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Trump 327 Undisclosed Stock Trades Landed One Day Before His Tariff Pause Sent Markets Soaring

327 stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million hit President Trump's investment accounts on April 8, 2025, one day before his tariff pause sent the S&P 500 up nearly 10%, disclosed more than 14 months late.

4 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
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How the America 250 record fireworks attempt aims to top 810,904 shells

Pyrotecnico is launching roughly 850,000 fireworks over a 40-minute Washington show on July 4, 2026, chasing the Guinness world record of 810,904 shells as the centerpiece of the nation's 250th birthday.

4 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
A federal student loan borrower reviewing a SAVE plan exit notice letter beside a laptop showing the StudentAid.gov repayment options page
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7.5 Million SAVE Plan Borrowers Exit Deadline Clock Starts Ticking This July

Seven point five million borrowers on the defunct SAVE plan started receiving 90 day exit notices on July 1, forcing each to choose a new legal repayment option or be shifted onto the pricier Standard plan.

4 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
A person reviews a 2026 ACA marketplace health insurance renewal notice showing a sharply higher monthly premium at a kitchen table
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ACA Premiums Double 2026 as Enhanced Subsidies Lapse, Pushing a Million Off Coverage

KFF projects subsidized marketplace enrollees will pay $1,904 on average in 2026, up 114% from $888, as enhanced premium tax credits expire and enrollment posts its sharpest single-year drop since the Obamacare exchanges opened.

4 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
Travelers wait near departure boards inside LaGuardia Airport during a record Northeast heat wave over the July 4 weekend
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How the Delta LaGuardia Heat Advisory Reshaped Fourth of July Travel

102 degrees at LaGuardia Airport on July 2 pushed Delta Air Lines to issue a high-heat operational advisory and waive change fees, one thread in a record Northeast heat wave that put more than 165 million Americans under alerts.

4 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
A driver refueling a car at a gas station pump with prices displayed near $3.75 a gallon ahead of the Fourth of July holiday
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Gas prices second highest July 4 on record as 72 million Americans hit the road

72.2 million Americans are traveling this Independence Day into the second-priciest Fourth of July at the pump on record, with the national average near $3.75 a gallon, trailing only the $4.80 peak set in 2022.

4 Jul 2026 ·10 min read
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U.S.

Getty Shutterstock Merger Collapse Ends $3.7 Billion Deal

Getty Images terminated its $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock on June 30, 2026, after the UK regulator demanded Shutterstock divest its global editorial business, a condition Getty's board unanimously refused to accept.

4 Jul 2026 ·9 min read
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FDA Flags Utz Zapp's Chips Salmonella Recall at Highest Risk Level

Nine Utz products across the Zapp's and Dirty brands now carry a Class I recall after the FDA flagged potential salmonella in a dry milk powder seasoning, with more than 650,000 bags affected nationwide.

4 Jul 2026 ·8 min read
A Tesla electric vehicle at a delivery center as a stock ticker shows shares falling after Q2 2026 delivery results
U.S.

Tesla Q2 Deliveries Stock Drop Follows a Record Sales Beat

480,126 vehicles delivered in Q2 2026 topped every Wall Street forecast, yet Tesla shares sank as much as 8 percent in the stock's worst single day in nearly a year as investors turned to the July 22 margin reveal.

4 Jul 2026 ·7 min read
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