Big Tech Smacked: $17B Kid-Safety Reckoning
A $16–17 billion settlement with 29 states is forcing Meta to change how Facebook and Instagram treat kids, signaling that Big Tech’s “growth at...
Bold Rebrand Threatens Cross-Border Calm
President Trump said the U.S. is weighing a plan to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” as the trade fight with Canada intensifies.Story SnapshotTrump proposed...
Tax Critic Makes Surprising Endorsement
The “flip-flop” label sticks easily to public figures, but most so-called contradictions are simpler: people often hold cross-cutting preferences. A businessperson can loathe California’s...
Train Horror Allegation Shocks London Route
Two Afghan migrants stood accused in a British courtroom of raping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on a moving train, and a judge...
Trump Yanks Syria Off Terror List
After 47 years, the United States has removed Syria from the terrorism sponsor list, opening the door to investment and a risky new chapter...
Hot Nights, Costly Lights Hit Japan
Japan’s day-ahead electricity price just hit ¥25.18 per kilowatt-hour, the highest since early 2023, as heat and fuel shocks squeeze a major U.S. ally’s...
Tanker Blacklist Panic Nears World’s Oil Artery
Washington’s new “toughest ever” Iran sanctions are set to collide with Tehran’s tanker blacklists in the Strait of Hormuz, raising the risk to global...
China On Notice — Oil Routes Rattled
Washington’s latest Iran sanctions move now reaches into foreign shipping lanes and digital money hubs, putting companies in China, the United Arab Emirates, India,...
Bad-Faith Leak Wrecks Blockbuster Merger
California’s attorney general shut down settlement talks over the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger after accusing Paramount of leaking and twisting private negotiations, freezing a blockbuster...
Banned Range Returns — Guess Who Blinked
Arms control collapsed first as a matter of trust, then as a matter of technology; once Moscow fielded a ground-launched missile that fit neatly...
