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A month before Iran strikes, Trump told Iranian protesters help was on the way amid a government crackdown

Human rights groups reported that thousands were killed in the Iranian crackdown.

By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dies after major attack by Israel and the U.S., Iranian state media confirms
By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Josh Boak, Eric Tucker and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
Trump calls death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the ‘single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country’
By Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
Dubai’s worst nightmare unfolds as Iran strikes Gulf neighbors
By Dana Khraiche, Fiona MacDonald and BloombergFebruary 28, 2026
Iran’s missile barrage tests whether U.S. has enough interceptors
By Gerry Doyle and BloombergFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastIsrael, U.S. stiff-arm U.N. during emergency Security Council meeting
By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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PoliticsThomas Massie among few Republicans to criticize Trump over war powers: ‘This is not ‘America First”
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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PoliticsMarjorie Taylor Greene rips Iran strikes as Trump betraying America First: ‘It’s always a lie and it’s always America Last’
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastRussia accuses America of ‘pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression’ against Iran
By Claudia Ciobanu, Sam McNeil, Sam Metz and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
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Middle EastAmerican, Israeli strike on Iran came 2 days after latest talks, as theocracy struggled with nationwide protests
By Brian Melley and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastTrump says U.S. will bomb Iran uninterrupted ‘as long as necessary’ to achieve peace in Mideast and the world after confirming Khamenei’s death
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
PoliticsPentagon chief blocks officers from attending Ivy League schools and other top universities, including partners on AI and space
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastFBI raises terrorism alert over fears of retaliation by Iran
By Myles Miller and BloombergFebruary 28, 2026
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A shopper carries Target bags in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
EconomyWelcome to the ‘E-shaped’ economy: Wealth gap is no longer between just high and low earners, the middle class is also struggling
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 12, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
EconomySome folks on Wall Street think yesterday’s U.S. jobs number is ‘implausible’ and thus due for a downward correction
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 12, 2026
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EnvironmentRural America’s $23.6 billion wipeout: the drought that wouldn’t quit
By Joel Lisonbee, William Baule and The ConversationFebruary 12, 2026
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AIThe godfather of AI predicts mass unemployment is on its way. This CEO warns even a 10% reduction ‘will feel like a depression’
By Jake AngeloFebruary 12, 2026
President Donald Trump pictured in front of a waving American flag.
EconomyTrump’s immigration curbs will help take 2.4 million people out of the workforce, but he’s betting AI can pick up the slack
By Tristan BoveFebruary 11, 2026
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PoliticsPete Hegseth’s plan to test anti-cartel lasers shut down the El Paso airport for a full day, sources say
By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Morgan Lee, Josh Funk and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
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EconomyTurns out the U.S. economy didn’t create half a million jobs last year. It was just 181,000
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
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CommentaryTrumpRx is here and it helps, though a bit less than advertised
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques, Ferron Chen, Asuka Koda and Vanessa McLennanFebruary 11, 2026
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EconomyThe 45-year decline of the middle class costs you $12,000 a year
By Jake AngeloFebruary 11, 2026
Jerome Powell, standing behind the podium, looking out in front of him.
InvestingWall Street’s top analyst sees something weird going on with gold and interest rates, and warns inflation risks are rewriting market logic
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 11, 2026
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
Economy‘Nothing short of self-sabotage’: Watchdog warns about national debt setting new record in just 4 years
By Tristan BoveFebruary 11, 2026
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EconomyAmerica’s national debt borrowing binge means interest payments will rocket to $2 trillion a year by 2036, CBO says
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 11, 2026
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Economy‘The fiscal trajectory is not sustainable’: CBO warns about the highest debt in U.S. history as Trump adds $1.4 trillion to 10-year deficit
By Tristan BoveFebruary 11, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Powell says that the central bank will wait for clearer economic signals on the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the economy before cutting interest rates, despite pressure from the President and divisions among Fed officials.
EconomyNightmarish labor market finally shows signs of letting up—and some ‘vindication’ for Jerome Powell
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 11, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
EconomyPowell’s parting gift from the Fed may be more rate cuts than expected, courtesy of deteriorating data
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 11, 2026
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EconomyArgentina’s 5 straight months of surging inflation undercount the severity, economists say
By Isabel Debre and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
InvestingAmerican unexceptionalism: Foreign markets leave U.S. stocks in the dust
By Jim EdwardsFebruary 11, 2026
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Future of WorkWork is a ‘situationship,’ and your manager is a millennial: Welcome to the economy where breaking up is hard to do
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 11, 2026
EconomyThe job market is so tough white-collar workers are ‘reverse recruiting,’ shelling out thousands to get headhunters to find them their next role
By Molly Liebergall and Morning BrewFebruary 10, 2026
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EconomyIt turns out that Joe Biden really did crush Americans’ dreams for the future. Just look at how the vibe changed 5 years ago
By Jake AngeloFebruary 10, 2026
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LawParamount raises offer for Warner as it seeks to fight off Netflix
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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RetailEconomists surprised by consumer spending’s screeching halt in December
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
Investor Warren Buffett, pictured during a trip to Japan in 2011.
InvestingWarren Buffett’s big bet on Japan earned Berkshire Hathaway $24 billion in just 6 years
By Tristan BoveFebruary 10, 2026
Photo of technicians looking at an industrial robot
Future of Work‘AI-washing’ and ‘forever layoffs’: Why companies keep cutting jobs, even amid rising profits
By Claire ZillmanFebruary 10, 2026
A Chipotle server looks up as she stands behind the counter holding a burrito bowl.
RetailChipotle’s CEO isn’t worried about raising prices—most of his customers make more than $100k anyway
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 10, 2026
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AIAI could trigger a global jobs market collapse by 2027 if left unchecked, former Google ethicist warns
By Jake AngeloFebruary 10, 2026
(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump attend the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025.
EconomyTrump’s Canada bridge meltdown dismissed by UBS as an unlikely TACO trade ‘in the post–Heated Rivalry environment’
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 10, 2026
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AsiaChinese shoppers can’t get enough of Disney’s Zootopia and Ralph Lauren’s ‘old money’ look despite nationalistic vibes
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentarySam Altman told me AI should be ‘an equalizing force in society.’ That’s why I’m working on the $1.6 trillion AI gender gap
By Valerie ChapmanFebruary 10, 2026
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CommentaryAmerica is shorting one of its best assets as the $38 trillion national debt runs out of control 
By Katica RoyFebruary 10, 2026
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Japanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your jobAn image of a popular article
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 27, 2026
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Iran is now on 'death ground' amid existential threat from U.S. attacks and could 'go big' in retaliation, former NATO commander warnsAn image of a popular article
By Jason MaFebruary 28, 2026
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The week the AI scare turned real and America realized maybe it isn't ready for what's comingAn image of a popular article
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 28, 2026
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