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«MercoPress» (en) 

The whistleblowers a free, well informed world most needs

By Gwynne Dyer - Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is a free man at last after spending almost all of the past 14 years in jail or other forms of confinement. He has just arrived home in Australia to be greeted by his family, including two young sons who have never seen him except in Belmarsh Prison in London. But it is the bad guys who won.

CBSNews.com 

Biden admits bad debate performance as Trump claims victory

The biggest night so far in the 2024 election turned into a bad night for President Biden, with a stumbling performance that raised alarm bells for many Democrats. Though commentators noted the president's struggles, they also hit at former President Trump for his flurry of false claims and outright lies. Both candidates hit the campaign trail on Friday as they sought to rally supporters. Nancy Cordes, Major Garrett and Robert Costa have analysis.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

After Jio, Airtel and Vi answer revenue call, dial up tariffs

While Airtel and Jio - which dominate the market - say they need to improve returns after paying high prices for 5G airwaves in 2022, Vi is looking to back up its recent ₹23,000 crore equity fundraising efforts as it strives to become more competitive, stem user losses and repair a stressed balance sheet to pay vendors and statutory dues. Analysts said the three telcos will see a 13-17% rise in ARPU with the main effect being felt in second and third quarters of this fiscal year.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Banks told to stay vigilant amid intel on cyberattack threat

Apart from continuously checking network activities and server logs to detect malicious intrusions, banks will have to monitor critical payment systems such as SWIFT (the messaging system to confirm cross-border fund transfers), card network (which facilitates card payments), the online local fund transfer frameworks RTGS, NEFT and UPI, the real-time payment system.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Air tankers and helicopters attack Arizona wildfire that has forced evacuations near Phoenix

Air tankers and helicopters have joined nearly 200 firefighters battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix that has forced dozens of residents to flee their homes. Fire officials say that there have been no immediate reports of any injuries or homes damaged by the human-caused blaze that broke out the previous afternoon. But the evacuation area was expanded after an estimated 60 people already had left their homes in a Scottsdale-area subdivision. The fire has been fueled by dry conditions and a high of 110 degrees in Phoenix on Friday. Читать дальше...

The New York Times 

Two Appearances, Two Starkly Different Bidens

A day after a shaky debate performance that led to talk of a new Democratic candidate, President Biden was forceful and confident while speaking to supporters.

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Zach Collaros, winless Blue Bombers search for answers vs. Stamps

(Photo credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports) The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are mired in their worst start since losing their first four games of the 2012 season. Winnipeg (0-3) will attempt to break out of its rut on Saturday night when it visits the Calgary Stampeders. The Blue Bombers can't afford a fourth straight loss while the Stampeders (1-1) are striving to move above .500. Winnipeg's struggles are stunning cons

Royals Review 

Royals vs. Guardians Friday game thread

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images

Make up some ground!

The Royals will continue to try to gain on first place Cleveland tonight with Alec Marsh taking the hill. After a hot start, he is 1-4 with a 6.61 ERA over his last six starts.

Here's how we will take the field tonight with Alec Marsh headed to the mound against the Guardians. pic.twitter.com/KkPMhhUMur

— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) June 28, 2024

Cleveland starts Triston McKenzie, who has given up the second-most home runs in baseball... Читать дальше...