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Customers pump gas at a Freedom Fuel Network station in Dresher, Pennsylvania, July 8, 2026. Joe Lamberti | Getty Images The Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of gas stations that launched in July with steeply discounted prices touted by President Donald Trump, has expanded with a new location in Detroit as a lawsuit over the

A Tesla Cybercab drives in Times Square following an appearance in New York City, U.S., Oct. 27, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Tesla’s fledgling Robotaxi business teased fans with a post on X saying, “no steering wheel, no pedals,” a reference to the company’s forthcoming Cybercab driverless vehicles. Another post prompted riders to “try it

American reliance on China for key components used to power data centers is coming under increasing scrutiny as Washington and Beijing battle for AI supremacy, raising the prospect of higher costs and worsening supply chain shortages for the AI buildout. U.S. hyperscalers are racing to build multibillion-dollar data centers for AI, and Chinese firms supply

An Arkansas federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by an energy company to temporarily block the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from publishing additional details from confidential documents that the newspaper obtained about the company’s involvement in building a facility that will supply power to a $4 billion Google data center in that state, a court filing

Southwest Airlines planes get ready to take off from Denver International Airport in Colorado on Nov. 6, 2025. Rj Sangosti | MediaNews Group | The Denver Post | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Wednesday unveiled plans for its network of airport lounges that it’s been hinting at for months. The carrier said its first lounges

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the reburial ceremony for Colonel Yevhen Konovalets on August 18, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Diego Fedele | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged airlines to avoid Russian airspace as Kyiv expands its drone operations. “We want to warn every airline that uses Russian

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks after the 2026 G20 Financial meetings on Sept. 1, 2026 in Asheville, North Carolina. CNBC China was the only Group of 20 member to dissent from a joint statement that “non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports is not sustainable,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a “fireside chat”, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., September 1, 2026. Sam Wolfe | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent boasted Tuesday that the U.S. bond market has outperformed the rest of the world since President Donald Trump‘s

Two boys sit on the banks of the River Jhelum in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 7, 2026. The Jhelum River flows through India and Pakistan under the framework of the Indus Water Treaty, with recent tensions and border conflicts bringing renewed attention to its water-sharing provisions. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 31, 2026. Stringer | Reuters A tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, stoking worries that the Middle East conflict could once again escalate. The tanker was sailing in the southern shipping lane close to

George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for the sentencing in his criminal corruption charges at Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, April 25, 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The prediction market platform Kalshi announced on Monday it has permanently banned former Republican Rep. George Santos and

Smoke rises from a fire at a large warehouse storing car tires and wheels following a Russian strike in the Bucha district on August 29, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Libkos | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russia’s Defense Ministry said it is planning “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, days after launching a devastating

F/A-18 Super Hornets on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 18, 2026. U.S. Navy | Via Reuters The U.S. and Iran traded attacks as hostilities escalated over the weekend. American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after the military said Revolutionary Guard

Former President Donald Trump and moderator Kristen Welker appear in a pre taped interview on “Meet the Press” at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, in Bedminster, NJ, Sep. 14, 2023.  William B. Plowman | NBCU | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at NBC “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, suggesting

Yosemite National Park, California, on April 27, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Trump administration is considering a land swap that could exchange a small piece of Yosemite National Park, or an interest in it, to a private developer seeking a new access road, the Interior Department and the company’s

A combination photo shows CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman (L) on April 28, 2026 and Elon Musk on April 29, 2026 during the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, U.S. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters OpenAI announced late Friday that it is ending developers’ access to

The exterior of Goodyear’s “Motor City Garage” concept retail store inside one of the tire manufacturer’s Detroit tire shops. Courtesy Goodyear DETROIT — Goodyear Tire & Rubber CEO Mark Stewart sits in the vehicle bay of a tire shop where the company is launching a new retail experience for customers. There’s a freshly painted black

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial, Feb. 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta‘s watershed social media trial just wrapped up in California, but now attention is shifting to the wider industry with TikTok, YouTube