Economy
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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Economy
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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Economy
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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Economy
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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Economy
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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If these whales go extinct, we’ll know who to blame
By Vox ・ Mar 31, 2026
In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive marine mam...
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Trump's Endangered Species Committee exempts oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from rules
By PBS ・ Mar 31, 2026
The Trump administration on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the End...
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Russian tanker docks in Cuba despite US oil blockade
By AP News ・ Mar 31, 2026
MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — A Russian tanker docked Tuesday at the Cuban port of Matanzas laden with 730,0...
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Trump touts attack on Iranian munitions depot as drawdown talks continue
By Fox News ・ Mar 31, 2026
4 hours ago Pinned US deploys B-52 bombers over Iran for first time The U.S. has deployed B-52 Strat...
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Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks
By Yahoo ・ Mar 31, 2026
BEIRUT (AP) — Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Tru...
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A militarily degraded Iran is still a stubborn foe
By AP News ・ Mar 31, 2026
BEIRUT (AP) — Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Tru...
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Oil Prices Post Biggest Monthly Surge in History
By Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com ・ Mar 31, 2026
Oil markets are closing March on a historic surge, with prices posting their biggest monthly gain ev...
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Live updates: Will Artemis II launch tomorrow? Florida's weather outlook and mission status updates
By FOX Weather ・ Mar 31, 2026
To ensure the 322-foot-tall SLS rocket can safely clear the tower and navigate the lower atmosphere,...
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Russia slowly trying to splinter its internet from rest of world, analysts say
By The Guardian ・ Mar 31, 2026
Russia is in the midst of a vast, slow-moving effort to splinter its internet from the rest of the w...
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Jamie Dimon on 'FOX & Friends': US economy, AI, the American dream and blue state exodus
By Fox News ・ Mar 31, 2026
“There's a huge exodus taking place,” he said. “It's not good for the city. And people just make a m...
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Average US gas prices soar past $4 a gallon
By AP News ・ Mar 31, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022...
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Live updates: Iran war news, Kuwaiti oil tanker attack, Trump threatens Iran’s energy facilities
By CNN ・ Mar 31, 2026
No oil leakage or injuries have been reported following the strike on a Kuwaiti tanker full of oil i...
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Seizing Iran's Kharg Island would be a risk, experts say
By AP News ・ Mar 31, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oi...
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