Harry Kane Breaks Pelé’s World Cup Goals Record With Brace as England Beat DR Congo 2-1
Harry Kane scored twice in
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Clinton Aide Doug Band Faces House Oversight Panel as Epstein Probe Widens to Penn Campus
Former Clinton aide Doug Band appeared before the House Oversight Committee on June 30 as newly released Epstein files revealed how the convicted sex offender used an Austrian law student at Penn
DOJ Defies Judge on Epstein Files as Compliance Deadline Passes
The Justice Department chose appeal over compliance Thursday as a federal court deadline to release unredacted Epstein files expired, setting up a direct confrontation with U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who found
Harry Kane Breaks Pelé’s World Cup Goals Record With Brace as England Beat DR Congo 2-1
Harry Kane scored twice in the final quarter to send England past DR Congo 2-1, his 86th-minute winner breaking Pelé's all-time World Cup goals record. England now face Mexico at the Azteca
USA Beat Bosnia 2-0 With 10 Men to Earn First World Cup Knockout Win Since 2002
Folarin Balogun scored and was sent off in the same knockout game, leaving the United States to hold on with ten men. Malik Tillman's 82nd-minute free kick sealed it 2-0, their first
Lions Release Terrion Arnold After First-Round Pick Faces Eight Felony Counts in Tampa
The Detroit Lions released cornerback Terrion Arnold on June 29 after the first-round pick was charged with four counts of kidnapping and four counts
Mitchell Robinson Joins Celtics on Three-Year, $47.4M Deal
Mitchell Robinson, the interior anchor of New York's first championship since 1973, agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million contract with the Boston Celtics on
Prince Harry Security Standoff Keeps His Children From Meeting King Charles in the UK
Prince Harry's security standoff with the UK government is keeping King Charles from his grandchildren for the fourth consecutive year. A government committee missed
Qatar FDI Hit $3.4 Billion in 2025 as Project Count Surged 52%, Invest Qatar Data Shows
Qatar attracted $3.4 billion in FDI in 2025 across 373 projects, a 52% annual jump, with over half in greenfield operations, Invest Qatar data shows. The project count surge positions Qatar above
UNCTAD: Hormuz Closure Left World’s Poorest Nations on a Longer, Costlier Recovery Path
The Strait of Hormuz reopened in mid-June under the US-Iran ceasefire framework. A UNCTAD report released
Saudi Arabia Pulled $7.1 Billion in Foreign Investment in Q1 as Outflows Surged 50%
Saudi Arabia's gross foreign direct investment inflows rose 2.4% to $7.1 billion in Q1 2026, GASTAT
83% of EU Crypto Firms Missed MiCA’s July 1 Deadline. Regulators Say There Are No Extensions.
The EU's MiCA hard deadline passed on July 1 with only roughly 210 of 1,200 crypto
Trump Refuses to Renew USMCA, Converting $2 Trillion Trade Pact Into Annual Renegotiation
The Trump administration formally declined to renew the USMCA trade agreement on its July 1 deadline,
Alberta Opens Canada’s Second Online Gambling Market to 28 Operators on July 13
Alberta launches Canada's second regulated online gambling market on July 13, bringing 28 licensed operators including FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM into simultaneous competition for a province long served by unregulated offshore platforms.
Labor’s Gambling Ad Bill Reaches Parliament and Immediately Loses Both Flanks
Australia's long-delayed gambling advertising bill finally reached parliament this
IRS Sets July Hearing on Gambling Tax Rule That Bettors Call ‘Phantom Income’
The IRS will hold a July 17 hearing on
CFTC Sues Kentucky to Shield Kalshi and Polymarket From State Gambling Crackdown
The CFTC sued Kentucky on June 23 to block
