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The Iranian Enforcer Driving Tehran’s Hard Bargaining With the U.S.

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

The pugilistic new paramilitary commander is seen as a power broker who is asserting control over negotiations even as the two sides appear to be near a deal.

By: Benoit Faucon, Summer Said

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How the U.S. and Iran Turned From Renewed War to the Cusp of Peace

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:31:00 GMT

A U.S. helicopter crash spurred an escalation that led both sides to back down and negotiate.

By: Alexander Ward, David S. Cloud, Lara Seligman

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Trump Says U.S. Killed Venezuelan Tren de Aragua Gang Leader

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:15:00 GMT

The CIA provided intelligence for the strike coordinated with Venezuela.

By: Kejal Vyas, Vera Bergengruen

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One Ukrainian City’s Agonizing Year as the Russian Army Closed In

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Over the course of a year, the Journal followed Ukrainians in a town on the front line as the fabric of their lives was slowly, painfully torn apart.

By: James Marson

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Deal With Iran Is Close, but Accord Will Kickstart Toughest Phase of Talks

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:40:00 GMT

U.S., Iranian and Pakistani negotiators say an agreement will begin dialogue over Tehran’s nuclear program.

By: Benoit Faucon, Laurence Norman, Robbie Gramer, Summer Said

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The Mysterious Woman Behind the Nord Stream Explosion

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:07:00 GMT

A new book details the attack on the world’s largest offshore pipeline system.

By: Bojan Pancevski

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World’s Food Supply Imperiled by Iran War, Fertilizer Manufacturer Fertiglobe Chief Says

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:12:00 GMT

Failure to get fertilizer supplies moving through the Persian Gulf risks worsening food shortages and triggering higher grain prices that could take time to come down.

By: Adam Whittaker

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Trump Says Iran Deal Is Close but Tehran Says No Decision Has Been Made

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:37:00 GMT

The president pulled back from threats just hours earlier to launch more military strikes and seize Iran’s oil infrastructure.

By: Alexander Ward, Benoit Faucon, Lara Seligman

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India Says U.S. Strike on Tanker in Iran Blockade Killed Three Nationals

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:01:00 GMT

The deaths are the first known to have occurred from U.S. action to enforce its blockade.

By: Shan Li

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What to Know About Drone-Boat Maker Behind Iran Helicopter Crew Rescue

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:22:00 GMT

Saronic’s unmanned Corsair plucked two aviators from the Strait of Hormuz; startup is worth $9.3 billion.

By: Tina Li

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Lebanon Is Teetering at the Abyss of a New Civil War

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

A ceasefire agreement with Israel requiring the government to dismantle Hezbollah reignites sectarian tensions.

By: Omar Abdel-Baqui

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Why Asian Currencies Are Taking a Beating, in Charts

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Governments and central banks are battling the effects of the energy crisis, U.S. interest rates and AI spending.

By: Jason Douglas

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China Arrests American Scholar-Journalist, Adding to Friction With U.S.

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:23:00 GMT

The Myanmar-born activist, was detained on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security.

By: Jonathan Cheng

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South Korea Fines Coupang $410 Million Over Data-Law Breaches

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:53:00 GMT

The fine on the e-commerce company is the largest ever imposed on a single company in South Korea.

By: Kwanwoo Jun

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Taiwan Test-Fires U.S.-Supplied Missile Launcher Toward China

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:03:00 GMT

The island staged the first use of Himars on the Taiwan Strait as part of invasion-defense drills.

By: Joyu Wang

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North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Capacity Could Soon Expand by 75%, Analysis Says

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:41:00 GMT

Kim Jong Un recently inspected a new facility that could dramatically boost Pyongyang’s ability to make nuclear bombs.

By: Timothy W. Martin

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Florida Care Packages Save Cuba From Plunging Into the Abyss

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:31:00 GMT

The diaspora is sending food and medicine to counter shortages as the U.S. squeezes the communist government.

By: Deborah Acosta

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The Daughter of a ‘Dictator’ Wins Power in Peru

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT

Keiko Fujimori’s election as president is the latest in a string of victories for right-wing leaders in Latin America.

By: Ryan Dubé

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Switzerland’s Radical Proposal on Immigration: Cap the Population

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Its referendum reflects a broader shift that is upending the long-held consensus that open borders are the key to economic growth.

By: Tom Fairless

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Canada Agrees to Delay Opening Of New Bridge to US Amid Bilateral Trade Tensions

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:21:00 GMT

The Canadian government agency in charge of the planned Gordie Howe International Bridge said both countries have agreed the bridge should not open at this time.

By: Paul Vieira

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World Cup Puts Mexico’s Cartel Crisis on the Global Stage

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT

Activists are using the tournament to spotlight tens of thousands of missing people, while officials deploy high-tech shields to protect lucrative tourist zones.

By: Ian Lovett

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He Stole Money From the Scots. But His Real Crime Was How He Spent It.

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 GMT

A political fixer pleaded guilty to embezzlement, unleashing a torrent of public ridicule when everyone discovered his mundane purchases.

By: James Hookway

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BOE Survey Finds Businesses Expect to Raise Prices at Faster Rate

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:35:00 GMT

U.K. businesses polled in May expected to raise their prices at a faster rate, but wage increases were seen slowing, according to a Bank of England survey released Friday.

By: Paul Hannon

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Student Murder Sparks Accusations U.K. Police Are Biased Against White Victims

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:01:00 GMT

A call to police claimed a man had been racially abused. In fact, the man was a killer with a cover story.

By: David Luhnow, Max Colchester

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BOE’s Greene Says Case for Rise in Key Interest Rate is Growing

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:18:00 GMT

The case for raising rates, which were left unchanged in April, grows stronger the longer the conflict in the Middle East continues, said Megan Greene.

By: Paul Hannon

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BOE Can Tolerate Inflation That Is Temporarily Above Target, Gov. Bailey Says

Fri, 29 May 2026 10:29:00 GMT

Bailey also said the central bank had already tightened its policy, and that interest rates on new mortgage loans have risen.

By: Paul Hannon

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Opinion | Russia Has Lost Its ‘Near Abroad’

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:54:00 GMT

As Ukraine fights back, every other ex-Soviet republic but Belarus distances itself from Moscow.

By: Casey Michel

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Opinion | Beirut Tells Paris the Truth About Hezbollah

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:36:00 GMT

Forget military and political ‘wings.’ It’s one terror group serving Iran.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | A Hypersonic Missile on a Beer Budget

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:42:00 GMT

The U.S. needs affordable weapons to meet the threat from China and other adversaries. The defense company Castelion is attacking the challenge.

By: Kate B. Odell

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Opinion | The Revolt of Britain’s Defenders

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:44:00 GMT

Key ministers resign over Labour’s failure to fund the military.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | Trump Needs a New Iran Strategy

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:47:00 GMT

The regime has taken advantage of weakness amid the cease-fire.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | A Simple, Unified Theory of Antisemitism

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:05:00 GMT

The treatment of Jews since Oct. 7, 2023, reminds me of the cruel shunning of my classmate Charles.

By: Joel Engel

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Germany’s Bundesbank Cuts Growth Expectation, Raises Inflation Forecast as War Drags On

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:29:00 GMT

The central bank expects German inflation on an EU-harmonized basis to climb to 2.9% this year, considerably higher than the 2.2% it anticipated in December.

By: Ed Frankl

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U.K. Defense Secretary Quits Over Lack of Military Spending

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:11:00 GMT

Governments across Europe are trying to figure out how to fund a major overhaul of their militaries in the shadow of a bellicose Russia.

By: Alistair MacDonald, Max Colchester

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Jared Kushner’s $5 Billion Albanian Reality Check

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Kushner is proposing to build luxury beach hotels and resorts in a corner of Eastern Europe often overlooked by U.S. investors—but things aren’t going well.

By: Eliot Brown

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EU’s Budget Watchdog Criticizes Energy-Spending Rule Change

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:34:00 GMT

A move to exempt government spending on reducing the use of fossil fuels from the bloc’s budget rules could be misused and repeat mistakes from the 2022 energy shock.

By: Paul Hannon

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Second Flare-Up of Anti-Migrant Violence Signals Tensions in U.K.

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:24:00 GMT

Public anger over rising immigration has erupted in response to crimes by immigrants, asylum seekers or British-born minorities.

By: David Luhnow

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Everyone Loves Chinese Cars, Except the Chinese

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

The world is applauding the latest Chinese vehicles and sales are surging almost everywhere the cars are available. The one exception: China itself.

By: Raffaele Huang, Stephen Wilmot

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China’s Xi Projects Strength. His Constant Purges Reveal Insecurity.

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:55:00 GMT

Plus, how he is reversing Deng-era reforms and pushing China toward full-blown totalitarianism, in one analyst’s view.

By: Lingling Wei

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U.S. Expands List of Chinese Tech Companies It Says Assist Beijing’s Military

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:10:00 GMT

Some well-known companies were added to the annually updated list, which designates them as a U.S. national-security risk.

By: Heather Somerville

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China’s Strength in Semiconductors, Rare Earths Drives Export Surge

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:32:00 GMT

The worldwide surge in demand for AI is driving Chinese exports, keeping the world’s second-largest economy humming.

By: Jonathan Cheng

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The Fight to Break China’s Rare-Earth Dominance Moves to a New Front in Brazil

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT

Brazil holds the world’s second-largest reserves and wants to become a processor of critical minerals, but it refuses to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

By: Samantha Pearson

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Mass Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Military Facilities in St. Petersburg

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:14:00 GMT

The attack came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech in which he rejected a call for peace talks from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

By: James Marson

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Putin’s Inner Circle Travels on Western-Made Private Jets Despite Sanctions

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:00:00 GMT

Russia’s elite have been forced to adapt since the start of the war, but sanctions haven’t done much to crimp their globe-spanning lifestyles.

By: Bojan Pancevski

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At Russia’s Davos, Putin Tells His Soldiers to Keep Fighting

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:23:00 GMT

The Kremlin chief rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to meet and appeared more interested in boosting relations with the American right.

By: Thomas Grove

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With Ukraine Stronger on the Battlefield, Zelensky Offers to Meet Putin

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:29:00 GMT

The Ukrainian president, writing his first letter to his Russian counterpart since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, aims to unfreeze peace talks.

By: Anastasiia Malenko

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Russia’s Elite Is Souring on the War. Putin Doesn’t Seem to Care.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:00:00 GMT

Some of Russia’s best-known hawks have become more open in expressing a belief that Moscow simply doesn’t have the capacity to achieve an outright victory against Ukraine.

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

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Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Reaches Territory Held by Islamic State

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:16:00 GMT

The deadly strain has spread to a forested area where health workers, who are already coping with short supplies and local suspicions, dare not venture.

By: Nicholas Bariyo

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Ebola Outbreak Is Now Third Largest in History. Here’s What to Know.

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:44:00 GMT

Ebola case counts are quickly climbing as a rare strain hits a high-trafficked part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

By: Betsy McKay

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Trump Wants Minerals, Health Data for Aid. African Nations Are Pushing Back.

Sun, 31 May 2026 21:04:00 GMT

Governments bridle at U.S. demands for private medical data and, in some cases, access to minerals.

By: Betsy McKay, Caroline Kimeu

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Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Treat American Ebola Patients in Kenya

Fri, 29 May 2026 11:24:00 GMT

A Kenyan judge halted construction and operations of a tented U.S. field hospital in the country.

By: Caroline Kimeu

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U.S. Says Deal Reached With Kenya on Ebola Quarantine Facility for Americans

Thu, 28 May 2026 20:23:00 GMT

The arrangement for the facility, which would have 50 beds, has drawn fierce opposition from Kenyan medical groups.

By: Caroline Kimeu, Robbie Gramer, Sabrina Siddiqui

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As China Encroaches, Even New Zealand Is Getting Serious About Its Military

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:00:00 GMT

Billions will be spent in the coming years—including on missiles, drones and base upgrades—as the remote country squares up to a widening threat.

By: Mike Cherney

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The U.S. Navy’s New Insurance Policy for War With China Is an Australian Base

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:00:00 GMT

The Pentagon plans to deploy submarines to an expanding facility in allies’ strategy to deter Beijing.

By: Mike Cherney

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Several People Missing After Landslide Buries Campground in New Zealand

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:37:00 GMT

Debris engulfed the site at Mount Maunganui following record rainfall. A government minister said young people were among the missing.

By: Mike Cherney

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Can a U.S.-Greenland Partnership Work? Just Look at These Pacific Islands

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:30:00 GMT

U.S. agreements with three island nations have benefited both sides but have also had challenges.

By: Mike Cherney

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Bondi Beach Terror Suspects Condemned ‘Zionists’ and Amassed an Arsenal

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:11:00 GMT

Court documents reveal what police say were the movements and motivation of Sajid and Naveed Akram.

By: Mike Cherney, Jon Emont

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A Judge Branded India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroaches’—and Unleashed a Political Movement

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:00:00 GMT

Frustrated by low wages and a lack of jobs, the South Asian country’s youth are pushing for change.

By: Krishna Pokharel, Shan Li

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Big Subsidies for Google, Limited Water for Locals: The Dilemma of AI in India

Thu, 28 May 2026 02:00:00 GMT

Developing-world nations are offering billions of dollars in incentives for U.S. data centers, but locals say the cost is too high.

By: Krishna Pokharel, Rory Jones

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‘America First’ Shadows Visit by Rubio to Repair Rift With India

Mon, 25 May 2026 20:58:00 GMT

The secretary of state’s visit was the latest American effort to address a downward turn in the U.S.-India relationship.

By: Tripti Lahiri, Vera Bergengruen

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India Asks Locals to Pause Gold Buying in Bid to Shore Up FX Defenses

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:49:00 GMT

Prime Minister Modi asked citizens to avoid buying gold jewelry for functions, coming as the country’s appetite for the precious metal continues to drive foreign-currency spending.

By: Kimberley Kao

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India Is Increasingly Ruled by a Single Party—Modi’s

Thu, 07 May 2026 03:00:00 GMT

Voters eager for change gave the country’s Hindu nationalists a landslide win in a key state where they had never before ruled.

By: Krishna Pokharel, Tripti Lahiri

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U.S. Trades Fire With Iran for Second Day in Bid to ‘Negotiate With Bombs’

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:52:00 GMT

Iran launched strikes targeting Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain and declared the Strait of Hormuz shut to all vessels.

By: Alexander Ward, Lara Seligman, Michael R. Gordon

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U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:04:00 GMT

Jet fighters used precision munitions to hit Iranian radar sites and ground control stations in an attack that lasted several hours, U.S. Central Command said.

By: Alexander Ward, Jared Malsin, Lara Seligman, Shelby Holliday,

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Iran and Israel Halt Exchanges of Fire

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMT

In a tumultuous resumption of violence, Iran had fired several volleys of attacks, while Israel’s targets included a major Iranian petrochemical facility.

By: Anat Peled, Dov Lieber

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Trump Says Iran Deal Is Close but Tehran Says No Decision Has Been Made

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:37:00 GMT

The president pulled back from threats just hours earlier to launch more military strikes and seize Iran’s oil infrastructure.

By: Alexander Ward, Benoit Faucon, Lara Seligman

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The World’s Most Surprising Economic Success Story Is…North Korea

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:26:00 GMT

Arms sales to Russia and goods from China have provided a boost, despite sanctions. “The regime is wealthier than ever.”

By: Dasl Yoon, Timothy W. Martin

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Switzerland’s Radical Proposal on Immigration: Cap the Population

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Its referendum reflects a broader shift that is upending the long-held consensus that open borders are the key to economic growth.

By: Tom Fairless

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How To Refinance a Car Loan

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:40:00 GMT

Navigate the car loan refinancing process to potentially lower your interest rate and monthly payments.

By: Miranda Marquit

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Best High-Yield Savings Accounts for June 2026: Up to 5.00%

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:02:00 GMT

These are the accounts that offer the best interest rates—without burdensome fees, gimmicks or other hassles

By: Molly Grace, and , Erin Gobler, and , Lauren Nowacki

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Best Car Insurance Companies of 2026

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:57:00 GMT

Progressive, Travelers and Geico and among the top picks in our extensive analysis.

By: Amy Danise

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