A Breakthrough for T.S.A. Funding, and How the War in Iran Will Hit Grocery Prices

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Raspberry prices have doubled since January — and that's just the opening act of how the U.S.-Iran war is reshaping daily life, from a 6% projected rise in overall food costs to Wall Street's fifth straight week of losses while Trump repeatedly delays his ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Closer to home, a last-minute Senate deal ends six weeks of unpaid TSA workers and airport chaos, and Big Tech's AI land grab is quietly spawning private gas-fired power plants in rural communities — dirtier than standard utilities and loud enough to sound like a vacuum cleaner running nonstop inside nearby homes. For professionals tracking inflation, energy policy, or market volatility, this episode delivers a tight, data-rich snapshot of how several slow-moving crises are converging into a single economic pressure point right now.

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