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Former CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars for ‘work-related expenses’ reaches tentative plea deal

Investigators searched Rush’s home and seized about 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million, plus about $2 million in U.S. currency and about 35 luxury watches.

By The Associated PressSeptember 12, 2026

Mark Penn: How to save a billion and a half hours

AI promises convenience, but the internet is still clogged with cookie banners, CAPTCHAs, passcodes and unreadable fine print. It’s time to replace it.

By Mark PennSeptember 12, 2026

The ghost cartel — your pricing algorithm may have stopped competing without your knowledge

Antitrust law was built to catch human agreements. It has no name for what machines learn to do on their own.

By François Candelon, Paul-Louis Andres and Augustin ManchonSeptember 12, 2026

Lululemon’s new CEO inherits a mess that looks like the one she left at Nike

The new CEO faces an uphill battle in getting people to want Lululemon gear again.

By Phil WahbaSeptember 12, 2026

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America’s dumbest war (no, not this one)

I wrote a book on the forgotten founding father Gouverneur Morris, who thought James Madison was “intoxicated by opium or wine” in his military efforts.

By Scott S. GreenbergerSeptember 13, 2026

The trade deficit with Canada that’s upset Trump so much is due to crude the U.S. buys at a discount for the Midwest. ‘It’s the only oil they can use’

“They can’t use Texas crude. They can’t use Venezuelan crude. They’re not set up for it. It would take years and billions of dollars to shift over.’’

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressSeptember 12, 2026

As Europe weighs a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, Putin warns sending troops ‘means a war with Russia’

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said two incidents along Ukraine’s borders with Poland and Moldova this week were a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations.

By Volodymyr Yurchuk, Elise Morton and The Associated PressSeptember 12, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s nightmare scenario comes true as Houthis threaten crucial Red Sea shipping route and drone attacks force closure of major pipeline

For decades, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have relied on U.S. security guarantees. Those have eroded under Trump.

By Elena Becatoros, Joseph Krauss and The Associated PressSeptember 12, 2026