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Billionaires Sent Montana Prices Soaring. Can Democrats Capitalize?

2 septembre 2026 à 05:01
For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.

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Sam Forstag, a telegenic firefighter and union leader, is the Democratic candidate for a House race in Montana.

‘Freedom Fuel’ Touts Cheap Gas. A Lawsuit Says the Dealer Didn’t Pay for It.

30 août 2026 à 10:03
A lawsuit claims that a New Jersey-based company failed to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gas, some of which was sold to gas stations promoted by President Trump.

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A Freedom Fuel Network gas station sold gas for $3.57 per gallon in Dresher, Pa., outside Philadelphia, where the cost of a gallon of gas reached $3.99 that week.

Long Lines for Gas in Iran Show War and U.S. Blockade Squeezing Supply

30 août 2026 à 06:12
The government is struggling to meet a shortfall in fuel and is wary that higher prices at the pump could stir unrest.

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A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. Officials are urging people to clamp down on fuel use as they deal with a shortfall.

High Debt and Rising Prices Catch Up to Trump, as Midterms Near

Par : Tony Romm
29 août 2026 à 05:02
To win in 2024, the president promised an economic course correction. Almost two years later, his agenda has made that fight even harder.

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A series of concerning economic snapshots for President Trump have been released over the past week.

For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace

28 août 2026 à 18:35
The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.

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President Trump has been unable so far to broker an agreement to end the war on satisfactory terms.

Trump Officials Propose Charging More Than $100,000 for Skilled Worker Visas

24 août 2026 à 20:03
The proposal comes after the Trump administration ran into legal challenges in its attempt to attach a similar fee to the H-1B visa last year.

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The Trump administration has called for an overhaul of the H-1B visa program, saying it has unfairly allowed companies to sideline Americans and hire foreign workers at lower pay.
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  • The Price of Bread
    War, climate shocks and trade disputes are pounding the world’s breadbaskets and pushing the global food system into dangerous territory.
     

The Price of Bread

24 août 2026 à 01:53
War, climate shocks and trade disputes are pounding the world’s breadbaskets and pushing the global food system into dangerous territory.

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A combine harvester in Seeluebbe, Germany, this month.

What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.

23 août 2026 à 05:44
Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.

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Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again

23 août 2026 à 05:00
A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.

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In Millersport, Ohio, a village outside Columbus, a school cafeteria was packed for a hearing on Monday about a proposed power plant that would provide energy to a $2.1 billion data center project being built in the farmland nearby.

With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!

22 août 2026 à 03:12
President Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.

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President Trump appeared at a rally with Senator Darline Graham ahead of the South Carolina Senate runoff.

How the Iran War Made Africa’s Richest Man Even Richer

19 août 2026 à 05:00
Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world’s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent’s richest man on speed dial.

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Aliko Dangote at his refinery office in Lagos, Nigeria, in January.
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  • Electric Thrills
    Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.
     

Electric Thrills

13 août 2026 à 16:03
Electric motorcycle sales are surging in Pakistan, as wartime prices accelerate the pivot away from fossil fuels in the developing world.

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An Electric Motorcycle Revolution

11 août 2026 à 13:47
With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. We took a spin around Lahore, Pakistan, on a small-but-mighty one.

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Chico Harlan, back, on a new Vlektra electric motorcycle with its owner, Abdul Rafay, in Lahore, Pakistan.
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