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"War, oil and political strain ripple from Kyiv to Wall Street, testing alliances and household security."
WORLD
tense
Ukraine, allies fear eased Russia sanctions prolong war
Ukraine, EU slam US rollback of Russia oil sanctions
Israelis back 'heroic' war with Iran despite doubts
US easing of Russia oil sanctions angers Ukraine and EU as Israel wages war on Iran, while Cuba and India signal contrasting reforms.
US
anxious
Airport security staff miss pay as shutdown drags on
Trump-Iran timeline charts path to current war
Wall Street bankers offered lucrative Pentagon access
A grinding shutdown hits airport workers as Trump-era Iran moves, Pentagon access deals and climate-risky housing draw sharp scrutiny.
BUSINESS
volatile
Retail oil traders spark ETF boom amid slump
European gas falls as traders parse Iran war signs
Oil drillers turn to trucks as key California pipe idled
Oil ETFs surge and gas prices slide on Iran war and US shifts, while a pipeline outage and BuzzFeed’s collapse jolt fragile markets.
SCIENCE
curious
Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae
How the classic game Doom became a tool for science
Brain cells and a satellite learn to play Doom
From magnetar-powered supernovae to Doom-playing cells, science bends space, games and policy while critics question Canada’s prestige push.
CULTURE
probing
Kimmel mocks Trump over gifted Olympic medal
What anonymous Oscar ballots reveal about the Academy
Provocative race-swap body horror probes identity
Oscars season stirs debate on taste, race and power, as Epstein’s social web and Radcliffe’s Broadway turn dominate the cultural spotlight.
SPORTS
charged
UFC to issue 85,000 free tickets for White House card
Saint Louis, coach Josh Schertz agree new deal
What’s driving the dumbing down of modern sports?
Politics meets spectacle as UFC heads to the White House and Russia eyes Olympic return, while Usyk fumes and US sled hockey rolls.