Новости за 30.06.2021

For the past few days, a heatwave has glowered over the Pacific Northwest, forcing temperatures in the region to a record-breaking 118ºF. Few people in the region—neither Americans nor Canadians—have air-conditioning. Stores sold out of new AC units in hours as a panicked public sought a reasonable solution to the emergency. Unfortunately, air-conditioning is part…

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s become something of a cliché in Washington for Democratic strategists to assert that “demographics are destiny.” What they mean is that the diversifying electorate—and the shrinking role of…

The extreme heat and massive energy demand in the Pacific Northwest may be proving out dire predictions of worsening climate problems

Amazon.com Inc. wants FTC Chair Lina Khan recused from any matters involving the company because of her history criticizing the company.

Tourists on Phuket will be able to roam the entire island, but there's a catch

Mention Engine No. 1’s victory over Exxon Mobil Corp. last month to the socially conscious investing crowd and they’ll rattle off a wish list of targets that have so-far resisted calls to reform their social practices. The possibilities include Twitter Inc., Facebook Inc., Netflix Inc. and private prisons, to name a few. The question, though,…

The U.S. and Taiwan agreed to hold regular talks on issues ranging from technology supply chains to meat imports

Critics of Big Tech hope the rulings will be just the leverage they need to update antitrust laws

To any reasonable person, the failure of a long-foretold event to materialize should erode the belief that it will happen. A perfect example is the long-foretold and never arriving “storm” of mass arrests promised by the mysterious “military intelligence” team at the heart of the QAnon conspiracy. How could anyone think something promised for years,…

Kim Jong Un has berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis”

Officials said a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to the intense heat that began late last week

As many as 50 National Guard members are heading to the U.S.-Mexico border to help law enforcement deal with the ongoing migrant crisis. But the cost of the deployment isn’t being paid by local, state or federal government. Instead, a deep-pocketed Republican donor who made billions from auctioning off wrecked cars is footing the bill.…

Questions are mounting after a 13-story condo tower collapsed. Was this a cruel freak accident, or a preventable tragedy? And if so, could others be next?