Maxime Marquette
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Rocket Lab swallows Iridium for $8 billion, the West muscles up against SpaceX
California-based Rocket Lab signed a definitive agreement on June 29, 2026 to acquire satellite communications giant Iridium Communications for an enterprise value
Trump weighs a Diddy pardon, a symbol of clemency with shifting rules
According to CBS News, citing anonymous sources, PresidentDonald Trump is reportedly considering clemency for rapper and mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, convicted last
Balderas stands his ground, the shadow of a federal blockade hangs over the Epstein investigation
Former New Mexico attorney general Hector Balderas continues to insist that federal officials asked him to suspend his state investigation into the
Judge Sullivan, the last line of defense against Trump's grip on mail-in voting
On July 1, 2026, federaljudgeEmmet G. Sullivan, of the District Court for Washington D.C., blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to
Les Bleus qualify at 44 degrees heat index as the weather becomes an opponent
The France national football team qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup by beating Paraguay 1-0 on July 4, in
Brittany watches its ocean change before its eyes
An investigation published on July 3, 2026 by Ouest-France documents how the warming of Brittany's coastal waters is already changing the distribution
$68 billion stolen, America faces the AI scam tsunami
A report published on June 30, 2026 by Gallup and the Stop Scams Alliance reveals that 15 million Americans were victims of
F-35 jets for Turkey, the card Trump plays before Ankara
Just days before the NATO summit scheduled for July 7 and 8 in Ankara, Donald Trump hinted that he might authorize the
The Supreme Court saves birthright citizenship from Trump, 6 votes to 3
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one of its most anticipated rulings of the term: by