Oil prices today: U.S. crude above $83

Oil prices rose Tuesday after an Iranian official said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Tehran’s conditions are met. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were 1.4% higher at $83.27 per barrel by 11:53 a.m. ET. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 1.3% at $88.85 per barrel. The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council…

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Hong, Flanagan, Craig run in key races

Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks during a campaign rally on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joshua Lott | Getty Images Progressives and moderates will face off again in Tuesday’s Democratic primary elections in Wisconsin and Minnesota as the party decides whether to lurch further to the left or chart toward the middle…

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OpenAI Astra model raises cyberattack concerns

OpenAI has halted some “internal activities” involving a new model amid fears over the cyber threat it potentially poses, amid a wave of security incidents involving major AI labs. Recent disclosures that AI systems from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta were involved in security incidents prompted a wave of concerns over the development of models. U.S….

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