My family's been stuck in the Caribbean for days. We spent $10,000 more than we budgeted for, and we're still not home.

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Author David Morris smiling next to plane
Although we ended up stranded in the Caribbean for a bit, my family had the privilege of being flexible and adjusting our plans.

David Morris

US forces launched from the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to seize another blockade-breaking oil tanker

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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), after a right of visit boarding operation while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 7, 2026.
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford this week.

US Navy photo

Navy destroyers helped the US catch a Russian-flagged oil tanker on the run in the Atlantic

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) maneuvers into position during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025.
USS Bulkeley, one of the destroyers involved in the seizure, sails in the Atlantic Ocean.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye

Trump says the US shut off the lights in Venezuela's capital using 'certain expertise.' Here's how it may have done it.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
A figure in a helmet stands in front of a fighter jet with lights on at night time
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor parks after the US's military actions in Venezuela.

U.S. Air Force Photo

The best way to win on prediction markets: insider information

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Photo collage showing Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump, and a smartphone displaying Polymarket, alongside a hand sliding a note.

Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images; Mateusz Slodkowski; Alyssa Powell/BI

Vintage photos show Venezuela before its economic collapse, when oil wealth made it one of the world's richest nations

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circa 1955: A policeman directing traffic around a busy corner of central Caracas, Venezuela.
Venezuela underwent major economic and social changes in the mid-20th century.

Jack Manning/Getty Images

After a two-week chase across the Atlantic, US forces finally caught a Russian-flagged dark fleet tanker that ran its blockade

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The sanctioned Russia-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic.
The US carried out an operation to seize a fleeing oil tanker on Wednesday.

US European Command.

Warren Buffett's Chevron bet stands to gain if the US delivers a Venezuelan oil boom

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Chevron logo and Venezuelan flag illustration
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder.

Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

A Venezuela oil revival could set up winners — and losers — in US energy

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Oil pump jack with de color of the Venezuelan flag is seen and oil field in Cabimas, Venezuela.
Venezuela is home to the world's largest oil reserves, but its energy industry has been battered by decades of underinvestment, sanctions, and political instability.

Jose Bula Urrutia/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Donald Trump says Venezuela would give 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, to be controlled by him

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O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump no Centro Trump-Kennedy em Washington 6 de janeiro de 2026 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
President Donald Trump announced a plan to import over 30 million barrels of Venezuelan oil to the US market.

Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

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