Year: 2026

Trump hosts World Cup on 80th birthday with the Strait of Hormuz still shut and oil above $90 per barrel

• White House

Trump hosts World Cup on 80th birthday with the Strait of Hormuz still shut and oil above $90 per barrel

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"His real challenge is that he’s looking for a victory lap and an exit ramp and those...

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After Trump cuts aircraft and warships, NATO’s top military officer refocuses Europe’s defense plans on ‘things that we can acquire quickly’

• NATO

After Trump cuts aircraft and warships, NATO’s top military officer refocuses Europe’s defense plans on ‘things that we can acquire quickly’

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NATO’s supreme allied commander said the U.S. is still committed to "limited but critical" support as the...

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Despite his new trillionaire status, Elon Musk says money ‘will stop being relevant’ in the future because of AI

• Elon Musk

Despite his new trillionaire status, Elon Musk says money ‘will stop being relevant’ in the future because of AI

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The SpaceX CEO envisions a world where robots serve humans, and the output of goods and services...

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Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Valor, and the biggest VC winners from SpaceX’s IPO

• SpaceX

Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Valor, and the biggest VC winners from SpaceX’s IPO

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SpaceX’s IPO will crown a few select VC winners. But it’s only the beginning of Hot IPO...

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Victor Wembanyama nearly got egged by a rabid Knicks fan. Nobody filed a complaint with the NYPD

• Sports

Victor Wembanyama nearly got egged by a rabid Knicks fan. Nobody filed a complaint with the NYPD

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The confrontation followed a historic collapse by the Spurs, who now find themselves on the brink of...

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Newsom called homelessness California’s calling in 2020. His budget still spends less than 0.5% on it

• California

Newsom called homelessness California’s calling in 2020. His budget still spends less than 0.5% on it

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A USC analysis of six years of California budget documents finds the state devoted 0.47% of its...

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Social Security’s 2032 deadline puts a 22% cut on the table — but Washington has way less room to negotiate than 1983

• Social Security

Social Security’s 2032 deadline puts a 22% cut on the table — but Washington has way less room to negotiate than 1983

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The new date exposes a hard political math: debt above 100% of GDP, 2.4 million fewer immigrants...

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‘Soccernomics’ co-author: FIFA’s ticket strategy isn’t price discovery, it’s a wealth filter

• World Cup

‘Soccernomics’ co-author: FIFA’s ticket strategy isn’t price discovery, it’s a wealth filter

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Standard pricing theory says tickets should reflect marginal cost — which is near zero for each additional...

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You probably think you’re a really open-minded person, but the real thing raises your death anxiety

• Psychology

You probably think you’re a really open-minded person, but the real thing raises your death anxiety

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To quote the famous Jack Nicholson quote from "A Few Good Men," you can't handle the truth.

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Machine learning gives the U.S. a 1% chance of winning the World Cup final in its own backyard

• World Cup

Machine learning gives the U.S. a 1% chance of winning the World Cup final in its own backyard

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The algorithm that predicted the U.S. would win the 2019 Women's World Cup just released Its 2026...

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