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GTA 6 launch could drain $1 billion from US economy — this is how

ROB TAUB

Economics professor Jose Garcia Montalvo calculated the figure using an estimated 1.5 million workers calling out sick on release day.

Live updates: Trump lauds Russia's release of American; Vance to campaign with Ramaswamy in Ohio

President Trump on Wednesday morning praised Russia's release of American teacher Stephen Hubbard after four years of wrongful imprisonment. "Stephen is on his way back home and will soon be with his family. The United States, out of respect for President Trump, was not required to give anything in return - an unprecedented situation for...

Gen Z is abandoning the Republicans and giving Democrats a second chance

MAX BURNS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR

Both parties have ignored Gen Z’s warnings that their votes should not be taken for granted. Now it’s Republicans’ turn to pay the political price.

Not just gas and groceries: Childcare costs weigh on voters before midterm elections

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

About three-quarters of U.S. adults saw the expense of childcare as a “major problem” in the U.S.

Mamdani-backed congressional candidate says he was detained by Israeli military

Brad Lander says he was detained by the Israeli military while harvesting olives with Rabbis for Peace volunteers in the West Bank on Wednesday.

Trump: Implementing Russia sanctions would have halted Stephen Hubbard release talks

MIRA BHAKTA

President Trump defended his waiver of Russian sanctions, saying it would have halted negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the release of Stephen Hubbard, a retired schoolteacher who was arrested by Russian authorities when it invaded Ukraine. “Numerous people, who requested that sanctions be immediately imposed on Russia, have called to apologize to President...

Kagan: Supreme Court rulings have heightened political polarization

SOPHIE BRAMS

Justice Elena Kagan offered a pointed critique on Tuesday of recent Supreme Court decisions that opened the door for more political spending and weakened key voting rights protections, suggesting those rulings by her conservative colleagues have driven the country further apart. Kagan, one of three liberal justices on the high court, said during remarks at...

Trump delivers $1 billion to Marines to relieve decades-long suffering of American heroes and their families

Trump announced nearly $1 billion in Camp Lejeune toxic water settlements at a North Carolina rally, ordering the DOJ to resolve all remaining claims.

Trump on remarks about GOP senator's 'a--': 'This guy’s a monster!'

TARA SUTER

President Trump on Tuesday again complimented the behind of Sen. John Husted (R-Ohio), something he has done multiple times on the campaign trail as the midterms near. “I looked at his a--, and then I looked at his legs, and my — I said, ‘His ass is like, it's like a pile of muscle.’ Then...

Abortion wins elections. Why won’t Democrats say the word?

JULIE F. KAY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR

The midterms offer a key moment to fight back, but are candidates up to the task?

Socialist primary sweep sparks launch of new resource laying out what’s at stake in 2026

AAF launches "DSA Exposed" website countering Democratic Socialists of America policies from universal health care to abolishing the Senate.

Polymarket blocks wagers on fate of Cornell students accused of sexual assault

JULIA SHAPERO

After facing public backlash, Polymarket has removed a market that allowed users to wager on the fate of the seven Cornell University students accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a fraternity house in 2024. The prediction market archived the market, which asked whether any of the so-called Cornell 7 would be charged with a...

Investors 'almost certainly' in midst of AI bubble: Ken Griffin

MAX REGO

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin said Tuesday that investors are dealing with an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, as companies rack up debt to satisfy their demand for data centers and models. “There’s almost certainly bubbles within this moment in time. And any radical transformation of our economy is generally intertwined with a bubble,” Griffin, the founder...

Want AI agents to stop going rogue? Make executives personally liable.

HANS TAPARIA AND BRUCE BUCHANAN, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS

Imagine if Sam and Dario and Elon and Mark, along with their boards of directors, bore individual liability for the damage their companies may inflict on society.

Thune makes bold prediction about Republicans' Senate chances as GOP pulls millions from key races

John Thune says Republicans will outperform the polls in toss-up senate races despite shifting campaign cash away from Georgia and into Kansas.