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Clooney promised that he and Amal would have a "fun" dinner and that the lawyer would wear a "very nice dress" — and she delivered.

Clooney promised that he and Amal would have a "fun" dinner and that the lawyer would wear a "very nice dress" — and she delivered.

Coco Gauff had a good laugh when asked about influencers amid debates on their etiquette at the U.S. Open.

US Diesel Pump Prices Hit Record As Global Refined-Products Crisis Threatens Industrial Economy

Goldman explained this week that Gulf oil exports had recovered to between 15 million and 16 million barrels per day, roughly two-thirds of prewar levels, with the rise of dark tanker transits obscuring some flows from conventional tracking via the Automatic Identification System (AIS). Yet headline crude volumes don't tell the entire story. As we have repeatedly noted, crude itself does not keep the industrial economy humming. Diesel does.

US RETAIL DIESEL PRICES ADVANCE TO RECORD HIGH, AAA DATA SHOWS https://t.co/LjXZw8fxYR

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 4, 2026

Make no mistake: There is a refined-products crisis because of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Ukrainian one-way drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. That tightening in physical markets, especially for diesel, was evident on Thursday, when US retail pump prices reached a record high.

US retail diesel prices surged to a record $5.85 per gallon on Thursday, according to new data from AAA, surpassing the previous peak reached in June 2022.

Unlike crude oil, diesel is the fuel that keeps the industrial economy moving: It powers trucks, construction equipment, tractors, generators, and home-heating systems. The spike threatens to unleash another wave of energy-driven inflation just as global supplies tighten ahead of the Northern Hemisphere's harvest and heating seasons.

Bloomberg's NYMEX one-month heating-oil/crude spread, tracked on the Bloomberg Terminal as the HOCL1 Index, breached $100 per barrel early Tuesday before surging to $108 early Wednesday. It was trading at $99 early Friday morning.

President Trump urged US refiners earlier this week to increase production and lower gasoline and diesel prices, but the industry has limited spare capacity. Many facilities are already operating near, or even above, their stated maximum processing rates following a summer production surge.

Despite the recovery in tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz, TotalEnergies SE head Patrick Pouyanne recently said there wasn't a "single tanker of products" moving out of the waterway.

Again, the energy crisis is in the refined-products complex.

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/04/2026 - 12:00

Three lockdown quarters followed by something far less satisfactory did not equate to a happy Gary Patterson. “I know he’s pissed right now about the fourth quarter,” USC coach Lincoln Riley said of his new defensive coordinator in the immediate aftermath of their season opener against San Jose State. How were Riley and Patterson feeling...

It's time to meet Troy.

Deposit $10 and get a $50 trading bonus with the Polymarket promo code NYPMAX1.

The billionaire tech leader was discussing rampant backlash online against AI companies during an appearance on a Tuesday episode of the new “Sources” podcast with host Alex Heath.

Some social media users railed against the "absurd" price, while others speculated that the box could contain a secret Easter egg.

Some social media users railed against the "absurd" price, while others speculated that the box could contain a secret Easter egg.

"If someone came to the door in America and asked for help, wouldn’t they be taken in?"

"We Have The Receipts": Bartiromo Denies Fox Firing

Update (1155ET): New details are rolling in about the Bartiromo situation - as the anchor is denying reports that she was fired from the station. According to The Hollywood Reporter: 

Bartiromo, who is now repped by Bryan Freedman, who recently repped Justin Baldoni, as well as journalists Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo after their dramatic exits from CNN as well as Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox, denies that she was fired and further claims that she is “still employed by Fox.” Freedman suggests they may pursue the matter in court. 

“For many years, Maria Bartiromo hosted three number-one-rated television shows on Fox channels. She has been, without question,  one of the hardest-working journalists throughout her award-winning career,” Freedman said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

"The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false. Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise. Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth," he continued.

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Maria Bartiromo was not fired for pushing claims about the 2020 election - she was fired for revealing that Fox had told its own staff not to talk about it. Fox News Media announced on Thursday it had parted ways with the anchor effective immediately after more than twelve years, thanking her for her work and giving no reason. 

The guidance at the center of it went out in July, after President Donald Trump used a prime-time address to tie China to the 2020 result. Fox Business management privately instructed senior staff not to lend credibility to the claims, and killed a China-and-2020 story Bartiromo wanted to pursue. The sensitivity stemmed from legal concerns - Fox paid Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million in 2023 over 2020 election coverage, and Smartmatic's $2.7 billion claim is still outstanding, with Bartiromo named in both.

Fox did not catch the leak itself. Puck's Dylan Byers reported that Bartiromo took a screenshot of that guidance and sent it to senior White House officials, which Fox executives learned of after receiving a call from the White House.

In a terse statement, Fox News said Bartiromo is no longer with the company, effective immediately and thanked her for her work, while wishing her well in her next chapter.

Status's Oliver Darcy, who built his brand at CNN by pushing censorship campaigns against conservative media, was first to report that Bartiromo leaked internal guidance after Fox Business management privately directed senior staff not to lend credibility to claims President Donald Trump made in a July address regarding China's interference in the 2020 election.

However, a new report alleges that Bartiromo was in FOX's crosshairs for several reasons beyond the alleged leak.

Mediaite reports:

According to a source familiar with the matter, sharing the memo about Trump's July comments was "not the only reason" that led to her abrupt defenestration.

The source confirmed that it was "a confluence of factors," including Fox's whopping $787.5 million settlement it had to pay to Dominion Voting Systems in 2023 over 2020 election fraud claims Fox had aired, plus another similar lawsuit from Smartmatic "still hanging out there." Bartiromo was among the main on-air personalities cited in these lawsuits and has continued to periodically peddle in election denialism. A Fox News media spokesperson told Mediaite that the move was simply a "business decision" and declined further comment.

Comments Kevin O'Leary made on a May 11 episode of Mornings With Maria also factored in, the source said, in which the Shark Tank star accused nonprofit organizations that opposed his data center project in Utah of being secret agents of the Chinese Communist Party.

Trump blasted Fox's decision to sever ties with Bartiromo, calling the host a "true warrior."

"I can't believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have her great show(s) on FoxNews/Business. Three different shows, always number one," the president wrote on Truth Social. "Maria is a total professional, and a true warrior. Her fans, of which there are many, will not be happy. God bless you, Maria!"

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:30

Chirping has a different meaning to some in Bean Town.

Chasing treasure, finding fits.

The actress confirmed she was at the height of her addiction battle when she made her one-episode appearance as Lexi Featherston on "SATC."

The actress confirmed she was at the height of her addiction battle when she made her one-episode appearance as Lexi Featherston on "SATC."

A judge revealed he intends to declare a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial Friday on the seventh day of deliberations -- but gave her defiant lawyer just one hour to file an emergency appeal against the ruling.

A heartbreaking tragedy befell a Los Angeles woman when a dog trainer allegedly kept her thick-coated puppy in a sweltering crate for hours until the pooch succumbed to the heat.

New footage from August 31 shows a U.S. Army H-60M Black Hawk launching an Anduril Altius-700 loitering munition during Project Convergence Capstone 6. The test demonstrated a “hunter-killer” team capable of autonomously locating a target, sharing data across the formation and carrying out a strike. The Army said the test is part of efforts to...

"Stolen or not, we suffered a loss."