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The Energy Department to spend nearly $2 billion to squeeze more power from the aging U.S. grid

The upgrades across 26 states aim to squeeze more capacity from existing power lines and could lower costs for 100 million people, officials said

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Trump’s Greenland ambitions almost broke NATO. Instead, the island of 56,000 people just secured a bigger say in its own future

A new security pact promises expanded military cooperation and potential investment while recognizing Greenland’s right to self-determination

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‘I have a big decision to make’: Trump had a ‘good meeting’ with Iranian officials warning he may ‘annihilate the Islamic Republic’

Trump has accused Iran of "behaving badly" and stalling to make a deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz because the regime is "weak and...

tuesday 5

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Trump admin says it will save $2.2 billion by kicking off 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims

Officials allege the enrollees were ineligible, fraudulently enrolled or did not exist, while another 419,000 enrollments face review.

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A Republican senator is calling on an investigation into Donald Trump Jr. after a Russian oligarch helped pay for his lavish wedding

Sen. John Curtis is calling on Congress to look into Trump Jr.’s foreign relationships, business dealings and financial benefits tied to his father

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China tightens controls on fentanyl-making chemicals shipped to the U.S. just days before Trump and Xi meet at the White House

Beijing is expanding restrictions after years of U.S. pressure over the fentanyl crisis

tuesday 4

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Alibaba says it built the ‘most powerful AI chip in China’ as the country races to catch up with the U.S.

The Chinese tech giant also plans to train a new AI model and to expand data centers as Trump and Xi prepare to discuss the global AI race this week

tuesday 10

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Google fined €403 million by EU over location data privacy violations

It's the fourth biggest EU privacy fine issued by the Data Protection Commission, the EU's Irish watchdog, and has three other probes into Google open

21.09.2026 10

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U.S. and China propose AI risk notification mechanism ahead of Trump-Xi talks

The proposed alert system would give the world’s two biggest AI powers a way to flag incidents that threaten national security

21.09.2026 20

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World leaders gather at the UN amid wars, AI warnings and doubts about its future

The global crises come as the U.N. has been pushed to the sidelines in trying to end major conflicts in the Mideast and Ukraine

21.09.2026 10

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Canada and France in talks to deepen ties and ‘live our lives as we choose’ while Macron also seeks oil and gas as Iran war disrupts supplies

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Sunday to deepen cooperation in space, defense, energy and business.

20.09.2026 5

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Central Command says U.S. military has aided the transit of 1 billion barrels of oil through Hormuz in past two months while Iran has ‘exported zero’

Adm. Brad Cooper said the volume of oil, natural gas and cargo transiting over the past two weeks is the highest it has been in six months.

19.09.2026 4

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‘No one knows what is in these deals’: Trump set to announce new Medicaid drug pricing model amid affordability concerns

Trump signed a "Most Favored Nations" policy last year, committing the US to paying the lowest paid price for medications.

18.09.2026 10

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‘It’s a dumb idea’: Republicans split from proposed ‘Trump dividend’ $5,000 plan if GOP wins midterms

The promised check is "nothing more than a recycled broken promise" that gets often repeated.

18.09.2026 10

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Trump will look into requests from families of 9/11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role

Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the...

13.09.2026 6

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American Samoa is the only U.S. territory where residents don’t have birthright citizenship. They’re U.S. nationals instead, and it complicates voting

A state appeals court in Alaska threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen.

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Former CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars for ‘work-related expenses’ reaches tentative plea deal

Investigators searched Rush's home and seized about 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million, plus about $2 million in U.S. currency and about 35...

12.09.2026 7

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Trump’s childhood home sells for $1.9 million after prior owner bought it for $835,000 last year, when it was a mold-ridden den of feral cats

Tommy Lin, had purchased the five-bedroom, three-bathroom home last year for $835,000 after it sat vacant and neglected for years.

12.09.2026 6

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After attack on Saudi pipeline, Trump says Houthis don’t want the U.S. involved — ‘everything’s going to work out fine and dandy’

“The Houthis called us, and they don’t want to fight with us,” Trump said.

12.09.2026 10

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ projected to add a big, unbeautiful $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade

But Americans did get another $350, on average, in their tax refunds this year.

10.09.2026 30

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America’s tariff war on Canada rages as it seeks ‘early date’ to bring early end to $30 billion impasse with China

Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington on Sept. 24 for their third face-to-face talks in the past year.

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Thieves nabbed a $10.5 million Renoir haul, but the paintings may be worth almost nothing outside the museum

Unlike stolen jewels, paintings can't be melted down or divided into anonymous pieces without destroying the source of their value

09.09.2026 30

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With Hezbollah battered, Iran’s emerging proxy network of Houthis and Iraqi militias target Saudi Arabia and other U.S. allies

Cooperation between the two groups grew during the war in Gaza and now they are “squeezing Saudi like with pliers,” a senior analyst said.

09.09.2026 10

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‘It hits us in the gut’: Mont Blanc faces defrosting and rock falls from climate change as communities ‘weep’ for the mountain peak

Heat waves have melted some of the permafrost that held the steep rock faces of the Alpine peaks together, leaving collapsing walls.

09.09.2026 10

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Trump posts AI superhero memes as low approval on the economy, $4.15 gas and the midterms test Republicans

The White House said the memes energize supporters, but a GOP strategist said they do little to address voters’ affordability concerns

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‘They are exterminating us’: Cubans face psychological tolls from ‘economic strangulation’ as U.S. energy embargo continues

According to Lázaro Alfonso Oviedo, a Cuban living on the island, Cubans find unwavering resilience from "the spirit forged by the revolution itself."

09.09.2026 30

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‘We’re not really sure what to do’: Airlines rush getting planes in the air from backlogged UK flights due to issues in ‘flight processing system’

Delays affected 15 UK airports and beyond which left passengers and travelers stranded for hours in terminals and runways.

09.09.2026 20

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‘America is blessed with a strength’: Trump commemorates victims of 9/11 ahead of quarter-century anniversary

The event featured a near 17,000 pound, 21-foot long steel beam recovered from the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

08.09.2026 8

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‘There is ethnic cleansing’: France, Canada and the UK to ban trade with ‘settler terrorists’ that ‘contribute to the occupation’ in the West Bank

The ban would last for six to nine months, according to UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.

08.09.2026 20

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‘Politics is local’: Senate races balloon to $3.4 billion as Democrats compete in Texas, Iowa, Alaska and Ohio, just as Trump’s approval slips

Races the Democratic Party had once counted on as easy wins have also become murkier as the party remains split behind its candidates and voters focus...

08.09.2026 8

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China on pace for ‘new record-high trade surplus’ this year as exports jump 25%—part of its efforts to become a ‘major player in AI infrastructure’

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald trump is planned to meet in late September and trade is expected to be among the key topics of...

08.09.2026 10

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Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their borders—marking a ‘significant event’ in ‘expansion of transport infrastructure’

About 98% of North Korea's external trade in 2025 was with China, with at least 17 active road and rail links between the two countries.

08.09.2026 8

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‘The agency just can’t achieve what is required’: The cyclospora outbreak came after the FDA conducted nearly 35% less foreign food inspections

The agency has failed to hit its congressionally mandated targets for international inspections before COVID-19, and recent staffing cuts could mean...

08.09.2026 30

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Trump threatens to ban Canada’s Bombardier jets despite its 2,800-company U.S. supply chain and 1,000 Kansas workers

“NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough!” Trump said in a social media post. It's unclear if Kansans...

08.09.2026 20

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Australia vows to hold big tech companies to account on social media — with $78.6 million fines

The proposal would require an enduring feed choice while extending child-safety duties to online games, apps, and AI chatbots

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Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts, canceling 1,558 flights and affecting 170,000 passengers

The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands, erupted for 30 seconds at 3:53...

06.09.2026 10

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At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport

The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway at around 2 p.m. after heading into Florida from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

06.09.2026 10

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At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barrels off runway at Miami airport, crashes into vehicles and bursts into flames

The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft overran the runway at around 2 p.m. after heading into Florida from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

06.09.2026 10

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Iran plans to announce an ‘exclusion zone’ that runs from the U.S. naval blockade line, through the Strait of Hormuz, and into the Persian Gulf

The comments came a day after the U.S. struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran launching ballistic missiles at Navy warships.

06.09.2026 10

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Upcoming inflation data could determine if the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates soon, leaving Wall Street on edge

The producer price index comes out on Thursday, and the consumer price index comes out on Friday.

06.09.2026 20

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Here’s what is open and closed this year on Labor Day

The vast majority of major national retailers and grocery stores will be open, with many offering promotional sales to lure customers.

06.09.2026 20

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Iran’s chief negotiator warns retaliation will be ‘faster, heavier and more painful’ after U.S. hits tankers in response to attack attempt on warships

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said the era of “proportionate responses” is over.

06.09.2026 20

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U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet with Putin in Russia again, ahead of their first-ever visit to Ukraine during peace effort

Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy both agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks took place.

05.09.2026 10

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Former Cowboys star Emmitt Smith is sued by a Native American investment company over a $2.5 million loan for wind farm project

Kituwah LLC claimed in a lawsuit filed this week in Delaware that 4 13 Solutions used the money to repay an investor from previous dealings with...

05.09.2026 20

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U.N. General Assembly endorses a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size. Only the U.S. voted against it

The vote encourages governments and institutions around the world to replace the traditional Mercator map, commonly used since the 16th Century, with...

05.09.2026 20

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Argentina’s Milei threatens sanctions on Falklands oil developers while citing Trumps openness to rethink the U.S.’ stance

Argentina's president argues oil development would entrench Britain’s presence, raising the economic stakes of the decades-old territorial dispute

04.09.2026 10

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Denmark and four EU countries agree on migrant ‘return hubs’ outside the bloc, aim to start by 2027

Netherlands' minister of asylum and migration Bart van den Brink says "this is something new and it's groundbreaking."

04.09.2026 9

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Civil rights groups call to halt South Africa’s data center boom over water and power use

The Equinix facility would require an estimated 160 megawatts of electricity, adding to scrutiny of South Africa’s expanding digital infrastructure

04.09.2026 30

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Diesel’s record $5.85 per gallon price threatens higher grocery bills, with refrigerated foods among the first to feel the squeeze

Delivery companies have already added fees, while prolonged fuel costs could push up shelf prices for food, clothing and other goods

04.09.2026 20

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‘Much better than feared outcome’: Volkswagen shares jump 6% after revealing plan to reduce workforce by 50,000—and phasing out four factories

The cost cutting measures are aimed at confronting challenges which include Chinese competition and US tariffs.

04.09.2026 20

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