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Dutch Government Collapses |
The Dutch government collapsed yesterday after far-right populist leader Geert Wilders withdrew his Party for Freedom from the four-party coalition, ending the administration less than a year after it was formed. Wilders blamed the split on his partners’ refusal to back new immigration proposals that included suspending all asylum applications and tightening border controls.
Prime Minister Dick Schoof, an independent, said he would submit his resignation to the king while continuing in the caretaker role. Coalition leaders said they didn’t oppose Wilders’ plans outright but wanted to debate them in the House of Representatives—an approach that would have delayed any action and offered no guarantee of passage, though the coalition holds a majority with 88 out of 150 seats.
The collapse leaves the Netherlands under a caretaker government just weeks before a NATO summit June 24–25, where key defense decisions are expected. While the remaining coalition parties could try to continue in a different form, that’s seen as unlikely, and new elections are expected this fall. |
The Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers meet tonight in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final (8 pm ET, TNT). The matchup is a repeat of last year’s finals, in which the Panthers topped the Oilers in seven games to capture their first-ever title.
Florida is led by captain Aleksander Barkov, who was named the league’s best defensive forward for the third time in his career and beat the Oilers in both of their head-to-head regular-season games. Edmonton enters as a slight favorite and is led by star Connor McDavid. Scoring three goals and adding eight assists in last year’s finals, McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the series MVP despite the Oilers losing to the Panthers.
Along with the Tampa Bay Lightning, at least one team from Florida has been in the last six finals, while a Canadian team hasn’t won the Stanley Cup since 1993 (see history). |
Meta—the parent of Facebook and Instagram—has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy's Illinois facility starting in June 2027. The deal is the first of its kind in the US. Its financial details were not disclosed.
The move follows a growing trend among tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, which are partnering with energy companies to secure reliable, low-carbon electricity for their data centers and AI initiatives. Artificial intelligence systems demand large amounts of energy, much of which currently comes from fossil fuels contributing to climate change. Nuclear power accounts for roughly 19% of US electricity generation.
Under the deal, Meta will purchase the full output—roughly 1.1 gigawatts—of electricity generated by the Illinois plant's single nuclear reactor. The power will feed into the regional grid rather than directly to Meta's facilities. The deal will expand the plant's clean energy output by 30 megawatts, preserve around 1,100 local jobs, and generate $13.5M in annual tax revenue. |
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