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Zane Wack, an experienced hiker who runs, swims and competes in triathlons, nearly collapsed from altitude sickness while hiking with his father, Ryan Wack, on California’s Mount Whitney in June 2025. “He started experiencing some hallucinations,” Ryan told SFGATE of the 14-year-old boy. “He knew he was hallucinating. He said he saw things that looked like snowmen and Kermit the Frog.” Ryan managed to stop the boy from falling off the cliff multiple times as he made his way down the trail. “He was in an altered mental state, but we don’t know what caused it. We don’t know yet,”…
The yen rose on Wednesday on a rally in Japanese stocks after Prime Minister Takaichi’s election victory and bets on more fiscally responsible policies.Evgen Romanenko | Moments | Getty Imagesof JPY The currency fell to its lowest value against the dollar on Tuesday since 1986, with investors remaining wary of possible intervention by Japanese authorities.The yen fell to 162.27 yen to the dollar in early Asian trading, hitting a 40-year low, according to LSEG data.Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday that the government is ready to take appropriate measures against excessive currency fluctuations.”That includes taking decisive action that…
Angelina Jolie shares an update on her dating life 10 years after splitting from Brad PittAngelina Jolie wasn’t looking for Mr. Right. In fact, the Mr. & Mrs. Smith star admitted that she hasn’t prioritized her love life since her split from ex-husband Brad Pitt in 2016, before their divorce was finalized in 2024. “Honestly, I haven’t dated since my divorce 10 years ago,” Jolie told Yahoo! Entertainment in an interview published on June 22nd. “So when I’m focused on my kids and my family, in the back of my mind I wonder if that aspect of me isn’t at…
Kerr is under contract with the NWSL champions until 2030, returning to the US League after six years with Chelsea in England.Published June 29, 2026June 29, 2026Australian striker Sam Kerr has signed with Gotham FC, the reigning champions of America’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the club announced, after the iconic player ended her stellar career with Chelsea, where she won the Women’s Super League five times.Kerr, a free agent, signed a contract Monday that will keep him in New York through the 2030 season. She previously played in the city from 2015 to 2017.The North American League’s all-time leading…
A Waymo vehicle leaves a charging station in Austin, Texas, on January 15, 2026.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesWaymo robotaxis are Uber The companies confirmed Monday that they have deployed the app in Phoenix, Arizona.”Phoenix was our first test market with Waymo and was a planned, limited rollout, with just over a dozen vehicles dedicated to the program,” Uber said in a statement. “We learned a lot from that collaboration and it helped us quickly expand in Austin and Atlanta, where hundreds of Waymo AVs are available exclusively on Uber and our coverage area continues to expand.”The end of the robotaxi…
Olivia Culpo is pregnant and expecting second child with husband Christian McCaffreyOlivia Culpo is nesting. The Pregnant Culpo Sisters star opened the door to her baby at a nursery on the way and revealed how she and husband Christian McCaffrey are preparing for the birth of their second child, despite not knowing the gender. Olivia converted her home office into a bedroom when she gave birth to daughter Colette last year, but this time she’s opted for a more minimalist approach, simply adding a cot to the guest room where sister Aurora Culpo’s children Remi, 7, and Soleil, 5, usually…
In the last 32 match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Germany drew 1-1 with Paraguay before losing on penalties.Published June 29, 2026June 29, 2026The 2026 World Cup in Germany ended with a shocking defeat to Paraguay in the Round of 32, perhaps the tournament’s biggest loss.On Monday, the Germans led 1-0 at halftime after Julio Enciso headed home a cross from Matias Galarza in the 42nd minute.The four-time champions looked sluggish in the first period, but leveled the score in the second half, with Kai Havertz scoring with a glancing header after Florian Wirtz’s ball from the wing eight…
Drone footage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 15, 2026. Stringer | ReutersHello, my name is Leonie Kidd and I’m from London. Welcome to today’s Daily Open Newsletter.Geopolitical developments dominated the news flow over the weekend, with the flare-up of tensions in Iran rapidly easing. But the market may need to be convinced that the ceasefire can indeed hold, as negotiations are stop-start at best. What you need to know todayThe United States and Iran have reached a new agreement to cease hostilities after fresh fighting continued between the two countries over…
The world’s two largest memory chip companies plan to invest $518 billion (approximately 800 trillion won) to build four new memory fabs in southwestern South Korea, an area that has historically attracted little semiconductor investment. The announcement is part of the country’s broader national investment plan spanning semiconductors, AI data centers and physical AI, and was announced at a presidential conference on Monday attended by the chairman of Samsung and SK Hynix. The plan is divided into three buckets. The memory chip bucket includes $518 billion for four new memory fabs in the Southwest and an additional $52 billion for…
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, television broadcast the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged after a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held in the chambers of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, USA. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Monday as investors looked forward to a key jobs report later in the week and monitored a fragile pause in hostilities between the United States and Iran. benchmark 10 year treasury Yields rose less than 1 basis point to 4.378%; 2 years treasury The yield rose…