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- College Freshmen Should Again Dominate NBA Draft’s First Round
The first 10 picks in Tuesday's NBA draft could all be college freshmen for the first time. AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cam Boozer are among the draft's top players.
- Phillies’ 4-Year Veteran, Former All-Star, Cut By New Team After Just 5 Games
The Philadelphia Phillies’ $72 million bust has been released by his latest team after a very short stint.
- Veteran Middle East CEO says business in the region isn’t retreating—it’s resetting
Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
- Starmer quits and sets out plan for new U.K. PM by September
Starmer’s departure paves the way for Andy Burnham to attempt to take over as successor.
- Former U.S. Olympic Alternate Tiana Sumanasekera To Represent Sri Lanka
Former U.S. Olympic alternate Tiana Sumanasekera will represent Sri Lanka in international gymnastics competition, honoring her heritage while pursuing her LA 2028 Olympic dream.
Technology
- Inside the world’s deepest and longest subsea road tunnel
It’s cold, it’s very, very noisy, and—if I can be quite honest with you—I’m not feeling super relaxed. I’m currently around 300 meters, or 1,000 feet, beneath the North Sea, in a dark, dank cave. It smells weird. And I am increasingly aware of the pressure from millions of tons of seawater just above my…
- Trump admin’s coal investments assist plants with repeated violations
At least three coal plants have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations.
- Review: Widow's Bay is a boldly original take on comedic horror
An eminently binge-able series that honors classic horror tropes while reinventing them in surprising ways
- The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed
Tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors.
- Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
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