Wimbledon, Tour de France begin: No offense to baseball,...
Wimbledon, Tour de France begin: No offense to baseball, but with the NHL and NBA playoffs wrapped up, the best sports action is happening overseas. The poshest major tournament on the tennis calendar, Wimbledon, starts today in London (and without human line judges for the first time). On the women’s side, American Coco Gauff will attempt to win a second consecutive Grand Slam following her French Open title earlier this month. In the men’s draw, elder statesman Novak Djokovic will try to muster enough stamina in those 38-year-old legs to get young phenoms Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner off his lawn. And speaking of legs, the Tour de France begins on Saturday.
Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said he won’t seek reelection in 2026. President Trump had threatened to primary Tillis after he voted against advancing the Senate’s tax bill Saturday night.
F1 brought in $55.6 million domestically in its opening weekend, giving Apple its first bona fide box office hit.
Tesla said it made its first-ever autonomous delivery of a new car to a customer, which “might be a bigger deal than the robotaxis,” according to The Verge.
Delta is recovering from a brutal weekend with more than 2,800 flight cancellations due to severe weather at its Atlanta hub.
NBA sharpshooter Malik Beasley is under federal investigation related to gambling allegations tied to league games, according to ESPN.
A heat wave gripping southern Europe drove temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit in countries including Italy, Spain, and Greece.
N.D. operators use U-shaped wells to boost Bakken output
Producers in North Dakota are using U-shaped lateral wells to boost production...
Producers in North Dakota are using U-shaped lateral wells to boost production from the Bakken Formation, with 15 permits filed for U-shaped laterals and two for J-shaped laterals, said Nathan Anderson, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources. Despite crude prices fluctuating between $60 and $77 per barrel due to geopolitical tensions, rig and frac crew activity in the Williston Basin has remained stable.
Energy Transfer expands Lake Charles LNG deal with Chevron
Energy Transfer has expanded its agreement with Chevron to supply an...
Energy Transfer has expanded its agreement with Chevron to supply an additional 1 million tons per year of liquified natural gas from the Lake Charles export facility, bringing the total to 3 million tons per year. The 20-year deal is contingent on a positive final investment decision for the project, which gained momentum after President Donald Trump lifted a moratorium on new LNG export permits.
US energy secretary calls IEA oil outlook "nonsensical"
Energy Secretary Chris Wright...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has criticized the International Energy Agency's projection that global oil demand will peak this decade, calling it "nonsensical." Wright says the outlook ignores the aspirations of billions of people to achieve higher living standards, while the IEA has defended its position, noting that electric vehicle growth and substitutions for oil are already affecting demand.
President Trump posted to Truth Social yesterday that the US would be...
President Trump posted to Truth Social yesterday that the US would be “terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately” and would set new tariffs on Canadian goods within a week. Trump cut off trade negotiations after feeling that US Big Tech companies weren’t experiencing the famous Canadian friendliness because the country is imposing a new digital services tax similar to the one tech giants loathe in Europe. Canada has long been an ally and one of the US’ largest trading partners, but recent US tariffs have raised tensions.
