Republican Lawmakers Urge National Guard Role for World Cup Drone Security 
Los Angeles World Cup Security Plans: No ICE Immigration Enforcement at FIFA 2026 Matches, Officials Say 
Meta Stock Jumps as AI Cloud Expansion Challenges AWS, Microsoft, and Google 
Trump’s U.S. Open Visit Delays Final, Fans Face Long Security Lines 
TetherMax Rebranding Highlights Official Exchange Partnerships as Foundation of Trust 
Gold Price Today: Bullion Heads for First Weekly Gain as Weak U.S. Jobs Data Eases Rate Hike Fears 
Samsung to Invest $90 Billion in South Korea to Expand AI Chip, Display, and Battery Production 
US Resumes Dollar Shipments to Iraq After Months-Long Suspension 
Norway Offshore Oil Workers Reach Wage Deal, Averting Strike 
Marco Rubio Says U.S. Will Block IRGC-Linked Individuals From Iran World Cup Delegation 
Oil Prices Slip as Oversupply Concerns and U.S.-Iran Talks Shape Market Outlook 
Trump to Host UFC Event at White House on His 80th Birthday 
Australia Trade Balance Swings to Surprise Deficit as Imports Outpace Exports in May 
NBA Returns to China with Alibaba Partnership and Historic Macau Games 
OpenAI Proposes 5% U.S. Government Stake Amid AI Policy Talks 
Moody’s Says Peru’s President-Elect Keiko Fujimori Could Boost Investor Confidence 
Asian Currencies Rise as Dollar Weakens; Yen Holds Steady Amid Japan Intervention Watch 
The East Asia Super League (EASL) has secured funding from the financial advisory firm the Raine Group and former National Basketball Association (NBA) players, pushing its valuation to US$100 million ahead of its October 2022 tip-off.
So far, EASL’s parent company Asia League Holdings has raised US$13 million from investors.
The investing NBA players were Baron Davis, Metta World Peace, and Shane Battier.
NBA agent Bill Duffy also invested.
The EASL will feature eight teams from leagues across the region, including the champions and runners-up from the Korean Basketball League, Japan’s B.League, and the Philippines Basketball Association.
The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei’s P.League+ will represent Greater China.
The teams will have a 12-man roster, including two foreign players and an additional Asian player.
EASL confirmed that the hosts would be East Asia’s premier cities rotating on an annual basis.
Last year, the EASL signed a 10-year agreement with the International Basketball Federation or FIBA to run an annual pan-regional league for top teams in the area.
