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Susan Dell is the one running the Dells’ $10 billion giving operation—and her biggest bets are on kids, health care, and UT Austin

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Europe sent its gold to the U.S. for safekeeping during World War II. Central banks are now reshuffling their reserves for a new era of uncertainty

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Iran is running out of money and can’t even pay its troops as U.S. blockade chokes the economy, Central Command says, while domestic unrest grows
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France is rioting over surging inflation, skyrocketing national debt, and crumbling schools. America is its sleeping twin
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Ukraine’s drones lose their Starlink link above 100 mph. Musk, Rubio, and Trump all say it wasn’t them
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The Supreme Court is taking on a 158-year-old law that makes distilling spirits at home a federal crime

Home distilling carries up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The justices will review whether the ban is constitutional.

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Jeffries is in line to become House speaker if Democrats win back the majority—and has traveled to 50 cities campaigning for Democratic candidates.

By The Associated Press and Lisa MascaroOctober 19, 2026
Japan and U.S. kick off one of their largest joint military drills defending Japan’s southwestern islands as tensions with China rise

This year’s exercises come just weeks after the arrest of a U.S. Marine in connection with the murder of a Japanese woman on Okinawa

By The Associated Press and Mari YamaguchiOctober 19, 2026
‘I am so fed up’: Farmers face financial squeeze from tariffs and diesel and blame GOP as Trump heads to Kansas to energize voters before midterms

The visits from Trump come as Republicans pour money into Senate races in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa amid concerns about voter enthusiasm

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Despite questioning if money will even matter in the future, Elon Musk is giving every U.S. kid a slice of his SpaceX fortune.

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As billionaires like Larry Page and Peter Thiel leave California, Gen Z is following suit—they’re moving to more affordable South Carolina and Missouri.

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Foreign universities are recruiting U.S. researchers with promises of stable funding and academic freedom as scientists warn of a brain drain.

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“A vicious cycle threatens to take hold, with higher rates adding to the interest payments and debt load, which in turn pushes rates up even more.”

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This brings to 10 the number of Indonesian companies that Singapore is targeting under its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.

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European stocks fall after violent protests in France, while oil drops as Trump puts Russia sanctions on hold

France’s CAC 40 sank after violent protests while oil fell 2% after Trump waived Russia sanctions, among other global stock developments

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Fernandes says the squeeze will last about a year—and that the next leg of growth is in secondary cities like China’s Shantou.

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Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes: AI agents need a name tag—and a human to be accountable for their actions

Cannon-Brookes says the hardest part of putting agents to work isn’t the model but the interface and the accountability.

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Eighty percent of Claude session delays result from agents waiting on human input, and the median Anthropic employee spends 20% more time in meetings than a year ago.

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The federal government has made noncitizen voting a priority this year, demanding detailed voter information from the states.

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States sue OpenAI, saying it gives life to ‘cyberhacking agents’ while ChatGPT hurts children and deceives adults
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Congress passed the Russia sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham with bipartisan support. Trump just put it on hold a month after signing it
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