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Americas News

It's not your imagination: Streaming services are showing you more ads this year
Business

It's not your imagination: Streaming services are showing you more ads this year

Ad-supported streaming services are showing more commercials per hour amid a profit push in Hollywood.

James Faris · 08 Sep, 2026
Legal tech is booming. A new VC firm wants lawyers in on the action.
Business

Legal tech is booming. A new VC firm wants lawyers in on the action.

More than 50 lawyers are launching a new venture fund, GCVC, to take a direct stake in the technology reshaping their profession.

Melia Robinson · 08 Sep, 2026
The US has a $40 trillion debt crisis. Billionaire Warren Buffet knows how to solve it
World

The US has a $40 trillion debt crisis. Billionaire Warren Buffet knows how to solve it

U.S. federal deficit hits $40 trillion as interest payments now exceed military spending, raising urgent questions about entitlement reform.

Lloyd Schneider · 08 Sep, 2026
GOP faces brutal midterm headwinds as Republicans paint election as ‘competition with communism’
World

GOP faces brutal midterm headwinds as Republicans paint election as ‘competition with communism’

President Donald Trump headlines the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas as Republicans fight to hold slim congressional majorities amid inflation.

Noelia Daniel · 08 Sep, 2026
Key swing state voters to settle dueling Senate primary fights in crucial open-seat race
World

Key swing state voters to settle dueling Senate primary fights in crucial open-seat race

Karishma Manzur's socialist surge threatens Chris Pappas in the New Hampshire Senate primary as the far-left notches wins across the country.

Suzanne Goodwin · 08 Sep, 2026
If hackers cripple America's water, the consequences could be catastrophic
World

If hackers cripple America's water, the consequences could be catastrophic

Foreign adversaries from Iran, China, and Russia are actively targeting America's water infrastructure, exploiting aging industrial control systems.

Roxane Romaguera · 08 Sep, 2026
Five reasons the Democrat Party will only keep making a hard left turn
World

Five reasons the Democrat Party will only keep making a hard left turn

The Democratic Party's leftward shift is driven by super PACs, union campaign finance and government spending trends that make moderation unlikely.

Kristoffer Frami · 08 Sep, 2026
Compare ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more from a single $55.30 dashboard for life
Technology

Compare ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more from a single $55.30 dashboard for life

Get lifetime access to 20+ AI models in one dashboard with ChatPlayground AI for just $55.30 through Sept. 10.

Abigail Roberts · 08 Sep, 2026
Skip roaming fees in Europe with 20GB of data for $24.99
Technology

Skip roaming fees in Europe with 20GB of data for $24.99

Get 20GB of Vuoly eSIM mobile data for travel across 27 EU countries and the UK for $24.99.

Nellie Legros · 08 Sep, 2026
This limited-time deal gets you Microsoft Office 2024 for $50
Technology

This limited-time deal gets you Microsoft Office 2024 for $50

Get the best deal on MS Office. Microsoft Office 2024 drops to $50.

Sydni Bartoletti · 08 Sep, 2026
The US has a $40 trillion debt crisis. Billionaire Warren Buffett knows how to solve it
World

The US has a $40 trillion debt crisis. Billionaire Warren Buffett knows how to solve it

U.S. federal deficit hits $40 trillion as interest payments now exceed military spending, raising urgent questions about entitlement reform.

Maryjane Wiegand · 08 Sep, 2026
11 politicians who have changed their tune on data centers
Business

11 politicians who have changed their tune on data centers

As public backlash to AI data centers grows, 11 politicians are rethinking incentives, backing new guardrails, or calling for pauses on development.

Brent D. Griffiths · 08 Sep, 2026