The U.S. and Iran agreed to a framework extending their ceasefire for 60 days, with a formal signing ceremony expected Friday and nuclear talks to follow.
Why it matters: The agreement could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease pressure on global energy markets and create a window for negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
Planet Earth has roughly 180 currencies. But for a vast share of global transactions, people want to use just one: the United States dollar.
Why it matters: This is a unique source of global power and responsibility. America's role in the world in the decades to come will be determined by its ability to maintain, and wisely steward, this role at the center of the global economy.
White students now make up less than half of all Americans enrolled in school from nursery through graduate programs, according to an Axios analysis of new U.S. Census data.
