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  • Adriel Bettelheim
El-Sayed courts Jewish Democrats but won't dump Piker
2.El-Sayed courts Jewish Democrats but won't dump Piker
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Bonds are the most important market in the world
4.Bonds are the most important market in the world
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5.Study: Chatbots are getting better at identifying suicide risk
    • Donica Phifer
    Updated 12 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Google Maps switches to "Lake America" as Canada compares change to "SNL" skit
    Split-screen map of southern Ontario: left shows a dark satellite view around Toronto with towns like Barrie and Oshawa; right shows a light vector map of the same area with Toronto and nearby towns. The left map labels a large lake as Lake America; the right labels it Lake Ontario.

    Screenshots of Google Maps and Apple Maps taken the morning of Aug. 30, 2026.

    President Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not.

    The big picture: Google and other digital map providers — like MapQuest and Apple — have split on whether to accept the name change or keep Lake Ontario on their maps.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)
    • Barak Ravid
    Updated 13 hours ago
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    World
    U.S. strikes Iran to prevent Hormuz mine threat
    A blue and white cargo ship sits among several smaller red and gray vessels on a choppy sea, with a blurred person in the foreground and a hazy gray sky.

    Ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 10. Photo: Ali Saeedi/Getty Images

    The U.S. military struck Iranian military targets to prevent the deployment of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said.

    Why it matters: This is the first known U.S. strike in Iran since late July when President Trump paused a two-week U.S. military campaign in the strait in late July.

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    • Alex Thompson,
    • Holly Otterbein
    17 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Inside the socialists' civil war over AOC and 2028
    Photo illustration of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with red and yellow roses behind her

    Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo / Axios. Photo: Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's potential run for president has exposed long-simmering divisions within the Democratic Socialists of America.

    Why it matters: The socialism movement's leaders are increasingly at odds over who should speak for them, what policies they stand for — and whether to support AOC, whom some dismiss as more establishment than insurgent.

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