Gretchen Walsh Breaks Kate Douglass’s Nine-Day-Old World Record in the 50 Freestyle at Rome
Gretchen Walsh swam 23.55 seconds
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Russia Downs 660 Drones as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign
Ukraine launched 660 drones overnight in the heaviest barrage of the war as Zelensky formally approved a 40-day SBU campaign targeting Crimea's military infrastructure. Russia claimed to intercept all of them and declared a peninsula-wide state of emergency.
Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply
Ukraine struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a
Kremlin Declares Ukraine Facing Looming Frontline Catastrophe After Wave of Russian Strikes
The Kremlin has issued one of its starkest assessments of Ukraine’s battlefield
Russian Air Defenses Destroy 234 Ukrainian Drones in 13-Hour Barrage Across Multiple Regions
Russia’s air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 234 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles
Epstein Files Expose a Trans-Atlantic Pattern: Outrage Is Cheap, Accountability Is Not
On one day in June 2026, the Epstein files forced a reckoning on two continents at once: a disgraced British royal watched Garter Day from exile, a Texas Democrat ran anti-Epstein ads
Marius Borg Hoiby Convicted of Rape, Sentenced to 4 Years as Norway’s Royal House Fractures
An Oslo court sentenced Marius Borg Høiby to four years in prison Monday for two rape convictions and 32 other offences, the verdict falling on the same family already reeling from Crown
Horoscope Today, June 28, 2026: Daily Horoscope Predictions for All 12 Zodiac Signs on Love, Career, Money, Health and Luck
Every day brings a new celestial story, and the Horoscope Today for Sunday, June 28, 2026, offers fresh insights into what the stars may
Andy Burnham Proposes a ‘No. 10 in the North’ as Labour Edges Toward an Uncontested Coronation
Andy Burnham proposed relocating part of Downing Street to Manchester on Saturday, calling it 'the biggest shift of power from Whitehall in modern times.' With more than 200 Labour MPs backing him
Private Equity Collects £24 Billion a Year From Britain’s Public Services. Most People Have No Idea.
A Guardian investigation drawing on Tussell and PitchBook data found that private
CFTC Sues Kentucky to Shield Kalshi and Polymarket From State Gambling Crackdown
The CFTC sued Kentucky on June 23 to block state enforcement against
North Korea Commissions Its First Destroyer as Kim Pledges 12-Warship Nuclear Fleet
North Korea commissioned its first-ever guided-missile destroyer, the 5,000-ton Choe Hyon, at
Gretchen Walsh Breaks Kate Douglass’s Nine-Day-Old World Record in the 50 Freestyle at Rome
Gretchen Walsh swam 23.55 seconds in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome on Sunday, breaking the world record Kate Douglass had set just nine days earlier in
Hours Before Her Match, a Scan Changed Everything: Raducanu Withdraws From Wimbledon With Stress Fracture
Emma Raducanu withdrew from Wimbledon on Sunday night, hours before her scheduled opening match on Court 1, after a final scan confirmed a stress fracture in her right lower leg. The 23-year-old
NFL Cancels 2026 Supplemental Draft to Block Brendan Sorsby Over Gambling Violations
The NFL cancelled its 2026 supplemental draft Wednesday, shutting out quarterback Brendan Sorsby who admitted to placing more than 2,900 bets, including 40 on
Portland Is the Front-Runner for Jaylen Brown, and Tom Dundon’s Spending Aversion Is the Only Thing That Could Stop It
The Portland Trail Blazers are the clear front-runner to land Jaylen Brown, per The Athletic's Sam Amick, with a package built on Toumani Camara,
Daily Games
Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal and Sky as Shares Surge 25% in Best Day Since 2015
Twenty-four years after Brian Roberts assembled NBCUniversal, Sky, and Peacock under one cable company, Comcast announced it is separating the media assets into a
Iran’s Weekend Strikes Put India’s First Rupee Gain Since February on the Line
The Indian rupee was on track for its first monthly gain since February, then Iran struck U.S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain. Now traders are navigating a collision between a domestic
Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal and Sky as Shares Surge 25% in Best Day Since 2015
Twenty-four years after Brian Roberts assembled NBCUniversal, Sky, and Peacock under one cable company, Comcast announced
Private Equity Collects £24 Billion a Year From Britain’s Public Services. Most People Have No Idea.
A Guardian investigation drawing on Tussell and PitchBook data found that private equity-backed companies collected £24.4
Gold Is Falling Because the US-Iran War Is Making the Fed More Likely to Raise Rates
Gold fell 0.7% to $4,061 on June 29 as fresh US-Iran strikes in the Strait of
Michael Saylor Is Signaling Another Bitcoin Buy While Strategy Sits $13 Billion Underwater
Michael Saylor posted Strategy's Bitcoin tracker chart on June 28 captioned 'We're gonna need more charts'
CFTC Sues Kentucky to Shield Kalshi and Polymarket From State Gambling Crackdown
The CFTC sued Kentucky on June 23 to block state enforcement against Kalshi and Polymarket, making it the first Republican-led state in the federal prediction markets battle. The case turns on whether
Louisiana Casinos Hit $246M in May as Bally’s Baton Rouge Posts 591% Surge
Louisiana's casinos generated $246.2 million in May, up 8
Mathew Bowyer, Bookie Who Bankrolled Ohtani’s Interpreter, Leaves Prison
Mathew Bowyer, the illegal bookmaker whose 25-year operation helped
Sweepstakes Casinos Desert Indiana and Iowa as July 1 Bans Close In
Indiana's sweepstakes casino ban takes effect July 1, and
