CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies, for weeks, had designs on acquiring a hard-throwing, shutdown closer. They did not hide their intentions. And, with about 24 hours before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, they found their man in Jhoan Duran of the…
A new startup called Germ is bringing end-to-end encrypted messaging to the Bluesky social network, allowing its users to have a more secure option for chats than Bluesky’s existing DMs. After over two years of development, the service is launching…
TORONTO (AP) — Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, the latest in a series of symbolic announcements that are part of a broader global shift against Israel’s policies in Gaza. Carney…
Ford reported an $800 million impact from the Trump administration’s tariffs in the second quarter, per its earnings deck released on Wednesday. But the biggest news from the report is that it will reveal more about its future electric vehicle…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Judging by President Trump’s most recent post about TV ratings — “if you get ratings, you can say or do anything” — “South Park” can keep up the savage Trump criticism. The 27th season premiere of…
The Idaho Transportation Department is doing inlaid striping operations in the Idaho Falls area. Yesterday, lane closures went into effect where work is underway. That includes state highway 33 between Sage Junction and Rexburg, U.S. 20 west of Idaho Falls,…
Ryan Helsley, the fireballing two-time All-Star closer and longest-tenured member of the St. Louis Cardinals, recently estimated his chances of being traded away “90 percent.” He was proven correct on Wednesday, when the New York Mets traded for Helsley, league…
DJI has been on a roll lately. The popular consumer drone brand has expanded in recent years to feature more types of products, from gimbal cameras to wireless microphones. Despite the looming threat of a ban on DJI drones in…
Rachel Clun, Faarea Masud & Tom Espiner Business reporters, BBC News EPA Air passengers have suffered significant disruption after an air traffic control outage brought major UK airports to a standstill. The technical problem only lasted 20 minutes but caused…
Meta posted nice numbers for the June quarter with revenue surging 22% to $47.5 billion and net income up 36% to $18.3 billion. Earnings per share of $7.14 was also beat Wall Street’s expectations, as did daily active users rose…