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Indonesia jolts China with ‘hostile takeover’ of key commodities in American-influenced move

President Prabowo’s new state trading entity — registered a day before the announcement — will control Indonesia’s biggest commodity exports by September.

By Edna Tarigan, Anton L. Delgado and The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum confirms U.S. asked Iran’s World Cup team to move to Tijuana
By The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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How $580,000 hidden under a sofa cushion became a constitutional crisis in South Africa
By Gerald Imray and The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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America turns 250 with a dangerous new problem: We no longer agree on what’s real
By Richard TorrenzanoMay 26, 2026
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Iran slams U.S. strikes as sign of ‘bad faith and unreliability’
By The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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BP ousts chairman months into his tenure, citing ‘important governance standards, oversight and conduct’ concerns
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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InvestingGoldman Sachs just ran some ugly numbers on the SaaSPocalypse—and found hedge funds are dumping software and piling into semis
By Nick LichtenbergMay 26, 2026
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EconomyAmerica is becoming less neighborly, and it’s hurting Gen Z and millennials’ chances at economic mobility
By Tristan BoveMay 26, 2026
Trump has lost four members of his Cabinet. All of them are women
NewslettersTrump has lost four members of his Cabinet. All of them are women
By Emma HinchliffeMay 26, 2026
Coinbase pushes further into AI payments with new MCP for Base network
CryptoCoinbase pushes further into AI payments with new MCP for Base network
By Jeff John RobertsMay 26, 2026
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SuccessStandard Chartered CEO apologizes for calling some workers ‘lower value human capital’ in AI push
By Emma BurleighMay 26, 2026
Kevin O’Leary slams people who want work-life balance: ‘I hope they work for my competitors’
SuccessKevin O’Leary slams people who want work-life balance: ‘I hope they work for my competitors’
By Sydney LakeMay 26, 2026
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North AmericaGas is up 51% since February. Americans just started buying less of everything else
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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North AmericaTechlash grows in education: ‘My daughter went to middle school and was sent home with a screen addiction in her backpack’
By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressMay 26, 2026
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CommentaryYour grandma should be using AI. really
By Kevin FrazierMay 13, 2026
  • The widow of a man killed in a Florida mass shooting is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, claiming it ‘knew this would happen’
    LawThe widow of a man killed in a Florida mass shooting is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, claiming it ‘knew this would happen’
    By The Associated Press and Jeff MartinMay 11, 2026
Activists display banners referring to the shutting down of existing oil pipelines in the northern United States in Washington, DC on April 1, 2021 one block from the White House. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
EnergyFrankenpipelines: Inside Trump’s bid to resurrect Keystone XL and stretch Dakota Access north
By Jordan BlumMay 13, 2026
Musk stands with his arms cross next to Trump who sits a table.
PoliticsElon Musk, Tim Cook and Larry Fink expected to join Trump’s entourage to Beijing this week
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
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PoliticsCameron Hamilton, fired by Trump for defending FEMA’s right to exist, tapped to lead FEMA by Trump
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
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LawMayor of a city about 13 miles from Los Angeles pleads guilty to spying for China
By Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
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AIThis South Korean hotel worker is training a robot to fold a banquet napkin: ‘I’ve been doing this about once a month’
By Kim Tong-Hyung and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
  • ‘It’s here’: Google issues dire warning after catching hackers using AI to break into computers
    AI‘It’s here’: Google issues dire warning after catching hackers using AI to break into computers
    By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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PoliticsKeir Starmer’s deputies are starting to quit. Some are urging him to ‘do the right thing for the country’
By Brian Melley, Pan Pylas and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
DHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans
LawDHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans
By Catherina GioinoMay 12, 2026
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (center) with his parents, Mike and Jackie
PoliticsThe Bezos family just donated $100 million to help achieve one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top campaign promises
By Jake AngeloMay 12, 2026
Mark Carney gestures with his hand as he stands next to Donald Trump in front of a white background.
North AmericaIt’s not just Canadian tourists snubbing U.S. cities. Business leaders are cancelling more trips to America as geopolitical tensions continue
By Sasha RogelbergMay 12, 2026
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PoliticsOops. Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system actually costs about $1 trillion more than he said it would
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
  • ‘As long as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, markets remain on a knife-edge,’ Deutsche Bank warns
    Politics‘As long as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, markets remain on a knife-edge,’ Deutsche Bank warns
    By Jim EdwardsMay 11, 2026
India brings back COVID-era work-from-home rules and asks farmers to halve fertilizer use as the Iran war chokes its oil lifeline
EnergyIndia brings back COVID-era work-from-home rules and asks farmers to halve fertilizer use as the Iran war chokes its oil lifeline
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 12, 2026
Employees in a General Motors factory.
EconomyThe U.S. auto industry went from global hegemon to running a $3.3 trillion trade deficit with the world: ‘That’s not acceptable’
By Tristan BoveMay 12, 2026
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced his resignation after a rocky year
PoliticsFDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced his resignation after a rocky year
By The Associated Press and Matthew PerroneMay 12, 2026
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EnvironmentMeet ‘Coalie,’ the anime-style anthropomorphic lump designed to sell you the idea that pollution can be clean
By Annie Persons and The ConversationMay 12, 2026
People shop at a Lidl Supermarket on May 11, 2026 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.
Economy‘It’s a miserable number’: Inflation surges as the Iran war and breakneck AI spending are crushing consumers 
By Eva RoytburgMay 12, 2026
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EnergyApril inflation shoots 3.8% higher on surging prices from war in Iran
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
EconomyTrump is on a charm offensive ahead of President Xi meeting—and he wants Elon Musk and Tim Cook in tow
By Eleanor PringleMay 12, 2026
Navy plans to buy 15 costly Trump-class battleships by 2055
PoliticsNavy plans to buy 15 costly Trump-class battleships by 2055
By Tony Capaccio, Roxana Tiron and BloombergMay 11, 2026
Painting the Reflecting Pool is ‘more appropriate to a resort or theme park,’ says the president of a nonprofit suing the Trump administration
LawPainting the Reflecting Pool is ‘more appropriate to a resort or theme park,’ says the president of a nonprofit suing the Trump administration
By The Associated Press and Steven SloanMay 11, 2026
A female Indigenous Navajo small business owner at work in her jewelry shop.
EconomyNative American businesses have diversified beyond casinos to become a rural economic force. Trump is cutting off a lifeline that goes beyond tribes
By Tristan BoveMay 11, 2026
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EnergyTrump wants to suspend the federal gas tax. The move could mean higher debt—and more potholes
By Jake AngeloMay 11, 2026
Donald Trump pictured during a press conference following a Supreme Court ruling on his tariff policy.
EconomyFed researchers see a ‘full pass-through’ of Trump’s tariff costs to consumers, adding almost a full percentage point to inflation
By Tristan BoveMay 11, 2026
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PoliticsAbe Foxman, longtime director of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86
By The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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LawBiden’s DOJ sued a data company, accusing it of helping Big Meat fix prices. Trump’s DOJ is about to settle
By Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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EconomyOregon Democrats have genius political strategy: raising the gas tax heading into the midterm elections
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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PoliticsTrump says ceasefire is on ‘life support’ after Iran’s latest nuclear offer was ‘garbage’
By Jon Gambrell, Seung Min Kim, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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AsiaTrump and Xi may meet 4 times in the next 8 months as Air Force One heads to Beijing
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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PoliticsKeir Starmer says he’s in ‘battle for the soul of our nation,’ vows to draw UK closer to EU
By Jill Lawless and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
Young Americans are more pessimistic about jobs than their parents—and no advanced economy has ever seen this kind of divide
EconomyYoung Americans are more pessimistic about jobs than their parents—and no advanced economy has ever seen this kind of divide
By Nicholas Riccardi and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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