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DOE Issues Conditional $17.5 Billion Loan Commitment to Support Up to 10 Westinghouse AP1000 Reactors

DOE has offered a conditional commitment of up to $17.5B to finance long‑lead equipment purchases for as many as 10 Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, aiming to speed builds. ...Read more

#nuclear, #energy, #doe, #westinghouse

Judge Blocks Key Parts of Trump’s 2025 Elections Executive Order

A Massachusetts judge ruled June 24 that key parts of President Trump's March 2025 elections order exceeded his authority, blocking federal enforcement. ...Read more

#trump, #executiveorder, #elections, #judiciary

Phillies' Adolis García undergoes right lat repair, will miss rest of 2026

Phillies outfielder Adolis García had successful right lat repair surgery; a 6–8 month recovery ends his 2026 season and likely pushes his return into the 2027 preseason. ...Read more

#phillies, #adolisgarcia, #mlb, #injury

FDA Expands IBRANCE Approval for Maintenance Treatment in HR+, HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

FDA expands use of Pfizer’s IBRANCE (palbociclib) as maintenance therapy with trastuzumab and endocrine therapy for HR+, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer. ...Read more

$PFE, #oncology, #breastcancer, #fda, #pharma

Congress Lets Section 702 of FISA Expire, but Court Certifications Keep Much Collection Going

Congress let Section 702 expire on June 12, a win for privacy advocates — but court certifications mean much collection could continue until early 2027. ...Read more

#fisa, #section702, #surveillance, #privacy

U.S. Reaches Consent Decree With Chemours Requiring Over $450 Million for PFAS Cleanup

DOJ, EPA and West Virginia settled with Chemours in a federal consent decree requiring more than $450M in penalties, controls and drinking-water measures for PFAS releases. ...Read more

$CC, #pfas, #chemours, #doj, #environment

FCA signals regulatory shift as AI moves to scale in UK financial services

FCA chief Nikhil Rathi says AI in finance has moved to scale, urging supervised deployment while warning on fraud, resilience and market concentration. ...Read more

#fca, #ai, #fintech, #regulation

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Shakes Redwood Valley, California; Strong Local Shaking and Aftershocks Expected

A magnitude 5.6 quake struck near Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, at 8:10 a.m. PDT; shallow depth produced very strong shaking and aftershocks are expected. ...Read more

#earthquake, #california, #mendocino, #redwoodvalley

Kadokawa CEO Survives Shareholder Vote as Activist Oasis Becomes Largest Shareholder

Kadokawa CEO Takeshi Natsuno survived a shareholder vote, but activist Oasis raised its stake to become the largest shareholder and will keep pressing over FromSoftware profits. ...Read more

$9468.T, #kadokawa, #fromsoftware, #eldenring, #shareholderactivism, #japan

Ukraine Says Russia Launched 101 Drones Overnight; 95 Neutralized, Six Impacted Targets

Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia launched 101 strike and decoy drones overnight; 95 were "shot down/suppressed" and six struck five locations, raid ongoing. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #war, #defense

Iceland to Join ECB’s Instant-Payments Platform, Bringing the króna to TIPS in 2028

The ECB and Iceland’s central bank agreed to add the króna to the Eurosystem’s instant-payments platform TIPS from 2028, extending multicurrency settlement. ...Read more

#payments, #ecb, #iceland, #instantpayments

Open-source AI improved doctors' rare-disease diagnoses in trial — but increased high-confidence errors

Preprint: open-source model RaDaR raised physicians’ rare-disease diagnostic accuracy by 21.4 points in a randomized case-based trial — but produced more high-confidence errors. ...Read more

#ai, #raredisease, #diagnosis, #medicalai

DOJ Charges 455 in 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, Alleging $6.5 Billion in False Claims

DOJ’s 2026 health-care fraud takedown charged 455 people in 45 states, alleging $6.5B+ in false claims and seizing $182M in assets. ...Read more

#doj, #healthcarefraud, #medicare, #medicaid

China blacklists 10 U.S. firms from dual-use exports, bars government purchases from 46 U.S. companies

On June 22 China added 10 U.S. companies to its dual-use export-control list and barred government buyers from purchasing products of 46 U.S. firms. ...Read more

$MP, $OSK, $LHX, $BALL, #china, #exportcontrols, #rareearths, #supplychain

NCAA Cabinet Approves Move to Age-Based Five-Year Eligibility Model; Final Vote Pending

The NCAA Division I Cabinet backed an age-based five-year eligibility model allowing some athletes up to five seasons in five years; final approval is still pending. ...Read more

#ncaa, #collegeathletics, #eligibility, #recruiting