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$As high fuel costs force people to choose between filling up or buying groceries, Trump says ‘it’s a very inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war$

Politics

As high fuel costs force people to choose between filling up or buying groceries, Trump says ‘it’s a very inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war

By Steve Peoples, Jesse Bedayn, Jonathan J. Cooper and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2026

$Zoom CEO Eric Yuan$

Success

Zoom’s CEO agrees with Bill Gates, Jensen Huang, and Jamie Dimon: A 3-day workweek is coming soon thanks to AI

By Emma BurleighSeptember 20, 2026

$Young worker in job interview$

Success

Hilton received 12,000 Gen Z applications for just 72 internship spots—its CHRO says AI has made the hospitality gigs more competitive

By Emma BurleighSeptember 20, 2026

$Trump administration starts building border wall in Big Bend region of Texas, despite heavy opposition from landowners, businesses and ranchers$

North America

Trump administration starts building border wall in Big Bend region of Texas, despite heavy opposition from landowners, businesses and ranchers

By Rebecca Santana and The Associated PressSeptember 19, 2026

$‘A huge problem’: Trump has traded more stocks than all of Congress combined. A Bush-era ethics lawyer explains why you should worry$

Politics

‘A huge problem’: Trump has traded more stocks than all of Congress combined. A Bush-era ethics lawyer explains why you should worry

By Eva RoytburgSeptember 19, 2026

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Commentary

Tyson Foods’ summer meal pilot reveals the scale of America’s food-access gap for children

By Tim GrailerSeptember 19, 2026

$Inside U.S. oil’s return to global wildcatting: ‘It’s like geo-porn’$

Energy

Inside U.S. oil’s return to global wildcatting: ‘It’s like geo-porn’

By Jordan BlumSeptember 19, 2026

$After threatening to seize Greenland by force, Trump agrees to leave it with Denmark and boost military presence. ‘We will be very protective of it!’$

Politics

After threatening to seize Greenland by force, Trump agrees to leave it with Denmark and boost military presence. ‘We will be very protective of it!’

By Aamer Madhani, Ben Finley and The Associated PressSeptember 18, 2026

$‘I now realize I was foolish’: Widow of early Roblox programmer allegedly defrauded out of $6 million trying to buy out a man from his escort contract$

Law

‘I now realize I was foolish’: Widow of early Roblox programmer allegedly defrauded out of $6 million trying to buy out a man from his escort contract

By Catherina GioinoSeptember 18, 2026

$Photo of planes$

North America

American, United and Southwest are all cutting ‘marginal routes’ as jet fuel prices spike

By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 18, 2026

$An oil tanker on the water in front of a setting sun.$

Energy

The Iran war is minting new one-day millionaires: oil tankers brave enough to sail across the Strait of Hormuz

By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 18, 2026

$U.S. President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center.$

Politics

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

By The Associated Press and Mike CataliniSeptember 18, 2026

$President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House.$

Politics

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

By The Associated Press and Fatima HusseinSeptember 18, 2026

$Billboard image of Sydney Sweeney Novig ad where she poses naked with a football covering her chest.$

Crypto

Sydney Sweeney doesn’t just star in controversial ads. She helps engineer them

By Camila Grigera NaónSeptember 18, 2026

$Meet Warren Buffett’s son Howard, a former sheriff, war photographer, and now, Berkshire’s new chairman$

C-Suite

Meet Warren Buffett’s son Howard, a former sheriff, war photographer, and now, Berkshire’s new chairman

By Catherina GioinoSeptember 18, 2026

$Whole Foods worker$

Success

Amazon is investing $230 million in higher pay, benefits, and college perks for more than 100,000 Whole Foods workers—bumping up hourly pay to $21

By Emma BurleighSeptember 18, 2026

$Ricardo Semler on the prisoner’s dilemma on data centers: trillions of dollars obsolete in just a few years$

Commentary

Ricardo Semler on the prisoner’s dilemma on data centers: trillions of dollars obsolete in just a few years

By Ricardo SemlerSeptember 18, 2026

$A critical pipeline that helped cushion the Hormuz shock just shut: Here’s what it reveals about corporate energy security$

Commentary

A critical pipeline that helped cushion the Hormuz shock just shut: Here’s what it reveals about corporate energy security

By Mekala Krishnan, Shubham Singhal and Humayun TaiSeptember 17, 2026

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Commentary

Crypto.com founder: Crypto’s battles will continue, but the war is over

By Kris MarszalekSeptember 17, 2026

$A man in an orange vest stands under a tent by a creek.$

Environment

Americans’ data center fears are coming true—a New Jersey location just leaked 5,000 gallons of diesel

By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 17, 2026

$ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming$

Success

Billionaire TikTok founder is now the richest person in all of Asia, with a $105 billion net worth—he’s gained $92 billion since 2019 thanks to AI

By Emma BurleighSeptember 17, 2026

$Man repairs drones$

Commentary

Inside the Ukrainian drone factories prototyping the free world’s next arsenal

By Matt HigginsSeptember 17, 2026

$pelosi, pence$

Politics

Exclusive: Inside the room where Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence shared an emotional embrace in front of America’s leadership class

By Nick Lichtenberg and Eva RoytburgSeptember 16, 2026

$Man sentenced in $35 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded Travis Kelce: I ‘did this out of greed’$

Law

Man sentenced in $35 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded Travis Kelce: I ‘did this out of greed’

By Catherina GioinoSeptember 16, 2026

$Boys play baseball using a soda bottle on a stick and a rubber doll's head instead of a bat and ball on a ball field in La Victoria in the Dominican Republic.$

Law

The MLB and its Dominican pipeline is selling false promises and shady contracts to children as young as 11

By Joshua HongSeptember 16, 2026