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Apr 17, 2026 - World

Iran mediators meet in Turkey to discuss peace push

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Scoop: Bessent and Wiles met Anthropic's Amodei in sign of thaw

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Trump suffers rare defeat with House Republicans

Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump couldn't wrangle the votes to pass FISA.

Scoop: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana

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Apr 17, 2026 - World

Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited"

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Apr 17, 2026 - Technology

Sam Altman's "proof of human" company pushes into mainstream services

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Apr 17, 2026 - World

Trump tells Axios he expects Iran deal "in a day or two"

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The economic outlook just got a bit brighter

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Updated Apr 17, 2026 - World

Oil prices plunge on claims Strait of Hormuz is open

Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran

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House GOP rebellion derails FISA renewal

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Scoop: Anthropic's peace talks

Dario Amodei strides onstage with "Code w/ Claude" projected behind him.

Trump ditches deportation showmanship

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Apr 17, 2026 - Technology

The best and worst states for AI data centers

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Acting ICE director Todd Lyons to leave agency

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