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Daily Open: Who’s steering oil now?
Iran's medium-sized oil tankers continue to wait off the coast of Bandar Abbas at the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan Province, Iran on September 09, 2026.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesHello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from…
Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks as elections loom
VANDALIA, OHIO - OCTOBER 03: U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage to speak at the Butler-Vandalia Student Activity Center during a campaign rally on October 03, 2026 in Vandalia, Ohio. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty…
Supreme Court Justice Alito ‘thought about’ retiring
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito, pay their respects at the casket of Reverend Billy Graham at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018.Pablo Martinez Monsivais |…
More tankers struck in Gulf waters as Iran reiterates conditions
Daily life continues in the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, as Iranians spend time along the city's waterfront at sunset in Bandar Abbas, Iran on…
Financial and mental health risks
The Draft Kings website arranged on a laptop in New Hyde Park, New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWagering on sports outcomes has exploded in the 2020s, but recent surveys show just how…
Private capital is reshaping Hollywood moviemaking
A view of the Hollywood sign, in Hollywood, California, Sept. 30, 2025.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesAt the Toronto International Film Festival last month, audiences saw "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo return to the big screen for her newest…
Ukraine robot offensive exposes a vulnerability in Putin’s war machine
A soldier with the call sign ''Italian'' and design engineer Denys load a machine gun mounted on a ground robotic complex during trials at a training ground on April 10, 2026.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesA surprise Ukrainian robot…
Singapore is playing matchmaker for young government workers
A couple posing for a pre-wedding photoshoot in Singapore.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSingapore is asking its young government workers to trust the state to find them love matches.FirstDate, a government-built dating platform being…
Trump taps Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czar: WSJ
Jay Clayton, nominee to be director of national intelligence, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty…
Wall Street braces for two wildly different results in Brazil election
This combination of file pictures created on Sept. 29, 2026, shows Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on Sept. 16, 2026; and Brazil's right-wing Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro at the…