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United raises baggage fees as jet fuel costs climb and introduces tiered premium fares
By AP News ・ Apr 03, 2026
Most travelers flying with United Airlines will pay $10 more to check their luggage beginning on Fri...
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Trump Cabinet worries no one is safe after Bondi and Noem firings
By CNN ・ Apr 03, 2026
When President Donald Trump ousted his attorney general, Pam Bondi, it sent a clear message to his r...
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US Airlines Are Hiking Bag Fees Amid Iran War Oil Crisis
By Gizmodo ・ Apr 03, 2026
It took just over a month for the war in Iran, which was first sparked by U.S. and Israeli airstrike...
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Strong Jobs Numbers Make the Fed’s Job Easier
By The New York Times ・ Apr 03, 2026
The latest jobs numbers are likely to make the Federal Reserve’s job easier, at least for now. For m...
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Here's How United's New 'Basic Business Class' Will Work
By businessinsider.com ・ Apr 03, 2026
United Airlines is changing how people fly in its most expensive cabins. The airline said Friday it'...
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United Raises Bag Fees, Following JetBlue’s Lead as Fuel Costs Soar
By The New York Times ・ Apr 03, 2026
This article has been updated. United Airlines said on Thursday that was raising its checked-bag fee...
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Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms
By AP News ・ Apr 03, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — This is not the run up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. A year and...
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Jobs report shows strong hiring in March, despite oil shock set off by Iran war
By abcnews.com ・ Apr 03, 2026
The U.S. recorded strong job gains in March, rebounding from dismal losses a month earlier, even as...
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The Drama's Twist, Spoilers, and Controversy, Explained
By Business Insider ・ Apr 03, 2026
For the last few weeks, two of Hollywood's biggest stars have been staging a full-scale charm offens...
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Iran war live updates: US pilot ejected from aircraft over Iran, Iranian media claims
By AP News ・ Apr 03, 2026
The drone strike hit the town of Sohmor in eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s state-run Nationa...
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Iran hits Gulf refineries as Trump warns U.S. will attack Iranian bridges, power plants
By NPR ・ Apr 03, 2026
Blasts and sirens rang out across Israel, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Frida...
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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Push for Space Data Centers. Scientists Ask Why.
By businessinsider.com ・ Apr 03, 2026
From the coming SpaceX IPO excitement to Nvidia's foray into space computing, data centers in space...
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Iran war, gas prices take a toll : NPR
By NPR ・ Apr 03, 2026
From the courts and the firing of his attorney general to tariffs, gas prices and the war in Iran, t...
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UN proposal on opening Strait of Hormuz gets watered down
By AP News ・ Apr 03, 2026
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening...
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Rival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump
By The New York Times ・ Apr 02, 2026
President Trump has unapologetically wielded the power of the United States on the global stage, tak...
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FactChecking Trump's Prime
By FactCheck.org ・ Apr 02, 2026
A month after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump addressed the...
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Trump speech on Iran war, recent remarks on oil, NATO, daycare costs land with a thud
By Los Angeles Times ・ Apr 02, 2026
President Trump’s meandering speech on the Iran war late Wednesday — in which he paired promises of...
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Oil surges and stocks fall as Trump Iran war speech fails to calm nerves
By CNN ・ Apr 02, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is open to Russia, an aide to President Vladimir Putin has said. While the stra...
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Tehran vows 'crushing' blows to US after Trump threatens to send Iran to 'stone age'
By The Times of Israel ・ Apr 02, 2026
Iran on Thursday threatened “crushing” attacks on the US and Israel, firing missiles at the Jewish s...
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Trump uses Iran war address to make case for American patience
By AP News ・ Apr 02, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used his first major address since launching his war in Ira...
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Trump outlines next phase of Iran war, declares country 'eviscerated' after 32 days
By Fox News ・ Apr 02, 2026
3 hours ago Pinned Macron pushes back on Trump’s NATO criticism, says members must ‘live up’ to comm...
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Trump on Iran; SCOTUS Birthright case; VA home loan : NPR
By NPR ・ Apr 02, 2026
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Artemis II launch live updates: Moon mission set to take off
By CNN ・ Apr 01, 2026
The “T minus” countdown clock — which launch controllers use to track progress toward liftoff — is c...
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Four ways a hasty Trump exit from the Iran war may not end the conflict
By cnn.com ・ Apr 01, 2026
US President Donald Trump is signaling that he may walk away from the Iran war, unilaterally steppin...
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Retail sales rose more than expected in February
By CNN ・ Apr 01, 2026
Americans stepped up their spending at US retailers in February, after three consecutive months of d...
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Trump to address nation after saying U.S. may leave war within weeks
By NPR ・ Apr 01, 2026
President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday nig...
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CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
By CNN ・ Apr 01, 2026
President Donald Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to a new career low of...
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Walking away from the Strait of Hormuz won’t make gas cheap again
By CNN ・ Apr 01, 2026
The world economy is being held hostage by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Gasoline, j...
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Business sentiment improves in Tankan survey
By CNBC ・ Apr 01, 2026
Large Japanese manufacturers indicated their highest level of business optimism in over four years,...
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Trump news at a glance: president lashes out at European allies as war on Iran frays relations
By The Guardian ・ Apr 01, 2026
Donald Trump launched a fresh tirade Tuesday against European countries that refused to join his war...
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