Oldest Americans held more real estate wealth than ever in 2025

Jim Jordan reverses long-held position on spy powers, says he will back Trump extension of FISA 702

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, said he plans to support a clean extension of the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, a reversal after he voted against the bill when it last came before Congress. Jordan in 2024 voted against reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

Why high beef prices are driving more Americans to steakhouses

<p>Steak-hungry Americans are skipping the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/19/beef-prices-2025-cpi-inflation" target="_blank">meat aisle</a> — and heading to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/23/restaurants-menu-prices-james-beard-foundation-report" target="_blank">restaurants</a> instead. </p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Sky-high <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/vegetable-prices-spike-february-ppi" target="_blank">grocery prices</a>, especially for beef, are reshaping how people consume one of the most expensive proteins — and narrowing the gap between cooking at home and dining out.</p><hr><ul><li>Steak has become one of the most expensive items at the grocery store.</li><li>The average price for uncooked beef steaks is now about $12.74 per pound — a record high, federal data <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FC3101" target="_blank">shows</a>.</li></ul><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>Darden Restaurants <a href="https://investor.da...

Earth hit record heat levels in 2025 as UN says warming will last thousands of years

Earth’s heat-trapping levels hit a record in 2025, with impacts expected to persist for thousands of years, the United Nations warned on Monday. The World Meteorological Organisation said the 11 warmest years on record occurred between 2015 and 2025, underscoring global warming in its State of the Global Climate report.

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Looking for leverage: China keeps close eye on US politics after summit delay

<p>Beijing seeks to decipher effect of Iran war on US midterms and best way to apply pressure when Trump meets Xi</p><p>The White House said on Wednesday that China had agreed to postpone Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran">war in the Middle East</a> rages on, complicating the US president’s position at home and abroad.</p><p>China has not yet commented on the delay to the highly anticipated trip, in which Trump and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will meet in person for the first time since October. Trump previously said that he hoped to delay the trip, originally scheduled for 31 March to 2 April, for “five or six weeks”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/looking-for-leverage-china-keeps-close-eye-on-us-politics-after-summit-delay">Continue reading...</a>

‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide

<p>From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to ration oil usage</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/23/middle-east-crisis-live-iea-chief-says-iran-war-energy-crunch-worse-than-1970s-oil-crises-and-ukraine-war-combined"><strong>Middle East crisis – live updates</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Alagesan, 35, needs liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to run his roadside drink and snack shop in Coimbatore, India, but with the fuel shortage since the US-Israel attacks on Iran, he worries his business could fold.</p><p>“I am far away from the Middle East, but my life is affected,” he said. “The gas cylinder is not available because of the war. I don’t know what to do.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/iran-war-fuel-shortages-affecting-readers-worldwide">Continue reading...</a>