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In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now have to give up as Japan tightens visa rules.

US President Donald Trump recorded around $1.2 billion in income from his family's cryptocurrency activities during his first year back in office, according to financial disclosures released on Tuesday.

Indian sailors shaken by war have finally cleared the Strait of Hormuz after being stranded there for months, but some fear they have little choice but to return to make a living.

In a remote province of northeastern Afghanistan, women farmers are playing a vital role in their community's survival among the snow-capped mountains.

A frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveillance and departures have fueled reports of a heated internal climate.

Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors nervously awaited key US jobs data that could help determine the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision, while the yen is in focus as it wallows around four-decade lows.

Does it mean getting rich? Owning a house with a white picket fence? Having a better life than your parents?

New York's iconic Madison Square Garden, the apparent venue for pop sensation Taylor Swift's weekend wedding to NFL superstar Travis Kelce, is a storied arena that has hosted memorable basketball and hockey clashes, celebrity weddings and even a Nazi rally.

Andrea Canonico focused on her breathing to stay calm as she lay trapped under a building that had crumbled during the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week.

At Wimbledon, stewards in military uniforms are a common sight in the walkways and even on courts, as hundreds of armed forces members volunteer in a tradition dating back eight decades.

Decades after triggering a rift with the Vatican by consecrating bishops in 1988, the Society of Saint Pius X is doing it again on Wednesday in defiance of Pope Leo XIV.

Queues to receive aid in Venezuela's La Guaira get longer every day, as people made homeless by two horrific earthquakes last week have nowhere else to go.

The World Cup last-32 game between Mexico and Ecuador at the Estadio Azteca on Tuesday has been delayed by one hour due to heavy rain and lightning, FIFA said.

The United States has started deporting migrants to a sparsely populated archipelago in the tropical Pacific, the island nation of Palau told AFP on Wednesday.

US envoys met with Qatari mediators on Tuesday in Doha to discuss negotiations with Iran, the Gulf state said, after Tehran and Washington agreed a memorandum of understanding this month to halt the Middle East war.

Sweden coach Graham Potter admitted his side could not compete with a brilliant France team as they went out of the World Cup with a 3-0 defeat in the last 32 on Tuesday.

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2026 / Gladstone Commercial Corporation (Nasdaq:GOOD) ("Gladstone Commercial") announced that it has executed a 10-year, 5-month lease with the Ohio Life Sciences Association ("Ohio Life Sciences") for 34,361 square feet of its 86,301 square foot office / R&D building located in New Albany, Ohio. This brings the building to 100% occupancy.

NEWARK, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2026 / Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTGX) today reported that on June 30, 2026, it granted inducement awards to three recently hired employees in accordance with the terms of their employment offer letters. The awards were granted under the Protagonist Therapeutics Amended and Restated Inducement Plan, which was adopted May 29, 2018, and amended February 18, 2020 and February 15, 2022.

Champion Safe, American Rebel, and Kindig-It Design unite to create a powerful new category of high-end custom safes inspired by hot-rod attitude, patriotic pride, and world-class American craftsmanship

Tire retailers set aside their rivalry for a greater cause. Priority Tire is proud to support Blood Cancer United with every set of Cosmo tires sold. Tire retailers set aside their rivalry for a greater cause. Priority Tire is proud to support Blood Cancer United with every set of Cosmo tires sold.

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2026 / Gladstone Alternative Income Fund ("Gladstone Alternative" or the "Fund") announced today that its board of trustees declared monthly cash distributions to shareholders for the month of July. The July distribution amount is $0.001967 per calendar day for each issued and outstanding Class A share, Class C share, and Class I share for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending July 31, 2026 (for shareholders who own shares all 31 days in July, the distribution will total approximately $0.061 per share). Based on net asset values per share as of June 30, 2026, the July distribution amount represents an annualized distribution rate of 7.20% for Class A shares, 7.28% for Class C shares, and 7.17% for Class I shares. The distributions will be paid on July 31, 2026 for Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") participants and August 3, 2026 for non-DRIP participants.

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Company's Internally Developed Platform Integrates Lead Management, Application Processing, Underwriting, Offer Generation, Closing Verification and Funding Management Into a Unified AI-Enabled Workflow

Technology Day to feature live demonstrations of the Company's next-generation AI-native cybersecurity platform and long-term product roadmap

Digital Transformation Initiative Establishes Operational Foundation for Innovation in Diagnostics, Prevention and Precision Medicine

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IOI Builds on Company's First Offtake Heads of Agreement Signed in May, Reinforcing Growing Commercial Momentum for Fort Cady Boric Acid

Agreement establishes NextBoat as MarineMax's preferred wholesale and trade-in partner, with pre-owned inventory flowing through the NextBoat AI platform to its nationwide network of wholesale buyers

The agency's revised collection process publication outlines the steps the IRS takes when a taxpayer falls behind - from the first notice to enforcement actions like wage garnishment and bank levies.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2026 / SMX continues to create a national footprint for its plastic recycling technologies at the exact moment the U.S. market is shifting from recycling promises to recycling proof. At the center of that footprint is SMX's Digital Material Passport Platform, or DMPP, which connects physical materials to secure digital records. By giving plastic a persistent identity at the material level, SMX enables recycled content, origin, composition, chain of custody, lifecycle status, and compliance data to move from the physical world into a verifiable digital system.