A truck crosses into the United States on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, on September 6, 2025. Canada announced on August 25, 2026 counter-tariffs on US goods ranging between 15 and 50 percent, intensifying the trade war between the historically close allies. Ottawa's retaliation will take effect September 8, a timeframe earlier outlined by Prime Minister Mark Carney after US President Donald Trump's 50-percent duties came into place August 22, 2026.
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From pony fur to bamboo furniture, Trump’s trade war with Canada is getting even weirder
What do pony fur, sequins, golf carts, bamboo furniture and mezcal have in common? Until Tuesday evening, not much. Now they’re among what could soon be unlikely casualties of President Donald Trump’s intensifying trade war with Canada.
9/11 footage is reaching new audiences — and fueling old conspiracy theories
Even 25 years later, the planes keep crashing, and the towers keep falling. All across the web, people who are old enough to remember September 11, 2001, are rewatching the attacks and rereading about the aftermath, often via devices and platforms that didn’t exist 25 years ago.
What it’s like to use the iPhone Duo, Apple’s biggest change to the iPhone in its history
The iPhone is getting the biggest change in its nearly 20-year history: a screen that can bend in half.
Trump’s $5,000 checks would solve a problem that doesn’t exist – and create a new one
America’s economy has a perception problem: People think it’s weak, because prices are high. In reality, the economy is growing strong – probably too strong.
Global oil hits $105 per barrel and bond yields surge
Oil prices rose Thursday, with Brent crude hitting $105 per barrel for the first time since May, as traders brace for a more prolonged supply shock caused by the Iran war.
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His shop straddles the US-Canada border. A historic friendship is crumbling on both sides.
Canada said it had been attacked. The U.S. said it had been ripped off for years.

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War in Iran

People walk in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, on August 23.
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Iran sanctions: How to make an outcast out of a pariah
Iran’s status as an economic outcast is nothing new. It’s been a pariah in the eyes of much of the world for literally decades.

Affordability in America

Some renters are turning to unconventional living arrangements to make life in the Big Apple a little more affordable. Katie Rettig, pictured here in Chelsea, New York, lived in a convent to keep costs down.
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From living with nuns to sharing with seniors, here are the unconventional ways people are affording NYC
As New York City rents climb, some young residents, still early in their careers, are turning to unconventional living arrangements to make city life work.

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A man looks at the remains in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 7, 2026.
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Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford
Work to rebuild trade routes destroyed by catastrophic flooding in Nepal has begun, with a new bridge across the Tadi River that the Nepali Army is calling the “bridge of hope.”
James Talarico blasts Trump FCC’s ‘dangerous’ cancel culture over Kimmel interview ordeal
Talarico, the Texas Democratic Senate candidate, says the Trump administration is committing “the most dangerous form of cancel culture” by pressuring TV stations over their content.
Tracking oil prices and US gas prices amid Iran conflict
Global oil and US gas prices have been rising again after an escalation in hostilities between the United States and Iran.
Bond yields hit highest levels since 2023 after Treasury Department announces up to $6 billion buyback
US bond yields rose Wednesday to their highest levels in almost three years after the Treasury Department said it would buy back up to $6 billion of government bonds, giving investors more insight into the size of the operation first announced last month.

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