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13+ min ago   (608+ words) Lifehacker These Are the Best iPhones to Buy in 2026 Buying an iPhone should be a straightforward process. Unfortunately, it's anything but. Apple makes a lot of iPhones; third-party retailers sell even more. It doesn't help that Apple's smartphones get expensive…...

16+ min ago   (67+ words) Nate Silver: “Inflation in fuel prices is much higher in diesel-heavy farm states — and may explain some surprisingly competitive Senate races.” Filed Under: 2026 Campaign, Energy Word of the Day Political Dictionary “Movers and shakers” are those who have power and…...

22+ min ago   (133+ words) “President Donald Trump has implemented a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, seizing reporters’ credentials amid what he deems unfair coverage. First lady Melania Trump, however, is taking a different approach on press freedom,” CNN…...

21+ min ago   (123+ words) “Donald Trump made over a thousand stock sales and purchases worth between $79m and $270m in July,” The Guardian reports. “His two largest sales were of Amazon and Microsoft stock, selling between $5m and $25m each on 20 July. That same day, he also sold…...

19+ min ago   (97+ words) “As President Trump fights the press over coverage, the White House launched its own 24/7 streaming channel — Trump TV,” Axios reports. “So far, Trump TV resembles a round-the-clock presidential highlight reel more than a news network.” The Wrap: Trump TV draws…...

23+ min ago   (140+ words) “Zigzagging from issue to issue, President Donald Trump has left his political allies struggling to keep pace with his pronouncements and lost precious time to drive a compelling message ahead of the midterm congressional elections, Republican strategists and people who’ve…...

22+ min ago   (111+ words) “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a video Tuesday, escalating a feud with one of his most prominent U.S. critics as he travels to the United Nations General Assembly,” Bloomberg reports. “‘Shame on you,…...

25+ min ago   (77+ words) “The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a custody dispute between a California couple and surrogate who gave birth to a child last month with a rare and serious heart defect,” CBS News reports. Word of the Day…...

20+ min ago   (129+ words) Aaron Blake: “Republicans choosing to distance themselves from Donald Trump ahead of the midterm elections was somewhat inevitable, given how historically unpopular the president is.” “But the examples are piling up, and it’s notably happening in some pretty red territory....

13+ min ago   (644+ words) The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public.Individuals and industries may kill endangered animals in the course of…...