Trump says a 'friend' donated $130 million to pay the US military during the shutdown

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Donald Trump said a friend of his made a $130 million donation to the Pentagon but did not say who it was.

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Ontario to pause ad featuring Ronald Reagan that led Trump to terminate Canada trade talks

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President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday night that he was ending trade negotiations with Canada.

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Inflation accelerated in September, with prices up 3%

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics published inflation data on Friday.

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The White House said there probably won't be an inflation report next month

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there will likely be no inflation report in October.

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Millions of retirees are about to get a 2.8% raise in Social Security benefits

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Millions of people will receive higher Social Security benefits next year.

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Billionaire Mark Cuban says abolishing billionaires would mean destroying the stock market and wiping out Americans' savings

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Mark Cuban at a Senate Committee on Aging hearing on Capitol Hill on October 22, 2025.
Mark Cuban is worth an estimated $6.6 billion, built from tech startups, investing, and owning the Dallas Mavericks, making him the world's 639th richest person, per Forbes.

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I'm an 82-year-old real-estate broker and forklift driver. I have no plans to retire — they'll have to drag me out.

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Bill Miller still works as a real estate broker and forklift driver.

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Americans are going back to cheap, simple beer

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It's official: Student-loan forgiveness confirmation emails are now hitting borrowers' inboxes

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President Donald Trump's administration is processing new student-loan forgiveness.

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It may be the toughest season ever for 'Shark Tank' contestants

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Three years ago, Noah Silverman and Yuki Kinoshita's Plufl — "the world's first dog bed for humans" — went viral on TikTok and landed them on "Shark Tank".

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