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The Rundown — October 9, 2026
7 stories across The world, Bitcoin & crypto, Science, Space, Arts & culture, Health & medicine, tracked on October 9, 2026.
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The World
Geopolitics, elections, conflicts and diplomacy, from everywhere, not just one country.
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The Rundown — October 8, 2026
7 stories across The world, Business / macro & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science, Arts & culture, tracked on October 8, 2026.
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The Rundown — October 7, 2026
9 stories across The world, Business / macro & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science, Space, Health & medicine, tracked on October 7, 2026.
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The Houthis Took the Bab al-Mandab Strait: What It Means for Oil, and What the US Is Likely to Do
In September the Houthis took the Yemeni side of the Bab al-Mandab strait, including Perim (Mayyun) Island, just as Iran's closure of Hormuz had pushed Saudi oil onto the Red Sea. Here is why that narrow gap matters, how much oil moves through it, and why Washington has so far declined to strike.
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The World Article · 42 min read
The Global Oil Crisis: Where Things Stand
A standing page on the oil war, rewritten as it moves. As of October 10: Gulf crude exports recovered to around pre-war levels in September, by pipeline and by shuttle tanker rather than through an open strait, but tanker attacks hit a wartime high in early October; Brent settled at $104.72, 44% abo
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The Rundown — October 6, 2026
8 stories across The world, Business / macro & markets, Science, Space, Bitcoin & crypto, Health & medicine, Arts & culture, tracked on October 6, 2026.
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The World Article · 38 min read
Siberia Plague Death: What We Know, What's Disputed, What Would Change the Picture
A standing page on the death of an Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute lab worker, rewritten as the story moves. As of October 10 the story has gone quiet: Irkutsk lifted its quarantine on October 8 after nearly 5,000 negative lab tests, no second case has been confirmed and Russia calls the second-case r
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The Rundown — October 5, 2026
12 stories across The world, Science, Technology, Health & medicine, Bitcoin & crypto, Business / macro & markets, tracked on October 5, 2026.
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The Rundown — October 4, 2026
9 stories across The world, Bitcoin & crypto, Space, Health & medicine, Technology, tracked on October 4, 2026.
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The Rundown — October 3, 2026
8 stories across Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science, Space, The world, Arts & culture, tracked on October 3, 2026.
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The Institute Built to Prevent This Had the Accident
A 28-year-old lab worker at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died October 1 of suspected pneumonic plague, and nearly 200 people who had contact with her are now under medical observation. Officials haven't settled on how she was exposed — a broken test tube in the lab, or a recent trip near a
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The Rundown — October 2, 2026
6 stories across Business & markets, The world, Technology, Arts & culture, tracked on October 2, 2026.
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The Rundown — October 1, 2026
7 stories across Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Space, Science, tracked on October 1, 2026.
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The Rundown — September 30, 2026
8 stories across World, Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Arts & culture, tracked on September 30, 2026.
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The Rundown — September 29, 2026
12 stories across World, Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science, Health & medicine, tracked on September 29, 2026.
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The Rundown — September 28, 2026
12 stories across World, Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science, Space, tracked on September 28, 2026.
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The Rundown — September 27, 2026
12 stories across World, Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science & space, Health & medicine, tracked on September 27, 2026.
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The Rundown — September 26, 2026
12 stories across World, Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science & space, Health & medicine, tracked on September 26, 2026.
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The Rundown — September 25, 2026
13 stories across World, Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science & space, Health & medicine, tracked on September 25, 2026.
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The Rundown — September 24, 2026
12 stories across World, Business & markets, Bitcoin & crypto, Technology, Science & space, Health & medicine, tracked on September 24, 2026.
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