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Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland
Jul 9, 2026 - World 
Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude lie beneath territory and claims it has exploration permits – a claim flatly denied by NuukOn 10 June, a snowy-haired American in his 60s addressed the residents of a remote Greenland hamlet. He was there to tell them about a business venture supported by figures linked to Donald Trump. “So,” Robert Price said via an interpreter, “we have a project to drill for oil here.”The Texas oil company that Price represents, Greenland Energy, hopes to prove that billions of barrels of crude lie underground by bringing in 300 shipping containers of drilling kit. Continue reading...
Flight instructor jumps to his death mid-lesson, student lands plane alone
Jul 9, 2026 - World 
An experienced flight instructor in Argentina jumped from a small training aircraft to his death last weekend, leaving his 22-year-old student to bring the plane in for a safe landing by herself.
News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight
Jul 9, 2026 - World 
The New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the future of a struggling news industry.
LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away
Jul 9, 2026 - World 
Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers told of change as one of those onboard says they will ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’An LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt.The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone, woke on Thursday morning to find a note placed under their cabin doors informing them that the ship was urgently looking for alternative ports. Continue reading...
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
Jul 9, 2026 - World 
A fire has broken out at a shoe factory in China's Fujian province, killing 28 people
