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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 29 Sep 2026
A White House import ban on selected Canadian alcohol, whey, molasses and motorcycles took effect Tuesday, the latest step in the U.S.-Canada trade fight.
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Renton, WashingtonPublished 28 Sep 2026
Boeing told airlines the flight-management flaw is not an immediate safety issue. Southwest and United are refusing jets with the affected software while the MAX 7 and MAX 10 await deliveries and certification.
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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 27 Sep 2026
The president said Saturday he signed off on new mileage rules the Transportation Department plans to unveil Monday, cutting the 2031 target well below the Biden-era standard.
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Seattle, WashingtonPublished 21 Sep 2026
Vinod, Neeru, and Neal Khosla took control of the defending Super Bowl champions on Thursday at an NFL-record $9.612 billion, eight days after owners unanimously approved the sale from Paul Allen’s estate.
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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 17 Sep 2026
The House voted 417-3 to have states consider making large data centers pay for grid upgrades. Sen. Martin Heinrich then blocked a unanimous-consent Senate pass, calling the bill toothless.
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Inglewood, CaliforniaPublished 14 Sep 2026
Eleven days after calling the NBA inquiry a witch hunt, Steve Ballmer apologized, paid a $30 million fine, and accepted a one-year suspension plus five forfeited first-round picks in the Kawhi Leonard Aspiration case.
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Doonbeg, County Clare, IrelandPublished 14 Sep 2026
In Doonbeg, Ireland, President Trump dismissed calls from Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI to slow AI development as “negative forces” raising “things that won’t happen,” while saying the United States must stay ahead of China.
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Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 4 Sep 2026
A proposed rule would deny 501(c)(3) status to private schools and colleges with race-based admissions, scholarships, or programs. The administration calls it ending discrimination; critics say it exceeds Treasury’s authority and targets diversity work.
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Hong KongPublished 1 Sep 2026
The fast-fashion retailer set a Hong Kong listing after New York and London blocked earlier plans, at a valuation far below its 2022 private peak, as U.S. duty changes and slowing growth weigh on the deal.
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Tokyo, JapanPublished 1 Sep 2026
Tokyo presents the July–August buy as market-stabilizing, including a rare joint U.S. operation; critics tie the slide to Takaichi’s unfunded spending and ask whether Washington acted to protect U.S. borrowing costs and a trade deal.
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Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPublished 1 Sep 2026
FinCEN proposed barring U.S. correspondent accounts for Banque Misr’s UAE operations, calling them a shadow-banking node for Tehran. The Egyptian bank said it is reviewing the notice; the rule is not yet in force.
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaPublished 1 Sep 2026
The airline and civil-aviation authorities say the Springboks–All Blacks pass was approved, rehearsed, and within limits; Flightradar24 and many viewers call two Embraers that low over tens of thousands of fans reckless.
Open compositeKyiv, UkrainePublished 31 Aug 2026
Ukraine's farm minister says about 90 percent of retail food logistics are gone. Officials and retailers say there is no famine, while shoppers face empty shelves and purchase limits.
Open compositePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPublished 31 Aug 2026
Mansfield Oil says KRSM took more than a million gallons from a Pennsylvania terminal and never paid. KRSM calls it an invoice dispute. The White House says it had no dealings with the company.
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San Jose, CaliforniaPublished 30 Aug 2026
Publishers filed in the Northern District of California seeking up to $150,000 per song and named Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann personally; Anthropic says it will defend itself in court.
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San Francisco, CaliforniaPublished 29 Aug 2026
U.S. District Judge Rita Lin found the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk was First Amendment retaliation after the company refused unrestricted military use of Claude.
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Caracas, Capital District, VenezuelaPublished 29 Aug 2026
He calls it the biggest oil deal in history; officials describe a 100-year joint venture with 55 percent U.S. offtake, while outlets report no published contract and years before any pump-price effect.
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The Wall Street Journal reports the president ordered a settlement days after meeting CEO Michael Rapino; the White House says DOJ was not weaponized, and a Justice Department spokesperson called the Journal’s account categorically false. State attorneys general who refused the deal later won a monopoly verdict.
Open compositeCleveland, OhioPublished 27 Aug 2026
Commerce's inspector general questioned $20.9 million in Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership costs. MAGNET CEO Ethan Karp calls the waste-and-abuse findings false and says MAGNET made no profit on pandemic PPE.
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