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Meet the African cocoa farmers who are letting their crops rot because the commodity price has fallen so much

Ghana and Ivory Coast are responsible for nearly 70% of the global cocoa bean supply, and many farmers putting their land for other uses.

By Edward Acquah, Ope Adetayo and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
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Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war
By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
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Trump admits the hyperscalers ‘need some PR help’ because the American taxpayer is on the hook for their data centers
By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026
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The last 3 years were the hottest ever recorded. Here’s why we may look back at them as some of the coolest we remember
By Michael Wysession and The ConversationMarch 6, 2026
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CommentarySomething will cause inflation to go up this year, but it’s not oil
By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodMarch 9, 2026
EnergyStocks stage massive upside reversal as oil plunges after Trump says Iran war ‘could be over soon’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 9, 2026
AINobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz warns AI’s hunger for internet comments could degrade the world’s ‘information ecosystem’
By Catherina GioinoMarch 9, 2026
A woman in a red coat holds up a sign that says, “Shouldn’t hurt to be a nurse.”
EconomyHealth care has been propping up a shaky labor market. For the first time in over four years, the sector shed thousands of jobs
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 9, 2026
Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham pours water on his face during a break
Arts & EntertainmentThe 2026 World Cup will bring a uniquely American sports tradition to the beautiful game: Mid-match ad breaks
By Tristan BoveMarch 9, 2026
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AIAI layoffs are coming. The problem may be compounded because nearly 75% of people don’t apply for unemployment benefits
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 9, 2026
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Middle EastU.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say
By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
CryptoStrategy buys $1.3 billion of Bitcoin using mostly common stock
By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 9, 2026
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A Very Large Crude Carrier from Greece unloads in China in 2020.
EnergyThe Trump administration is touting approvals for oil-exporting hubs in the Gulf of Mexico—but no one seems to want to build them
By Jordan BlumFebruary 10, 2026
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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CommentaryActivist investors are more dangerous to CEOs than ever. Here are 3 ways to safeguard your leadership
By Sam WolfFebruary 5, 2026
Nevada Assemblyman Howard Watts
LawKey Nevada legislator says lawmakers will push for independent audit of altered public record in Nevada OSHA’s Boring Company inspection 
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 4, 2026
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EnvironmentOver a million people are losing power during a freezing snowstorm while data centers nearby guzzle electricity
By Nikki Luke, Conor Harrison and The ConversationFebruary 4, 2026
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PoliticsPeter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 4, 2026
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EconomyJD Vance appeals to allies for new ‘trading bloc’ that keeps Trump’s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths
By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
Aerial image of the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., off the coast of Rhode Island.
EnergyTrump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says
By Tristan BoveFebruary 3, 2026
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PoliticsIt’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling out of trees
By David Fischer and The Associated PressFebruary 2, 2026
Donald Trump with a frown.
Politics3 big hurdles undermine Trump’s plan to extract Greenland’s mineral wealth—and America’s fraying relationship with Europe is one of them
By Tristan BoveJanuary 30, 2026
EnvironmentAsia is one of the world’s least insured places, even as it’s battered by climate change and natural disasters
By Angelica AngJanuary 29, 2026
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EnvironmentClimate change mans Southern Africa got a year’s worth of rain in just 10 days, killing over 100 people
By Nick Lichtenberg, Mogomotsi Magome and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2026
EnvironmentAsia is the ‘next big frontier’ for sustainable aviation fuel as governments push green mandates
By Angelica AngJanuary 28, 2026
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LawMountain lion saunters through San Francisco’s posh Pacific Heights neighborhood before capture
By Olga R. Rodriguez, Haven Daley and The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2026
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EnvironmentThe billion-dollar storm? Economists debate how much activity Winter Storm Fern laid waste to
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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EnvironmentClimate change’s role in the monster winter storm of January 2026: warmer oceans, more moisture and a dislocated ‘polar vortex’
By Mathew Barlow, Judah Cohen and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026
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Law‘Unique’ winter storm reaches from New Mexico to New England: ”we’re talking like a 2,000-mile spread’
By Kate Brumback, Julie Walker and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
EnvironmentMassive winter storm leaves 800,000 without power so far as Trump declares emergencies in at least a dozen states
By Kate Brumback, Julie Walker and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
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LawHurricane-level ice storm cancels over 9,000 weekend flights with half of America under warning
By Emilie Megnien, Jeff Amy, Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
EnvironmentWinter Storm Fern is about to slam 230 million Americans. Here’s what stores and restaurants typically stay open during severe weather
By Sydney LakeJanuary 23, 2026
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EnergyTrump cancels Puerto Rico solar project designed to help 30,000 low-income families in rural areas
By Danica Coto and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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North AmericaThe winter storm is so big that over 170 million Americans are under an ice and snow advisory
By Jeff Martin and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
North AmericaAs Winter Storm Fern barrels in, all eyes are on the Weather Channel. Its CEO is charting the company’s next big forecast: growth
By Phil WahbaJanuary 23, 2026
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Environment‘I’ve been here a while and my brain stopped working’: Americans struggle with sub-freezing wind chill as storm closes in
By Emilie Hawtin, Jeff Amy, Jamie Stengle and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026. Trump said Sunday his administration was working well with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez and that he would be open to meeting with her.
EnergyAmerican oil company CEOs feel increasingly ‘slighted’ by Trump’s focus on Venezuela: ‘That’s bad for U.S. producers’
By Jordan BlumJanuary 23, 2026
Elon Musk, in front of a blue "World Economic Forum" background, puts his hand to his mouth.
EnergyElon Musk warns the U.S. could soon be producing more chips than we can turn on. And China doesn’t have the same issue
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 22, 2026
EnvironmentThailand’s oldest cement firm turns to 3D printing to revolutionize its business
By Angelica AngJanuary 21, 2026
US President Donald Trump jokes with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) as he hosts tech leaders for a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2025.
AITrump says Mark Zuckerberg showed him a ‘Manhattan-sized’ AI data center
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 21, 2026
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EnvironmentElectricity as the new eggs: Affordability concerns will swing the midterms just like the 2024 election, Bill McKibben says
By Seth Borenstein, Amanda Swinhart and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2026
EnvironmentVail Resorts is having a very dry year: It reported a record‑low snowpack, forcing the company to lower its 2026 earnings outlook
By Matty Merritt and Morning BrewJanuary 16, 2026
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Anthropic just mapped out which jobs AI could potentially replace. A 'Great Recession for white-collar workers' is absolutely possibleAn image of a popular article
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