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NEOM in 2026: What Was Cut, What Was Delayed, and What Is Still Being Built?
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Editorial illustration showing HBO, CNN and CBS screens converging beneath a Paramount and Warner Bros. corporate merger

Paramount Can Now Buy Warner Bros.—What Happens to HBO, CNN and CBS?

Oct 1, 2026 31 16 min read

Wait—did Paramount just buy HBO and CNN? Not quite. On September 30, a federal judge approved Paramount Skydance’s settlement with 12 states that had sued to stop its acquisition of…

Did Trump Know the Iran War Would Raise Gas Prices? What Chris Wright Actually Said

Did Trump Know the Iran War Would Raise Gas Prices? What Chris Wright Actually Said

Oct 7, 2026 15 14 min read

Did Trump know Americans could end up paying more at the pump when he decided to attack Iran? According to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, yes—at least in the broad sense…

2027 Tax Brackets Are Rising—Will Your Tax Bill Actually Go Down?

2027 Tax Brackets Are Rising—Will Your Tax Bill Actually Go Down?

Nov 8, 2026 17 13 min read

Higher tax brackets sound like higher taxes. So why are some Americans likely to pay less? The IRS has announced its federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2027….

Why Did the Chiefs Sign Justin Tucker If Harrison Butker Still Has the Job?

Why Did the Chiefs Sign Justin Tucker If Harrison Butker Still Has the Job?

Oct 30, 2026 7 8 min read

Wait—didn’t the Kansas City Chiefs already have a kicker? They did. And as of October 29, Harrison Butker still had the job. Kansas City signed former Baltimore Ravens star Justin…

Why Are U.S. Pending Home Sales at a Record Low Even as Listings Rise?

Why Are U.S. Pending Home Sales at a Record Low Even as Listings Rise?

Oct 21, 2026 27 17 min read

If there are more homes for sale, shouldn’t buying a house be getting easier? That’s what many Americans might expect. More listings should mean more choices, less competition, and perhaps…

Why Did the Cardinals Trade Marvin Harrison Jr.—and What Do the Texans See in Him?

Why Did the Cardinals Trade Marvin Harrison Jr.—and What Do the Texans See in Him?

Oct 13, 2026 36 18 min read

How does a player go from being the fourth overall pick in the NFL Draft to being traded away barely two years later? That’s the question surrounding Marvin Harrison Jr….

Why Are Republicans Turning on Pete Hegseth—and Could He Really Be Impeached?

Why Are Republicans Turning on Pete Hegseth—and Could He Really Be Impeached?

Nov 8, 2026 11 15 min read

Why would a Republican congressman try to impeach the defense secretary appointed by a Republican president? That’s the unusual question surrounding Pete Hegseth, one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent…

Why Was Trump’s $10 Billion Wall Street Journal Lawsuit Dismissed?

Why Was Trump’s $10 Billion Wall Street Journal Lawsuit Dismissed?

Nov 3, 2026 5 11 min read

If the president says a newspaper published a false story about him, why can’t he simply sue and make the paper prove it was right? That question sits at the…

Anthropic Reported $16.8 Billion in Q3 Revenue—Is It Really Profitable?

Anthropic Reported $16.8 Billion in Q3 Revenue—Is It Really Profitable?

Oct 16, 2026 32 21 min read

Sixteen-point-eight billion dollars in just three months. For a company selling artificial intelligence, that sounds like an extraordinary amount of money. But if Anthropic is bringing in that much revenue,…

Why Is Israel Restricting West Bank Travel Days Before Its Election?

Why Is Israel Restricting West Bank Travel Days Before Its Election?

Oct 26, 2026 18 17 min read

Israelis are preparing to vote on October 27. But why does an election inside Israel mean Palestinian workers in the occupied West Bank may be unable to reach their jobs?…

Why Did Resident Evil Just Have Its Biggest Opening Ever?

Why Did Resident Evil Just Have Its Biggest Opening Ever?

Sep 22, 2026 49 13 min read

Why is Resident Evil suddenly setting records now? Hasn’t Hollywood been making these movies since 2002? And didn’t the last theatrical reboot, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, open to…

Did the U.N. Really Change the World Map? What the 164–1 Equal Earth Resolution Means—and Why the U.S. Said No

Did the U.N. Really Change the World Map? What the 164–1 Equal Earth Resolution Means—and Why the U.S. Said No

Oct 5, 2026 35 15 min read

Did the United Nations just replace the world map? And did the United States vote against the change because the new map makes America look smaller? Not quite. On September…