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➤ A new report reveals how Bill Gates’ carefully crafted public image is unraveling over his Jeffrey Epstein ties. (Hear More)

➤ A pirate-themed tour boat sank off Turkey’s coast with nearly 150 passengers aboard, including children. Everyone survived. (Listen Now)

➤ A Pennsylvania man used an excavator to demolish his own house during a drunken argument with his wife. (Podcast Available)

➤ President Trump had not signed off on a potential Iran peace deal as of Sunday evening, after making a third round of edits focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and destroying Iran’s enriched uranium. (Live Updates)

➤ Federal employees could be required to sign nondisclosure agreements or face termination under a new government proposal. Unions, press groups, and whistleblower advocates called the move an assault on free speech. (See Details)

➤ The White House denied a report that chief of staff Susie Wiles urged Vice President Vance to take a break from social media, calling it “complete fake news” and saying the conversation never happened. (More)

➤ The wife of Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign last year about sexually explicit texts he sent to other women, a disclosure that has rattled a race seen as key to Senate control. (More)

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➤ Paris Saint-Germain captured its second straight Champions League title Saturday, defeating Arsenal 4-3 in a penalty shootout after the teams finished tied 1-1 through regulation and extra time. (More)

➤ Russell Henley rallied late to win the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas, birdieing the first playoff hole to defeat Eric Cole. Henley closed with three straight birdies to force extra holes and secured his sixth PGA Tour victory. (More)

➤ Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders earned a record $17.7 million in NFLPA royalty and licensing payments during his rookie season, surpassing Tom Brady’s previous mark of $9.5 million and eclipsing the value of his four-year NFL contract. (More)

➤ South Africa’s national soccer team delayed its departure for the 2026 World Cup on Sunday after visa issues prevented some players and staff from traveling to Mexico. Officials are working to resolve the problem, with the team’s tournament opener just 11 days away. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: MLB | Soccer | NCAASB | NCAAB | WNBA | Golf | NASCAR

➤ Speculation about a SpaceX-Tesla merger is intensifying as SpaceX prepares for what could be the largest IPO in market history this month, with Elon Musk reportedly discussing it with colleagues. (More)

➤ An experimental lung cancer drug from China’s Akeso cut the risk of death by 34% in a major late-stage trial presented Sunday at the nation’s biggest cancer conference. Oncologists called the results better than expected. (More)

➤ Yum Brands is in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital, with a deal possible within weeks. The parent company is pivoting toward its higher-performing Taco Bell and KFC chains. (More)

The Battery Built for the AI Era, No Lithium Required

AI’s power problem isn’t going away; it’s accelerating. Hyperscalers are signing nuclear PPAs, reviving coal plants, and racing to lock in always-on capacity. What they don’t have is a storage solution built for the duty cycle AI demands.

Qnetic’s mechanical battery spins up in milliseconds, cycles indefinitely without degradation, and costs roughly half as much as lithium over its lifetime. No fire risk. No supply chain exposure. Made in America.

Eight energy companies have committed $110M+ in letters of intent. SOSV, the No. 1 climate tech investor globally, is backing the company.

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➤ The family of four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux, who died at 60 last week, is donating his brain to Boston University’s CTE Center to study the long-term effects of repetitive head injuries. (More)

➤ Researchers decoded a 400-year-old Vatican manuscript using machine learning, revealing hundreds of bizarre remedies, including drinking red wine and fermenting nutmeg in dough to treat dysentery. (More)

➤ An explosion at a mining explosives storage site in rebel-held northeastern Myanmar killed more than 45 people Sunday, injured 70, and damaged more than 100 homes near the Chinese border. (More)

➤ Riots across France after Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League penalty-shootout win over Arsenal injured 219 people, including 57 police officers, and led to 780 arrests and one death near Paris. (More)

➤ A mouse plague is ravaging farms across Western and South Australia, with thousands of rodents devouring freshly sown grain as farmers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on bait and replanting. (See Video)

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➤ A father-daughter team from New Jersey pleaded guilty to selling more than 200 forged artworks attributed to Warhol, Banksy, Picasso, and others across the country, netting at least $2 million before the FBI unraveled the scheme. (See Details)

➤ An 18-foot wooden troll sculpture beloved by Austin, Texas, residents burned to the ground in a mysterious early-morning fire, and arson investigators are still examining the cause. (See Photo)

➤ Competitive axe throwers known by nicknames like Cockroach and Giant Slayer crowned a champion this weekend at the International Axe Throwing Championships in Toronto, where the top prize was $9,400. (More)

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