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How Apollo-owned Michaels turned two rivals’ bankruptcies into a growth strategy

The arts and crafts retailer leaning on party supplies and fabric to end years of stagnation.

By Phil WahbaJuly 17, 2026

Kevin O’Leary claimed opposition to his Utah data center was fueled by Chinese money. Now he and Fox News are being sued for defamation

Two organizations targeted by O’Leary say his comments caused “significant economic losses, severe emotional distress, and ongoing threats to their physical safety.”

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 17, 2026

Epstein survivors say Todd Blanche ignored them. Now one Republican senator is making him listen

As Trump’s AG nominee apologizes for redaction errors that left nude photos and names of accusers exposed, Thom Tillis is dangling his decisive vote.

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressJuly 16, 2026

‘We absolutely screwed up’: JD Vance blames Pam Bondi for the Trump administration’s miscommunication around the Epstein files

The vice president went on Joe Rogan’s podcast on Wednesday and said the former DOJ head “overstated” what was in the Epstein files.

By The Associated Press and Seung Min KimJuly 16, 2026

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Tariff Man’s money machine broke. Now he’s trying to fix it with a forced‑labor crusade

After the Supreme Court killed his emergency‑powers import taxes and forced massive refunds, Trump is racing to meet a July 24 deadline.

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressJuly 16, 2026

Europe optimized its supply chains for cost. Now it must pay for resilience

Richard Saynor, CEO of Fortune 500 Europe company, Sandoz Group, and manufacturer of generic medicines, argues resilience requires investment that markets often fail to reward

By Richard SaynorJuly 16, 2026

Meta Oversight Board study: AI chatbots may be the most perfect propaganda machine ever invented

The study found bots even answer differently based on language too — ChatGPT calls China “not a democracy” in English, but hedges in Chinese.

By Didi Tang and The Associated PressJuly 16, 2026

Trump insists ‘Iran is unhappy right now’ while venting about ‘electric catapults that don’t work’ at defense tech summit

After a long aside about the use of magnets to improve catapults on vessels, Trump finally offered, “I hope I’m not boring anybody.”

By Will Weissert, Sagar Meghani and The Associated PressJuly 16, 2026