The Weekly Edition
The week of August 31 – September 6, 2026
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Politics
Politics
UN Assembly Votes 164-1 to Redraw the World Map, and the US Alone Says No
The nonbinding resolution swaps the centuries-old Mercator projection for a new Equal Earth map, but Washington's lone dissent framed the debate as a distraction from the UN's real mandate.
By Whitfield Grant
September 5, 2026
Opinion
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'Dean of Innovation' Says Corporate Boardrooms Have Wasted Nearly Four Decades Chasing a Word Nobody Can Define
By The Editorial Board
August 31, 2026
12 State AGs Wield a 1963 Bank Ruling to Block Paramount's $110 Billion Warner Deal
By The Editorial Board
August 31, 2026
Dimon and Stankey Demand Prepared Minds in the Boardroom, but the Market Still Prefers JPMorgan's 17% Gain to AT&T's 12% Drop
By The Editorial Board
September 6, 2026
Business Spotlight
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NHTSA Opens Probe Into Tesla's Driverless Cybercab a Day After Launch, Stock Sheds 6%
By Nathan Brooks
September 5, 2026
Ig Nobel Prizes Flee the U.S. for the First Time in 35 Years Over Visa Fears
By Nathan Brooks
September 4, 2026
OpenAI's Astra Slashes Compute Costs — and Ignites a Fight Over Machine Oversight
By Nathan Brooks
September 3, 2026
O'Leary's 15% Rule Turns a $68,000 Salary Into a Millionaire Retirement
By Margaret Coyle
September 6, 2026
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