitability and guiding future...
CAPSTONE 02: NASA's Next Cislunar Tech Demo Targets Autonomous Rendezvous at the Moon
Scheduled for 2027, the dual-spacecraft mission will test autonomous docking, navigation software suites and cislunar co...
When Everything Is a Priority, Nothing Is a Priority
One of the most pervasive traps in leadership is confusing the immediate, loud ‘urgent’ with the quiet, strategic ‘impor...
Russia Forced to Import Gasoline After Ukrainian Strikes Hobble Its Refineries
Ukrainian drone attacks have cut Russia’s refining capacity by 40%, forcing Moscow to buy gasoline from India and Belaru...
Trump's Tariff Whack-a-Mole: How the US Keeps Taxes Flowing Despite Legal Setbacks
The White House instantly replaced expiring Section 122 tariffs with a permanent Section 301 mechanism targeting 60 coun...
Philippe Oddo: The French Banker Championing Franco-German Unity
Oddo BHF managing partner Philippe Oddo turned a series of German acquisitions into a personal mission. His recent meeti...
How to Build an ETF Portfolio in 2025: Strategies, Trends and Hidden Risks
Active ETFs are surging while ESG flows falter, but German investors must watch for dangerous overlaps in their portfoli...
German Business Roundup: Padel, Festivals, Steel, Autos
A collection of German business stories: Spotify's podcast head on the padel court, Eventim’s CEO on festival ticket rul...
US New Home Sales Rise in June but Mortgage Rate Surge Caps Recovery
Sales of new single-family homes rose 1.6% to an annual rate of 628,000 in June, beating forecasts, but the jump in mort...
Mirbud Secures PLN 18 Million Contract to Build School Shelter as Poland Expands Civil Defence Infrastructure
The Polish contractor will design and build a 300-person shelter for a small Wielkopolska municipality, one of many such...
Bulgarian Students' Financial Literacy Soars After Practical Finance Program
A Junior Achievement program saw the share of Bulgarian students scoring top marks in financial literacy leap from 13.6%...
Office Return Overwhelms Introverts—Here’s How They and Employers Are Adapting
With office attendance near post-pandemic highs, introverts who thrived at home are developing strategies—from all-day h...