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Mashable

Best Prime Day laptop deals: Save up to $850 on MacBooks, gaming laptops - Mashable

U.S. forces launched airstrikes against Iranian missile and drone storage locations Friday in what Central Command called a powerful response to unwarranted aggression by Iran with its Thursday attac… [+51 chars]

U.S. forces launched airstrikes against Iranian missile and drone storage locations Friday in what Central Command called a “powerful response” to “unwarranted aggression.”

The Washington Post

U.S. strikes Iranian military sites after ship was hit in Strait of Hormuz - The Washington Post

The Portland Trail Blazers havent made much of a splash in the NBA offseason so far. They held no picks in the 2026 NBA Draft. They were frozen out of the trade talks that eventually sent superstar G… [+2502 chars]

Blazer's Edge

Trail Blazers Still in Red Hot Pursuit of Jaylen Brown - Blazer's Edge

A small aircraft crashed into the tallest building in Beijing on Friday, according to social media videos and news reports. 
Social media videos show debris falling from CITIC Tower, also known as C… [+72 chars]

Photos showed a hole in the glass exterior of the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun.

Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest building, videos show - The Washington Post

The U.S. government is allowing Anthropic to deploy its Mythos 5 model to a select group of customers and partners, according to a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic that was … [+4324 chars]

The U.S. government is allowing Anthropic to deploy its Mythos 5 model to a select group of customers and partners, according to a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic that was seen by NBC News

NBC News

U.S. government gives Anthropic green light for limited re-release of Mythos 5 - NBC News

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. As if France weren't already a multidimensional offensive onslaught of a nightmare for the rest of this World Cup field, Les Bleus predictably blew past a second-string Norway squad… [+6807 chars]

What was hoped to be a superstar head-to-head between Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland instead became a runaway reminder of France's greatness

CBS Sports

France roasts Norway: Ousmane Dembélé steps into a starring role with fastest World Cup hat trick in 72 years - CBS Sports

State Board of Education member Julie Pickren prays during the invocation before a meeting on social studies standards at the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Friday, June 26, 2026. The board is … [+9794 chars]

Texas' Republican-led board of education approved Bible-infused school standards on Friday.

Houston Chronicle

Texas becomes first state to mandate students read the Bible in public school - Houston Chronicle

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trumps administration, the latest in an unprecedented govern… [+6425 chars]

OpenAI has restricted the release of its new AI model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration. This move is part of a government effort to vet AI products for cybersecurity risks. OpenAI's rival, Anthropic, announced that the administration …

Associated Press

OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review - AP News

Following a brief reservation period, prospective buyers of the Valve Steam Machine started reporting on June 26 that they had begun to receive reservation confirmation emails for the new hybrid cons… [+1478 chars]

Following a brief reservation period, prospective buyers of the Valve Steam Machine started reporting on June 26 that they had begun to receive reservation confirmation emails for the new hybrid console. However, on the same day, and almost predictably, appar…

Techpowerup.com

Scalpers List Steam Machine Reservations at $1,700+ - TechPowerUp

NEW YORK -- Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused… [+2077 chars]

Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent — and a new name

Abcnews.com

Saks officially emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with less debt and a new name - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

FRIDAY PM: Disney/Pixar Studios’ Toy Story 5is holding onto No. 1, as we knew it would, but pre-weekend estimates were a bit high. The second weekend now is looking more like $74M at 4,425 sites, whi… [+4992 chars]

'Toy Story 5' looks to cross $300M at U.S. box office this weekend, while 'Supergirl' is opening low with $40M stateside.

Deadline

‘Toy Story 5’ Looks To Cross $300M, ‘Supergirl’ Flying Low With $40M Opening – U.S. Box Office Update - Deadline

The 2026 NHL draft is taking place on Friday (Round 1) and Saturday (Rounds 2-7) at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
This page will be your home for the entire event as each pick is added below, including… [+25223 chars]

The draft is Friday and Saturday. Here's a list of every selection, including detailed analysis for the top 32.

ESPN

2026 NHL draft updates: 7-round, 32-team pick tracker - ESPN

VGP, an online retailer with a physical store in Toronto, said while it had "tremendous respect" for Rockstar, it was "committed to preserving the value of physical game ownership", so would not be o… [+19 chars]

Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?

BBC News

Why GTA 6 is launching without a disc - and what it says about gaming's future - BBC

The Keeper of the Privy Purse, James Chalmers, said: "While Royal finances can sometimes appear complex, the underlying system is clear in principle, structured in law and refined over time to ensure… [+102 chars]

King Charles paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-2025 - here's what we know about his unique tax situation.

Three unusual things about the King's tax bill - BBC

WASHINGTON The Great American State Fair is underway at the National Mall to mark the United States' 250th birthday. But not everything is off to such a great start.
The event has quickly faced prob… [+3821 chars]

Trump's Great American State Fair on the National Mall opened with power outages and empty booths as many states skipped out on the event.

USA Today

Great American State Fair opens with power outages, empty booths - USA Today

1749 ET U.S. oil futures climb back above $70 a barrel in late trading after the U.S. launched a fresh attack on 
Iran a day after Tehran struck a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. WTI, which had settle… [+963 chars]

The Wall Street Journal

Oil Prices Rise Above $70 on Iran Strike - WSJ

WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanons ambassadors to the U.S. Friday to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following mo… [+6287 chars]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has joined Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The…

Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in 'first step' toward peace, Rubio says - AP News

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A mistrial was declared Friday in the arson case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of setting what eventually became the Palisades Fire. Prosecutors said they will … [+6872 chars]

The deadlock was 10 jurors set on a not guilty verdict and two jurors determined to convict.

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