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The view from a very angry Canada

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 •  Vox

A New Effort to Punish Iran

The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners.

 •  NYTimes World

Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks On Base

Four tokens covering Nvidia, Apple, Meta and Alphabet went live for non-US users, with about $4.5 million minted and $3 million of DEX liquidity on da…

 •  The Defiant

White Sox Weekly: August 17-23, 2026

Crosstown, and crossed up Sean Newcomb started the week, and closed it, as the team’s opener. | MLB Photos via Getty Images The White Sox week started…

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