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Brutal heatwave in France is killing 2,000 people per week, undertakers are overwhelmed, and health agency says there’s worse to come

Funeral service directors have said they’ve struggled to find places to store bodies before burial or cremation, with some saying they had to turn bodies away.

By John Leicester and The Associated PressJuly 3, 2026
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On Wall Street, analysts increasingly don’t believe the U.S. government’s ‘misleading’ job numbers
By Jim EdwardsJuly 3, 2026
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Trump is already causing a headache for his new Fed chairman, saying the central bank’s board is ‘hostile’ and ‘doing the wrong thing’
By Eleanor PringleJuly 3, 2026
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AI’s $2.2 trillion deficit fix is already half fake, economists say
By Tristan BoveJuly 2, 2026
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Inside the mind of Kevin Warsh: As told by his former boss Condoleezza Rice, his college friend, and his closest partner during the financial crisis
By Eleanor PringleJuly 3, 2026
The World Bank has elevated Vietnam and the Philippines to upper-middle-income status—but now they face ‘a far more demanding phase of development’
The World Bank has elevated Vietnam and the Philippines to upper-middle-income status—but now they face ‘a far more demanding phase of development’
By Angelica AngJuly 3, 2026
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YouTube’s founders split over $650 million when they sold to Google in 2006—had they held out, they could have taken a slice of $550 billion
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I argued with the father of open source for 2 years. Now the AI fight is the same — only bigger
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America’s secret weapon isn’t just innovation — It’s the freedom to fail
By Keith KrachJuly 3, 2026
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Elon Musk can’t sell a single SpaceX share for a year—and then all the locks crack open at once
By Amanda GerutJuly 3, 2026
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Data centers are dealing hidden damage to environmental and public health—costing the economy $25 billion every year
By Tristan BoveApril 21, 2026
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Kevin Warsh would be one of the wealthiest Fed chairs ever and says he ‘lived the American Dream.’ Here’s what he wants for the central bank
By Eleanor PringleApril 21, 2026
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How Trump’s war screwed you out of your Trump tax refund: Wall Street has the receipts
By Nick LichtenbergApril 21, 2026
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Uber hit with $5,000 jury verdict for driver’s creepy behavior; company vows to appeal
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressApril 21, 2026
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Law
The Trump administration has yet to deploy a key legal move that would render tariff refund applications a ‘waste of time,’ federal litigator warns
By Sasha RogelbergApril 21, 2026
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U.S., Iranian officials signal that more cease-fire talks will go ahead in Pakistan
By Munir Ahmed, Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 21, 2026
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    The U.S. has a $282 billion trade surplus you’ve never heard of — and it’s at risk
    By Josh KallmerApril 19, 2026
JetBlue told a grieving customer to clear his cookies after a $230 price hike—then deleted the evidence
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JetBlue told a grieving customer to clear his cookies after a $230 price hike—then deleted the evidence
By Catherina GioinoApril 21, 2026
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Economy
Inside Kevin Warsh’s opening statement: Inflation is a choice, independence is essential, and a couple of notable name drops
By Eleanor PringleApril 21, 2026
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The $100 oil shock is hitting the middle class like a margin call
By Katica RoyApril 21, 2026
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Tim Cook is stepping down. No one is shocked. And that’s a good example of how his critics always underestimated him. 
By Jim EdwardsApril 21, 2026
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What happens if nothing is done to fix Social Security by 2032?
By Martha SheddenApril 21, 2026
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    The one metric Warren Buffett says can crash the stock market just hit a dizzying new high
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U.S. Energy Sec says gas prices have likely peaked, but won’t go below $3 until 2027. Trump says he’s ‘totally wrong’ about the timeline
By Jacqueline MunisApril 21, 2026
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$166 billion in tariff refunds just became available, but small businesses may already be at a disadvantage
By Sasha RogelbergApril 20, 2026
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Palantir wants to bring back the draft just as the Selective Service preps for automatic registration
By Catherina GioinoApril 20, 2026
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Half of all new electricity demand in the U.S. last year came from data centers—just as public opinion of them plummets
By Tristan BoveApril 20, 2026
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This talent CEO says laid-off tech workers are ignoring a $300K ‘white-collar trade job’ with 81K openings a year
By Jake AngeloApril 20, 2026
UAE officials reportedly warned they may be forced to use yuan or other currencies if they run low on dollars amid the Iran war
Economy
UAE officials reportedly warned they may be forced to use yuan or other currencies if they run low on dollars amid the Iran war
By Jason MaApril 20, 2026
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It’s crunch time for Kevin Warsh: Here’s how he might begin selling the idea of rate cuts. It requires some complex economic gymnastics
By Eleanor PringleApril 20, 2026
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By Jim EdwardsApril 20, 2026
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Southeast Asia’s short-term solution to the global energy crunch? Russian crude
By Angelica AngApril 20, 2026
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The director of the Congressional Budget Office—known for its gloomy national debt data—is very optimistic that a crisis will be avoided entirely
By Eleanor PringleApril 20, 2026
Markets shudder as Strait of Hormuz starts resembling a combat zone. ‘We’re prepared to subject you to disabling fire’
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By Jason MaApril 19, 2026
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North America
Canada’s PM says strong U.S. economic ties were a strength but are now a weakness that must be fixed. ‘We have to take care of ourselves’
By Jim Morris and The Associated PressApril 19, 2026
The explosion of U.S. debt is wiping out the ‘safety premium’ of Treasury bonds, and time is running out for an orderly fiscal solution, IMF warns
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The explosion of U.S. debt is wiping out the ‘safety premium’ of Treasury bonds, and time is running out for an orderly fiscal solution, IMF warns
By Jason MaApril 19, 2026
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By Sasha RogelbergApril 19, 2026
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