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By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
PoliticsObama’s former campaign manager has a ‘brutal truth’ for Democrats: ‘We have no economic message, and if we don’t get one, we’re not going to win’
By Meg Kinnard and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
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InvestingHome Depot CEO says with the housing market stalemate, ‘our customers are telling us that they’re not investing’
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 25, 2026
EconomyA two-child household must earn $400,000 a year for childcare to be affordable, study says. ‘It’s easy to see why birth rates are falling’
By Jason MaFebruary 22, 2026
EnergyVoter fury and the American energy ‘paradox’: Higher utility bills, record oil and gas production—and 45% of the world’s data centers
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 20, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentMark Cuban slams the NBA for focusing on tanking and ignoring the real issue for fans: ‘It should worry more about pricing fans out of games’
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PoliticsPoliticians scramble on data centers after putting their voters on the hook for Big Tech’s job-killing AI efforts
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
EconomyTrump’s tariffs cancel out what he claims is ‘the largest tax cut in American history’: The average person will lose $300 even after refunds
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 12, 2026
PoliticsPeople really did have a kind of millennial optimism in 2016, Gallup finds, as hopes for the future fade
By Linley Sanders and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
CommentaryThe economy isn’t K-shaped. For 87 million, people, it’s desperate and for another 46 million it’s elite
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