Month: September 2026

Some Vegas hotels are so desperate for Canadian tourists they’re treating Canada’s dollar as equivalent to the U.S. greenback to offer more value

• Canada

Some Vegas hotels are so desperate for Canadian tourists they’re treating Canada’s dollar as equivalent to the U.S. greenback to offer more value

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Relations between the U.S. and Canadian governments have deteriorated sharply since their trade negotiations collapsed last month.

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U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin fail to produce breakthrough while both sides continue to exchange fire

• Ukraine invasion

U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin fail to produce breakthrough while both sides continue to exchange fire

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Putin and Zelenskyy had agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks take place....

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Like Jamie Dimon, AT&T CEO says if you attend a meeting, you need to show up prepared—he ‘craves’ people who don’t just sit back and observe

• Productivity

Like Jamie Dimon, AT&T CEO says if you attend a meeting, you need to show up prepared—he ‘craves’ people who don’t just sit back and observe

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AT&T’s John Stankey and JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon agree: Meetings should be worth everyone’s time—and attendees shouldn’t be...

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After 30 years in aerospace, these brothers retired from corporate life and work at Disney: ‘I’m finished being married to my laptop and phone’

• Retirement

After 30 years in aerospace, these brothers retired from corporate life and work at Disney: ‘I’m finished being married to my laptop and phone’

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Jerry and Peter Wong grew up going to Disney every year. Now in their 60’s, they work...

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Meet the Portland Fire owners, whose family’s swimwear company and short-lived NFL venture laid the groundwork for a $380 million WNBA franchise

• Sports

Meet the Portland Fire owners, whose family’s swimwear company and short-lived NFL venture laid the groundwork for a $380 million WNBA franchise

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“We know that things are going to take time. But we also knew that we were going...

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ASEAN can still hedge between America and China on AI. It needs to get its act together first

• geopolitics

ASEAN can still hedge between America and China on AI. It needs to get its act together first

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Can ASEAN members draw from both the Chinese and Western ecosystems in pursuit of their own interests?

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Meet the carnival performer-turned-opera actor in charge of auditioning snakes for a Mozart adaptation. ‘We will be moving forward with Princess’

• Music

Meet the carnival performer-turned-opera actor in charge of auditioning snakes for a Mozart adaptation. ‘We will be moving forward with Princess’

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Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition — even the snake who...

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These industries will lead hiring in the next decade, with just one sector accounting for more than a third of all new jobs

• Jobs

These industries will lead hiring in the next decade, with just one sector accounting for more than a third of all new jobs

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The healthcare and social assistance industry, which will expand employment by 2.2 million over the next decade.

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U.S. military strikes Iranian tankers and warns it will destroy Tehran’s oil fleet if necessary after Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer are targeted

• Iran

U.S. military strikes Iranian tankers and warns it will destroy Tehran’s oil fleet if necessary after Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer are targeted

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The U.S. said one tanker was struck off Kharg Island and another was struck near Jask, east...

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Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. ‘We are facing steady intensification of violence’

• Mexico

Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. ‘We are facing steady intensification of violence’

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The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, and the Sinaloa Cartel have fought for years over control of...

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