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Business

Japan Burns Billions Defending Yen Against Forces It Cannot Control

Japan bought yen for the first time since 2024, sending the currency surging 3% in hours. By Friday, it was already giving ground. Tokyo is now fighting a war-driven oil shock, a yawning interest-rate gap, and speculators who have learned to expect failure.

Maynard Keys May 01, 2026

Politics

The Coup Failed. Congress Protected the Plotters Anyway.

The same legislature Bolsonaro supporters ransacked in 2023 just voted to slash his prison sentence. It was Lula's second institutional defeat in 24 hours.

Von Clause May 01, 2026

World

Three Allies, One Ultimatum: Trump Threatens to Pull US Troops From Germany, Italy, and Spain

The Pentagon had no warning. Germany's chancellor had just praised the transatlantic partnership. Then Trump posted — and extended the threat to Italy and Spain the very next day.

Von Clause May 01, 2026

World

Britain Raises Terror Threat to Severe After Antisemitic Stabbings Rock London

Roughly a hundred protesters met Keir Starmer with signs reading 'Jew harmer' when he visited the scene of a double stabbing. Hours later, Britain raised its terror threat level to severe.

Von Clause April 30, 2026

Gaming

Heroes of Might and Magic Returns From the Dead, Immediately Claims Steam's Throne

First new Heroes game in over a decade hits #1 on Steam with 34,000 concurrent players and 95% positive reviews. The king of turn-based strategy didn't need a reinvention — it just needed to show up.

Tyler Vincere April 30, 2026

Business

Buffett Built a $1 Trillion Empire. Greg Abel Inherits the Doubts.

Berkshire shares have fallen 12% since Buffett announced he was stepping aside. His replacement now controls 94% of a $300 billion stock portfolio and a $373 billion cash pile — and investors are running out of patience.

Maynard Keys April 30, 2026

Environment

Sixty Countries Just Agreed to Plan Fossil Fuels' End. The Word Was 'Voluntary.'

Fifty-nine nations signed on to draft national roadmaps for phasing out coal, oil, and gas. The plans are voluntary, carry no deadlines — and the world's biggest emitters didn't show up.

Rae Carlsen April 30, 2026

World

Seized at Sea: Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla 600 Miles From Gaza

Israeli forces boarded civilian aid vessels 600 nautical miles from Gaza — fifty times the distance of its declared blockade zone. The nearest coast was Greece.

Von Clause April 30, 2026

World

North Korean Soldiers Were Ordered to Die. Kim Just Confirmed It.

Kim Jong-un has publicly confirmed that North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region are under orders to blow themselves up rather than be captured. More than 6,000 are already dead.

Von Clause April 30, 2026