Month: June 2023

Supreme Court Sides With Crypto Giant Coinbase in Arbitration Dispute

The Supreme Court agreed with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on June 23, ruling 5–4 that customer disputes shouldn’t move forward in the lower courts while appellate courts have yet to rule on the company’s request to divert those cases to arbitration panels. The decision is expected to reinforce the ability of companies to direct customer disputes…


Saturday, June 24, 2023: Epoch Crossword


Victor Wembanyama Is the No. 1 Pick in the NBA Draft, With Expectations of Stardom

NEW YORK—Victor Wembanyama was the presumed No. 1 pick for months, the rare certainty in an NBA draft process that’s often a guessing game. Yet as the clock above the stage he was facing ticked all the way down to zero, butterflies set in. “Longest five minutes of my life,” Wembanyama said. The San Antonio…


White House Deflects Questions on Alleged Hunter Biden Message: ‘I’m Sitting Here With My Father’

The White House on June 23 declined to comment on whistleblower allegations suggesting that President Joe Biden may have been involved in his son’s Chinese business dealings. On June 22, the House Ways and Means Committee unveiled stunning revelations from whistleblower IRS Supervisor Special Agent Gary Shapley, who alleged that the IRS and Department of…


Drone Wars: UAVs Shape the Tide of Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine

On the morning of June 21, Russian air defenses foiled an airborne drone attack—the third in two months—just outside Moscow, according to officials. In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said three Ukrainian drones had been destroyed after approaching sensitive facilities in the Moscow region. The Russian press later reported that the attack had been…


Supreme Court Makes Major Ruling on Illegal Immigration

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with President Joe Biden in a key decision about illegal immigration. And as tends to happen with the highest court in the country, the decision’s impact will go beyond just the case at hand. For now, it makes it so that the Biden administration can opt to not deport…


[PREMIERING NOW] Supreme Court Makes Major Ruling on Illegal Immigration

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with President Joe Biden in a key decision about illegal immigration. And as tends to happen with the highest court in the country, the decision’s impact will go beyond just the case at hand. For now, it makes it so that the Biden administration can opt to not deport…


Stock Market Today: Wall Street Falls to Close out Its First Losing Week in the Last 6

NEW YORK—Another drop for stocks on Friday has Wall Street on track to close out its first losing week in the last six. The S&P 500 was 0.7 percent lower in late trading, pulling back further from last week when it reached its highest level in more than a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…


NASA Opposes Lithium Mining at Ancient Nevada Lakebed, Says Land Is Vital to Calibrate Satellites

NASA opposes lithium mining at an ancient Nevada lakebed site used to calibrate satellites, as federal officials have blocked mining in the heart of Nevada’s Railroad Valley. The agency says the site is indispensable for calibrating the razor-sharp measurements of hundreds of satellites orbiting overhead. At NASA’s request, the Bureau of Land Management has declared that 36…


Quebec Wildfires: Cree Community Orders Evacuation Due to Heavy Smoke

A Cree community in northern Quebec was being evacuated Friday because heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire was blanketing the town and threatening to cut off the main road to the south of the province. The wildfire in Mistissini, Que., was about 10 kilometres from the road to southern Quebec—and about 30 kilometres from…