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Jun 12 2026WEATHER

Midwest storms leave thousands in the dark while East braces for heat

A deadly storm system tore through the Midwest this week, leaving behind a trail of downed power lines, crumbled buildings, and one fatality. In Des Moines, Iowa, a 54-year-old man lost his life when a tree collapsed on him at a park shelter. Meanwhile, Illinois faced its own crisis as a tornado dam

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Jun 12 2026WEATHER

Rain alert: Heavy storms could flood Chicago soon

A flood watch is now active across Chicago as storms gather strength. Rain could pour down at speeds up to three inches every hour later today. Areas hit hard by Wednesday’s storms face the highest risk. City streets and low spots around homes may fill with water quickly. The weather service warns t

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

How big companies blend speed and smart tech to keep power grids and factories running smoothly

Ralliant isn’t just another tech company—it builds the invisible backbone that keeps power grids, factories, and data centers humming. Behind this work is a clear idea: technology only matters when it actually solves real problems on the ground. The company mixes old-school manufacturing smarts with

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Jun 12 2026BUSINESS

A fresh face takes the finance lead as AI chips heat up

A big shift is happening in chipmaking circles. Marvell, a company that builds the invisible brains inside data centers, just named Adobe’s finance chief Dan Durn as its new money manager starting mid-June. The outgoing finance boss, Meintjes, isn’t leaving right away; he’ll stick around in a guidin

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

How Bad Data Kills AI Projects—and Why Startups Are Racing to Fix It

Many companies rush into AI without realizing their biggest challenge isn’t the technology itself—it’s the messy data behind it. Studies show over a third of AI experiments flop because the data feeding them is messy, outdated, or scattered across forgotten spreadsheets and broken pipelines. The pro

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

DXC Teams Up With AI to Boost Big Businesses

Tech giant DXC is betting big on artificial intelligence, teaming up with AI specialist Anthropic to upgrade how industries like banking and insurance handle their daily work. Instead of just offering generic AI tools, the company plans to train thousands of its engineers to build specialized AI sol

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Jun 12 2026TECHNOLOGY

Big Tech Bet: A $41 Billion AI Lab for Real-World Building

Five years after handing over Amazon’s CEO title, Jeff Bezos is betting again. This time not on another online store or streaming service, but on teaching robots how to design jet engines, smartphones, and skyscrapers faster than human teams can today. His new company, Prometheus, just pocketed $12

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Jun 12 2026BUSINESS

Ride-hailing giants lock horns with New York over driver rules

Two major ride-hailing platforms are using the courts to challenge a fresh set of local rules in New York City. The new law, scheduled to start at the end of July, would make it harder for companies to remove drivers from their apps unless they can prove a clear financial need or misconduct. That fo

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Jun 12 2026CRIME

Court rules Saudi spy case took wrong turn in trial location

A man once trusted to shape Twitter's voice in the Middle East found himself in the middle of a legal storm after allegedly sharing secrets with a foreign government. Ahmad Abouammo, who worked at Twitter between 2013 and 2015, faced accusations of leaking private information about two Saudi critics

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Jun 12 2026POLITICS

Midterm elections set to break spending records

Next year's U. S. midterm elections are expected to cost $11. 6 billion in political ads, crushing previous records. This surge mostly comes from tight Senate races where small margins could flip control of Congress. Ohio, Texas, and Maine are leading the spending race, with Ohio alone reaching $749

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