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US and Iran prepare for high-level talks
By AP News ・ Apr 10, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Va...
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A Strait of Hormuz "toll" would pose major economic and geopolitical risks, experts say
By CBS News ・ Apr 10, 2026
Reports that Iran is planning to charge ships a toll to traverse the Strait of Hormuz are raising co...
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Movie Theater Owners Say Zendaya, Tom Holland Are Bankable Actors
By Variety ・ Apr 10, 2026
Is the great movie theater reset truly, finally, actually upon us? Hollywood keeps prophesizing abou...
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Consumer sentiment plummets to record low as Iran war jacks up inflation
By CNN ・ Apr 10, 2026
Consumer sentiment plummeted to its lowest level on record due to frustration with price spikes from...
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Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program
By The New York Times ・ Apr 10, 2026
The Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has long struggled to recruit local teachers for its priv...
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Men fall behind as women get most new jobs : NPR
By NPR ・ Apr 10, 2026
In December 2016, as Donald Trump was headed to the White House for the first time, Betsey Stevenson...
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The Miracle and Mystery of Artemis II
By Washington Monthly ・ Apr 10, 2026
On the evening of April Fools’ Day, while walking my dog, I listened to the live Artemis II countdow...
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Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident - and With New Cards
By The New York Times ・ Apr 10, 2026
Their supreme leader and top commanders were killed. Military bases, factories and bridges were redu...
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'We should not be at the mercy of events abroad' - Starmer
By BBC ・ Apr 09, 2026
The UK must become more resilient to deal with a "volatile and dangerous" world where "shocks" like...
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'Fed up' with Trump and Putin affecting UK energy costs
By CNBC ・ Apr 09, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is "fed up" seeing energy bills in the U.K. swing up and...
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Economy
What’s in the Iran war ceasefire? The two sides can’t seem to even agree on that.
By CNN ・ Apr 09, 2026
This weekend’s talks to end the war with Iran are some of the most high-stakes negotiations not just...
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The Iran war is making life more expensive for Americans
By CNN ・ Apr 09, 2026
The war with Iran has roiled Wall Street, driving up the cost of a mortgage along with auto and cred...
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Oil prices rise toward $100 as stocks slow on doubts about the US-Iran ceasefire
By AP News ・ Apr 09, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are climbing back toward $100 per barrel on Thursday, while stock markets...
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UK rejects tolls on Strait of Hormuz
By politico.eu ・ Apr 09, 2026
LONDON — Britain's top diplomat on Thursday rejected Iran's push to charge ships to travel through t...
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Why high oil prices are good for oil companies
By NPR ・ Apr 09, 2026
Higher prices are good news for the oil industry — to a point. But they can bite, too. Crude oil pri...
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Trump says U.S. ready for 'next conquest,' warns military to remain near Iran until 'real agreement' is honored
By CNBC ・ Apr 09, 2026
President Donald Trump said Wednesday U.S. military forces will remain deployed in and around Iran u...
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Iran's proposal to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates trade norms
By PBS ・ Apr 08, 2026
Opening the strait would save the global economy from supply constraints that have pushed energy and...
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As US claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but with leverage over Hormuz
By Military Times ・ Apr 08, 2026
Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended, for now, with President Donald Trump claiming victory, b...
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin tells climate skeptics to "celebrate vindication" after law repealed
By CBS News ・ Apr 08, 2026
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the leg...
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Iran is holding the world economy hostage. Trump’s truce proves its leverage
By CNN ・ Apr 08, 2026
President Donald Trump has cast a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran as a...
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Live Updates: President Trump vows 'positive action' as ceasefire agreement with Iran reached
By Fox News ・ Apr 08, 2026
8 mins ago Pinned Vance heading to Pakistan for negotiations about Iran this weekend, White House sa...
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Democrats overperform in Georgia, Wisconsin elections Tuesday : NPR
By NPR ・ Apr 08, 2026
After giving Republicans control of the White House and Congress in the 2024 presidential election,...
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MAGA’s favorite strongman might be on the brink of defeat
By Vox.com ・ Apr 08, 2026
Under normal circumstances, an election in Hungary — a landlocked Central European country of less t...
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U.S.-Iran ceasefire; Clay Fuller; Abortions; ICE : NPR
By NPR ・ Apr 08, 2026
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inb...
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Iran war: Hegseth declares 'historic' victory for US
By dw.com ・ Apr 08, 2026
Live ConflictsIran Iran war: Hegseth declares 'historic' victory for US Wesley Rahn | Saim Dušan Ina...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel says Iran war ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon as air strikes continue
By The Guardian ・ Apr 08, 2026
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Analysis: Trump's 'dea...
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‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Talks Tragedy, the Internet and the End of the Show
By The New York Times ・ Apr 08, 2026
Since the dystopian high school fantasia “Euphoria” premiered on HBO in the summer of 2019, the hit...
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Trump announces 2-week ceasefire in Iran : NPR
By npr.org ・ Apr 08, 2026
Click here to listen to NPR's State of the World podcast, a human perspective on global stories in j...
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If Orbán Loses Hungary's Election, It Will Dispel the Air of Invincibility Around Strongmen
By theunpopulist.net ・ Apr 07, 2026
There is an irony buried in Hungarian political history. Fidesz—the Viktor Orbán-led party that has...
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Economy
Delta Becomes Third Airline to Hike Bag Fees as the Iran War Makes Jet Fuel More Expensive
By Gizmodo ・ Apr 07, 2026
Delta will raise the fee for checked luggage starting Wednesday, according to a statement from the a...
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