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Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Israel struck new targets across Iran on Thursday, after Tehran rejected US overtures to wind down the nearly four-week Middle East war and vowed to keep up its "resistance". Hopes for a negotiated end to the US-Israeli war with Iran — which has mushroomed to engulf much of the Middle East — rose after the United States was said to have put a 15-point peace plan to Tehran. But the Islamic ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
On Tuesday, a New Mexico jury found that Meta had violated state law, misleading users about safety measures and engaging in "unconscionable" trade practices to take advantage of young users, earning it a $375 million penalty. The next day, in a closely watched bellwether trial in California, a jury found that the "negligence" of Google and Meta had been a factor in the past mental-health struggles of a 20-year-old ...
Source: nymag.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. TSA agents have been working without pay amid the ongoing DHS shutdown, with long lines across the country Removed from bookmarks announced on Thursday that he's ordering the Department of Homeland Security to "immediately pay our TSA agents" amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. The DHS ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Topics More from TechCrunch Two U.S. senators on Thursday fired the latest salvo in an increasingly active front against data centers and their energy use. Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) asking it to collect details on energy use from data centers — and how that use is affecting the grid. The senators urged the EIA "to establish ...
Source: techcrunch.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
After touching below 6% in February, mortgage rates have been climbing back up for the better part of March, driven by a confluence of economic and geopolitical pressures. In turn, the average 30-year mortgage rate is now sitting at about 6.25% (as of March 26, 2026), further lessening affordability for potential homebuyers in an already less-than-ideal economic landscape. This recent rate uptick hasn't just driven ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US Supreme Court finds media company not liable for customer copyright infringement The US Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a major case on appeal, finding Cox Communications not liable for refusing to terminate contracts with 57,000 customers after the customers were found to have infringed roughly 10,000 copyrighted works. Sony Music Entertainment, along with other music labels, ...
Source: jurist.org
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The DOJ threw ICE under the bus for "agency attorney error," a "material mistaken statement of fact" repeatedly cited in briefs that undermines a "core" defense of civil arrests at or near the executive branch's immigration courthouses. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, once the SEC chairman during President Donald Trump's first term, submitted a letter to U.S. District Judge P. Kevin ...
Source: lawandcrime.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Rover Adds Dog Training Options to Platform—and It's Not Just for Puppies The new feature lets pet parents find local, certified trainers. By Westend61 // 2 min read Rover introduced a new feature connecting pet parents with certified dog trainers. All trainers are vetted and use reward-based methods to teach essential skills like recall and basic commands. Has your dog ever chased the mailman? Barked at ...
Source: goodhousekeeping.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Trump struggles to explain why he voted by mail despite calling it 'cheating' Donald Trump failed to explain why he voted by mail despite calling the method a form of "cheating". The US president recently casted a mail-in-ballot for a special election in Palm Beach , Florida . Mr Trump was at his ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Men released on bail over Jewish charity ambulance arson attack Two men who were arrested over the arson attack on Jewish charity-owned ambulances in north London have been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police has said. Four Hatzola ambulances in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green were set alight in the early hours of Monday, in an incident being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. The men, British ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
March 26 (UPI) -- The Trump administration is again seeking to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge threw out its case against her and grand juries twice declined to indict her last year, according to reports. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte is accusing James of alleged homeowners insurance fraud, according too documents obtained by CNN , NBC News and MS News . Pulte ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
GENEVA (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. "Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
By Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES - Netflix prices in the U.S. are going up - again. For the second time in a little over a year, the streaming service will demand a few more dollars a month from its subscribers. Netflix's standard plan with ads will now cost $8.99, up $1. Both the prices for the standard plan with no ads and the premium plan are rising by $2, to $19.99 and $26.99, respectively. The ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
While many across the industry were predicting interest rate cuts and a transition to a more balanced economy in 2026, the year so far has been shaping up a bit differently. Inflation remains elevated, mortgage rates are facing difficulty due to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and the Federal Reserve has yet to make a rate cut so far this year. Now, another Fed governor is advising against ...
Source: rismedia.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations as "a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs." The resolution also urges "the prompt and unhindered restitution" of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum pieces, documents and national ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. US president says he's visiting Beijing on 14-15 May Removed from bookmarks will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on 14-15 May, more than a month later than initially planned. The US president was scheduled to visit China on 31 March but postponed the trip after launching a war against Iran ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in response to the United States-Israel war has caused one of the worst energy crises in decades with experts warning of a looming global recession. The maritime route, through which about 20 percent of global oil and gas supplies pass, has been thrust into the spotlight as Tehran has used it as a geopolitical bargaining chip in the war. Nearly 2,000 vessels are ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Washington — Two siblings have been charged after an improvised explosive device was left outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Indictments were unsealed charging Alen Zheng and his sister, Ann Mary Zheng, in connection with the device, which was found at the base's visitor center on March 16. FBI Director Kash Patel said Alen Zheng ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
March 26 (UPI) -- Fannie Mae on Thursday agreed to begin accepting mortgages that are backed using cryptocurrency. The mortgages will be offered by Coinbase and Better Home & Finance, which said the creation of what it calls a first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency-backed mortgage product could allow more Americans to afford homeownership. Although there are companies already offering mortgages backed with crypto-assets, ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump's signature on all new U.S. paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday. The move would be a first for a sitting president, since traditionally, U.S. paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the Treasurer, not the president. The news was first reported by Vanity Fair. It's the latest instance of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Reading time 4 minutes Childbirth can be a beautiful but often grueling process. Amazing footage of sperm whales released today shows that humans aren't the only animals to rely on others to get them through it. Researchers at Project CETI described their incredible discovery in a pair of studies published Thursday. They detailed up close how a group of sperm whales all worked together to help a mother deliver her ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Key takeaways: The FCC has banned the sale of new foreign-made routers in the US, and this sweeping order applies to virtually every Wi-Fi router currently available in the US market. My expert advice is to hold off on purchasing a new router if you can. Under the current rules, banned routers will no longer receive essential security firmware and software updates after March 1, 2027. The FCC's action ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday, handing a victory to the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. The opinion from a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a lower court ruling that required that a native of Mexico arrested for lacking legal documents be given a bond hearing before an immigration judge. It's the second ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
705,663 8,412 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + By 2060, the bottom 80% of beneficiaries would reportedly see higher payable benefits under the cap Article Summary A new proposal would cap Social Security benefits at $100,000 annually for wealthy retirees to address the fund's impending insolvency. The policy would save up to $190 billion over a decade, ...
Source: housingwire.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday will hold a rare public "trial" for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who is accused of stealing $5 million in federal pandemic funds and using some of the money to boost her congressional campaign. Republicans are already trying to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress over the allegations. Based on the outcome of the hearing, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Meta Platforms Inc. today began laying off hundreds of employees, with the company's Reality Labs virtual reality division hit the hardest. It's believed the number of staff who will find themselves without a job could number as many as 700, as Meta bets big on artificial intelligence and winds down its efforts to get its customers into the metaverse . "Teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
February annual rate in line with expectations, but Food and Drink Federation fears it is 'calm before storm' The UK inflation rate held steady at 3% in February, before Donald Trump's Iran war drove up global energy costs, threatening a renewed price jump. Official figures showed the consumer prices index remained at the same level as the previous month , in line with economists' expectations but still well above ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Talk about an unexpected journey. Soon-to-be-former talk-show host Stephen Colbert is embarking on a new adventure as the lead creative on a new Lord of the Rings movie, titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past . The announcement has divided the Tolkien fandom, many of them apparently unaware of Colbert's bona fides as a lifelong fan and scholar, but this actually feels like a match made in Valinor. At ...
Source: esquire.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
The United States has conducted its 47th attack on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel, this time killing four people. Wednesday's announcement brings the total number of people killed in the boat-bombing campaign, dubbed Operation Southern Spear, to approximately 163. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which oversees military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, described the attack as "applying total ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
NASA will build a base on the moon instead of a space station orbiting it. The Lunar Gateway station was mostly built, so its components will be repurposed for the base on the moon. It leaves an uncertain future for NASA partners Japan, Canada and the European Space Agency that agreed to supply the station's components. NASA has cancelled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead build a $28.7 ...
Source: abc.net.au
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
In Jeffrey Epstein's last will and testament, he named two of his longtime associates — personal attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn — as co-executors of Since Epstein's death in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, Indyke and Kahn have sold off his islands, mansions, and ranch; paid settlements to women who have accused him of sexual abuse; and dealt with other legal and ...
Source: insider.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Justice department and Trump ally Michael Flynn reach settlement over wrongful prosecution suit The US justice department has reached a financial settlement with Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, after he sued the government alleging wrongful prosecution. In 2023, Flynn sued the department for $50m (£37.4m), accusing it of targeting him because of his association with Trump's ...
Source: bbc.com