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Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Invested in Tobacco, McDonald’s

President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general reported investments in companies including McDonald’s Corp., Monster Beverage Corp., Coca-Cola Co. and the tobacco company Philip Morris Internati...

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San Francisco Chronicle politicsbusiness
Endorsement: Ben Allen for California insurance commissioner

OPINION: In a race with no Republican, some California voters may see an opportunity to take a chance on a radical candidate for state insurance commissioner. That would be a terrible mistake.

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The Atlantic politicsopinionbusiness
The Irony of Using Charlie Kirk’s Murder to Silence Debate

The conservative activist couldn’t have risen to prominence without robust free speech.

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New York Times business
Companies Can Tell Investors Less Under Proposed S.E.C. Rules (Gift Article)

Fewer audit and disclosure requirements could reduce costs, but experts say they could also help disguise fraud or financial stress.

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Bloomberg businesslegalpolitics
Top US Lobby Firm Had Hidden Ties to Iran, Russia Oil Tycoons

Qorvis worked for companies that authorities say are overseen by sanctioned kingpins. The firm says it doesn't take sanctioned money.

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New York Times businesssports
Mark Walter expects to make profit in sale of Chelsea minority stake (Gift Article)

Walter is in talks to sell his 12.8 per cent stake in Chelsea to majority owner Clearlake Capital.

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Bloomberg sportsbusiness
Riot Games Discussed Polymarket, Kalshi Sponsorships for Esports

Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s Riot Games, maker of the popular video games League of Legends and Valorant, has discussed esports sponsorship deals with two of the leading prediction market operators, Kalshi...

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New York Times businesstechnology
New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. (Gift Article)

The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.

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Washington Post mediabusinessculture
Column | Remembering Roger Simon, a political journalist with toughness and wit

Dan Balz pays tribute to “a craftsman of the first order,” who wrote for Chicago newspapers before joining Politico as a columnist. He died Thursday at 78.

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New York Times politicsbusiness
Trump Announces $500 Rebates for Some Obamacare Customers, Weeks Before the Election (Gift Article)

The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.

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Bloomberg politicsworldbusiness
Germany Aims to Prevent Far Right From Accessing Secret War Plan

Germany’s Defense Ministry is considering blocking access of a highly sensitive wartime crisis-response plan to the state premier’s office in Saxony-Anhalt if the far right takes power in the eastern ...

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New York Times businesspoliticsworld
Trump Halts 5 Wind Farms Off the East Coast (Gift Article)

The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.

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New York Times businesspolitics
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide (Gift Article)

Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.

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Defector businessculture
The State Of The U.S. Open Is The State Of Us | Defector

It’s being shouted from all corners: The U.S. Open has become an overcrowded, overpriced circus awash in influencers, aspirational influencers, corporate stooges, drunken buffoons, brand activations, inane stunt food, weed smoke, and bettors. It is newly hostile to children, people who value personal space, and genuine fans of tennis. These louts and narcissists, armed with…

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Bloomberg businesspolitics
NYC Mulls Property-Tax Break for $2.7 Billion Hudson Yards Tower

New York is considering a $100 million property tax break for a new Hudson Yards skyscraper proposed by developer Tishman Speyer, in what would be the largest economic subsidy since Mayor Zohran Mamda...

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The Atlantic businessworld
What Russia Is Really Up To in Europe

Moscow doesn’t want a conventional war, but it is busy fighting a hybrid one.

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New York Times businesstechnologysports
Vuelta a Espana stage 18: Enric Mas fends off red jersey rivals as Stefan Kung wins Jerez time trial (Gift Article)

Analysis of stage 18 of this year's race, a 32km time trial between El Puerto de Santa María and Jerez de la Frontera

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Bloomberg businesssports
Saudis Weigh Merging EA With Savvy to Create Global Gaming Giant

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is considering combining Electronic Arts Inc. with Savvy Games, people familiar with the matter said, in a deal that would bring blockbuster titles like Madden NFL and Pokem...

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Bloomberg businessopinionscience
Lego Billionaires to Invest ‘Heavily’ in Plastic Recycling Tech

The fund managing the wealth of the Danish billionaires behind Lego A/S intends to significantly ramp up investments in plastics technologies, as Europe prepares to enforce much stricter recycling rul...

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New York Times businesstechnology
Trump Administration Is Snapping Up Stakes in Private Companies. Could A.I. Be Next? (Gift Article)

Some tech executives are nervous that the administration’s recent scrutiny of artificial intelligence models could be a prelude to a demand for an ownership stake.

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New York Times businessscience
A.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn (Gift Article)

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.

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The Atlantic politicsbusiness
Trump’s Dream World in Dallas

At a midterm convention, Trump tries to defy the odds one last time.

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Bloomberg businesspoliticstechnology
DOJ Probes Nvidia’s License Deal With Groq on Antitrust Concerns

The Justice Department is investigating whether Nvidia Corp. structured its $20 billion licensing agreement with AI chip startup Groq Inc. to avoid antitrust review.

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Washington Post businesspoliticstechnology
Katie Miller held large stake in Elon Musk’s xAI as she slammed ChatGPT online

Conservative podcaster Miller, a former top aide to Musk, is the latest political influencer to comment on public issues without fully disclosing financial ties.

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The Atlantic worldpoliticsbusiness
Trump Is Preparing for a Long War

The military is doing long-term planning for its force in the Persian Gulf, risking further strain on the Navy.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Apple’s iPhone Duo, New Watches, iPhone 18 Pro and AirPods 5: Everything to Know

Apple Inc. on Wednesday unveiled its first foldable iPhone, the $1,999-and-up iPhone Duo, finally entering a market segment that rivals such as Samsung Electronics Co., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Huaw...

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New York Times businessworldpolitics
Oil Prices Surge as Fighting in Middle East Escalates (Gift Article)

The cost of crude oil hit its highest levels in months, as investors worried about diminishing energy supplies after reports that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia had captured a port city in Yemen.

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Medium businesscultureentertainment
Masculine Overdose: Healing the Modern Bro via Queered Gender Affirming Care

How five shows from 2025 and ‘26 dismantled the lone-wolf myth to write a better manhood script.

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New York Times politicsbusiness
Carney, at a Cabinet Retreat, Considers Further Trade Strikes Against the U.S. (Gift Article)

Canada’s retaliation this week against President Trump’s tariffs was met with more American tariffs and a closed U.S. border on some Canadian products.

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New York Times scienceworldbusiness
Climate Goals Missed, U.N. Says World Must Now Remove Carbon at Scale (Gift Article)

Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

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Bloomberg business
Key Gauge of US Producer Prices Rises Less Than Forecast

A measure of producer price inflation showed renewed pressure from rising energy prices last month, potentially adding to the case for an interest-rate hike at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week.

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New York Times worldbusiness
Yemen’s Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, Officials Say (Gift Article)

The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade.

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New York Times business
How High Are Gas Prices Where You Live? (Gift Article)

Here is a county-level look at where drivers are facing the highest costs.

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New York Times businessworldpolitics
European Central Bank Raises Rates in Bid to Quell Inflation (Gift Article)

The bank, fighting price pressures spurred by the war in the Middle East, raised its benchmark rate to 2.5 percent.

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New York Times businesstechnology
Foldable Phones Are Unpopular. Why Is Apple Selling One? (Gift Article)

The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.

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National Observer businesspoliticsworld
The gas tax holiday can’t outpace global oil greed

Ironically, gasoline and diesel prices in Canada today are higher, even with the tax break, than on April 19, before it came into effect. It seems that the government can’t outrun the petroleum market...

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National Observer businessworld
Megaprojects could be boost in trade war but hinge on regulation and workforce shakeup: think tanks

As federal ministers gather for their fall planning forum, industry experts and economists are warning Canada’s energy transition needs a rapid overhaul of major project legislation and massive mobili...

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National Observer transportationpoliticsbusiness
This convoy has no trucks and a vastly different message

Instead of middle-aged white folks piloting diesel trucks, this convoy — or caravan, as they call it — is composed of seniors in electric vehicles driving to Ottawa to fight for a clean economy.

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National Observer businesspoliticstechnology
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments

The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.

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Bloomberg business
Bessent Dares Bond Traders to Burn Down the House

And oil is back above $100, with diesel at an all-time high.

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New York Times businesspolitics
Why Is 5 World Trade Center Still Not Built? Politics and Money. (Gift Article)

The site of the former Deutsche Bank building was to be the only residential project in the World Trade Center redevelopment, but the plans are now in flux.

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The Atlantic businessculturetransportation
Okay, Sure, a Folding iPhone

Apple needs to learn to take risks again.

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Medium technologybusiness
Why is it that when US companies steal it’s innovation, but when China does, it’s theft?

On September 1, the US Department of Justice filed a brief supporting OpenAI’s position in defense of the lawsuit brought against it by the…

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NRC culturebusiness
Opwinding in de wiskunde: OpenAI lost miljoen­dollar­probleem op – in 88 uur

Wiskunde: OpenAI claimt een van de grootste wiskundige raadsels te hebben opgelost. Het gaat om het Navier-Stokesprobleem, dat door tienduizend samenwerkende ‘agents’ is gekraakt. Zorgen zijn er ook.

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The Times (UK) legalpoliticsbusiness
London’s housing crisis? It hasn’t even hit yet, says developer

Ballymore, the firm behind some of the capital’s largest regeneration schemes, says the city is no longer an attractive option for residential investment

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New York Times business
Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World (Gift Article)

Government bond yields are hitting multi-decade highs, reflecting anxiety about debt levels, deficits and inflation. The effects will extend to mortgages, business loans and other types of credit.

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The Times (UK) businesspolitics
Tourist taxes can boost economic growth across the UK

Visitor levies would be a first step towards devolving taxes and rewarding local authorities for being ambitious

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The Times (UK) politicsbusiness
Anti-immigration protesters mistake Pakistan U19 team for asylum seekers

Reform councillor said he told activists to stand down after speaking to hotel manager in Portsmouth

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The Times (UK) politicsbusiness
Mayors to be given power to charge ‘tourist tax’ on overnight stays

Plans set to be unveiled by the local government secretary, Angela Rayner, on Thursday, seven months after a government consultation on the idea

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The Times (UK) healthtechnologybusiness
Patients Are Flying to China for the Latest Cancer Treatment

Shanghai is a favored destination, with lower costs than the West and innovation in biotechnology

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