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Millions of Americans approaching retirement face a critical decision about when to claim Social Security spousal benefits, and the timing can mean the difference of hundreds of dollars each month. If your spouse has built a substantial Social Security record, you may be eligible to receive up to 50% of their primary insurance amount as…
Democrats eyeing a return to the House majority are leading the early push to claim open seats on one of Capitol Hill’s most powerful committees. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, known for its sweeping authority over health care, artificial intelligence, energy, and telecommunications, will have at least eight vacant seats in the next Congress….
The National Park Service confirmed Sunday that approximately 15 people may be missing or unaccounted for after a significant flash flood struck the Grand Canyon. The flood tore through Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday, causing widespread destruction across one of the park’s most heavily trafficked regions. The Bright Angel Trail,…
US Mobile plans to bring AST SpaceMobile-powered direct-to-cell satellite coverage to its Verizon-based Warp network during the fourth quarter of 2026. The announcement represents a potential new catalyst for shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), which have faced persistent selling pressure in recent weeks. ASTS stock fell nearly 6% on Friday and ended last week down…
U.S. stock-index futures moved lower Sunday as investors weighed the growing probability of a fresh interest-rate increase from the Federal Reserve. Markets are now pricing in a 58% probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike at the September meeting, up sharply from 36% before Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech Friday. Warsh told attendees at the annual…
Tony Fabrizio, a top pollster working for Republican Mike Rogers, is aggressively disputing public polls showing Rogers trailing in Michigan’s high-stakes Senate race. Fabrizio argues that recent surveys are over-sampling Democratic-leaning voters, specifically college-educated and Black voters, according to an internal memo obtained by POLITICO. A Susquehanna poll released this month showed progressive Abdul El-Sayed…
The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back hard against a New York Times report detailing alleged abuse inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities. DHS issued a sharp rebuttal on Sunday, posting on social platform X that the Times story amounted to misinformation designed to undermine the agency’s operations. “Another day and another hoax…
After months of brutal losses, the software sector is staging a dramatic comeback that analysts say could have significant room left to run. The Morningstar US Software Application Index shed roughly 27% between October 2025 and mid-July 2026, even as the broader market gained nearly 15% over the same stretch. Stocks including Salesforce (CRM), ServiceNow…
The escalating conflict involving Iran is sending shockwaves through global supply chains far beyond oil markets, hitting helium supplies hard and fast. Helium, used to fill party balloons but also critical to semiconductor manufacturing and medical imaging, is tightening in supply and surging in price as fighting disrupts energy production in the Persian Gulf. Roughly…
Despite a powerful rally in quantum computing stocks, IonQ (IONQ) continues to attract serious skepticism from analysts and investors focused on its financial fundamentals. The company posted an operating loss of $633.7 million in 2025, a figure that underscores the vast gap between its market enthusiasm and underlying business performance. IonQ’s revenue grew an impressive…