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Semafor @semafor.com · 12m
Supreme Court faces sour American public: 34% percent of US adults say they approve of the job the high court is doing, according to new Gallup polling. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 43m
As the US doubles down on its overhaul of global trade, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is welcoming his G20 counterparts to Milwaukee for two jam-packed days of ministerial sessions and bilateral meetings. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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Exclusive: Trade tensions hover over G20 meeting
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is welcoming his G20 counterparts to Milwaukee for two jam-packed days.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 1h
As the last US troops leave Iraq today, the transition carries risks — both for US counterterrorism efforts against the Islamic State and the ongoing US conflict with Iran. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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As US troops leave Iraq, withdrawal carries risks
Iraq’s government is facing pressure from the Trump administration to disarm militia groups.
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As the US and Iran continue to speak via mediators in a bid to end the war, the White House is tempering any expectations that a breakthrough might be near. www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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White House manages expectations for Iran breakthrough
Some US officials have long conceded that there’s no clear — or clean — way out of the conflict.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 2h
🟡 NEW: House Democrats to tap social media influencers for voter outreach www.semafor.com/article/09/3...
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🟡 NEW: Democrats don’t want to give Republicans any other wins before the midterms. That’s likely to become obvious in two key votes today, when Senate Democrats are poised to block a data center-focused bill and an insider trading bill with added voter ID requirements.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 18h
The White House will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to blunt rising gas prices looming over the midterm elections. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 19h
President Donald Trump plans to travel the battleground map, including Alaska, to stump for Senate Republicans in the homestretch of the election. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 19h
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters today that they’re preparing to release a self-regulatory accord with AI frontier labs. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 20h
The Trump administration has cancelled the US visas of several senior Latin American officials. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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US cancels visas of several Latin American officials
The move intended to support politicians Washington regards as friendly to its regional ambitions.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 21h
Europe typically refills its gas stockpiles over the summer, but curbs on tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz have upended that strategy, leaving its reserves far lower than usual as the bloc scrambles ahead of winter. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Europe scrambles to up gas supplies ahead of winter
Europe typically refills its gas stockpiles over the summer, but curbs on tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz have upended that strategy.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 21h
Increasing flows of oil are making it out of the Middle East despite persistent US-Iran tensions. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Oil flows out of Middle East increase
Shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and routes bypassing it reached nearly 80% of prewar levels last week, research firm Kpler found.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 22h
Around 11 million US workers, about 7% of the country’s workforce, may need to change jobs within the next decade because of AI displacement and the vast majority will need substantial retraining, a new McKinsey report predicted. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Around 11 million US workers may face AI displacement
Voters globally have soured on AI because of existential risks the technology poses as well as concerns such as job losses and energy use.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 22h
More Republicans express confidence in the US media, while fewer Americans than ever believe the press has a lot of freedom. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 23h
🟡 NEW: Thoma Bravo finds the SaaSpocalypse hasn’t killed off all the deals www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 23h
🟡 NEW: Former Trump antitrust chief Gail Slater is planning a comeback to the private sector, holding discussions about returning to advising companies trying to get mergers past an unpredictable administration. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
OpenAI has launched a personalized agent tool, called dots — a new competitor to Meta’s popular Muse system. Dots “can do nearly anything,” OpenAI said, and integrates into applications like Slack and Microsoft Teams. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s plans for an “AI Force” and a new “AI czar” have yet to take concrete steps forward, and it’s not clear they’re on the White House AI priority list right now. The ideas could come up at today’s White House lunch with Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and AI executives.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
🟡 NEW: Congressional leaders are hitting the trail in the midterms’ final stretch. Next month, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark is planning a whirlwind tour of districts in California, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
🟡 NEW: The Senate’s bipartisan AI safety talks are at a standstill now, and there will be no committee action before the election. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
An Irish factory supplying alumina to Russia could face EU penalties in the bloc’s upcoming sanctions package. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Irish factory could face EU sanctions over ties to Russia
An Irish factory supplying alumina to Russia could face EU penalties in the bloc’s upcoming sanctions package.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
South Korea has demanded an apology from Ukraine for “unilaterally and abruptly” revealing that Kyiv transferred North Korean prisoners-of-war — captured fighting for Russia — to Seoul, a diplomatic rupture reflecting the conflict’s increasingly global dimensions. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Ukraine and South Korea spar over secret POW deal
South Korea demanded an apology from Ukraine for “unilaterally and abruptly” revealing that Kyiv transferred North Korean prisoners-of-war — captured fighting for Russia — to Seoul.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Shein’s operating profit fell by more than 50%, its first results showed, as geopolitical and economic headwinds dented the Chinese fast-fashion giant’s already-battered business model. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Nvidia’s record $150 billion stock buyback plan is a bet by CEO Jensen Huang that he can fund huge swaths of the AI buildout while still rewarding his own shareholders. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
SpaceX’s Starship rocket entered orbit for the first time, deploying Starlink satellites before returning to Earth, a landmark achievement. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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SpaceX’s Starship enters orbit, deploys satellites in landmark launch
Starship is slated to replace SpaceX’s reusable workhorse, the Falcon 9, which has allowed the Elon Musk-owned company to achieve a lucrative near-monopoly on satellite launches.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
South Africa needs to reset its relationship with the US, a senior member of Pretoria’s governing coalition said. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Pretoria needs US reset, says minister
DA’s Dean Macpherson’s conciliatory tone exposes a rift with ANC coalition partner over how to handle Washington.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Manchester City, owned by a member of Abu Dhabi’s royal family, was found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules, tainting one of the emirate’s greatest soft-power successes. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Manchester City’s guilty verdict mars UAE soft power
Fans of rival soccer clubs have framed the verdict as proof Manchester City — and by extension the UAE — bought its way to the top.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Abu Dhabi-backed technology investor MGX is looking east for data center assets as the UAE capital’s deep pockets become central to the global AI buildout. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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MGX looks for data center assets in the Asia Pacific
The fund is an investor in the BlackRock-backed AI Infrastructure Partnership.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Sen. Ted Cruz wants Republicans to campaign on the bipartisan college sports bill. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
The US 10-year Treasury yield has returned to highs not seen since 2007 as faltering US-Iran diplomacy rekindles fears of higher-for-longer oil prices. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Bond selloff deepens on oil fears
The US 10-year Treasury yield returned to highs not seen since 2007, as faltering US-Iran diplomacy rekindled fears of higher-for-longer oil prices.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/09/2026
Nvidia has launched a platform that could keep AI agents in check. The software can monitor the behavior of agents and quarantine suspicious ones, the company said. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Nvidia unveils tools to keep rogue AI agents in check
The new software platform can monitor the behavior of agents and quarantine suspicious ones, the company said.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
🟡 NEW: House Democrats are looking confident and they're ready to spend millions of dollars across 35 districts, including some redrawn by Republicans. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Saudi Aramco is considering spinning off its growing gas business into a new division and listing part of it. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Saudi Aramco considers a gas spinoff
The plans are a sign of the pressure the company faces to raise cash for the government and draw foreign investment into the kingdom.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Half of all countries in sub-Saharan Africa are relying more on diesel generators than on grid power, leaving countries with less reliable energy infrastructure particularly vulnerable to the effects of the Iran war. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
The Brussels news organization known as Euractiv will relaunch as Rapporteur as competition intensifies for wall-to-wall coverage of EU politics. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
South African gold miner Gold Fields offered to buy Northern Star Resources in a $27 billion deal that would create the world’s second-largest gold producer. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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South African miner’s $27B bet branded ‘opportunistic’
The deal between Gold Fields and Northern Star would have created the world’s second-largest gold producer.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Saudi Arabia’s stock market has problems that cannot be solved simply by listing more companies, argues Wael Mahdi. Read his full view: www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Aliko Dangote’s planned refinery on Kenya’s Lamu Island will likely have to rely on seaborne imports for crude supplies as Uganda remains non-committal on the project, instead pledging its oil to refineries in Uganda and Tanzania. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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East Africa’s refinery rivals take on Dangote
Aliko Dangote’s planned refinery on Kenya’s Lamu Island will likely have to rely on seaborne imports for crude supplies.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Chinese cars will inevitably enter the US market despite Washington’s efforts to stop them, analysts said. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Chinese EVs will enter the US despite tariffs, analysts say
The Trump administration has maintained 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs as it looks to protect domestic production.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Trump reiterated his threat to ban diesel exports in order to tame soaring domestic prices, though analysts warned such a move could have devastating consequences. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Trump threatens diesel export ban again
The US is the world’s biggest diesel producer and exporter, and Trump’s threat has put buyers on alert.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Venezuelans are demanding that María Corina Machado return and that the country transition to democracy as fears grow that the US is deprioritizing elections. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Venezuelans demand Machado return and transition to democracy
Venezuelan protesters called for opposition leader María Corina Machado’s return to the country, amid concerns that the prospect of democracy is sliding away.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
British authorities held five men suspected of plotting an attack on a UK airfield used by the US to strike Iran, with investigators reportedly believing a motive tied to Tehran to be most likely. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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UK foils suspected attack on air base used to strike Iran
British authorities held five men suspected of plotting an attack on a UK airfield, with investigators reportedly believing a motive tied to Tehran to be most likely.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Kenya is in ‘very advanced’ talks with the US on critical minerals deal. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Kenya in ‘advanced’ talks with US on critical minerals deal: minister
Plans to increase local mineral processing are part of a drive to increase the contribution of mining to Kenya’s economy.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Oil prices rise as hope for a US-Iran truce fades. Trump said he believed talks would resume this week after rejecting a peace proposal from Iran on Friday, although he has reportedly told aides he expects to bomb Iran again after the midterms. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Oil prices rise as hope for a US-Iran truce fades
The Trump administration has reportedly been issuing ultimatums to Tehran’s trading partners, warning that continued commerce risked US sanctions.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Senate Democrats led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen are pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to intervene as renewed fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia raises fears of a return to the 2020-2022 civil war. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Democrats press Trump administration to intervene in Ethiopia
Renewed fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is raising fears of a return to the 2020-2022 civil war.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington to meet with White House officials and lawmakers. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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AI panic clouds more Washington meetings
But tech CEOs visiting DC this week are more likely to be fêted than reprimanded.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is running into a wall of congressional GOP resistance as he seeks $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon, leaving Republicans fuming. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Republicans fuming at Hegseth as war costs build
Some lawmakers are resisting the Pentagon chief’s budget requests amid concerns over his leadership.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Net purchases of US equities and investment fund shares by foreign investors reached a record $426 billion in the second quarter, as overseas capital piled into the AI boom. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
Swiss voters have rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Swiss vote down neutrality measures
Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the…
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Semafor @semafor.com · 28/09/2026
US troops have joined Ecuador’s drug war, taking part in raids and arrests targeting alleged drug traffickers. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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US troops join Ecuador’s drug war
American military personnel joined Ecuador’s security forces in raids and arrests around the country targeting alleged drug traffickers, as the Trump administration steps up its hands-on involvement…
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