Updated October 17, 2026
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MARKETSHarley-Davidson shares face tariff headwinds despite cost savingsWORLDIndiana honors military service with historic Golden Book and campus traditionsREGULATORYFormer UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer creates Fanatics jersey artMACROUS debt crisis risk rises as 10-year yield hits 5.1%REGULATORYLQR House Appoints Leo Chen as CEO to Lead New Zealand Securities PushREGULATORYTitan International awards CEO $2.3 million in deferred compensationMARKETSHarley-Davidson shares face tariff headwinds despite cost savingsWORLDIndiana honors military service with historic Golden Book and campus traditionsREGULATORYFormer UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer creates Fanatics jersey artMACROUS debt crisis risk rises as 10-year yield hits 5.1%REGULATORYLQR House Appoints Leo Chen as CEO to Lead New Zealand Securities PushREGULATORYTitan International awards CEO $2.3 million in deferred compensation
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Indiana honors military service with historic Golden Book and campus traditions

As No. 5 Indiana prepares to host No. 4 Ohio State in a Big Ten football matchup at Memorial Stadium, the campus highlights its deep institutional commitment to the armed forces. The university maintains a visible…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 17, 2026

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PR experts weigh risks to Kelly Clarkson's image after bird dispute

Kelly Clarkson's public feud with Brooklyn shop Art of Play over a $15,000 mechanical bird is threatening the relatable image she has cultivated over two decades, according to crisis communication experts. The dispute…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 17, 2026

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HSI raids Ilhan Omar home in dual immigration and finance probes

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at the Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Monday. The raid, part of an ongoing criminal probe into her immigration…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 17, 2026

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Obama Foundation pay gap widens as union push begins

The Obama Foundation faces a widening income disparity as rank-and-file employees seek union representation, even as top executives command salaries that far exceed those of their peers. This internal tension coincides…

Farida Karam · 2 min · October 17, 2026

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Legacy media largely ignored El-Sayed Muslim Brotherhood family ties

A review of broadcast transcripts and website archives indicates that major legacy news organizations have largely omitted coverage of allegations linking the family of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 17, 2026

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Americans back Trump's decision against livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution

President Donald Trump reversed the Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, a move that drew widespread approval from Americans interviewed by Fox News Digital. The…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 16, 2026

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Gun rights groups argue armed bystander stopped Oregon school shooter despite existing laws

Gun rights advocates argue that the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, demonstrate the ineffectiveness of further gun restrictions. The teenage shooter, who…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 16, 2026

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Black Detroit voters split on Obama's El-Sayed endorsement

Former President Barack Obama's endorsement of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has failed to uniformly persuade Black voters in Detroit, according to interviews conducted by Fox News Digital. While…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 16, 2026

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Middle Coast Investing sees Mobility Global stock at $25 per share

Middle Coast Investing identifies Mobility Global, Inc. (NYSE: MBGL) as a key holding in its Q3 2026 investor letter, projecting the stock could reach over $25 per share if specific growth targets are met. The…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · October 16, 2026

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Prince Harry's grief MasterClass sparks cash grab claims

Prince Harry's new MasterClass on grief has drawn sharp criticism from royal experts who characterize the Duke of Sussex's continued public focus on his mother's death as a financial strategy. The course, titled…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · October 16, 2026

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Russian drones suspected in first Black Sea attack on NATO waters

Russian drones are suspected of sinking a cargo ship and igniting chemical tankers near the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania, marking the first time such attacks have entered a NATO country's territorial waters. If…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 16, 2026

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Middle Coast Investing Flags Zoetis Weakness Amid 37% Year-to-Date Drop

Middle Coast Investing highlighted Zoetis Inc. in its second-quarter 2026 investor letter, citing stalled growth and intensifying competition as key factors behind the stock's recent performance. The investment advisor…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · October 15, 2026

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Kai Trump pauses Miami golf season after second wrist surgery

Kai Trump has placed her freshman season with the University of Miami women's golf team on hold following a second wrist surgery. The 19-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump announced on Instagram that she…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 15, 2026

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Fox News poll shows Democrats leading House race as inflation concerns mount

A Fox News survey conducted between October 9 and 12, 2026, finds that Democratic candidates hold a five-point lead in the U.S. House race, a gap that has widened since the previous month. The results suggest that…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · October 15, 2026

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Bryan Kohberger court hearings canceled as lawyer predicts lengthy legal battle

Three upcoming hearings for Bryan Kohberger have been abruptly vacated, a development that his family's attorney says signals the start of a protracted legal process. The cancellation includes a hearing originally set…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 15, 2026

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Ossoff pledges zero interest in 2028 presidential bid

Incumbent Sen. John Ossoff, D-Ga., stated during a Tuesday night debate that he has zero interest in running for president, a clarification that follows repeated speculation about a potential 2028 bid. The Georgia…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 15, 2026

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Hot September CPI and Strait of Hormuz attacks drive stock selloff

Stocks declined on Wednesday as September inflation data exceeded analyst forecasts and geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.09%, while the S&P 500 dropped…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · October 14, 2026

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Trump-aligned super PACs withdraw funds from two House Republican districts

MAGA Inc. and the Congressional Leadership Fund are halting planned spending in two key congressional districts held by sitting House Republicans as Election Day approaches. This strategic shift removes financial…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 14, 2026

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Max Caster defends rap lyric after TNA termination

Pro wrestler Max Caster rejected calls for an apology after Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) terminated his contract over a rap lyric referencing the Houthi attack on a Saudi Arabian airport. In a video posted…

Farida Karam · 2 min · October 14, 2026

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Trump references removed from South Dakota senator's campaign website

Republican South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds has removed several references to President Donald Trump from his campaign website as the midterm election approaches. The change follows a period of declining poll numbers for…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · October 14, 2026

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Pentagon targets hypersonic missile cost cuts via startup production

The U.S. Department of Defense is accelerating hypersonic weapons development to address missile stockpile concerns, a shift driven by the need for maneuverable systems that travel five times faster than the speed of…

Cassandra Ilic · 3 min · October 13, 2026

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Axios-Ipsos poll: 'Medicare for All' support surges

Support for a government-run "Medicare for All" program has reached 43% among U.S. adults, according to a new survey from the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index. This figure places supporters nearly two-to-one ahead of…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · October 13, 2026

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Saudi Arabia faces continued drone and missile attacks as Houthis escalate

Saudi authorities confirmed on Monday that the kingdom continues to face drone and missile strikes, a development that prompted multiple governments to issue travel warnings for Riyadh. The escalation follows a series…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 13, 2026

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Sarkisian's 'Joe Smith' defense of Manning draws sharp criticism

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has drawn fire for a hypothetical argument claiming Arch Manning would be praised if he had a common surname, a stance critics say ignores the quarterback's inconsistent play. The…

Emmett Donovan · 3 min · October 13, 2026

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Detroit enters top 10 US cities for rat infestations

Detroit has entered the top 10 list of the most rodent-infested cities in the United States for the first time, according to annual data released by pest control company Terminix. The ranking, based on rodent control…

Farida Karam · 2 min · October 12, 2026

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Secret Service Director cites 40 percent rise in threats to president

Secret Service Director Sean Curran stated that threats against full-time protectees increased by just over 40 percent compared to the previous year during a special joint interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" on Sunday…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 12, 2026

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Trump weighs U.S. support for Saudi strikes on Houthis after airport attack

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States is considering joining Saudi Arabia in retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, a decision that could expand American military involvement…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · October 11, 2026

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Democrats adjust transgender sports messaging amid Republican attacks

South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews is distancing herself from previous opposition to restricting transgender athletes, a shift reflecting a broader recalibration among Democrats in competitive…

Farida Karam · 3 min · October 11, 2026

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Sagimet to Present Positive 52-Week Denifanstat Results at 2026 Dermatology Conference

Sagimet Biosciences Inc. will present positive 52-week clinical results for denifanstat in moderate to severe acne vulgaris at the 2026 Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The data, generated from…

Farida Karam · 2 min · October 11, 2026

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Playwrights call Northwestern fire alarm disruption of October 7 play cowardly

Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, who co-wrote the play "OCTOBER 7," described a fire alarm that disrupted a performance at Northwestern University as a "cowardly" attempt at intimidation. The incident occurred on…

Farida Karam · 2 min · October 11, 2026

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Bill Maher mocks Mamdani for pivoting to Israel criticism in Oct. 7 tribute

Comedian Bill Maher accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of being tone deaf after the mayor issued a statement marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. On Friday's episode of…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 10, 2026

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Former Fuyao Workers Detail Hazards After Company Refuses Congressional Inquiry

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., convened a roundtable in Dayton, Ohio, with former Fuyao Glass America employees after the company refused to comply with his congressional oversight inquiry. The gathering, held at the…

Farida Karam · 2 min · October 10, 2026

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Trump forms committee to probe Fed Governor Lisa Cook mortgage claims

The White House announced Friday that President Donald Trump has created a committee of inquiry to examine claims that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook provided false information about mortgage instruments. This…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 9, 2026

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El-Sayed Defends Soros Ties While Attacking Corporate Funding

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed defended his financial ties to the Soros family after criticizing his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, for accepting corporate money. The exchange highlights a central…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · October 5, 2026

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Poll finds only one in three Americans view capitalism positively

A survey released by The Free Press indicates that only one in three Americans holds a positive view of capitalism. The poll utilized a method designed to surface opinions that individuals often keep to themselves, a…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · October 4, 2026

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Mullin claims 2,210 terrorists apprehended under Trump administration

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated on the "Ruthless Podcast" that 2,210 terrorists have been apprehended under the Trump administration's approach to illegal immigration. The secretary presented the…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · October 4, 2026

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Paragon Realtors merges with Compass as DFW independent brokerages face consolidation

Paragon Realtors, a Dallas-based independent boutique brokerage, has merged with Compass, a move the firm says is necessary to remain competitive in a tightening market. The acquisition follows a year in which the real…

Farida Karam · 2 min · October 2, 2026

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Hezbollah Received $157M in Weapons in 2024, Mostly from Iran, Report Finds

Hezbollah received $157 million worth of weapons in 2024, with the vast majority supplied by Iran, according to a new report by the Israeli nonprofit Center for Research of Terror Financing (CENTEF). The findings…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · October 1, 2026

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Six forces shape GOP midterm odds as gas prices rise

With six weeks remaining until Election Day, Republicans face significant headwinds in their effort to retain congressional majorities, yet six distinct forces may determine whether they can defy historical trends. The…

Theo Sandoval · 3 min · October 1, 2026

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Soros nephew details role in El-Sayed's early career

Jeffrey Soros, nephew of billionaire George Soros and CEO of the Los Angeles Media Fund, described his long-standing relationship with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a private gathering. Footage…

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 29, 2026

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Pod Save America hosts say Democratic donors hold back after 2024 loss

Former Obama advisers hosting the "Pod Save America" podcast stated on Friday that major Democratic donors are withholding funds despite optimistic polling for the November midterms. The hosts, speaking at the Texas…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · September 29, 2026

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German prosecutors charge seven with Hamas-linked arms cache

Benjamin Netanyahu labeled remaining delegates at the United Nations General Assembly "moral cowards" after dozens of global representatives staged a mass walkout during his address. The Israeli Prime Minister described…

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 25, 2026

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Roseanne Barr calls Michael Fishman a brainwashed bigot after reboot criticism

Roseanne Barr has labeled her former "Roseanne" co-star Michael Fishman a "brainwashed bigot" following his assertion that the 2018 reboot was rightfully canceled. During an appearance on the "Can't Be Censored"…

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 24, 2026

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AI Leaders Warn of Control Risks at UN Security Council

Executives from major artificial intelligence firms urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to implement global cooperation measures, arguing that autonomous AI systems are advancing faster than current government…

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 24, 2026

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Florida pension fund sues New York Times over editorial oversight

Shareholders of The New York Times Company filed a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court on Wednesday, demanding internal records that show how the board oversees editorial standards and fact-checking. The petition…

Bianca Ferro · 3 min · September 23, 2026

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AFL probes Fairfax schools over 9/11 guide language

America First Legal has launched an investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools to determine who authored a guide instructing teachers not to center the extremists in 9/11 lessons. The case for the district rests…

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 23, 2026

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DOJ steps back from handgun age ban enforcement, but the law holds

The 1968 federal law barring licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to adults under 21 is still on the books. The Justice Department says it will no longer prosecute anyone under it. That gap between statute and…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · September 18, 2026

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Republicans question whether Big Tech's AI doomsday warnings are a competition play

The case for AI regulation got louder this week as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned Congress that artificial intelligence poses an existential threat and the pace

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 18, 2026

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Women athletes answer a betting ad with what they actually look like

A sports-betting advertisement featuring a semi-nude Sydney Sweeney ran this week and landed on a powder keg. The ad, from gambling platform Novig, was aimed at a predominantly male sports-betting audience. It triggered…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · September 18, 2026

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Brandon Johnson's rooftop video surfaces on the same weekend as his re-election announcement

A rooftop video of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dancing to Kiesza's "Hideaway" went viral on X this week, circulating over the same weekend he announced a second-term bid. His critics did not wait. The read-through…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · September 17, 2026

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Claude was already helping build missile guidance software and spy on 25 million phones, Anthropic finds

Anthropic's new threat report frames a tension the broader AI safety debate tends to sidestep: its models are already working inside weapons programs and surveillance networks on behalf of adversarial stat

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · September 13, 2026

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Warsh set to defy the White House on rates at Wednesday's Fed meeting

Federal Reserve Chair Warsh appears ready to defy the president's desire for a rate cut at Wednesday's meeting, and the read-through runs past the rate decision itself. What's changed, if the fr

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · September 11, 2026

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Vance turns convention floor protest into America First keynote moment in Dallas

Vice President JD Vance was midway through his primetime address at the American Airlines Center in Dallas when a protester stepped forward from the GOP convention crowd waving Mexican and Palestinian flags. The…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · September 11, 2026

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Nike shareholders reject Inspire Investing's transparency push as S&P 100 exit looms

Nike shareholders rejected a transparency proposal at the company's September 8 annual meeting, with the resolution drawing less than 1% of votes cast per a September 10 SEC filing. Inspire Investing, the faith-based…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · September 11, 2026

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Trump's $5,000 dividend promise is conditional on a midterm outcome Republicans aren't guaranteed to win

The promise is a $5,000 cash payment to every adult American citizen, funded by what President Donald Trump describes as $21 trillion in tariff revenue. The complication is that annual tari

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 10, 2026

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Providence primary sends a democratic socialist to the general election

Rhode Island state representative David Morales, 27, backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, defeated one-term Providence Mayor Brett Smiley in Wednesday's Democratic primary by roughly 8 percentage points, 54% to 46%. The…

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 10, 2026

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Stephen A. Smith challenges the SEC's expulsion threat as LSU backs away from its NFL-eligible gambit

The SEC was reportedly approaching a vote to expel LSU from the conference, its sharpest possible response to head coach Lane Kiffin's attempt to add players who had signed with NFL teams but failed to make…

Farida Karam · 2 min · September 9, 2026

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South Park creators mock Trump's Lake Ontario rename and tech compliance with joke rebrand

Trey Parker and Matt Stone published a statement Tuesday that treats corporate compliance with a presidential directive as a punchline. The South Park co-creators announced on X that they were renaming their show "South…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · September 8, 2026

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Trump Claims 'Hundreds of Billions of Dollars' in Stock Gains in Unverified Truth Social Posts

On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump published a stream of AI-generated images and a series of sweeping claims on Truth Social, including the assertion that he had made "Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks." The…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · September 7, 2026

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Zhang Ziyu's FIBA debut showed the talent and the target

Zhang Ziyu is 7'3" and 19 years old, described as a projected first-round pick in the 2027 WNBA Draft. She finished Friday morning's FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup opener against Team USA with 13 points and 6…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · September 5, 2026

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At LSU and Clemson, the dogs might be stealing the spotlight before kickoff

The 2026 college football season opens Saturday in Baton Rouge with LSU hosting Clemson, a matchup that should, by campus logic, center entirely on the athletes. What complicates that picture: both schools run Canine…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · September 4, 2026

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Miami-Dade's Israel bond expansion draws a protest and a forcible removal

Miami-Dade County's vote to raise its investment ceiling in Israel-backed bonds from 3% to 5% of its portfolio drew a public confrontation Tuesday, when officers escorted James Fischback, a former Florida gubernatorial…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · September 2, 2026

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Arizona influencer pleads guilty as Chipotle prank case tests the content-crime line

The guilty plea entered by Arizona influencer Heston James Cobb resolves his personal legal exposure. The case ran from staged business invasions to a criminal booking in July 2025 and a courtroom appearance Friday…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 30, 2026

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China's industrial profit recovery runs into its worst month in seven

The case for a durable turnaround in China's industrial sector has been building all year, and the data had been cooperating. July complicates that read. Industrial profit growth slipped to

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · August 27, 2026

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Nvidia Earnings and Iran Sanctions Put the AI Trade on Trial

The artificial intelligence trade faces a stress test this week, and the complication is that it arrives on two fronts at once. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday while U.S. Treasury Secretary…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 24, 2026

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Puerto Rico statehood push runs into a tax problem residents can already feel

The case for Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state has a clean political logic. The complication is that the people most directly affected by that logic keep naming the same thing: a federal tax structure change they say…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 23, 2026

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Mark Ruffalo rejects Paramount's antisemitism charge as $111 billion Warner Bros. merger draws fire

Mark Ruffalo is pushing back against Paramount's accusation that his public criticism of the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition crossed into antisemitism. The dispute turns on a pointed question: whether…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 23, 2026

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Fauci legal defense fund opens as state investigations pile on

The pardon from former President Joe Biden was supposed to close the file on Dr. Anthony Fauci. It has not. Lawyers for the retired National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director have opened the Anthony…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 22, 2026

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Joe Abraham named executive director of ICE's VOICE office after daughter's killing

Joe Abraham, whose daughter Katie was killed in a January 2025 drunken driving hit-and-run caused by a criminal illegal alien, has been named executive director of ICE's Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement office…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 20, 2026

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Walmart lifted its outlook and landed a tariff refund. The stock fell anyway.

Walmart raised its full-year guidance and received what was described as a substantial tariff refund, yet the stock dropped on sales concerns. The read-through is that investors don't trust the top line even when the…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 20, 2026

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Five Americans die in northern Kenya helicopter crash, Telemundo executive identified among dead

A chartered helicopter went down Wednesday in a mountainous area of northern Kenya, killing five Americans. Among those killed was José Suárez, the president and general manager of Telemundo, who oversaw multiple…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 20, 2026

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Eight-year-old boy killed after tree falls at YMCA Camp Chickami in Wayland, Massachusetts

A tree fell at YMCA Camp Chickami in Wayland, Massachusetts on Tuesday morning and killed an 8-year-old boy, a death that came on what should have been a routine summer camp morning. A camp counselor was also struck and…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 19, 2026

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Megan Moroney and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders make their case in the NFL cheerleader rivalry

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders performed at a Megan Moroney concert Friday night, dancing onstage as Moroney sang "Am I Okay?", a moment that dropped directly into an escalating competition between the Cowboys and…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 16, 2026

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Air Force's World Class Athlete Program puts three service members on Olympic track as Iran conflict grinds on

The Air Force's World Class Athlete Program is training three active-duty service members toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics while other airmen execute combat operations in an unresolved war with Iran. The tension is…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 14, 2026

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Unitree's IPO tests whether robot spectacle translates to investor returns

The case for Unitree, the Chinese robotics company preparing to go public, is that its machines can do backflips. The complication is that the technology has yet to prove its commercial viability

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 14, 2026

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Rebecca Cooke wins Wisconsin 3rd District primary, setting up Van Orden rematch in toss-up race

Rebecca Cooke has won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, defeating former Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge and earning a second consecutive shot at Republican Rep. Derrick Van…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 12, 2026

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Federal judge blocks USPS from enforcing mail-in ballot restrictions before 2026 midterms

A Massachusetts federal court has handed the Trump administration another legal setback on its election integrity executive order, with the question of whether the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes before November now live…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 12, 2026

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Dallas pays $105.9 million for a defensive tackle the Jets traded away

Three years after paying Quinnen Williams $96 million to stay in New York, the Jets traded him for draft picks. The Dallas Cowboys have now committed $105.9 million over three years, with $101 million guaranteed and…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 11, 2026

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WNBA stays silent on Carrington ejection as "White privilege" post runs through the weekend

A two-word post from a locker room and an absent league ruling both traveled farther than the foul that started everything. DiJonai Carrington was ejected Saturday for a Flagrant 2 on Sophie Cunningham during the…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 11, 2026

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China's July inflation cools to slowest pace since January as Iran war disruption fades

China's consumer prices rose at their slowest pace since January in July, while factory-gate price growth also decelerated, as the supply disruption tied to the Iran war continued to ease. The combination points to…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 9, 2026

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Gen Z's pro-Israel realignment puts the Democratic left on notice

The case for Democratic cohesion among young Jewish voters is fracturing, and the fracture line runs through the campus left. Pro-Israel students at the Israel on Campus Coalition's national summit in Washington this…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 9, 2026

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Military GPS jamming exercise preceded fatal New Mexico air ambulance crash, NTSB finds

A Beech King Air crew flying a medical transport out of Roswell, New Mexico, reported losing GPS capability minutes after departure on May 14 while the U.S. military conducted a planned satellite-denial exercise nearby…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · August 7, 2026

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Sam Acho makes the case for athlete-led civility, and names the cost of getting it wrong

Former NFL linebacker and ESPN NFL analyst Sam Acho attended the Ronald Reagan Foundation Center on Civility and Democracy's inaugural Reagan Civility and Democracy Forum last week and argued that athletes carry a…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 7, 2026

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Senate moves to give Trump permanent tariff authority after Supreme Court curbs his trade powers

A push is building in the Senate to give President Donald Trump new, congressionally-backed tariff powers, after the Supreme Court struck down his broad use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 6, 2026

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Trump's second push on birthright citizenship tests whether fraud is a constitutional workaround

Two executive orders headed for President Trump's signature Thursday would deny U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States through the commercial birth-tourism industry. The administration frames this as a…

Theo Sandoval · 3 min · August 6, 2026

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E.l.f. Beauty's $50 million tariff windfall sent profits surging 100%

A $50 million tariff refund helped E.l.f. Beauty nearly double its profits in its fiscal first quarter. The case for that result is hard to argue with on its face. What complicates it is that refunds travel in one…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 5, 2026

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Uber's $14.8 billion Delivery Hero bet nearly doubles its global reach in an all-stock deal

A $14.8 billion all-stock acquisition of Delivery Hero would nearly double Uber's global footprint and create one of the world's largest food delivery platforms outside China. The case for the deal is geographic density…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 4, 2026

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White House election-integrity document dump raises questions the files alone cannot answer

A primetime address on election integrity was paired Thursday night with a document release. President Donald Trump posted a trove of files to a new White House election-integrity page as he spoke, framing the…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 2, 2026

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Nirmal Purja and nine others killed by Broad Peak avalanche

The mountaineer who summited all 14 of the world's highest peaks inside seven months died on a mountain that does not rank among them. Nirmal Purja, 43, a British-Nepali former special forces soldier and the subject of…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · August 2, 2026

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New York Assembly nominee's deleted GoFundMe tests the limits of democratic socialist credibility

Brian Romero, the Democratic Socialist nominee for New York's 34th Assembly District in Queens, asked supporters last week to help cover his rent and groceries while waiting out a financial gap before taking office. The…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 2, 2026

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Bill Maher says his vote is in play as Democrats fail to contain their socialist wing

Bill Maher has placed the Democratic Party on notice, declaring on HBO's "Real Time" that his vote is no longer guaranteed and pointing to the Democratic Socialists of America's growing grip on the party's internal…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 1, 2026

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NYC's pied-à-terre database puts Mamdani on defense with his own coalition

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration published a searchable database of 950,000 properties through the Department of Finance, identifying landowners potentially subject to a proposed pied-à-terre tax on…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · August 1, 2026

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Space Force triples rocket contract ceiling as Pentagon eyes $30 billion in launches

The National Security Space Launch program just got much larger. The US Space Force raised the maximum value of its Phase 3 contract to $17 billion on Friday, triple the previous $5.6 billion ceiling, with the service's…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · July 31, 2026

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Fed holds firm on rates as Iran war clouds the inflation outlook

The Federal Reserve held borrowing costs steady at its latest meeting, defying market pressure to raise rates at exactly the moment a war in Iran threatens to push inflation higher. Both forces were present at the same…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · July 30, 2026

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The CBS settlement criticism that the merger timeline keeps alive

A $16 million payment to resolve a sitting president's lawsuit, structured partly as a contribution to his future presidential library, is either a routine litigation decision or evidence that corporate self-interest…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · July 28, 2026

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Hefei's local government funds bank a 5,000% gain from CXMT's blockbuster chip listing

The case for China's state-directed semiconductor investment now has a headline number. Funds run by Hefei province's local government have recorded gains of 5,000% from chipmaker CXMT's blockbuster IPO, handing the…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · July 28, 2026

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Dhillon says Sherrill called Trump a liar knowing New Jersey's voter-roll disclosure was coming

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill called President Trump a liar over his election integrity claims even though she already knew her administration was about to disclose that more than 35,000 potential noncitizens are…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · July 27, 2026

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Oregon ballot measure to criminalize hunting and fishing falls short, but organizers aren't done

Initiative Petition 28, which would have effectively criminalized hunting, fishing, ranching, and farming in Oregon, will not appear on the November ballot after its supporters failed to produce enough valid signatures…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · July 27, 2026

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Prediction markets are turning inside information into a mass-market commodity

The case for prediction markets as price-discovery tools rests on the wisdom of crowds. The complication: that crowd now includes thousands of people who already know the answer, and almost nothi

Farida Karam · 2 min · July 25, 2026

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