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Venezuela oil minister to U.S. companies: ‘It’s an entire world waiting to be discovered’
Venezuela oil minister to U.S. companies: ‘It’s an entire world waiting to be discovered’

Smaller, private U.S. oil producers are beginning to ink deals in Venezuela as the dilapidated energy industry evolves.

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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion threat that could mean ‘turning in the keys and walking away’—but the stakes of the case reach across tech
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Pentagon pushes ‘zero tolerance’ audit on foreign university partnerships that ‘compromise our national security’

Schools must complete a review and terminate arrangements deemed problematic—or face funding losses.

By The Associated Press and Heather HollingsworthAugust 19, 2026
Geopolitical risk needs to move away from the ‘after-dinner speaker’: Eurasia Group and Rio Tinto’s Dominic Barton

Eurasia Group counselor Dominic Barton says corporate leaders can no longer treat geopolitics as a boardroom sideshow amid tariffs and new restrictions.

By Nicholas GordonAugust 19, 2026
National debt crosses $40 trillion and think tank warns: ‘The level of fiscal mismanagement is tragic

“To anyone who cares about America, about democracy and our future, in my view, this is already a crisis,” Michael Peterson told Fortune.

By Eleanor PringleAugust 19, 2026
Lindsay Clancy was ‘begging for help’ and feared drug dependence in weeks before her children died, ex-mother-in-law testifies

Susan Clancy told jurors her former daughter-in-law was “struggling” for months as the defense builds its postpartum psychosis case

By The Associated Press and Leah WillinghamAugust 19, 2026
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In this economy, millennials and Gen Z would rather break up than date someone in debt: ‘There’s a pretty big divide’
In this economy, millennials and Gen Z would rather break up than date someone in debt: ‘There’s a pretty big divide’

Nearly half of Americans say a partner’s debt is a dealbreaker, and younger generations are the pickiest of all.

By Catherina GioinoAugust 20, 2026
The new head of America’s top children’s hospital sees ‘the dawn of a new era’ for kid cancer treatment

St. Jude CEO Dr. Charles W. M. Roberts said he believes this is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to achieve the dream of treating cancer in children.

By The Associated Press and Glenn GamboaAugust 19, 2026
Trump threatens to bomb Oman, widening the war that crippled the global economy

The oil chokepoint is under fire from multiple directions as Trump pushes Oman for a tougher line on Iran shipping traffic.

By Samy Magdy and The Associated PressAugust 19, 2026
‘Harvest their data and hide the truth from the public’: Four states seek billions from Meta over child safety practices

The suit looks to make fundamental changes to how Meta runs its social media platforms to better serve child privacy and safety.

By Barbara Ortutay, Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressAugust 19, 2026
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Unitree, famous for its dancing robots, surges by 460% on its trading debut, lifting valuation to $66 billion, far ahead of U.S. competitors
Unitree, famous for its dancing robots, surges by 460% on its trading debut, lifting valuation to $66 billion, far ahead of U.S. competitors

The Hangzhou-based startup, founded in 2016, has quickly become something akin to a national champion in China’s robotics sector.

By Nicholas GordonAugust 19, 2026
Strait of Hormuz chaos has incentivized China to use an alternative trade route: a 3,400 mile frozen Arctic channel dubbed the ‘Ice Silk Road’

Chinese shipping company Sea Legend Line just announced a shipping route through the Arctic, which takes half the time as established shipping routes.

By Sasha RogelbergAugust 19, 2026
The U.S. built its brand by attracting the world’s best and brightest. It must not lose that advantage

As any chief executive knows, the strongest brands are rarely destroyed by their competitors. This principle applies to nations as well.

By John A. QuelchAugust 18, 2026
Alibaba’s $2 billion gaming exit signals where Beijing wants its money

The e-commerce giant sells its gaming studio and pours $53 billion into AI as the US-China tech rivalry heats up

By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 18, 2026
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An An Amazon drone is in midflight as it makes a delivery in Papillion, Neb. on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Amazon isn’t giving up on Jeff Bezos’ drone deliveries dream—and after 13 years of turbulence, the momentum is finally shifting

The e-commerce giant announced it is expanding drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of this year, a sixfold increase from its current capabilities.

By Sebastian HerreraAugust 19, 2026
Bitcoin posts surprise rally as currency nears $70,000 for the first time since June

The U.S. Treasury’s bond-buyback announcement helped send Bitcoin up nearly 6% with one analyst saying a broader recovery may be afoot.

By Camila Grigera NaónAugust 19, 2026
Google and the UK think changing flights paths could cut down on climate change

A 30-month, $6.76 million trial will nudge hundreds of flights off course over the Atlantic to test whether contrails can be engineered away.

By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressAugust 19, 2026
‘I think that we’re going to make history here’: Angry parents of kids sextorted, cyberbullied or addicted to social media are out for vengeance

As opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a trial for Meta Platforms, advocates and parents of social media victims gathered outside the courthouse.

By The Associated Press and Kaitlyn HuamaniAugust 19, 2026
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