Australia-Based Coronado, Peabody Terminate Potential $6B Combination Discussions

Associated Press
UCLA names new chancellor as campus is still reeling from protests over Israel-Hamas war
The president of the University of Miami was chosen Wednesday to become the next chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles, where the retiring incumbent leaves a campus roiled by protests over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Dr. Julio Frenk, a Mexico City-born global public health researcher, was selected by regents of the University of California system at a meeting on the UCLA campus, where there were a swarm of security officers. Frenk will succeed Gene Block, who has been chancellor for 17 years and announced his planned retirement long before UCLA became a national flashpoint for U.S. campus protests.
Reuters
Two dozen companies working to find bird flu vaccine for cows, US agriculture secretary says
Twenty-four companies are working to develop an avian flu vaccine for cattle, as the virus spreads among U.S. dairy herds, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Wednesday. Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). A vaccine could curb the risk of bird flu spreading to new species and lessen potential economic losses for dairy farmers, but may take years to develop.
Reuters
Hunter Biden trial isn't changing US voters' minds, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Most U.S. voters followed the criminal trial of President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and the vast majority say his conviction won't affect their vote in the Nov. 5 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday. Some 67% of registered voters in the two-day poll said they had heard at least a fair amount about the trial of Hunter Biden, who on Monday was convicted on charges of lying about his drug use to buy a gun. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's conviction last month on charges of trying to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels carried somewhat more weight in voters' minds, with just 61% saying it would have no impact on their decision.
AFP
Russian nuclear-powered submarine arrives in Cuba
A Russian nuclear-powered submarine and other naval vessels arrived in Cuba Wednesday for a five-day visit to the communist island off Florida's coast in a show of force amid spiraling US-Russian tensions.The unusual deployment of the Russian military so close to the United States -- particularly the powerful submarine -- comes amid major tensions over the war in Ukraine, where the Western-backed government is fighting a Russian invasion.
AFP
US Fed holds rates and pencils in just one cut this year
The US Federal Reserve left its key lending rate unchanged on Wednesday and penciled in just one rate cut this year, down from the three expected in March.This means that FOMC participants only expect one 0.25 percentage point cut before year-end, two less than in the last update in March.
USA TODAY
Southern Baptists condemn use of IVF in high-profile debate over reproductive rights
The resolution calls on Southern Baptists to only support reproductive methods that affirm a right to life, "including those in an embryonic stage."
NBC News
Charlie Kirk once pushed a 'secular worldview.' Now he's fighting to make America Christian again.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, once advocated the separation of church and state. Now he embraces Christian nationalism and is campaigning for Donald Trump.
Associated Press
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drone-boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest escalation despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway. The use of a boat loaded with explosives raised the specter of 2000's USS Cole attack, a suicide assault by al-Qaida on the warship when it was at port in Aden, killing 17 on board. Associated Press journalists saw the Cole in the Red Sea on Wednesday, now taking part in the U.S. campaign while visiting one of her sister ships, the USS Laboon.
Politico
Menendez defense tries to undercut ‘super weird’ story about a bell and his wife
The bell stood out in a trial that has turned in many ways on the Menendezes’ relationship.
Associated Press
Argentine riot police disperse protesters with water cannons ahead of key Senate vote
Argentine riot police blasted protesters with water cannons to disperse crowds outside of Congress on Wednesday, escalating tensions before lawmakers were expected to vote on state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Milei. Libertarian Milei's political opponents, powerful trade unions and thousands of demonstrators began converging around Congress early Wednesday when the Senate opened debate on the key legislation.
Politico
Nearly half of Democrats approve of Biden border action, poll finds
Democrats’ views of Biden’s border crackdown are consistent with voters across the board.
TODAY
Al Roker describes touching moment playing Frisbee with late dog Pepper one last time
TODAY's Al Roker announced on Tuesday that his family dog, Pepper, died on Monday. See his sweet message and photos.
Politico
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors
The nine-member court upheld the decision made by a district court judge in Tulsa last year, ruling that the plaintiff’s grievances about the destruction of the Greenwood district, although legitimate, did not fall within the scope of the state’s public nuisance statute.
Yahoo News
As Sandy Hook survivors graduate from high school, the Newtown community reflects on milestone
The graduation ceremony at Newtown High School will include a moment of silence for the victims of the Dec. 12, 2014, mass shooting, who would have been receiving their diplomas.
Associated Press
GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina
A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, but after Tuesday’s primary, they’re losing their election bids. Voters handed the senators – and winners of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for people who risk their careers for the greater good – two losses and a runoff after they joined with Democratic women to defeat the measure, saying a pregnant woman shouldn’t lose control of her body as soon as an egg is fertilized. There are just two Democratic women among the 46 members.
AFP
G7 leaders agree to unblock $50 bn for Ukraine by end of 2024: France
Group of Seven leaders have agreed to provide Ukraine with $50 billion via the use of frozen Russian assets by the end of the year, the French presidency said on Wednesday.G7 leaders had aimed to agree a deal on using the profits from the interest on 300 billion euros ($325 billion) of frozen Russian central bank assets to help Kyiv, using the profits as collateral for a loan of up to $50 billion.
The Wall Street Journal
Fed Projects Just One Cut This Year Despite Mild Inflation Report
Central bankers see inflation returning closer to their goal next year after longer wait on reductions.
Time
Pope Francis Uses Anti-Gay Slur—Again
Just weeks after apologizing for using the homophobic F-word in Italian, Pope Francis has reportedly repeated the term in another closed-door meeting.
Associated Press
Highly potent opioids are showing up in drug users in Africa for the first time, report says
Traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes have for the first time been found to be consumed by people who use drugs in Africa, according to a report released Wednesday by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a nonprofit organization. Nitazenes, powerful synthetic opioids, have long been in use in Western countries as well as in Asia where they have been associated with overdose deaths. The report focused on Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau and is based on chemical testing of kush, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde.
USA TODAY
AOC and Raskin to introduce legislation that would reign in a 'rogue' Supreme Court
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she and Jamie Raskin will introduce legislation to “rein in a fundamentally unaccountable and rogue” Supreme Court.

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