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Within a day, the Iran-U.S. ceasefire began breaking down. Markets shrugged

Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Wednesday that three clauses of the 10-point ceasefire framework with the United States had already been violated, despite

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Trump risks confidence in U.S. role as guardian of global shipping

Of all the things Donald Trump has done to disrupt global commerce, from levying punitive tariffs to tearing up trade deals, few would be as

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Paul Krugman smacks down Trump speech with argument that $4 gas is ‘less than half’ of the Hormuz hit. Here’s what he’s talking about

In a primetime address to the nation Wednesday night, President Donald Trump cast the U.S. effort in Iran as a show of strength. But he

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Wealth taxes on billionaires and $30 min. wages: ‘They should pay their fair share,’ advocate says

There are an estimated 938 billionaires in the United States. To put that into context, that’s about two full Boeing 747s (each one holds 416

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Meta promised it wouldn’t spy on you with its AI smart glasses. A lawsuit says humans are watching you, actually

When Meta opened its Ray-Ban smart glasses up for pre-order, it made clear of one thing: your privacy will be secure. “Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses

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Iran, the $39 trillion national debt and dedollarization: How Trump exposed America’s Achilles Heel

The year was 1974 and President Richard Nixon had dispatched his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Saudi Arabia to strike a secret deal. Three

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It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent

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University of Florida College Republicans chapter sues over being shut down on antisemitism claims

College Republicans have sued the University of Florida’s president on free speech grounds over the school’s decision to deactivate its chapter after being notified that

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Pentagon sees Iran war lasting up to six weeks, Trump aide says

A top aide to President Donald Trump said the Pentagon estimates the Iran war, now in its third week, would take between four and six

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Exxon, Chevron and other US oil and gas producers and refiners hit all-time highs amid Iran war

The stock prices of the American Big Oil giants are up about 30% this year as global oil spiked to $100 per barrel—the highest since