NewsTech leads first half stock gains — but the biggest winners weren’t in the U.S. Posted on July 1, 2026 by budd87309@gmail.com U.S. Big Tech stocks enjoyed strong gains — despite a sharp sell-off at the end of June — but were largely outperformed by their international counterparts. budd87309@gmail.com Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats 15-term incumbent in Colorado House primary – The Guardian In Colorado primaries, a democratic socialist wins; Bennet’s governor bid ends – NPR