Americas News – The Eastern Herald

Job seekers and employers at a hiring fair in the United States, June 2026

US Economy Added 57,000 Jobs in June as Real Wages Fell for a Third Month

American workers lost purchasing power for a third consecutive month in June as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 57,000 new jobs alongside a 3.5% wage gain that still lagged 4.2% inflation.

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·News

US military presence near the Strait of Hormuz as Trump reviewed all-out war options against Iran

Trump Reviewed War Plans Against Iran. He Chose Diplomacy to Save the Nuclear Deal.

The Wall Street Journal reported July 1 that Trump reviewed all-out war options against Iran and chose not to use them, prioritizing nuclear disarmament negotiations over "finishing the job." On the same

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Tracee Ellis Ross at the 17th Annual Harlem's Fashion Row Fashion Show and Style Awards in New York, September 2024

Tracee Ellis Ross Makes Broadway Debut in a One-Person Show About the Will to Live

Tracee Ellis Ross makes her Broadway debut July 7 in Every Brilliant Thing at Hudson Theatre, trading the ensemble rhythms of Black-ish for a one-person show about mental health with live audience

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·News·Theater

A package of 30 Actiq fentanyl lozenges, each containing 600 micrograms, showing the pharmaceutical form of fentanyl

Fentanyl Has Made Regular Users Immune to Doses That Would Kill Most People, Study Finds

A peer-reviewed study of Los Angeles drug users finds illicit fentanyl consumers take daily doses equivalent to 8,888 milligrams of oral morphine, sixty times what would kill someone without tolerance, raising urgent

July 2, 2026

Health·News

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at a talk session with SoftBank Group Chairman Masayoshi Son in Tokyo, February 2025

OpenAI Offers US Government a 5% Stake Worth $42.6 Billion and Wants Every AI Company to Follow

Sam Altman has proposed handing the Trump administration a 5% equity stake in OpenAI worth roughly $42.6 billion, and is pushing other leading AI companies to offer equivalent stakes, framing it as

July 2, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Milly Alcock as Supergirl in the 2026 DC Studios film directed by Craig Gillespie

Helen Slater Backs Milly Alcock as Supergirl’s $38M Opening Risks $100M Loss

DC Studios' Supergirl opened to $38 million domestically, projecting a loss of up to $125 million. Helen Slater, whose own 1984 Supergirl also flopped at the box office, publicly called Milly Alcock

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·Movies·News

Actor Danny Glover, 79, speaks during his NBC interview revealing his Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in 2026

Danny Glover, 79, Reveals Alzheimer’s: ‘Things Are Going to Be Different and Changing’

The Lethal Weapon star publicly disclosed his Alzheimer's diagnosis Wednesday during an NBC interview, revealing he has been living with the disease since 2022, the same year he received his honorary Oscar.

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·Health·News

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce walk hand-in-hand in New York City ahead of their wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3, 2026

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Wed Friday at Madison Square Garden in $20 Million Ceremony

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed Friday at Madison Square Garden — confirmed by law enforcement to the AP, with 135 NYPD officers deployed and roughly 1,000 guests under NDAs. The $20

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·News

Lil Wayne posted an Instagram apology after missing the opening night of his 20 Years of Carter Classics tour in Bangor, Maine

Lil Wayne Misses Opening Night of His Own Tour in Maine, Offers No Explanation

Lil Wayne failed to appear at the opening night of his 20 Years of Carter Classics tour in Bangor, Maine, on June 30, leaving thousands of fans at Maine Savings Amphitheater without

July 2, 2026

Entertainment·Music·News

Artist renderings of Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly lunar landers on the Moon

NASA Awards $590 Million in New Lunar Lander Contracts as Moon Base Race Intensifies

NASA awarded nearly $600 million to Astrobotic, Firefly and Intuitive Machines for lunar landers destined for the Moon's south pole, accelerating a $20 billion drive for a permanent base. The awards leave

July 2, 2026

News·Science

Americas- Page 32

US Economy Added 57,000 Jobs in June as Real Wages Fell for a Third Month

Trump Reviewed War Plans Against Iran. He Chose Diplomacy to Save the Nuclear Deal.

Tracee Ellis Ross Makes Broadway Debut in a One-Person Show About the Will to Live

Fentanyl Has Made Regular Users Immune to Doses That Would Kill Most People, Study Finds

OpenAI Offers US Government a 5% Stake Worth $42.6 Billion and Wants Every AI Company to Follow

Helen Slater Backs Milly Alcock as Supergirl’s $38M Opening Risks $100M Loss

Danny Glover, 79, Reveals Alzheimer’s: ‘Things Are Going to Be Different and Changing’

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Wed Friday at Madison Square Garden in $20 Million Ceremony

Lil Wayne Misses Opening Night of His Own Tour in Maine, Offers No Explanation

NASA Awards $590 Million in New Lunar Lander Contracts as Moon Base Race Intensifies

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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