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Bank of America Profit Slips Even After Excluding $1.2 Billion Penalty

Bank of America pointed investors to adjusted earnings that exclude a $1.2 billion penalty, yet even those figures show profit slipping. Expenses excluding the charge rose about 7% against 3% revenue growth,

October 15, 2026

Business·News

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Mortgage Rates Stall at 7.40%, but a $400,000 Loan Costs $301 More a Month

Freddie Mac held the 30-year mortgage rate at 7.40 percent on Thursday, the highest since November 2023, ending seven straight weekly increases. A $400,000 loan now costs about $301 more a month

October 15, 2026

News·Real Estate

Reuters photo from coverage of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay

Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize; US Sanctions the ICC Hours Later

The Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the 2026 Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, the former UN rights chief, and within hours Washington sanctioned the International Criminal Court she once served on. Israel and

October 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the United Nations during ceasefire roadmap talks with US envoys in New York

Iran Handed Washington a Written Ceasefire Plan. The Clock Starts Now.

Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi handed US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner a written 60-day ceasefire roadmap at the UN on September 23. Tehran's proposal phases a Strait of Hormuz reopening against

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Delcy Rodriguez addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23 2026

Venezuela Pledged Democracy at the UN. The Oil Deal Was Already Done.

Delcy Rodriguez promised elections at the United Nations General Assembly without a date, a framework, or an international monitoring mechanism. Chevron's oil deal with Venezuela had been signed weeks before she spoke.

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Masoud Pezeshkian delivers Iran UNGA address New York September 2026

Iran Refuses to Bow. Pezeshkian Takes On Trump at the UN.

Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian took the UN General Assembly podium on Wednesday carrying photographs of Ayatollah Khamenei's assassination and more than 150 dead Iranian schoolchildren, delivering a direct rebuttal to Donald Trump's

September 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 2026

Trump at UNGA: Seven Wars Ended, He Says. Iran Calls It Savage Aggression.

Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Monday claiming peace deals and ended wars, even as Iran's president arrived at the same building to describe seven months of US-Israeli bombardment

September 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian aircraft at airport as US Treasury Secretary Bessent threatens global sanctions cutoff

Iran’s Airlines Face Global Grounding Wednesday on Bessent’s Orders

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Monday to cut off from the dollar system any airport or fuel supplier that services Iranian airlines after Wednesday — the sharpest point yet of Washington's

September 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York

US Proposes AI Safety Pact With China — No One Else Was Invited

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a new AI safety notification mechanism to Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase's global headquarters in New York, a bilateral framework for managing AI

September 21, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Government and Politics·News·Technology

US President Donald Trump signs the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on September 18 2026

Trump Signs Russia-Iran Sanctions Law: India and China Face 100% Tariff Risk Over Russian Oil

With one signature on Friday, Donald Trump gave himself authority to impose 100% tariffs on India and China for buying Russian oil — legislation named after the late Lindsey Graham that may

September 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Bank of America Profit Slips Even After Excluding $1.2 Billion Penalty

Mortgage Rates Stall at 7.40%, but a $400,000 Loan Costs $301 More a Month

Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize; US Sanctions the ICC Hours Later

Iran Handed Washington a Written Ceasefire Plan. The Clock Starts Now.

Venezuela Pledged Democracy at the UN. The Oil Deal Was Already Done.

Iran Refuses to Bow. Pezeshkian Takes On Trump at the UN.

Trump at UNGA: Seven Wars Ended, He Says. Iran Calls It Savage Aggression.

Iran’s Airlines Face Global Grounding Wednesday on Bessent’s Orders

US Proposes AI Safety Pact With China — No One Else Was Invited

Trump Signs Russia-Iran Sanctions Law: India and China Face 100% Tariff Risk Over Russian Oil

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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