Wednesday's Top 8 includes coverage of the White House cancellation of Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic, the EU's tightening of regulatory clamps on Big Tech, more legal woes for Donald Trump, and the hottest summer in recorded history — by far.
FILE - This undated aerial file photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)
Biden salutes union contract deal for dock workers
Contempt of Congress trial against former Trump adviser kicks off
Peter Navarro faces two criminal counts for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.
Tech news
EU names six Big Tech giants set to face new tough rules
Tech giants — five American and one Chinese — face new tough European Union rules meant to “open the gates to the internet” by curbing the market dominance and abuses of Big Tech.
Newsom seeks to shape future of AI with executive order
The ChatGPT app is seen on an iPhone in New York on May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Courts & the law
Trump liable for denying writer E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation, judge rules
A jury’s verdict finding Donald Trump liable for sexual abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll controls in the defamation case at issue, the judge determined.
Heralded winemaker sues Napa County over water wells
Hot like never before: Planet endures warmest season on record
The past three months were the warmest ever recorded globally, according to the EU's climate change service. For the Northern Hemisphere, it's meant a summer marked by heat waves, wildfires and melting ice.
A graphic shows August, 2023, was the hottest August ever recorded globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. (Copernicus Climate Service via Courthouse News)
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