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Climate-focused venture capital funds have already raised $6.9bn since the beginning of 2024, up from $5.2bn for the entirety of 2023, according to a new report from Venture Capital Journal. While climate VCs have closed less funds overall — 24 compared to 26 last year — the average pot size has swelled from $202mn to $267mn so far in 2024. This climate tech cash boost is largely reflective of a

• Russia complained about Ukraine advances into the Kursk region, calling the people there "peaceful."
• The comment is ironic, given the attack is part of a war that Russia began.
• Russian territory has not been attacked much before, and this operation put it

• The cheapest Cybertruck available right now is $100,000.
• Tesla quietly removed the option to order planned cheaper versions of the pickup.
• It's the latest blow for Tesla fans who may be waiting for a cheaper version of the truck.

When Elon Musk first unveiled Tesla's Cybertruck in 2019, he

• Some Americans who secured jobs, homes, and stocks a few years ago are thriving financially.
• The job market has tightened, home prices have surged, and stock prices have risen.
• But some Americans are s

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On June 14, 2016, several agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement loaded a van with 2,000 pounds of marijuana, drove it to a busy shopping center in Chula Vista, California, and parked it outside of a Starbucks. There, an undercover agent, Special Agent Ronaldo Gonzalez, had a plan to make a sale.

When the

• A helicopter crashed into a hotel in Cairns, Australia, killing the pilot.
• The flight was unauthorized, and the helicopter was reportedly stolen.
• Two people were asleep in the hotel room impacted by the collision, the ATSB chief commissioner said.

A person has died after a helicopter

In-flight wifi is never guaranteed. Take these steps before a long flight to ensure your phone still does what you need.

I do not know anyone who heads to the airport and thinks to themselves, "Oh man, I bet this is going to be an awesome experience." Just booking a flight means contemplating a sliding scale of unfortunate scenarios. What if my bag is lost? What if the flight is overbooked? What do I do if it's

• Tom Cruise does his own stunts and it's remarkable what he's been able to pull off.
• Hanging on the side of a plane, skydiving, climbing the world's tallest building — he's done it all.
• He also jumped off the roof of the Stade de France to mark the end of the 2024 Paris Olympics

John Oliver has mocked JD Vance for his unusual laugh on "Last Week Tonight".

• Russia's consumer sentiment hit a high in June as its wartime economy boosted spending.
• The sentiment index has risen since April 2022, despite the Ukraine invasion.
• Russia's economy grew 4% in the second quarter of the year. Economists expect this to slow.

Russian consumers are spending large and feeling big about their finances

Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks has been spared closure, three months after Microsoft announced plans to shut down the studio. Krafton, the South Korean publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol, announced on Monday that it had acquired the game and its Japanese studio, and is working with Xbox to enable a “smooth transition”