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Construction workers lifting wooden beams on a new home build, illustrating America's 250,000-worker monthly construction labor shortage

America’s Construction Labor Shortage Is Adding Two Months and $132,000 to Every New Home

America's construction sector is short 250,000 workers monthly, adding two extra months to every home build while a 1.5 million-unit housing gap grows. Federal housing law passed in July addresses zoning but

July 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News·Real Estate

Meta data center construction site at Richland Parish, Louisiana, part of the company's $50 billion AI infrastructure investment

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center to 5 Gigawatts in $50 Billion AI Push

Meta is expanding its Louisiana data center to five gigawatts in a $50B AI infrastructure push that has already put $1.6 billion in contracts into the local economy. The Richland Parish campus

July 14, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Business·News·Technology

Dairy Queen employee serving an ice cream cone as the chain closes over 46 locations across Texas, Alaska, and Montana

Dairy Queen Closes 46 Locations Across Texas, Alaska, and Montana as Franchise Pressures Mount

Dairy Queen closed more than 46 locations across Texas, Alaska, and Montana in 2026, as Berkshire Hathaway revoked franchise rights from a Texas operator and Alaska franchisees cited economic pressure. The closures

July 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche whose DOJ dropped charges against BitClub Network mastermind

Trump DOJ Drops All Charges Against $722 Million BitClub Crypto Ponzi Mastermind

Matthew Goettsche, the alleged mastermind of BitClub Network, a $722 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, had all federal charges dropped with prejudice this week after his lawyers, who had Trump administration connections, lobbied

July 14, 2026

Crypto·Government and Politics·News

Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould issues banking guidance on unauthorized workers

Three Trump Bank Regulators Flag Unauthorized Workers as Elevated Credit Risk

Three Trump-aligned federal bank regulators issued coordinated guidance on Monday designating borrowers without legal work authorization as elevated credit risks, a move that could strip millions of unauthorized immigrants of access to

July 14, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Zahara Jolie-Pitt files to drop Brad Pitt's surname in Los Angeles court

Zahara Jolie-Pitt Clears Final Legal Hurdle to Drop Brad Pitt’s Surname

Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt has completed the four-week publication requirement under California law, clearing the final procedural step before a court can grant her petition to drop Brad Pitt's name. A hearing is

July 14, 2026

Entertainment·News

Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO speaking about enterprise AI data risk

Satya Nadella Warns Enterprises: Every AI Prompt Leaks Proprietary Knowledge

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns enterprises that using ChatGPT or Anthropic costs more than a subscription fee. Every prompt, correction, and agent action trains the provider's model. T-Mobile, ADP and SAP are

July 14, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Bitcoin price drops below $63,000 during Asian trading session leverage flush

Bitcoin Drops Below $63,000 as Iran Blockade Fee, Fed Warning, and AI Rotation Combine

Bitcoin fell to $62,300 in Monday's Asian session as Trump's 20-percent Strait of Hormuz cargo fee, a Fed rate hike signal from Governor Waller, and South Korea's Kospi crash drove $253 million

July 14, 2026

Crypto·Markets·News

Nous Research Hermes open-source AI agent funding round 2025

Nous Research Eyes $1.5 Billion Valuation in $75 Million Funding Round for Hermes AI Agent

Nous Research is in talks to raise $75 million at a $1.5 billion valuation for Hermes, its open-source AI agent with over 214,000 GitHub stars. Robot Ventures is expected to lead the

July 14, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Tom Cruise as eccentric oil magnate Digger Rockwell in the first trailer for Alejandro Inarritu's Digger, Warner Bros. 2026

Tom Cruise Transforms Into Eccentric Oil Billionaire in First Digger Trailer

Tom Cruise has released the first trailer for Digger, Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new film from Warner Bros., playing eccentric oil magnate Digger Rockwell behind an $18 trillion global catastrophe. The film opens

July 14, 2026

Entertainment·Movies·News

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America’s Construction Labor Shortage Is Adding Two Months and $132,000 to Every New Home

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center to 5 Gigawatts in $50 Billion AI Push

Dairy Queen Closes 46 Locations Across Texas, Alaska, and Montana as Franchise Pressures Mount

Trump DOJ Drops All Charges Against $722 Million BitClub Crypto Ponzi Mastermind

Three Trump Bank Regulators Flag Unauthorized Workers as Elevated Credit Risk

Zahara Jolie-Pitt Clears Final Legal Hurdle to Drop Brad Pitt’s Surname

Satya Nadella Warns Enterprises: Every AI Prompt Leaks Proprietary Knowledge

Bitcoin Drops Below $63,000 as Iran Blockade Fee, Fed Warning, and AI Rotation Combine

Nous Research Eyes $1.5 Billion Valuation in $75 Million Funding Round for Hermes AI Agent

Tom Cruise Transforms Into Eccentric Oil Billionaire in First Digger Trailer

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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