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Ukraine looks to leverage its help to Arab Gulf states fighting off Iranian drones in exchange for interceptors against Russian missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as Ukraine seeks to use its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab states blunt Iran’s attacks…
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Actors union is bargaining for ‘Tilly tax’ on AI film characters
As adoption of artificial intelligence in the US outpaces efforts to regulate it, organized labor is providing an important check on how the technology gets used, according to the head…
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Iranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 15 U.S. troops while 2,500 Marines arrive in the Mideast ahead of Trump’s new Hormuz deadline
The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air…
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U.S. debt suddenly draws weaker demand as $10 trillion must be rolled over this year amid Iran war. ‘The bond market remains undefeated’
President Donald Trump’s war on Iran is colliding with U.S. debt investors, who demonstrated less appetite for Treasury securities as hopes for a quick end to the conflict evaporate. This…
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Meta executives could earn nearly $1 billion each if they hit goals in pursuit of a $9 trillion valuation
The moonshot compensation packages awarded to executives like Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Axon CEO Rick Smith, and DoorDash CEO Tony Xu in recent years have followed a predictable script: They…
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Airbnbs are topping $6,000 a night in World Cup housing frenzy
The biggest winners from this year’s World Cup are poised to be those able to rent out their properties, especially in the tri-state area. Bobby Roufaeal, who manages more than…
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Oil has surged since the Iran conflict, but gas prices may not be done rising
Oil prices have surged more than 40% since the start of the Iran conflict, rattling global energy markets and raising concerns that U.S. drivers could see further increases at the…
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‘Airport Dad’ faces reckoning amid long lines as travelers told not to arrive too early: ’90 minutes before departure is all you need’
Maybe Dad was right about getting to the airport early. But it turns out there’s still such a thing as TOO early. Travelers panicked by scenes of never-ending lines at U.S. airport…
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Biden’s Build America, Buy America law spurs affordable housing bottleneck as Trump’s federal staffing cuts slow waiver approvals
It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spurred a…
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As fuel prices soar on Iran war, some lawmakers push to suspend federal gas tax that pays for highway and public transit programs
As the war in Iran pushes U.S. gas prices toward $4 a gallon nationally, some lawmakers are pushing to suspend the federal gasoline tax in the latest attempt to try…
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Trump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. ‘America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point’
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly…
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Iran-backed Houthis claim first missile launch on Israel, raising fears they will attack ships in the Red Sea and disrupt traffic through Suez Canal
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile. The…
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The stay-at-home boyfriend is now an economic trend as more women than men go to work
You probably know a woman supporting an unemployed man. Maybe you’ve been that woman. What used to be an embarrassing secret has quietly become a macroeconomic data point, and the…
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Meet a 29-year-old blue-collar founder who used AI to triple his revenue in 3 years
The first year Rick Chorney ran his own cleaning company, he didn’t take a single day off. He was in the field by 7 a.m., home by 8 p.m., and…
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Elon Musk’s companies, once welcomed in Baltimore with open arms, are now getting stiff-armed—or sued
Even a free infrastructure project wasn’t enough to convince Maryland officials to work with Elon Musk. On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s tunnelling business, the Boring Company, started discussions with city officials…
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Former Trump advisor: ‘Conservatives’ risk killing America’s golden goose by taxing university research
Several so-called conservative think tanks and Department of Commerce officials have proposed taxing the income that universities earn from licensing their research discoveries supported by government grants. By effectively taxing…
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Your employee benefits package is a hostage situation. Here’s the proof — and the fix
Consider a meeting. A talented employee whom you took the time to recruit, train, and promote has been coasting for two quarters. You have the conversation: expectations, growth plans, maybe a performance…
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Elon Musk’s name alone is turning Nashville residents against his tunnel project, survey shows
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is tunneling underneath Nashville and residents aren’t happy—particularly that it’s Musk who is doing it. A new survey by Vanderbilt University found that 35% of Nashville…
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“It’s just his AI and my AI going back and forth”: The workplace phenomenon that’s undermining human relationships
Stop if you’ve heard this one before: an employee received a message from her boss and didn’t quite understand its meaning, suspecting it was written by AI. So, the employee…
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Iran’s Hormuz toll booth points toward an L-shaped price plateau, not the V-shaped recovery traders want
As of March 23, 2026, the global energy market is no longer governed by the invisible hand of economics; it is being strangled by the rigid, non-negotiable laws of engineering.…
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Data centers aren’t breaking the grid. A broken grid is
A new Senate bill would shield consumers from data centers’ rising energy costs. The instinct is right. The diagnosis is wrong. Data centers now account for roughly 7% of U.S.…
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As Gen Z and millennials regret ‘worthless’ degrees, this CEO sent her kid to college in London—and she’s saving over $50K-a-year. ‘It’s half the price’
American parents (and students) weighing whether a U.S. college degree is still worth the hefty debt might want to hear what one philanthropy CEO did instead—she dodged six-figure tuition bills…
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An uneasy mix of celebration and anxiety dominates the ‘Davos of energy’ as the month-long Iran war further disrupts the global economy
Festive music from the band Sweet Crude blared at a party minutes after President Donald Trump’s former defense secretary warned that ending the war now would cede ownership of the…
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Are you addicted to technology? 6 questions experts use to help spot red flags
In a landmark ruling against Meta and YouTube this week, a Los Angeles jury determined that tech addiction is real—and dangerous. They awarded a combined $6 million in damages to…
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‘Strong smell’ shuts down flights at major DC-area airports for the second time this month
A reported “strong smell” at a key air traffic control center disrupted flights Friday evening at major airports across the Washington, D.C., region for the second time in two weeks.…
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Macy’s just launched an AI-powered shopping assistant. Customers who use it spend nearly 400% more
If you’ve ever stood in front of the mirror and wondered what your outfit’s missing, Macy’s may have the answer. The company recently launched its “Ask Macy’s” AI chatbot, powered…
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Meta orders 10 gas-fired power plants for its Hyperion AI campus in rural Louisiana—more than triple the initial plan
Meta will pay for a total of 10 gas-fired power plants—enough to power more than 5 million homes—to electrify its rapidly expanding plans for its massive AI data center complex…
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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 are built with privacy at…
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Indonesia faces a ‘perfect storm’ of downgrade fears, trade tensions and now the Iran war—and 2026 has only just started
Airlangga Hartato was all smiles on Feb. 19 as he signed his name to what he called a “win-win” deal. After four trips to Washington, seven formal negotiating rounds, and…
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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak admits he’s ‘disappointed a lot’ by AI and hardly uses it: ‘They just sound too dry and too perfect’
Apple will celebrate 50 years on April 1, and over the last half a century, it has developed the eight-bit personal computer Apple I, the Macintosh, the iPhone, Apple Watch,…
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Larry Fink calls for Social Security reform, says investing a portion of funds could strengthen the program
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink discussed possible Social Security reforms that would allow more Americans to benefit from the growth in the stock market while also ensuring the program is strengthened…
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The Oil Shock Hit. The Treasury Shock Is Coming, This Chart Warns
Something is badly mispriced in the bond market, and almost nobody is talking about it. WTI crude rallied to $99 on Friday — on track to close at the highest…
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Trump moves to shield farmers rattled by tariffs and war. But the U.S. is already doling out $10B to near-millionaire and even billionaire farmers
President Donald Trump convened what he called the single largest gathering of American farmers at the White House on Friday, bringing together more than 800 cowboy-hat-wearing men and women. They…
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Microsoft is picking up a Texas data center project OpenAI didn’t want, in a telling sign of how far they’ve drifted apart
Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the…
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Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities as Tehran vows retaliation ‘will no longer be an eye for an eye’
Iran’s nuclear facilities came under attack Friday, state media reported, just hours after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran. Israel claimed responsibility for the attacks and…
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The Army and Amazon are creating an online storefront to buy drones as the technology transforms the battlefield
Drones are transforming warfare, and the Army is taking a page out of e-commerce to keep up, creating an online store to get the latest technology into the hands of…
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Affordable housing is stuck in limbo thanks to a ‘Made in USA’ law that nobody can figure out how to follow
It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spurred a…
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Meet the 14-year-old running for governor of Vermont—he has a message for Gen Alpha
Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he means, last year. After working as a legislative page at the…
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Dow Dives Into Correction As Chance Of Rate Hike Spikes: What Do Prediction Markets Think?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 400 points today, dropping into correction territory as wartime supply fears kept Brent crude hovering near $111 a barrel and the S&P…
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Astronaut’s medical mystery stumps doctors and NASA after he suddenly lost the ability to speak in space
The astronaut who prompted NASA’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don’t know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station. Four-time space flier Mike…
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Americans want kids shielded from the internet. They don’t trust websites or the government to do anything about it
You know that pop-up. The one you click “yes” for every time. The one that asks you to confirm you’re over 18. Sometimes, “you must be older than 21 to…
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Airports complain early bird travelers are making TSA lines even worse
Images of never-ending security lines at U.S. airports and frustrating tales of missed flights are pushing panicked travelers to show up way before their departures. But some airports where the wait times have been…
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IRS refund tracker explained: What you need to know before this year’s tax filing deadline
Tax season is in full force as the deadline to file or request an extension is less than three weeks away, and some Americans who have already filed their returns…
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Pro-Iranian hackers claim they breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email as Trump administration offers $10 million reward
A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work…
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Mark Zuckerberg has cut 25,000 jobs at Meta since 2022. Here’s what that says about his leadership
When Meta’s CEO announced the company’s first round of 11,000 layoffs in 2022, a red-eyed Mark Zuckerberg was conciliatory: “It was one of the hardest calls that I’ve had to…
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Costco says your next checkout could take under 10 seconds thanks to new automated pay stations
Your Costco run is about to get a lot faster. The warehouse giant is reportedly overhauling its checkout process, piloting new automated stations that promise to process orders in under…
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The Iran war could drag into 2027, analyst warns. The economic fallout is just getting started
President Donald Trump has insisted his Iran war will last up to six weeks, but it could be more like six months or longer, according to a Wall Street analyst.…
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The big stock market correction that Trump can’t talk his way out of is official
Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has kidnapped and extradited the leader of Venezuela, threatened to annex Greenland, mused about ousting the chair of the Federal Reserve, and waged economic war…
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Gen X boss of $11 billion smart ring company Oura says being a CEO is ‘much harder’ than he thought: ‘It’s pressure, it’s stress, it’s responsibility’
Workers may dream that if they climb the corporate totem pole to CEO, they’ll finally be able to call the shots, set their own schedule, and bask in all the…
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Can Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In take on tradwives and the manosphere?
The Wall Street Journal had a really interesting story yesterday about the current state of Lean In. There’s some news on an organizational overhaul—cuts to a quarter of the nonprofit’s…
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