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US Mortgage Rates Hit Three-Year High, Squeezing Buyers Less Than a Month Before the Midterms
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped 19 basis points to 7.49% for the week ending October 2 — its highest level in nearly three years — pushing mortgage applications to their lowest since February 2025, just weeks before congressional midterm elections.
US Arrests Washington Man Accused of Coaching Canada's Tumbler Ridge School Shooter
James Cody Bryant, 30, was arrested in Bellingham, Washington, on Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country over his alleged role in the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Prosecutors say he spent months advising the shooter and agreed to livestream the attack.
Rubio Begins Iceland Visit as US Ramps Up Arctic Strategy After Greenland Security Pact
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Reykjavik on October 5 to discuss economic and security cooperation, the first US secretary of state visit to Iceland since 2021. The trip follows a US-Denmark-Greenland security deal signed in New York that ended months of tension over Trump's annexation threats.
OPEC+ Keeps Oil Output Targets Steady for November as Iran War Squeezes Gulf Supply
Seven core OPEC+ members met by video conference on Sunday and left November production targets unchanged — the second straight month of standing pat. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed since February and Gulf exports at 60–80% of normal levels, Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel.
U.S. Natural Gas Output Hits All-Time Record in July 2026 as Permian Basin Pumps 137 Billion Cubic Feet a Day
U.S. gross natural gas withdrawals averaged a record 137 billion cubic feet per day in July, the EIA said — the first new monthly high of 2026, powered by the Permian Basin and new pipeline capacity moving gas to Gulf Coast LNG terminals.
G7 to Release 100 Million Barrels of Oil and Diesel After Trump's Pressure
The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude and diesel from emergency reserves over four months after pressure from President Trump, as record diesel prices threaten voters' wallets ahead of November's US midterms.
Taiwan's First New F-16V Fighter Jets Land After a Seven-Year Wait, Bolstering Defences Against China
The first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 fighters ordered from the United States in 2019 touched down at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung on Friday, ending months of delays. The $8 billion delivery comes a week after the Trump–Xi summit and amid unease in Taipei about Washington's commitment to arming the island.
Trump Announces One-Time $90 Medicare Payments for 20 Million Seniors Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump announced on October 2 that the federal government will send one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees to help offset monthly premiums, funded from the $2 billion Medicare Improvement Fund, weeks before the November 3 midterm elections.
One in Five Lebanese Children Now Going to Bed Hungry, UNICEF Warns as War Enters Seventh Month
UNICEF's new assessment finds 22% of Lebanese households say their children go to bed hungry, with 261 children killed and over 1,000 injured since fighting resumed in March — and some 340,000 people still unable to return home.
Midterm Endgame: Democrats Seize the Momentum as a Wounded Trump Heads Into the Final Month
With 30 days until the November 3 vote, Democrats are favoured to retake the House and have dragged the Senate within reach, while Donald Trump carries the lowest approval rating of either of his terms into a record-shattering spending war.
Is Bluesky Losing Users? Inside the 27% Decline in 2026
Is Bluesky losing users? Mobile monthly actives fell 27.2% year over year to 10.4 million in June 2026. We break down the data, causes, and what's next.