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The Used-Phone Trap: When an Unpaid Balance Bricks Your Phone
A used phone can appear fully functional when sold, then become restricted after the original owner stops paying a carrier installment plan. This episode…
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When Washington Buys Into Quantum
The Commerce Department finalized up to $100 million each in milestone-based CHIPS research awards for D-Wave, Rigetti and Quantinuum, taking minority, non-controlling equity stakes…
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Japan’s Growth Revision—and the Rate Question
Japan’s 2025 growth revision looked like evidence of stronger momentum, but it was driven more by consumption and inventories than business investment. With the…
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A Strong Jobs Report, a Harder Fed Decision
U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August while unemployment held at 4.1%, far exceeding forecasts. The report eases fears of an immediate labor-market downturn…
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Huawei on Trial: Crime, Commerce and U.S.-China Power
Jury selection is scheduled to begin in Brooklyn in the long-running criminal case against Huawei and related entities. Prosecutors allege racketeering, trade-secret theft, sanctions…
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The Price of Staying in Uniform
Russia has proposed reclaiming part of the federal enlistment bonus from contract soldiers convicted of crimes who remain in service. The draft is not…
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The Firewall Under Pressure
The AfD has won a historic 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, becoming the state’s largest party but falling short of a majority. The central uncertainty is…
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The Kyiv Test: Can Shuttle Diplomacy Restart Ukraine Talks?
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled from talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, seeking to restart…
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Who Controls the Mail Ballot?
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to permit new United States Postal Service restrictions on federal mail ballots before the November 3,…
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Sanctions, Gold, and Iran’s Financial Lifelines
The United States has sanctioned Türkiye’s Golden Global Investment Bank and two subsidiaries, alleging they helped route Iranian oil proceeds through China and Türkiye.…