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Trump Threatens to “Annihilate” Iran at UN, Then Reveals First Direct Talks Since War Began President Trump threatened at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 22, to “annihilate” Iran if a deal isn’t reached — then revealed hours later that American and Iranian officials had held three hours of direct talks in New … Read more
Why Is China So Much Less Worried About AI Than the US? A New CNN Report Explains While American tech executives and researchers have spent recent weeks publicly warning about AI’s existential risks to humanity, a CNN Business report published this week found that ordinary Chinese citizens have remained comparatively unfazed by the same technology … Read more
Car Payments Hit Record Highs in 2026: What’s Driving the Affordability Crisis Buying a car has never cost the average American more each month. The typical monthly payment for a new vehicle climbed to somewhere between $765 and $770 in the first half of 2026, the highest level ever recorded, according to industry data tracking … Read more
Buy Now, Pay Later Loans Are Starting to Hit Your Credit Score in 2026 For years, splitting a purchase into four interest-free payments through a buy now, pay later app carried essentially no consequences for a credit score, regardless of whether every installment was paid on time or not. That’s changing. A new generation of … Read more
SAVE Plan Deadline: Why September 29 Matters for Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Millions of federal student loan borrowers are running out the clock on one of the most consequential deadlines of the year. The first wave of borrowers exiting the defunct Saving on a Valuable Education plan must choose a new repayment plan by … Read more
House Passes Russia Sanctions Bill Named for Late Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sends to Trump The House voted Wednesday, September 16, to pass a sweeping sanctions bill targeting Russia and Iran, sending the legislation to President Trump’s desk on the final day the chamber was in session before lawmakers leave Washington until after the November midterm … Read more
Ross Fire Nears Full Containment After 3 Weeks as Second-Largest Wildfire in North Texas History Three weeks after igniting west of Fort Worth, the Ross Fire is now 93% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, after burning at least 90,400 acres and destroying more than 150 structures across Palo Pinto and Jack counties … Read more
Trump Attacks Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Over Call to Slow AI Development President Trump publicly criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei by name in a series of Truth Social posts this week, intensifying his opposition to new AI guardrails after Amodei published an essay arguing that leading AI companies should slow the pace of their model … Read more
Satellite Images Show Construction Surge at Iran’s Deeply Buried Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site A suspected Iranian nuclear site buried deep beneath a granite mountain has seen a marked increase in construction activity this year, according to a new satellite imagery analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies shared exclusively with CNN — even … Read more
Vance Sought Direct Intel From Generals as Iran War Divide Emerges Within Trump’s Team Vice President JD Vance has reportedly sought direct briefings from U.S. military generals amid skepticism within Trump’s own administration about how the Iran war is actually going — a divide that surfaced publicly this week after officials contradicted President Trump’s claim … Read more