Binance hack, Russian press squeeze, G20 protests and AI stock rout highlight a jittery, contested global order.
Legal fights, ICE crackdowns and an unprecedented papal ballot shape volatile midterms as both parties race to define health care.
War-fueled oil windfalls, sticky inflation and hawkish Fed talk jar workers even as investors bet on a post-election rally and biopharma boom.
Space startups, pet longevity, metascience policy and prediction markets show research closely entwined with politics, money and behavior.
Tributes, political satire and intimate TV and stage work revisit comedy's past while probing the unease of the present.
NFL Week 8 stakes, a key Mets deal, coaching upheaval and Arsenal discipline highlight relentless pressure across major sports.