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Alaska Attorney General Pushes EPA to Treat Mifepristone Like a Water Pollutant

June 16, 2026

Alaska’s top lawyer joins 13 other state attorneys and a group of Republican congressmen in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to label mifepristone as a contaminant that must be regulated in waterways. The drug is used with another medicine to end pregnancies. Studies say the method wor

finance

Memory Market Surge: How SanDisk Outpaced Bitcoin in 14 Months

June 16, 2026

SanDisk’s share price has leapt almost as fast as Bitcoin did over nine years, but in just a little more than a year. The jump began after the stock hit its low of $27. 89 in April 2025, and by early June it was trading near $2, 100, a level that rivals the record set by Western Digital. Analysts at

crypto

Crypto Showdown: Bitcoin, Ethereum and the Battle of Utility

June 16, 2026

Bitcoin’s share of the market jumped from 41 % to 70 %, a rise that one analyst used to highlight three points: Bitcoin remains the strongest digital money, it is still the main store of value, and credit built on top of it works well. The rise came while Ethereum, Solana and Binance Coin have fo

finance

Tax Plan Shake-Up: Who Wins and Who Pays More?

June 16, 2026

Germany’s finance chief has floated two different ways to adjust income taxes, aiming to cut bills for most people while squeezing those at the very top. The smaller plan trims around €10 billion off what taxpayers owe, while the bigger one drops roughly twice that amount. To pay for it, officials m

business

Tech giant loses big in court for stealing rival's secrets

June 16, 2026

A major global technology firm recently found itself on the wrong side of a massive legal battle over business secrets. The company, which moved nearly 2, 000 workers from an insurer after licensing its software decades ago, ended up paying dearly for it. A federal court decided the move amounted to

science

Uncovering the Hidden Rules of Chiral Hybrid Materials

June 16, 2026

New forms of artificial molecules keep appearing in chemistry labs. These molecules often resemble tiny 3D puzzles made of metal and oxygen atoms, combined with organic parts. Scientists call them chiral polyoxometalates, or cPOMs for short. They stand out because they have a mirrored shape at the a

politics

Why Big Hollywood Merger Faces Pushback Beyond Courtrooms

June 16, 2026

The $111 billion deal between Paramount and Warner Bros is hitting speed bumps not just in courtrooms but in state politics too. While federal regulators gave the thumbs-up last week, state attorneys general in California, New York, and beyond aren’t convinced. Their main concern? Antitrust isn’t th

crypto

Crypto IPO Plans Fall Flat: Users Left Empty‑Handed

June 15, 2026

The promise of a quick way into SpaceX’s hot IPO vanished when Binance, Bybit and Bitget pulled their tokenised stock offers. All three platforms had teamed up with xStocks, a company that was supposed to turn the company’s shares into crypto tokens. Customers had put more than $1 billion of orders

entertainment

New Stories in the Making: Muse Turns The Walrus into TV

June 15, 2026

Muse Entertainment, a studio known for its scripted shows, is stepping into the world of documentaries and unscripted series. The company has signed a first‑look agreement with The Walrus magazine, meaning it can quickly turn the magazine’s fresh reporting into television projects. The partnershi

weather

Storm alert: Windy skies ahead in the Lowcountry

June 15, 2026

A fast-moving storm system is rolling through South Carolina this afternoon, packing wind gusts that could reach 60 miles per hour. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning covering much of the Lowcountry, including Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Beaufort, and Colleto