Judge partially blocks Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge issued a mixed-bag ruling on Monday that prevents federal agencies from enforcing key parts of three Trump executive orders about “illegal DEI” and “gender ideology” on multiple LGBTQ+ organizations nationwide. In his...
Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amazon said Monday that it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over an arrangement to essentially plug right...
Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump builds a crypto empire — including hosting a private dinner with top investors at his golf club — Democrats have united in condemning what they call blatant corruption from the White House. But the Democratic...
China’s exports slow as trade war takes toll
LONDON (AFP) — Chinese exports grew at a slower pace than expected in May, official figures published Monday showed, ahead of talks between Beijing and Washington aimed at easing a grueling trade war. Imports fell more dramatically than expected last month, with weak...
NATO chief urges 400% rise in alliance’s air defense
LONDON (AFP) — NATO head Mark Rutte was on Monday to urge a “quantum leap” in defense capabilities including a “400% increase” in air and missile defense to shield the alliance against Russia. “We see in Ukraine how Russia delivers terror...
Russia fired record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Moscow fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine, including on the western region of Rivne that has been largely spared from attacks, Kyiv said Monday, also claiming an attack on a Russian factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow. Russia has escalated...
Judy the dinosaur’s guts suggest sauropods fed on flora
(CN) — In the summer of 2017, staff and volunteers at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History were excited to find fossilized feces, because they provided evidence for a longstanding theory about a dinosaur species’ eating habits. The dinosaur was...
Le Pen, Orban lambast EU at far-right rally in France
PARIS (AFP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday launched scathing attacks on the EU at a rally in France aimed at flaunting the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European politics. Aimed at...
Pay the man
President Trump gets sued a lot — and that may be good for lawyers — but it hasn’t been all that effective. There’s a better way to change White House policies. Maybe suing the president isn’t the right way to go. If you’re one of the people suing, you’re...