Axios

U.S. adults' stance on corporate activism has flip-flopped, according to a Wednesday Bentley University-Gallup report.

Why it matters: After years of decline in support, more Americans across demographics and political affiliations want businesses to take a public stance on hot-button topics including free speech, immigration policy, diversity, climate change and health care issues.

Air quality alerts are in effect for swaths of the Northeast and Midwest on Wednesday because of smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Why it matters: Breathing wildfire smoke has long-lasting health ramifications, as climate change exacerbates wildfires in and around the U.S.

President Trump on Wednesday doubled tariffs on India to 50%, citing its purchases of Russian oil.

Why it matters: A long-standing and close U.S. ally now faces some of the highest tariffs imposed by the administration.

The Titan submersible implosion that killed five people occurred in large part because operator OceanGate had failed to follow "established engineering protocols for safety, testing, and maintenance" of the vessel, a U.S. Coast Guard report finds.

The big picture: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush may have faced criminal charges if he hadn't been killed during the "preventable tragedy" that occurred during a June 2023 diving trip to the wreck of the Titanic, according to the damning report that was published Tuesday.