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Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to take the stand at trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google’s YouTube of harming kids’ mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 18, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to […]
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Grocery shock on the horizon for approaching U.S. elections as Iran war drags on
A customer shops in a grocery store on March 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Rising grocery prices in the U.S. as the result of the Iran war could be among the most politically damaging outcomes of the conflict just months before a critical U.S. election. Two years earlier, President Donald […]
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Trump says oil and stock market reaction to Iran conflict not as severe as he expected
President Donald Trump said Thursday that neither the spike in oil prices nor the slump in the stock market during the Iran war were as bad he had anticipated. In a Cabinet meeting, Trump expressed confidence in the war effort and said the economic damage will reverse. Addressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the president said […]
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Analysis: Trump’s unshackled presidency puts him at the center of the economy
US President Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi embraced President Donald Trump on Thursday, and not just on policy […]
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U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea to stabilize energy markets
Russian supertanker Astro Lupus waits to unload its cargo of the first direct shipment of Russian crude oil on July 3, 2002 in the Gulf of Mexico. Pool | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. on Thursday temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilize energy markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott […]
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FCC chair slams Amazon for slow satellite launches after it opposed SpaceX data center plan
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr lashed out at Amazon on Wednesday for opposing […]
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Oracle’s TikTok stake sits at just over $2 billion, filing shows
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Almost two months after TikTok’s U.S. operations officially landed in the hands of a group of investors, Oracle disclosed its stake in the joint venture at roughly $2 billion. In its quarterly financial filing on Wednesday, Oracle said it recorded “non-marketable debt investments and equity securities and related […]
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FBI obtains records of Arizona Senate audit of 2020 Maricopa County election results, Republican says
People deposit their mail-in ballots for the US presidential election at a ballot collection box in Phoenix, Arizona on October 18, 2020. Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images A federal grand jury issued a subpoena for records of the Arizona state Senate’s audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County, the Senate president said […]
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Merkley proposes prediction market ban for government officials after Maduro, Iran bets
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore,) speaks during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters Payouts to unnamed bettors after the ouster of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the […]
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5 takeaways from Trump’s State of Union address
President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday, focusing largely on the economy that he declared was set to boom. The president delivered the signature annual address as he sees his poll numbers on the economy plummet ahead of the 2026 midterms, which loom less than nine months away. […]
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