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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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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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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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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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Ex–OpenAI engineer accused of bugging office stays in jail as prosecutors allege Saudi ties: ‘Once he leaves, there’s no getting him back’
Ex–OpenAI engineer accused of bugging office stays in jail as prosecutors allege Saudi ties: ‘Once he leaves, there’s no getting him back’

Prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan searched OpenAI tools for meetings with Saudi officials, and the Saudi government offered to back his bond.

By Emily Forlini and Wen ShaoOctober 19, 2026
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France is rioting over surging inflation, skyrocketing national debt, and crumbling schools. America is its sleeping twin
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
Ukraine’s drones lose their Starlink link above 100 mph. Musk, Rubio, and Trump all say it wasn’t them
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Morgan Stanley’s favorite AI stock is 92% exposed to the $1.6 trillion build-out it’s bullish on
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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.

By Michael Kunzelman and The Associated PressOctober 19, 2026
‘Divorced from reality’: House leader Jeffries says Dems ‘hold firm’ in midterm race—and says Trump undermines ‘democracy, freedom and dignity’

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

By The Associated Press, Joey Cappelletti and John HannaOctober 19, 2026
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Billionaire Elon Musk says he’ll give every kid in America shares of SpaceX next year—it’ll add up to over $10 billion in stock

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

By Emma BurleighOctober 19, 2026
Gen Z is chasing the American Dream in South Carolina, Missouri, and Tennessee—as California loses thousands of young adults and billionaires

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.

By Preston ForeOctober 19, 2026
‘I don’t think here is our home anymore’: Scientists are leaving America as Trump’s research cuts push them overseas

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

By Adithi Ramakrishnan and The Associated PressOctober 19, 2026
The U.S. national debt is approaching the point where bond traders see ‘mounting risk’ of a ‘vicious cycle,’ Moody’s top economist says

“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.”

By Eleanor PringleOctober 19, 2026
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‘They may think that they can escape scrutiny’: Singapore cracks down on Indonesian companies spreading ‘entirely preventable’ smog across the border

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

By The Associated PressOctober 19, 2026
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

By The Associated Press and Chan Ho-HimOctober 19, 2026
AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes warns costs will ‘go up dramatically’ over the next 12 months: ‘Can’t get a vaccination for Donald Trump’

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

By Nicholas GordonOctober 19, 2026
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.

By Angelica AngOctober 19, 2026
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‘An army of Claudes, with every one asking for my attention’: Anthropic calls human attention the bottleneck in the botsitting world to come
‘An army of Claudes, with every one asking for my attention’: Anthropic calls human attention the bottleneck in the botsitting world to come

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.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 19, 2026
VA loans vs. conventional home loans: Which mortgage type is right for you?

For VA-eligible buyers, a VA loan can be a strong mortgage option, but some scenarios may make a conventional loan more attractive.

By Glen Luke FlanaganOctober 19, 2026
Strategy buys another $22 million of Bitcoin, increases planned share buybacks

The purchase marks its sixth since August, extending a buying streak after Bitcoin sales earlier this year.

By Camila Grigera NaónOctober 19, 2026
Feds arrest more than two dozen green card holders in California for allegedly voting, weeks before the midterms

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

By The Associated Press and Safiyah RiddleOctober 19, 2026
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Applied Materials’ $5 billion AI lab aims to cut chip development time in half—and restore Silicon Valley’s edge
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Tech companies are overhauling company structures to justify AI spending, and it means AI agents could start appearing on org charts, Block CFO says
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Centene CEO sees health care’s biggest AI opportunity beyond automation
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The GOP billionaire behind the biggest political gift in U.S. history could be sued for allegedly fueling a Chicago rat infestation
By Catherina GioinoOctober 13, 2026
More than a third of Americans earning over $500,000 say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, Goldman Sachs finds
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More than a third of Americans earning over $500,000 say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, Goldman Sachs finds
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Meta’s Muse models reach the AI frontier—and kill any hopes to ‘pace’ it
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Strict liability is gaining traction as a solution to force AI companies to institute better safety controls. But it has some big downsides too
By Jeremy KahnOctober 13, 2026
Palantir’s CTO claims AI researchers are smoking to prove they believe AI will cure cancer, and he says it’s a sign of tech-fueled ‘mass psychosis’
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Palantir’s CTO claims AI researchers are smoking to prove they believe AI will cure cancer, and he says it’s a sign of tech-fueled ‘mass psychosis’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 13, 2026
Apple’s new home devices are a bet on its upgraded Siri AI
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Meet billionaire Clara Wu Tsai, who built the Liberty into a $600 million team and now plans to fund guaranteed income for new moms
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Philanthropist Olivia Walton didn’t get proper postpartum care. Now, she’s investing $100M to halve the U.S. maternal mortality rate in 5 years
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Anthropic says small AI models could soon be able to copy themselves onto everyday devices
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Mark Zuckerberg gets the last laugh as ‘The Social Reckoning’ flops—opening to a fraction of what ‘The Social Network’ made 16 years ago
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Unexpected blockbuster ‘Backrooms’ originated from a 4chan thread—and it’s one reason why legacy media sees advantages to the death of monoculture
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Hachette CEO writes every email himself. He says AI shortcuts are creating a ‘worse C-suite’
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Just 32 countries are driving 95% of global growth as the IMF warns of an increasingly uneven economy
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