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This spring, the Suns told team employees to sign an agreement that limits their ability to “sue the team over workforce matters,” according to a report from ESPN’s Baxter Holmes. The employees would risk losing their job if they did not sign the agreement, according to Holmes’ reporting.Team employees received emails on May 27 saying that they’d receive an updated version of the team’s employee handbook, and they were asked to review and agree to the terms of the new version within three days.Part A of the updated handbook featured many of the same topics as the previous version, from…

Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York Times, walks us through the changing map of Palestinian recognition.

The US Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, pushed back hard against claims the central bank allows politics to drive decisions, in the midst of an extraordinary battle over its independence.Donald Trump, who is seeking to increase his administration’s control over the Fed, has branded Powell “a very political guy” after he declined to bow to the president’s public demands for drastically lower interest rates.The White House has launched an unprecedented campaign to overhaul the Fed’s rate-setting board of governors, installing an administration official and trying to fire a Biden appointee over unconfirmed claims of mortgage fraud.But on Tuesday, Powell, who…

Hello, welcome to TechScape. I’m writing to you from a plane back to a United States in uproar. This week’s tech news is all about Donald Trump’s deals: with China, with the UK, and with the US tech industry, which is facing steep fines for its favorite visa.Trump’s talent tariffs: Visa fines threaten tech’s most prized employeesUS tech giants made a bargain last year: tens of millions of dollars to Trump’s presidential campaign in exchange for access to the president and policies that promoted their industry’s growth. If you count in Elon Musk, the number rises to hundreds of millions.…

But the US president has been condemned by experts from across the world, who fear he is deliberately fostering a narrative of distrust that could be dangerous for women.Does paracetamol cause autism?The short answer is: no. Genetics plays a major role in autism, but scientists are also investigating the potential role of environmental factors such as parental age, premature birth and prenatal exposure to drugs, environmental chemicals or infections.“The idea that something that occurs during pregnancy may influence neurodevelopment isn’t a particularly new or crazy or outlandish idea,” said Renee Gardner, an associate professor of epidemiology at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute.…

FCC chair Brendan Carr says that ABC-affiliated stations refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel Live’s return to air is “a good thing.”Carr previously called on local TV stations to “push back” against ABC and its parent company, Disney.The chair also accused Democrats of “projection and distortion.” The chair of the FCC is speaking out about ABC affiliate groups that are refusing to broadcast Jimmy Kimmel Live amid the late-night show’s planned return to air. Brendan Carr, who assumed office in the Federal Communications Commission in January following a nomination from Donald Trump, defended media groups like Sinclair and Nexstar after they…

From the thrill of landing in a new destination to enjoying a beach day, there are plenty of opportunities that can deliver happiness on a vacation. And a new report revealed some destinations make it easier to smile than others. The city of Lisbon, Portugal, ranked as the happiest destination in the world for travelers, according to a study from BookRetreats, which offers packaged wellness vacations. That was thanks to its more than 2,800 hours of annual sunshine, expansive green spaces, and healthy restaurants throughout. “Walkability is another of Lisbon’s mood-boosters,” company wrote in its study. “The city is compact…

Gavin Butler,Laura BickerGuangdong andMartin YipHong KongWatch: Flood destroys bridge and makes river overflow as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits TaiwanTwo people have died in eastern Taiwan and scores more are trapped or missing after a super typhoon caused a mountain lake to burst its banks, fire officials said.The barrier lake, formed by previous landslides, broke on Tuesday afternoon, sending water surging into the nearby township of Guangfu in Hualien county.Rescuers from across Taiwan are heading to the area. Super Typhoon Ragasa is the strongest storm of 2025 and is now bearing down on China’s southern coast. It is due to make…

ToplineDisney is planning another price hike in October for its popular streaming services Disney+ and Hulu, about one year after its last price increase for the platforms.Customers will see price increases on October 21, Disney said.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsThis is a breaking story and will be updated.

Lily JamaliBBC tech correspondent, San Francisco,Liv McMahonTechnology reporter andGraham FraserTechnology reporterGetty ImagesPresident Donald Trump says a deal to find a new owner for TikTok in the United States is done.The future of the app and access to it for people in the US was plunged into uncertainty. Politicians passed a law requiring TikTok to be banned in the country unless it was sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.But Trump vowed to save it, and since his inauguration he has delayed deadlines for TikTok’s sale and dropped names of companies and celebrities who could buy it.Now his administration has given…