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U.S.-Israeli rift widens over potential endgame in Iran
Washington Post: But nearly three weeks into the conflict, the war aims are diverging between a U.S. president…
March 20, 2026
Hegseth invokes divine purpose to justify military might
New York Times: More than any top American military leader in recent history, Mr. Hegseth has framed U.S.…
March 20, 2026
Trump admin lifts sanctions on millions of barrels of Iranian oil
Washington Post: As the cost of oil continues to soar, the Treasury Department on Friday lifted sanctions on 140 million…
March 20, 2026
Belligerent Iran has U.S. rushing missile, drone defenses to Gulf
Wall Street Journal: The movement of weapons and equipment—including the fast-tracking of $23 billion in future arms sales—signals…
March 20, 2026
Putin offers to stop sharing intel with Iran if US cuts off Ukraine
Politico: Moscow proposed a quid pro quo to the U.S. under which the Kremlin would stop sharing intelligence…
March 20, 2026
Striking down Pentagon Press limits, judge vindicates independent journalism
New York Times: A federal judge on Friday forcefully defended the constitutional freedom to report independently and without…
March 20, 2026
A few ships trickling through Strait of Hormuz with Iran’s approval
New York Times: Iran has allowed some friendly countries, including China, India, Pakistan, Malaysia and Iraq, to secure safe…
March 20, 2026
Iran threatens tourism sites. US sends more Marines to Middle East. Trump hints at wind-down. May leave allies to handle fallout.
Iran threatens tourism sites Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand…
March 20, 2026
Threats and bare-knuckle tactics of MAGA’s top antitrust fixer
Wall Street Journal: Gail Slater, then-head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, was reviewing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14…
March 20, 2026
JPMorgan deploys tech to monitor junior bankers’ working hours
Financial Times: JPMorgan Chase has started to scrutinise whether the hours junior investment bankers claim to work match…
March 20, 2026
Taiwan concerned by depletion of US missile stocks during Iran war
Financial Times: “My concern is first and foremost that US forces are using up a lot of munitions…
March 20, 2026
Why Canada’s GDP per capita crisis is real
Charles Lammam/The Hub: But here is what makes Canada’s situation different: We are not just dealing with measurement…
March 20, 2026
Using AI makes writing more bland, study finds
NBC: The research team found that users who heavily relied on large language models (LLMs) produced responses that…
March 20, 2026
Goldman Sachs lawyer who resigned over Epstein links paid $25mn in 2025
Financial Times: Outgoing Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler was paid $25mn in 2025, the bank disclosed on…
March 20, 2026
Elon Musk misled Twitter investors ahead of $44 billion acquisition, jury says
CNBC: “This is a great example of what you cannot do to the average investor,” Joseph Cotchett, an…
March 20, 2026
Judge rules Pentagon restrictions on press unconstitutional
New York Times: In his ruling, Judge Friedman wrote that the Pentagon’s policy rewarded reporters who were “willing…
March 20, 2026
UK allows US to use bases to strike Strait of Hormuz targets
BBC: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer previously allowed US forces to use the bases only for defensive operations…
March 20, 2026
Saudi Arabia sees spike to $180 oil if energy shock persists past April
Wall Street Journal: Saudi Arabia’s oil officials are working frantically to project how high oil prices might go…
March 19, 2026
Jeff Bezos in talks to raise $100 billion for AI manufacturing fund
Wall Street Journal: The Amazon.com founder is meeting with some of the world’s largest asset managers to raise funding for…
March 19, 2026
CBS News plans to imminently cut dozens of employees as Bari Weiss remakes broadcast network
Business Insider: The network plans to announce the layoffs imminently, a source with direct knowledge told Business Insider.…
March 19, 2026