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Red Sea Tensions Rise, Inflation Stays Hot, and the CIA Opens Its 9/11 Files

Sep 11, 2026

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Red Sea Tensions Rise, Inflation Stays Hot, and the CIA Opens Its 9/11 Files

Plus: OpenAI’s $25 billion Patagonia bet, NASA’s Space Academy, a Supreme Court surrogacy fight and three days of survival in the Bering Sea.

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9/11 at 25, AI Risks Turn Real, and Mercury Is Shrinking

Sep 11, 2026

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9/11 at 25, AI Risks Turn Real, and Mercury Is Shrinking

From Wall Street to the battlefield, here’s what changed overnight — plus the science, sports and culture worth knowing.

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Houthis Seize Mokha, Trump Loses Mail-Voting Appeal, and Marvel Casts Its Angel

Sep 10, 2026

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Houthis Seize Mokha, Trump Loses Mail-Voting Appeal, and Marvel Casts Its Angel

Houthis seize a strategic Red Sea port, Trump’s mail-voting rules remain blocked, and Marvel adds Asa Germann to its X-Men reboot.

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Trump’s $5,000 Promise, AI Agents Go Rogue, and Ohtani Hits the Injured List

Sep 10, 2026

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Trump’s $5,000 Promise, AI Agents Go Rogue, and Ohtani Hits the Injured List

Oil climbs above $100, global heat reaches another milestone, and a redistricting battle could help determine control of Congress.

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Trump Targets Census Rules, Dow Drops 405 Points, and “Charlie’s Angels” Reunites

Sep 9, 2026

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Trump Targets Census Rules, Dow Drops 405 Points, and “Charlie’s Angels” Reunites

Trump proposes a census overhaul, the Dow falls 405 points as oil tops $101, and “Charlie’s Angels” reunites for its 50th anniversary.

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U.S. Bans Canadian Imports, Apple Goes Foldable, and the NFL Returns

Sep 9, 2026

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U.S. Bans Canadian Imports, Apple Goes Foldable, and the NFL Returns

Oil crosses $100 as tensions in the Gulf intensify, a trade fight enters a new phase, and a packed fall news cycle gets underway.

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