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    Cold War strategists Daniel Ellsberg and Thomas Schelling argued that projecting a readiness to take extreme action can heighten fears of escalation.

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    Ray Dalio says America is developing a ‘dependency’ on the top 1% of workers, while the bottom 60% are struggling and unproductive

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    China asks U.S. to protect ‘hard-won’ results before Xi-Trump meeting
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    China asks U.S. to protect ‘hard-won’ results before Xi-Trump meeting

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    This coming week is the one time of the year when the U.S. and Europe are out of sync. Here’s why
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    This coming week is the one time of the year when the U.S. and Europe are out of sync. Here’s why

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    Boeing workers who make military aircraft and weapons reject latest offer, extending months-long strike
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    Boeing workers who make military aircraft and weapons reject latest offer, extending months-long strike

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
    October 26, 2025
    Transportation secretary threatens to take $160 million from California over commercial driver’s licenses for noncitizen truckers
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    Transportation secretary threatens to take $160 million from California over commercial driver’s licenses for noncitizen truckers

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    October 26, 2025
    Dow futures jump 300 points as U.S.-China trade war heads for ceasefire while Wall Street eyes another Fed rate cut and earnings from AI giants
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    Dow futures jump 300 points as U.S.-China trade war heads for ceasefire while Wall Street eyes another Fed rate cut and earnings from AI giants

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    Bessent calls anti-tariff Reagan ad ‘psy-ops’ and says the U.S. rescue of Argentina still counts as ‘America first’ because it helps an ally
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    Bessent calls anti-tariff Reagan ad ‘psy-ops’ and says the U.S. rescue of Argentina still counts as ‘America first’ because it helps an ally

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    October 26, 2025
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    U.S., China tee up sweeping trade deal for Trump, Xi to finalize

    By Daniel Flatley, Josh Xiao and Bloomberg
    October 26, 2025
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    Europe at risk of becoming a ‘geopolitical playground’ warns Croatia’s former president, and says Trump’s 2018 NATO threat was justified

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    An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a multimillion-dollar ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.
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    Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $300 million build, including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks

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    October 26, 2025
    Trump adds 10% tariff on Canada due to a TV ad, even though key economic powers law doesn’t allow its use against ‘informational materials’
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    Trump adds 10% tariff on Canada due to a TV ad, even though key economic powers law doesn’t allow its use against ‘informational materials’

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    October 26, 2025
    Trump hits Canada with an extra 10% duty because Ontario’s anti-tariff ad ran during the World Series and didn’t come down immediately
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    Trump hits Canada with an extra 10% duty because Ontario’s anti-tariff ad ran during the World Series and didn’t come down immediately

    By Mark Schiefelbein and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
    JPMorgan balks at $115 million legal tab for convicted fraudsters and says Charlie Javice’s lawyers are treating it ‘like a blank check’
    Banking

    JPMorgan balks at $115 million legal tab for convicted fraudsters and says Charlie Javice’s lawyers are treating it ‘like a blank check’

    By Ken Sweet and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
    The fatal blast at a military munitions factory was a chain reaction of up to 28,000 pounds of explosives
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    The fatal blast at a military munitions factory was a chain reaction of up to 28,000 pounds of explosives

    By Jonathan Mattise, Kristin M. Hall and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
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    Miami’s outgoing mayor warns about what he sees happening in New York and the 2 cities’ different approaches to next summer’s World Cup

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    31-year-old Syracuse Avis employee stole 47 vehicles and ran private business loaning them out around upstate New York, police say

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    October 25, 2025
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    Iowa farmers scramble to capture thousands of mink released in ‘terrorist act’ by likely anti-fur protesters

    By Jack Dura and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
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    After decades in the shadows, New York Mafia takes center-stage again in NBA-related gambling sting

    By Adam Geller, Larry Neumeister and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
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    Culture wars rock Texas historical site as Alamo Trust CEO resigns over research on role of slavery, indigenous people in state history

    By John Hanna and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
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    Top economist blasts ‘incredible cynicism and betrayal of Reagan by his own foundation’ as free trader’s image tarnished in tariff fight

    By Bill Barrow, Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
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    Your morning cup of coffee is more expensive. Trump tariffed the top provider and launched an anti-drugs campaign against the second

    By Dee-Ann Durbin, Chris Rugaber and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
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    ‘I can play dirtier than they can, you know’: Trump’s fury at a Canadian ad about Reagan, tariffs and trade

    By Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Rob Gillies and The Associated Press
    October 25, 2025
    Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America, boosting U.S. military buildup in the region to more than 10,000 sailors and Marines
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    Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America, boosting U.S. military buildup in the region to more than 10,000 sailors and Marines

    By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press
    October 24, 2025
    U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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    Ontario quickly caves to Trump and promises to pull the offending Reagan ad that killed Canada trade talks

    By Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Rob Gillies and The Associated Press
    October 24, 2025
    These 2 states will determine if the U.S. slips into a recession while one more enters the danger zone, top economist says
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    These 2 states will determine if the U.S. slips into a recession while one more enters the danger zone, top economist says

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    Marie Rexford, Inpiat resident The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is about the size of South Carolina, in Kaktovik, Alaska on June 28, 2024.
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    Trump opens up the Arctic refuge, one of America’s last untouched wilds, to drilling

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    Alaska Airlines resumes operations after grounding planes for hours over IT outage

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    October 24, 2025
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    Trump says talks with billionaires Benioff, Huang led him to back off sending National Guard into San Francisco

    By Terry Chea, Christopher Weber and The Associated Press
    October 24, 2025

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