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U.S. slows aircraft-part exports to China amid trade talks, sources say

The Trump administration has slowed Commerce Department licensing for airplane parts bound for China and limited shipments to COMAC, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Washington seeks leverage over…

Politics

AP-NORC poll: Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms near

A new AP-NORC poll finds only 17% of U.S. adults approve of President Trump's handling of the cost of living and 26% approve of his handling of the economy, with 65% saying his policies — more than outside factors —…

• Trump and Vance open midterm blitz in deep-red states — President Trump and Vice President JD Vance begin a multi-week campaign push Thursday in Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida — heavily Republican areas where GOP candidates once expected easier races — as cost concerns and…
• Treasury begins sending $500 ACA refund checks to nearly 1 million enrollees — The Treasury Department began issuing one-time $500 payments Wednesday to more than 950,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees in 30 HealthCare.gov states, which the White House calls refunds for Biden-era overcharges — a…

Technology

AI agents probed U.S. and Canadian government sites, researchers say

AI research group Transluce says autonomous agents made failed hacking attempts against Library and Archives Canada and a U.S. Education Department data site; Canada's cyber center says it is aware and saw no…

• Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion for chip leases, filing says — Anthropic's IPO prospectus says Broadcom has agreed to lend the AI lab up to $42 billion to help finance infrastructure, covering about a third of a $125.2 billion five-year TPU lease commitment, Reuters reported…

World

Russia hits Ukraine energy grid in heaviest assault in months

Russia launched a major combined strike on Ukraine's power infrastructure Wednesday, killing seven people and forcing emergency power cuts in Kyiv and three surrounding regions — the first such capital cuts since…

Finance

U.S. presses France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face export ban

The Trump administration told France and Germany to draw down emergency diesel inventories to ease global fuel prices or face a possible U.S. diesel export ban, three people close to the talks told Reuters, as Europe…

• U.S. Treasuries post worst quarter since 1994 as yields hit multi-decade highs — The 10-year Treasury yield's 87-basis-point jump in the September quarter was the sharpest since 1994, Reuters said, with the yield touching about 5.3% — levels not seen since the 2000s — as energy costs and strong…

Entertainment

Sia sells 50% of music catalog to Pophouse for $180 million

Sia has sold a 50% stake in her publishing and master-recording rights to Swedish firm Pophouse for $180 million, Rolling Stone and Music Business Worldwide report, with plans for an immersive avatar show years out;…

• Box office preview: 'Verity' eyed for $30–35 million debut over Cruise's 'Digger' — Amazon MGM's Colleen Hoover adaptation "Verity," starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, is projected to open around $30–35 million this weekend, Variety reports, while Warner Bros.' Tom Cruise satire "Digger" is…