- Pato O’Ward ended a 14-race winless stretch with a confident victory at Mid-Ohio, saying the result renewed his momentum and keeps him in championship conversation.
- Alex Bowman’s 2027 future at Hendrick Motorsports remains unresolved after a tough start and vertigo-related absences; he’s focused on steady week-to-week progress.
- Chase Briscoe earned his first NASCAR win of the season at Chicagoland and joked his crew chief promised chocolate as a post-win reward.
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- Folarin Balogun was cleared to play in the USA's round-of-16 match vs. Belgium after his one-game suspension (from a red card) was revoked.
- Belgium has formally challenged his eligibility and publicly accused FIFA of procedural failures and a lack of transparency around the decision.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the independence of FIFA’s judicial bodies — Balogun, meanwhile, is the USA's top scorer in the tournament with three goals.
- Notable All-Star snubs — Pittsburgh’s Braxton Ashcraft has outpitched All-Star Paul Skenes, and Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds were surprisingly left off the initial NL roster.
- Yordan Álvarez is the season’s best hitter by a wide margin (the only qualified player with an OPS over 1.000) and a clear MVP frontrunner.
- Shohei Ohtani is a two-way juggernaut again — elite on the mound and at the plate — making him a leading candidate for another MVP.
- Anthropic signed a 20-year lease with TeraWulf to build a massive AI data center campus on a 750‑acre former aluminum smelter in Hawesville, Kentucky (population ~1,000).
- The lease is expected to generate about $19 billion in contracted revenue over the initial term and is said to be supported by investment‑grade credit.
- The phased campus will support roughly 400 MW (401 MW) of AI compute, with partial power in H2 2027 and full capacity by early 2028.
- A 59-year-old man was jailed for 18 years and 11 months after being convicted of historic and recent child sexual offences, showing long-awaited justice for victims.
- Police praised the victims' bravery and emphasised support for anyone who comes forward — "You will be believed."
- Authorities said the sentence sends a clear message that child abuse will not be tolerated and even decades-old crimes can still be prosecuted.
- A father rang the ward about a worrying social-media post from his daughter hours before she died, but staff did not record the call or act on it as they should have.
- The inquest highlighted poor communication and unclear risk triggers after the teenager’s recent, last-minute transfer and a planned reduction in observations.
- Regulators had already flagged safety risks at similar wards, and the hospital was still implementing fixes; the inquest into her death is ongoing.
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