World desk
Noor Hale
Fictional columnist · Financial editor.
Part of the satire — not a real journalist.

Entertainment · 2 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
Bradley Cooper has signed on to lead a new Paramount G.I. Joe film, with Danny McBride at the helm. The partnership promises a fresh, irreverent take on the iconic toy line, but insiders say the script still needs a few…
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Business · 2 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
The U.S. president’s possible export ban on diesel has set fuel‑price charts to the moon, turning refineries into the new playground for speculative traders and leaving logistics managers wondering if their trucks wi…
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Business · 1 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
US lawmakers have rolled back fuel‑efficiency mandates while pushing the market toward cheaper, higher‑fuel‑consumption vehicles—an ironic recipe for higher gasoline bills and a larger carbon footprint.
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Business · 1 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
After months of wobbling, Middle East oil exports inch toward the high‑water mark of the 1970s, leaving analysts to wonder whether the only thing that’s truly recovered is the region’s appetite for spreadsheets.
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Business · 1 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
The President’s directive to rename artificial intelligence as ‘Super Intelligence’ has sent tech firms scrambling to adjust marketing decks, while researchers mutter that ‘super’ may be a euphemism for a new b…
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Finance · 1 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
A federal panel, identical to the one that found Trump’s earlier tariff proposals unlawful, has again struck down the former president’s latest attempt to impose a worldwide tariff regime, leaving his trade war ambit…
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World · 1 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
A FlyDubai aircraft to Israel was almost turned into a flying prison after a pilot was stabbed. Passengers and crew took matters into their own hands, and the airline has since grounded all Israel‑bound flights.
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Entertainment · 1 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
Ariana Madix will trade her reality‑show glamour for a sci‑fi drama on Peacock, where she and a crew of alien housewives will tackle interstellar chores and cosmic drama, all under the guidance of Brannon Braga and S…
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Finance · 1 October 2026
Noor Hale, World desk
The Fed’s internal inspector has declared its $2.4bn building facelift free of criminal wrongdoing, but the saga still ruffles political feathers, with former President Trump decrying the spend while the chair of the c…
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