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Conflicts

Oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran war as oil prices near $100 per barrel

Oil Nears $100 as US Destroys Five Iranian Tankers, Asia Faces Largest Supply Disruption in Market History

September 8, 2026

US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on September 8, sending Brent crude toward $100 a barrel. The IEA has called the Hormuz blockade the largest supply disruption in oil market history, with Asia bearing the deepest energy cuts of the six-month conflict.

British government bans trade with Israeli West Bank settlements as twelve allied nations join coordinated enforcement action

UK and Twelve Nations Ban Israeli Settlement Goods, Declare Occupation Illegal

September 8, 2026

Twelve nations banned trade with illegal Israeli settlements Tuesday as the UK

Russia Resumes Kyiv Strikes After Trump’s Peace Envoys Depart Without a Deal

September 8, 2026

Russia struck Kyiv on September 8 killing two people, hours after a

Infographic showing six months of US-Iran conflict casualties and deployments

Number of US Troops Killed or Wounded in Iran Conflict Reaches 838 – Pentagon Data

September 8, 2026

Pentagon data released this week shows 838 American military personnel killed or

Epstein Files

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing July 2026

Blanche Spent Nine Hours with Maxwell Before Her Transfer to Minimum-Security Prison

Todd Blanche spent nine hours interviewing Ghislaine Maxwell in 2025, after which she was moved to minimum-security prison against Bureau of Prisons policy. With a September 3 federal court deadline looming, the

by Jennifer Hicks

August 30, 2026

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at DOJ press conference regarding Epstein files compliance August 2026

Epstein Files: DOJ Risks Contempt as Todd Blanche Cites Wrong Law in Federal Register Filing

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche submitted a six-month-old letter to the Federal Register claiming it satisfied Judge Emmet Sullivan's Epstein files court order, but cited the wrong section of the law. The

by Jennifer Hicks

Ghislaine Maxwell arrives at court as judge rejects bid to overturn sex trafficking conviction

Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bid to Overturn Sex Trafficking Conviction, Calls Claims ‘Frivolous’

Aerial view of the Saint James islands off Saint Thomas with Great Saint James and Little Saint James labelled

Epstein Island (Little Saint James): What the Record Actually Shows

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in archival photo related to Epstein Files case

Epstein Files: Judge Slams DOJ for Repeated Transparency Failures as Victims Settle

Opinion

White House ballroom and helipad construction site in Washington DC August 2026

Supreme Court Lets Trump’s $400M White House Ballroom Rise as Roberts Calls It Likely Unlawful

A 5-4 Supreme Court ruling clears Trump's $400 million White House ballroom construction to continue, concluding the challenger likely lacked standing. Chief Justice Roberts dissented, calling the project likely unlawful while Congress

by Muzaffar Ahmad Bajwaa

September 1, 2026

Government & Politics

Mail-in ballots being processed during the 2026 US midterm election season

Third SCOTUS Appeal to Block Mail Ballots Lands as North Carolina Already Sends Them

The Trump administration filed its third Supreme Court emergency appeal Saturday to reinstate USPS mail ballot delivery curbs, with 23 states and DC due to respond by 4 p.m. Tuesday. North Carolina

September 9, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

Republicans Bet on ‘Trumpapalooza’ as First-Ever Midterm Convention Opens in Dallas

The Republican Party opened its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday night,

by Jennifer Hicks

Putin Rebuffs Trump’s Ukraine Ceasefire Push in Hour-Long Confidential Call

Vladimir Putin committed to limiting strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a

by Sam Bowman

Trump Orders Removal of Canadian-Made Products from Long-Term US Government Contracts

Trump ordered the removal of Canadian-manufactured products from the GSA's Multiple Award

by Akihito Muranaka

Iranian President to Take Part in BRICS Summit in India – Foreign Ministry

September 8, 2026

US Modernizing Extradition Treaty With Ecuador – Rubio

September 8, 2026

Iran Claims It Shot Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Strait of Hormuz

September 8, 2026

Iran’s IRGC Seizes US Underwater Drone From Strait of Hormuz; US Says Vehicle Had Malfunctioned

September 8, 2026

Economy

Nifty IT index falls on September 3 2026 as Infosys TCS and Wipro extend losses on US spending freeze

HDFC Bank’s Nifty Lead Over ICICI Narrows to 16-Year Low as Financials Gain on September 3

by Amanda Graham

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani at the Jio Platforms IPO filing with SEBI

Reliance Industries Slips 0.60%: Dollar Surge Presses O2C as Jio IPO Sets Valuation Floor

by Muzaffar Ahmad Bajwaa

Bharti Airtel store signage in India, NSE-listed telecom operator

Bharti Airtel Drops 0.59% as NFP Beat Lifts Fed Rate Hike Odds

by Muzaffar Ahmad Bajwaa

Nifty Infrastructure index September 3 2026 Adani Ports cargo record India

Adani Ports Surges 2% on Record Cargo as Nifty Infrastructure Closes Mixed on September 3

by Amanda Graham

Infosys AI partnership India IT stock NSE September 3 2026

Infosys Falls 0.85% to Rs 1,130 on September 3 as IT Rally Favours Peers Over Guidance-Trimmed Giant

by Amanda Graham

Traders monitor screens at the Bombay Stock Exchange as Nifty falls amid Brent crude surge September 2026

Nifty Settles at 23,635 as Crude Nears $100 – Reliance, HDFC and TCS Drag Indian Markets to 3-Month Low

India's Nifty 50 fell to a three-month low of 23,635.10 on Tuesday as Brent crude pushed near $100 a barrel on Houthi-Saudi escalation and

by Economy Desk

September 9, 2026

Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani stock market September 3 2026 RIL NSE BSE

Reliance Industries Slips 0.30% to Rs 1,309 on September 3 as Profit-Taking Offsets Record Q1 Earnings

Reliance Industries fell 0.30% to Rs 1,309.10 on September 3 as traders locked in gains despite the conglomerate reporting a 6.12% rise in Q1

by Amanda Graham

September 8, 2026

Nifty Realty index gains 2.58 percent on September 3 2026 as Brigade Enterprises surges 11 percent and DLF leads festive season demand

Nifty Realty Surges 2.58% as Brigade Jumps 11% and DLF Leads India’s Festive Charge

India's Nifty Realty index surged 2.58 percent to 916.15 on September 3, 2026, as Brigade Enterprises jumped 11.30 percent and Anant Raj rallied 9

by Amanda Graham

September 8, 2026

Nifty Metal index retreats on September 3 2026 as China PMI weighs on steel and aluminium

Nifty Metal Retreats as China PMI Contraction Keeps Steel and Aluminium Bulls Waiting

Nifty Metal fell on September 3, 2026, as China's manufacturing contraction kept LME base metal prices subdued and forced Tata Steel, JSW Steel, and

by Amanda Graham

September 8, 2026

China auto industry global competition 2026 Beijing Auto Show challenging Indian automakers in Southeast Asian markets

Nifty Auto Falls as Mahindra Slides 1.25%, Festive Season Faces Reality Check

Mahindra & Mahindra fell 1.25 percent on September 3, 2026, leading Nifty Auto lower as India's auto sector awaits October retail sales to confirm

by Amanda Graham

September 8, 2026

Market

Gold bars and coins representing the US gold price on September 9 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Gold Rate in USA Today, September 9, 2026: 24K at $142.14/g as Fed Meeting Looms

Gold in the United States trades at $142.14 per gram (24K) on September 9, 2026, up $0.70, as a stronger-than-expected August jobs report raises

by Amanda Graham

September 9, 2026

Gold bullion bars stacked at a vault — UK gold rate today 9 September 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Gold Rate in the UK Today, September 9, 2026: 24K at £104.61/g as Fed Caution Returns

Gold rate in the UK on 9 September 2026: 24-karat climbs to £104.61 per gram, up £0.14, as traders pull back Federal Reserve rate-hike

by Amanda Graham

September 9, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Silver Rate Today, September 9, 2026: IBJA Holds ₹250/g as CPI Week Puts Iran Rally on Pause

Silver rate in India is ₹250 per gram (IBJA, ex-GST) on September 9, 2026, barely changed from Monday's Iran-driven surge, as PPI on Thursday

by Economy Desk

September 9, 2026

Chevron NYSE CVX stock price rises 0.58 percent to 209.80 on September 8 2026

Business·Markets·News

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) Stock Rises 0.58% to $209.80 on September 8: Venezuela Bet and Rising Crude Shield Selloff

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) closed at $209.80 on Tuesday, rising 0.58% while the Dow shed 628 points — crude oil's 1.35% surge to $94.29 and

by Economy Desk

September 9, 2026

Caterpillar NYSE CAT stock price rises 1.72 percent to 813.94 on September 8 2026

Business·Markets·News

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Stock Rises 1.72% to $813.94 on September 8: Backlog Holds as Canada Tariffs Rattle Dow

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) closed at $813.94 on Tuesday, rising 1.72% against a falling Dow Jones as Canada's retaliatory tariffs took effect — the company's

by Economy Desk

September 9, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Gold Rate in India Today, September 9, 2026: 24K Rises to ₹15,535/g as Fed Caution Returns

Gold rate in India on September 9, 2026: 24-karat gold climbed ₹121 to ₹15,535 per gram across 38 cities as markets reassessed aggressive Fed

by Economy Desk

September 8, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Boeing (NYSE:BA) Stock Rises 0.43% to $213.17 on September 8: SPEEA Talks Resume, Strike Risk Looms

Boeing rose 0.43% to $213.17 on September 8 as Boeing and SPEEA resumed contract talks, keeping the October 7 strike deadline intact. Vertical Research

by Economy Desk

September 8, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Stock Falls 1.17% to $316.22 on September 8: Event-Eve Retreat as Ternus Era Opens

Apple shares fell 1.17% to $316.22 on September 8 as investors turned cautious ahead of the company's Surprise and Shine event, the first iPhone

by Economy Desk

September 8, 2026

U.S. Central Command strikes five Iranian crude oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, September 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Five Iranian Tankers Destroyed as Tehran Announces Gulf Exclusion Zone: Brent Nears $99

The United States destroyed five more Iranian crude oil tankers on Tuesday as Tehran announced plans for a maritime exclusion zone extending the conflict

by Sam Bowman

September 8, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) Stock Falls 9% to $397.77 on September 8: Lp(a) Pipeline Concerns

Amgen shares fell 9.0% to $397.77 on September 8 after Novartis' Lp(a) trial failure cast doubt on the drug class Amgen is also pursuing.

by Economy Desk

September 8, 2026

Astrology

Daily Horoscope September 8, 2026: Leo Moon Ignites – All 12 Signs

The Moon moves through late Leo on September 8, building toward the New Moon in Virgo on September 10. Jupiter in Leo amplifies this

by Kiranpreet Kaur

September 8, 2026

Mercury in Virgo 2026 horoscope all zodiac signs transit ends September 10

Mercury in Virgo 2026: What Every Zodiac Sign Needs to Know Before September 10

by Kiranpreet Kaur

September 6, 2026

Daily Horoscope September 6, 2026: Moon Conjuncts Mars in Cancer – All 12 Signs

by Kiranpreet Kaur

September 6, 2026

Moon enters Cancer September 5 2026 daily horoscope all zodiac signs

Daily Horoscope September 5, 2026: Moon Enters Cancer Tonight – All 12 Signs

by Kiranpreet Kaur

September 5, 2026

Sports

Jacob Misiorowski pitching for Milwaukee Brewers, first pitcher to throw 1000 triple-digit fastballs in a season

Jacob Misiorowski Just Threw 1,000 Pitches Over 100 MPH. No Starter Has Ever Done That.

Jacob Misiorowski became the first pitcher in MLB history to throw 1,000 triple-digit fastballs in a single season, reaching the mark in a Cubs

09 Sep

by Sports Desk

Cleveland Guardians players celebrating in 2026 AL wild card race

Cleveland Holds the Final AL Wild Card. Toronto Has the Tiebreaker. Baltimore Didn’t Get the Memo.

The Cleveland Guardians hold the American League's last wild card spot at 70-70, but the Toronto Blue Jays own the head-to-head tiebreaker after winning

09 Sep

by Sports Desk

Zeev Buium at a press conference after signing his eight-year contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Bet $75 Million on the Defenseman They Got in the Quinn Hughes Trade

The Vancouver Canucks traded their captain and Norris Trophy winner and received a 20-year-old defenseman with no full NHL season to his name. Nine

09 Sep

by Sports Desk

Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers training camp 2026 Achilles return

Damian Lillard Returns. Ja Morant Arrives. Portland Has No Idea What Happens Next.

The Portland Trail Blazers open training camp on September 29 with two star guards who have never played together and no clear answer on

09 Sep

by Sports Desk

Diamondbacks players celebrate after scoring five runs in the 10th inning to beat the Kansas City Royals

Five Runs in the 10th: Diamondbacks Cling to Half-Game Lead in NL Wild Card Race

The Arizona Diamondbacks plated five runs in the 10th inning Monday to beat Kansas City 5-4, holding a half-game edge over the San Diego

09 Sep

by Sports Desk

Fraser Minten in Boston Bruins uniform after signing seven-year contract extension

Boston Locked In Fraser Minten for Seven Years — Toronto Traded Him for a Defenseman

Boston gave up Brandon Carlo at the 2025 trade deadline for a 20-year-old with 15 NHL games and a first-round pick. Eighteen months later,

08 Sep

by Sports Desk

Arch Manning Texas Longhorns preparing to face Ohio State Buckeyes in Week 2 2026

Ohio State Tops College Football Rankings After Week 1, but Arch Manning and Texas Are Coming to Austin

The Buckeyes demolished Ball State 56-3 and sit atop the AP Poll heading into Week 2. But the most consequential test of the early

08 Sep

by Sports Desk

Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs celebrates his 40th home run of the 2026 MLB season

Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong Needs Five Steals to Make 40-40 History in MLB’s Most Dramatic September

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th homer September 6 and needs five more stolen bases to join a club with only six members. While he

08 Sep

by Sports Desk

Daily Games

NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today – September 8, 2026

September 8, 2026

NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today – September 8, 2026

September 8, 2026

Quordle Answers Today – September 8, 2026 (#1688)

September 8, 2026

Contexto Answer Today – September 8, 2026 (#1451)

September 8, 2026

NYT Strands Hints and Answer Today – September 8, 2026 (#919)

September 8, 2026

Climate

Nepal Army rescuers at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project tunnel in Rasuwa district during flood rescue operations September 2026

September 6, 2026

Chinese Worker Pulled Alive From Nepal Flood Tunnel After Ten Days as Death Toll Tops 1,300

Chinese worker Lu Haitao was pulled alive from 225 metres inside a flooded Nepal tunnel after

Rohingya refugee shelters at Cox's Bazar Bangladesh showing monsoon flood risk conditions

A Million People, No Higher Ground: Bangladesh’s Rohingya Camps and the Monsoon That Will Not End

September 5, 2026

Bangladesh's 2026 monsoon has killed over 100 people, displaced half a million, and pushed the Rohingya camps at Cox's Bazar into one of the most dangerous humanitarian emergencies in recent monsoon history,

Helicopters evacuate visitors from Grand Canyon Phantom Ranch after flash flood August 2026

Five Feet in Ten Minutes: The Flash Flood That Sealed Grand Canyon Off from the World

by News Room

Mass burial site for Nepal flood victims in Rasuwa district following the August 26 glacial lake outburst flood

One Thousand Dead: Nepal’s Glacial Flood and the Warnings Nobody Heeded

by Sam Bowman

Survivors salvage belongings from destroyed homes in Devighat Nepal after the glacier collapse and flooding near the China-Nepal border August 2026

261 Foreigners From 23 Countries Among Missing as Nepal-China Flood Toll Passes 800

by News Room

Rescuers search for survivors along Nepal's flooded Trishuli River valley after a glacier collapse in Rasuwa district, August 2026

Nepal Braces for Second Flood as Barrier Lake at China Border Begins to Overflow

by Akihito Muranaka

Technology

Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch at the company's Paris headquarters at the time of the September 2026 funding announcement

Mistral AI Raises €3 Billion in Samsung-Led Round, the Largest Equity Deal in European Tech History

Mistral AI closed a €3 billion funding round Monday led by Samsung Electronics, the largest equity deal in European tech history, valuing the Paris-based startup at more than €21 billion. CEO Arthur

by Technology Desk

September 9, 2026

Apple product showcase at the Surprise and Shine event at Steve Jobs Theater September 2026

Apple Unveils iPhone Ultra and iPhone 18 Pro at ‘Surprise and Shine’ Event in John Ternus’s Debut Keynote

Apple took the wraps off its first foldable iPhone -- the $2,199 iPhone Ultra -- at the company's 'Surprise and Shine' event on Wednesday, marking John Ternus's inaugural keynote as CEO. The

by Technology Desk

China MIIT AI infrastructure blueprint targeting 9800 exaflops by 2030

China Maps $532 Billion AI Infrastructure Plan to Build Around US Chip Restrictions

NSA FBI CISA joint advisory on Chinese AI model distillation cybersecurity threat

US Agencies Accuse Chinese AI Firms of Illicitly Distilling US Models – Joint Statement

US Treasury Department building Washington DC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency OCC bank charter Revolut OpenReserve 2026

Revolut and OpenReserve Win OCC Bank Charters as Crypto Banking Goes Federal

Entertainment

John Mulaney attends an event as Warner Bros. eyes him for the Get Smart reboot

John Mulaney Enters Talks to Play Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros.’ Get Smart Reboot

John Mulaney is in early talks to star as Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros.' Get Smart reboot, with Seth Grahame-Smith set to write and

September 8, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Venice Film Festival red carpet at the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido, with crowds of attendees and press.

Venice 2026: Ellen Burstyn’s Tears and the Two-Film Race for the Golden Lion

September 8, 2026

Mariska Hargitay at the 78th Emmy Awards 2026 in Los Angeles

Mariska Hargitay Is Hosting Monday’s Emmys. She Already Won Two Last Week.

September 8, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Lumiere Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, September 2026

France and South Korea Pledge €1 Billion to Screen Industries in Lumière Partnership

by Amanda Graham

Lionel Richie performing on stage hospitalized after St. Louis concert 2026

Lionel Richie Asked for a Chair to Finish His Last Song. Now He’s in the ICU.

by Olivia Taylor

Alix Earle Netflix reality series Earle Meets World 2026

Netflix Gambles on Alix Earle’s Worst Year, and the Critics Aren’t Buying It

by Olivia Taylor

Emmys 2026 nominations announcement featuring top nominees including The Pitt, Hacks, and Taylor Swift

Emmy Season Begins Tomorrow With a Historic Host, a Record Comedy, and Taylor Swift in an Unexpected Category

by Olivia Taylor

Tim McGraw falling on his back on stage at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati during his summer concert

Tim McGraw Falls Onstage in Cincinnati and Gets Back Up

by Olivia Taylor

Business

Travelers navigate geopolitical uncertainty as the Iran conflict drives last-minute travel bookings across Europe in 2026

Last-Minute Travel Surge: Geopolitical Uncertainty Reshapes 2026 Booking Patterns

A Spanish travel agency's summer report reveals how the Iran conflict drove 2026 travelers to defer bookings unusually late. Per-person spending held stable despite price increases, while demand shifted toward Peru, Japan,

by Muzaffar Ahmad Bajwaa

September 8, 2026