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Antoine Boureau/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images The Euronext building in Paris, which hosts the Paris stock exchange, in June 2024. London CNN  —  French stocks and the euro rallied Monday after results from the first round of elections suggested the far right will inflict a heavy defeat on President Emmanuel Macron but fall short of winning an outright majority in parliament. France’s CAC 40 index, which represents 40 of the biggest companies listed in Paris, rose 2.7% at the open. The index closed 1% higher on the day but is still almost 6% below its level before Macron called the snap election…

LOW SPACE RUNNINGElon Musk aims to place 42,000 Starlink satellites in low orbit, with the aim of bringing Internet to the most remote places in the world. As of last April, the company had nearly 5,900 devices in space. But a Chinese company is giving it a hard time: the Shanghai Lanjian Hongquing Technology Company, affiliated with the rocket manufacturer Landscape, filed an application for a network of 10,000 satellites with the International Telecommunications Union on May 24. No timetable has been communicated for the launch of the satellites.Source: Interesting Engineering50,000That’s how many paid trips robotaxi company Waymo reports it…

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after he reported to federal prison to begin a four-month contempt of court sentence for defying a subpoena as part of the congressional investigation into Trump’s affair. Attack on the United States Capitol. Bannon arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, around noon and was officially taken into federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said.Speaking to reporters, Bannon called himself a “political prisoner,” said former President Donald Trump was “very supportive” of him and criticized Democrats, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.”I’m proud to go…

Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal ReserveWashington, DC, July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court revived Corner Post’s lawsuit against a Federal Reserve regulation, ruling 6-3 that the North Dakota convenience store and truck stop’s six-year deadline to challenge the rule had not yet expired when it filed its lawsuit. Corner Post did not exist until 2018, more than six years after the 2011 rule was issued, and it filed its lawsuit just over three years after it opened. The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus brief in Corner Post, Inc.…

Prisma Health announced it is investing $41 million to add new smart beds across the health system. Approximately 1,500 inpatient beds will be replaced with Hillrom smart beds and surfaces to improve the patient experience. Prisma staff will also be able to use the smart beds to provide enhanced care to patients in the intensive care unit, labor and delivery, medical and surgical units and bariatric units. The beds will feature Hercules patient repositioning technology that allows a caregiver to safely reposition a patient. The bed’s advanced technology will also help prevent falls, reduce pressure ulcers, increase comfort and improve…

The possibility of Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election has significant implications for US domestic and foreign policy. During his first term, from 2017 to 2021, he pursued an “America First” agenda that included economic nationalism, strict immigration policies, and a critical view of multilateralism. If Trump succeeds in winning a second term, similar themes will likely resurface, with significant implications for global geopolitics, including bilateral relations between Indonesia and the United States. This essay aims to analyze the potential impacts that a second Trump term could have on Indonesia, specifically examining the economic, political and social dimensions. A…

The director of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital was released early Monday, apparently without charge, seven months after he was arrested for working with Hamas militants.Mohamed Abu Salmiya was arrested in a U.N. convoy transporting wounded civilians away from heavy fighting in Gaza City during one of the most indelible chapters of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza, then that Israeli officials were carrying out a controversial raid on the al-Shifa medical complex. as a crucial war objective.Abu Salmiya was arrested in November, after Israeli forces attacked Gaza’s largest and most important hospital complex. The Israeli military had accused the medical director…

CNN — Hurricane Beryl is barreling through the Windward Islands as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, bringing high winds, intense rain and a life-threatening storm surge after making landfall on Monday. It is the strongest known hurricane to pass through this region, according to NOAA data dating back to 1851. Beryl made landfall shortly after 11:00 a.m. EDT on Carriacou Island of the Grenadines, in the Caribbean Sea, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The storm caused power outages, flooded streets and triggered flooding in parts of the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados and Tobago on Monday, according to the…

This season, many of us are packing up the SUV for a trip to the beach or the mountains. Kids are heading to summer camp. Retirees are spending their children’s inheritance on trips to faraway places. Why do we feel the need to travel, and what impact can it have on our spiritual lives?Philosopher Alan Wilson Watts, one of the first to interpret Eastern wisdom for a Western audience, said: “The soul is something that contains the body. The body does not contain the soul.This notion is a reversal of thought for most of us. Think of the soul as…

As the rise of AI continues to captivate investors, attention is shifting to opportunities in the small and mid-cap sector. Lisa Thomas, deputy director of research at TD Cowen, joins Catalysts to highlight promising investments in AI beyond the usual big names in tech.Thomas suggests that investors looking to get into the AI ​​space should consider data center plays like Credo (CRDO) or DigitalBridge (DBRG). She says these companies offer “very good opportunities” for portfolio diversification with significant upside potential.For more expert insights and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Catalysts.This post was written…