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35 Nations, No Americans: The Scramble to Reopen Hormuz

The US isn't invited. Roughly 2,000 ships can't move. And all the pipelines in the Gulf combined can carry less than half the oil that normally flows through a single waterway each day.

Von Clause April 02, 2026

Sports

Tiger Woods Seeks Treatment Abroad After DUI, Will Miss Masters

A Florida judge granted Woods permission to leave the country for treatment. His attorney argued that no American facility can protect his privacy. The Masters will proceed without him.

Ozzy Wild April 02, 2026

World

One Dead as 7.4 Quake Hits Indonesia's Molucca Sea, Tsunami Warning Lifted

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Ternate early Thursday, killing one person and triggering tsunami waves before the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its alert after two hours. Indonesia's disaster agency says the full damage assessment is still underway.

Von Clause April 02, 2026

World

The Iran War Has Arrived at Your Boarding Pass

An $800 fuel surcharge on a single economy ticket. Asian carriers in emergency mode. The Strait of Hormuz is closed, jet fuel has doubled in price, and the industry warning is blunt: some airlines won't survive this.

Von Clause April 01, 2026

Politics

Conservative Justices Push Back on Birthright Citizenship as Trump Watches

Chief Justice Roberts called the government's legal reasoning "quirky and idiosyncratic" — and he wasn't the only conservative justice to do so. The first sitting president to attend Supreme Court arguments watched his solicitor general get a rough ride.

Von Clause April 01, 2026

Health

No Needle, No Food Rules: FDA Approves First GLP-1 Weight-Loss Pill

Lilly's Foundayo can be taken anytime, with or without food. Its biggest rival requires an empty stomach and a 30-minute wait.

Carl Sage April 01, 2026

World

Russia Shuts Gasoline Exports as Asia Barters for Fuel Amid Iran War Squeeze

Russia banned all gasoline exports today and China quietly extended its fuel restrictions. Now Asian governments are swapping LNG for cooking gas and calling Moscow — until recently a sanctions target — just to keep the lights on.

Von Clause April 01, 2026

Business

The 6 AM Email: Oracle Fires Thousands Overnight to Fund Its AI Arms Race

As many as 30,000 Oracle employees learned they were fired from a 6am email on Tuesday. The company's AI infrastructure spending target for this year: $50 billion.

Maynard Keys April 01, 2026

World

Markets Bet on Peace While Missiles Fly: The Gap Behind Trump's Iran Address

Global stocks posted their biggest rally in years on ceasefire hopes. The same day, a cruise missile hit an oil tanker off Qatar and Trump vowed to bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Ages.'

Von Clause April 01, 2026

Science

54 Years Later, Four Astronauts Prepare to Fly Past the Moon

More than 700,000 gallons of super-cold propellant are loaded into a 32-story rocket at Cape Canaveral. By evening, four astronauts — including the first woman and first person of color to leave Earth orbit — will be on their way to the moon.

Carl Sage April 01, 2026

World

Russia Claims Luhansk — First Annexed Ukrainian Region to Fall Entirely

Russia says it has completed its hold on Luhansk — the first of four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions to come entirely under Moscow's control. Kyiv says Ukrainian troops are still there.

Von Clause April 01, 2026

Environment

Alaska's Permafrost Is Thawing at Scale — and Everything It Held Is Coming Out

A Wisconsin-sized stretch of Alaska's North Slope is shedding ancient carbon into the Beaufort Sea — and 44 years of fine-grained data suggest climate models may be underestimating the scale of what's being released.

Rae Carlsen April 01, 2026