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Big Tech
States agreed to ‘fully, finally, and forever’ release Meta from claims they didn’t know existed — with $459 million for Cambridge Analytica claims
By Emma L. Briant and The ConversationNovember 4, 2026
Workers assemble power transformers at a factory in Neijiang, China.
Energy
America’s grid upgrade hinges on a 400-ton machine designed in the 1800s — and just one U.S. mill makes the special steel inside it
By Jasmine Garland and The ConversationNovember 4, 2026
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Economy
The richest 10% outspend the poorest quarter over 13 to 1 per child on childcare, education and activities — up from about 3 to 1 in the early 1980s
By David Blazar and The ConversationNovember 4, 2026
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Politics
Trump approved nearly 90% of disaster aid requests from all-Republican states and only 23% from all-Democratic ones
By Daniel P. Aldrich and The ConversationNovember 4, 2026
The U.S. Capitol at sunrise the day after the 2026 midterm elections.
Politics
House Democrats are eyeing Trump’s pardons and his family’s crypto deals — the last time they ran oversight, his administration ignored subpoenas
By Drew Kurlowski, Gibbs Knotts and The ConversationNovember 4, 2026
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Politics
‘A massive rebuke of the last two years of the Trump administration’: elections expert stunned by Elon Musk lighting half a billion dollars on fire
By Charlie Hunt and The ConversationNovember 4, 2026
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Politics
Schools draw a record 22,687 civil rights complaints as DOJ allocates about 40 lawyers to handle
By Bridget Joyce, Kimberly Robinson and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
Florida has 162 measles cases reported and no dashboard — so it’s considering dropping 4 school vaccine requirements
Health
Florida has 162 measles cases reported and no dashboard — so it’s considering dropping 4 school vaccine requirements
By Katrine L. Wallace and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
Shoppers select bread at a grocery store in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Economy
Consumer sentiment is lower now than when inflation peaked at 9.1% — and the richest 10% of Americans account for half of consumer spending
By Erin Kay Lockwood and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
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Politics
Call it ‘cringe fascism’: Hegseth wants male troops 30 and older tested for low testosterone
By Matthew N. Hannah and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral
Tech
SpaceX is turning away customers for the rocket that flew most of 2025’s trips to orbit, and some are paying extra for the last seats
By Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
An aerial view of a data center in Springfield, Ohio.
Economy
We studied 1,500-plus data centers over 23 years and found they created almost no new jobs in local stores or restaurants — it was somewhere else
By Simon Buechler, Lyndsey Rolheiser and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Corinth, Mississippi
Politics
MAGA pundits are leaning on socialist doomsday ‘fear porn’ as Trump’s approval sinks to a third
By Alex Hinton and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
A man picks fruit at a store in New York
Economy
The share of Americans in serious financial trouble from prices jumped from 30% to 47% in a year
By Dante Chinni, Ari Pinkus and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
A price estimate on the healthcare.gov website on a laptop
Health
You don’t have to be a farmer to buy farm bureau health coverage — which isn’t regulated as insurance
By Thomas Buchmueller, Helen Levy and The ConversationOctober 30, 2026
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By Emma BurleighNovember 4, 2026
Startups & Venture
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says ‘founder mode’ cost him almost his entire executive team: ‘They left or they didn’t want to work for me’placeholder alt text
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Politics
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