Retired Surgeon Wanted to Leave His Kids as Much as Possible. Picking the Wrong Account Cost His Heirs Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars. (finance.yahoo.com)
Stocks are in a late-stage bubble and poised to crash 21% next year, while Treasury yields above 5% will signal a new era of tight money, analysts say (news.google.com)
Iran live updates: Oil prices rise after strikes in Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (news.google.com)
President Trump defended the administration’s strategy of minimal regulation after the heads of the nation’s top AI companies endorsed a coordinated slowdown in the technology’s development (on.wsj.com)
Trump’s Irish weekend was supposed to center on low-stakes diplomacy. Instead, it drew him into controversy when he voiced support for Irish reunification, an issue U.S. presidents typically avoid (on.wsj.com)
The U.S. Postal Service wants to press ahead—in time for the midterm elections—with new controls on mail ballots used by nearly a third of American voters (on.wsj.com)
Trump insulted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at the GOP convention this past week despite endorsing him, as concerns mount about his Senate race (on.wsj.com)
Democratic Socialists are having a breakout year, but the public is still trying to learn what the movement believes, how it is organized and the level of its followers’ involvement (on.wsj.com)
A CIA official who authorities said walked out of his office with 40 million in gold bars has reached a tentative plea agreement, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday (on.wsj.com)
The extremes of both parties—Republicans’ MAGA wing represented by JD Vance and the progressive left represented by Zohran Mamdani—have drawn closer to each other, @greg_ip writes. (on.wsj.com)
GOP Sen. Susan Collins, who faces a tough re-election campaign, made some of her sharpest criticisms to date about Trump’s handling of the U.S.’s trade dispute with Canada (on.wsj.com)
I started a real estate brokerage at 26 and am nearing 1 billion in deals. I have no work-life balance and still knock on doors. (www.businessinsider.com)
The Violent Feud That Shocked the Horse World - A prominent dressage trainer shot a belligerent student—and now maintains that he’s the real victim. (www.newyorker.com)
The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird - Godwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet? (www.newyorker.com)
My Surefire, Can’t-Lose Polymarket Bets - Spot on my neck: Cancer? 88% Yes. 12% More tests are needed, none of which are covered by my insurance. (www.newyorker.com)
In “Situated,” Angela Duckworth, the Author of “Grit,” Does an About-Face - In “Situated,” Angela Duckworth challenges the conventional wisdom that says we shouldn’t run away from our problems. (www.newyorker.com)
The Hearing Aid That Plays It by Ear - A company called Fortell made an A.I.-powered device that tries to tune out background noise in real time. Does it work? Ask Fortell’s test subject, Steve Martin. (www.newyorker.com)
The Wealthiest—and Stealthiest—Class in America - America’s everywhere millionaires built fortunes from hot dogs, car dealerships, medical practices, and convenience stores. Then they learned how to protect them. (www.newyorker.com)
The Sisters Buying Homes Together - As marriage rates fall and housing prices climb, adult siblings are betting on the family they already have. (www.newyorker.com)
Paula Cole Doesn’t Want to Wait - At the Conservatory Garden, the singer reflects on her new two-album set, “Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989-1998”; launching Lilith Fair with Sarah McLachlan; and the time Jay Leno made fun of her armpit hair. (www.newyorker.com)
Ke Huy Quan Keeps Smiling - On a trip to Liberty Island, the actor chats about his new memoir, “Never Say Die,” which chronicles his journey from refugee to child star in “Indiana Jones” to winning an Oscar, for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” (www.newyorker.com)
Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy - Donald Trump’s son-in-law represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth. (www.newyorker.com)
The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities - Why are we so obsessed with putting our belongings in metal boxes and then never looking at them again? (www.newyorker.com)
What the Met’s John Galliano Reversal Reveals - The Costume Institute’s decision to scrap its controversial exhibition for the British fashion designer is a reminder that a few checks on power still exist. (www.newyorker.com)
Is Zionism’s Moral Crisis About Roads Not Taken—or Original Sin? - Where Benjamin Moser replaces one story of Jewish exceptionalism with another, Omer Bartov shows what’s lost when polemic takes the place of history. (www.newyorker.com)
Ric Burns, N.Y.C. Optimist - The director—and brother of Ken Burns—is releasing two new episodes of his long-running “New York: A Documentary Film,” this time covering Superstorm Sandy, COVID, and Eric Adams. (www.newyorker.com)