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1. Trump administration offers shifting narrative for U.S. war in Iran as Democrats pounce

2. Sam Altman tells OpenAI staffers that military's 'operational decisions' are up to the government

3. Epstein files: Howard Lutnick volunteers to testify to House Oversight Committee

4. Blackstone’s Gray: Market ‘noise’ fueled record redemptions from world’s largest private credit fund

5. The lead U.S. cyber agency is stretched thin as Iran hacking threat escalates

6. Prediction market 'gambling' needs state regulation, not feds, Mick Mulvaney says after Iran war bets

7. Five races to watch on the day the 2026 midterm elections kick off

8. I was on an Emirates flight to Dubai that turned around twice because of Iranian missiles

9. Epstein files: Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler asked to testify to House panel

10. Apple raises MacBook prices across the board as M5 chips, new displays signal AI-first strategy

11. Banking, payments services disrupted after Amazon UAE data centers hit in drone strikes

12. Anthropic 'made a mistake' in Pentagon talks and should 'correct course,' FCC boss says

13. New York Fed's Williams says tariff burden falls 'overwhelmingly' on U.S. businesses and consumers

14. FCC chief tells CNBC WBD-Paramount merger deal is ‘cleaner’ than Netflix's, will be approved 'quickly'

15. The momentum trades of 2026 are breaking with gold, silver and South Korea down big

16. Why stocks moved off their worst levels — plus, a step forward in Honeywell's split

17. Tillis calls Noem's leadership a 'disaster' in fiery Senate hearing

18. Google employees call for military limits on AI amid Iran strikes, Anthropic fallout

19. Swiss sneaker maker plunges 14% on weak guidance, slower than expected 2026 growth

20. Pinterest shares pop 9% as activist Elliott Management takes $1 billion stake