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NASCAR antitrust trial: Bob Jenkins testifies about $100M loss and ‘insulting’ charter deal

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins was back on the stand Thursday to testify on the fourth day of the explosive antitrust case that accuses NASCAR of…

Iranians seek portable wealth as hedge against falling currency after Israel war

TEHRAN, Iran — When it comes to financial security for Iran’s jittery public after the 12-day war with Israel, all that glitters is gold — and for many, it remains…

Trump proposal would weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure on automakers to control pollution…

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street pulls near its all-time high

Wall Street was holding steady early Thursday ahead of the government’s latest data release on the labor market, a day after a private survey showed that the U.S. economy lost…

Turkey’s energy minister warns of threat to oil and gas supplies

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s energy minister issued a call for the supply of oil and gas in the Black Sea to be protected after three Russian tankers were targeted off the…

Israel accused of ‘manoeuvring’ as it says Gaza crossing open one way only

Israel’s military has killed seven Palestinians, including two children, in Gaza and announced that it will allow the Rafah crossing to open exclusively for the exit of people from the…

Why did it take months to free a US teen from Israeli prison?

The Take What it took to release a Palestinian-American teen from an Israeli prison. Palestinian American Mohammed Ibrahim was just 15 years old when he was arrested by Israeli forces…

Massive power outage hits Cuba’s western region after transmission line fails

A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba, including Havana, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid…

Yemen’s Houthis release 9 mariners held since July ship attack

The Philippines says it expected nine Filipino mariners held by the Houthis since July attack to be released in Yemen. Yemen’s Houthi rebels released mariners held since a July attack…

What if…. we abolished billionaires?

Calls to abolish billionaires, or at least curb their growth, have gained traction across many capitals in the West, where extreme wealth has risen to unprecedented levels. Elon Musk’s pay…