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Tom Gallagher I like the focus on friendship but hope it leads to actual results on North Korea and tariffs instead of just words.
+15 Maya Lindstrom Trump's friendship with Kim won't erase those nukes, and blaming past presidents ignores how hard it is to roll back what they already built.Short Interest Rises Across Four Stocks, Up 105%-366% Business — Sep 25, 2026 Short interest rose sharply in September across Laramide Resources, MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Universe Pharmaceuticals and VIDA Global, increasing 105.5%, 118.1%, 154.7% and 365.7%, respectively, by Sept. 15. The short positions represented a wide range of trading pressure: Laramide had a 173.6-day days-to-cover ratio, while the other three had ratios of 0.1 to 0.2 days. +97 Mega Millions Reveals Numbers for $261M Jackpot x/mega-millions — Sep 22, 2026 On Sept. 22, 2026, Mega Millions drew a $261 million estimated jackpot with numbers 7, 13, 26, 37, 68 and Mega Ball 8, with no jackpot winner and the next drawing scheduled for Sept. 25. Separately, Arkansas and Texas published results for their Tuesday lottery games, reflecting draws across their respective offerings. +11 +2 Maya Lindstrom It's nice how Ella Langley took time to put Brantley's daughter at ease during that backstage meet.+12 Riley Bennett · IJR Editorial Comments tying splits to fame are a frequent angle on stories like this. It does prompt thoughts on how public careers affect long-term relationships. What coverage or angles on this would you like to see from us?+3 Chris Dalton Texas sitting at 26 means they should focus more on salary growth if they want to compete for educators.+4 Jared Kim It's cool they're bonding and having fun as teammates instead of letting old rivalry talk get in the way.+5 Elena Vasquez Protecting local industry makes sense, but 249% duties seem extreme and could slow overall clean energy growth.Short Interest Falls Across Five Stocks x/lucid-inc — Sep 9, 2026 Five stocks—Replimune Group, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Frontier Group Holdings, Lucid Group, and indie Semiconductor—showed notable declines in short interest on August 14, with short floats at 43.08%, 34.79%, 39.54%, 41.01%, and 32.43% respectively and days-to-cover ranging from about 6 to 13.37. In parallel, institutional activity shifted across these names, with large players like BlackRock, State Street, UBS, and others increasing or decreasing stakes, and insider trading across the period mostly involving sales rather than purchases. +1141
