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The curtains came down, the lights came up, and the show was over. After months of speculation and uncertainty, Klay Thompson is set to leave the Warriors for the Dallas Mavericks, along with parting ways with longtime bandmates Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. Thus ended a glorious triumphant streak that saw the most glorious era in Golden State’s 62-year history after 13 years, nine playoff appearances and four NBA championships. This contradicts the expressed desire of Curry and Green, who expressed a desire in April to keep Thompson as part of their family, to extend the uniqueness of being the…

Oil prices Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. shale oil and gas industry could lead to lower production, industry executives said at the Dallas Fed’s latest energy survey. Survey respondents said the decline would not be particularly significant, but it would represent a reversal of a trend that most observers of the U.S. oil industry consider to be irreversible and consistent over the long term in the absence of restraint policies. Consolidation among E&P companies has led to reduced investment in exploration. “We are hopeful that this temporary situation will resolve itself once consolidation is complete,” one survey respondent said,…

After registering a morale-boosting victory in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has won two of the four seats it contested in the biennial Maharashtra Assembly elections. Mahayuthi The alliance retained the Konkan Graduates seat.The results of the biennial election for the state Senate were announced Monday. Voting took place on June 26.The six-year term of four Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) — Mumbai Teachers, Mumbai Graduates, Konkan Graduates and Nashik Teachers — ends on July 7, necessitating elections. Currently, Vilas Potnis of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, UBT) and Niranjan Davkare of…

Investing.com — The S&P 500 closed higher on Monday, buoyed by tech stocks, giving stocks a strong start to the second half of the year ahead of the release of key monthly jobs data later this week. As of 4 PM ET (8 PM GMT), they were up 50 points, or 0.1%, up 0.2% and up 0.8%.The major indexes got off to a strong start to the new week, which was shortened by Thursday’s Independence Day holiday, by adding to their gains from the previous quarter. In the second quarter, and increased by 3.9% and 8.3%, respectively, while fell by…

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald J. Trump is entitled to effective immunity from prosecution for his role in trying to overturn the results of the last election, a landmark decision in the midst of the 2024 election campaign that greatly expanded presidential powers.The vote was 6-3, split along party lines. The immediate practical effect will be to further complicate the case against Trump: It is now highly unlikely that it will go before a jury before the election, and the charges against him have been narrowed.The decision was a powerful statement by the Supreme Court’s conservative…

Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had handed over to India a list of its missing defence personnel from the 1965 and 1971 wars and had also exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen held by the two countries.India and Pakistan have reportedly exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody through diplomatic channels simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad. “A list of 38 missing Pakistani defence personnel believed to be in Indian custody since the 1965 and 1971 wars has also been handed over by Pakistan,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistan said…

After South Africa’s president announced the formation of the country’s largest democratic government in its history on Sunday, some critics questioned whether attempts to appease diverse political interests will complicate tackling the country’s myriad economic and social problems.President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised for years to reduce the size of government, due to demands from the public and his political opponents, but his party, the African National Congress, failed to win an absolute majority in parliament in recent elections for the first time since the end of apartheid three decades ago, forcing him to appoint a broad coalition to his cabinet.He…

Annika BernsenOrange County RegisterTustin, California — Orange County Sheriff’s Department The company on Thursday morning unveiled a new $110 million technology center that will be a one-stop shop for communications and technology operations.Located in TustinThe centre will feature a real-time communications section, a counter-terrorism centre, a media briefing room, shared office space for trainees and developers, and a maintenance area for police vehicles.”We are driving a culture change in how we use technology and look forward to seeing the solutions-focused ways we prevent crime, solve cases and improve the quality of life for our residents,” said Orange County Sheriff Don…

Purdue outside hitter Eva Hudson is returning home from the Dominican Republic with some prizes in hand. The junior was part of the U.S. volleyball team that won the silver medal at last week’s NORCECA Women’s Final Six Pan American Cup.The U.S. Women’s National Team qualified for Sunday’s gold medal game but lost 3-2 (25-15, 17-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-11) in five sets to the Dominican Republic. The team finished the tournament with a 3-1 record.In the final against the Dominican Republic, Hudson had six kills for six points, as well as a match-high 16 digs and 16 impressive receptions.Hudson was…

Pakistani authorities have begun the second phase of a plan to forcibly return hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan, relocating families who have lived in Pakistan for decades. According to multiple reports, Pakistani authorities will begin forcibly repatriating around 800,000 Afghans from Pakistan as soon as Sunday, following a first phase in which about 541,000 were expelled in November last year. Human rights groups had warned against the second phase of the plan, announced in April, saying they feared many Afghans’ lives would be at risk if sent to Afghanistan, where the Taliban now hold the majority leadership…