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Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that the Israeli military killed Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib. Israel Katz made the announcement. Khatib's killing follows Israel's killing of top Iranian security official Ali Larijani and the head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's all-volunteer Basij force. Meanwhile, Iran launched strikes toward Israel and neighboring Gulf countries early Wednesday, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article One Fed official dissented in favor of a quarter-point cut Federal Reserve officials expect the Iran war will worsen inflation this year while having little impact on economic growth, but they still expect to cut their key rate once in 2026. For now, Fed policymakers left ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Oklahoma senator and former MMA fighter is Trump's nominee to replace Kristi Noem to lead president's anti-immigration agenda The top Republican on the Senate's Homeland Security committee has ripped into Sen. Markwayne Mullin , who is asking for his colleagues' approval to run ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
With a little over six weeks before ballots hit mailboxes, a large swath of the California electorate is "largely unenthusiastic" about the crowded field vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a new poll from the Institute of Government Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. "I've never seen a gubernatorial election quite like this with so many voters disengaged," Mark DiCamillo, the director ...
Source: bradenton.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) on Tuesday filed criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the online prediction marketplace of "running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law." The 20-count indictment accepted bets on sporting outcomes, ...
Source: theweek.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Menlo Security has unveiled the Browser Security Platform, purpose-built to secure the agentic enterprise, where autonomous AI agents will outnumber human employees and the browser has become the operating system for both. Menlo provides unified control plane to apply machine-speed governance and threat prevention to both human and non-human actors, deployed globally on Menlo's elastic cloud infrastructure. "The ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
President Trump on Wednesday issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act , a move aimed at lowering energy prices by letting foreign ships move fuel between U.S. ports. The 100-year-old law requires goods shipped between American ports to be carried on ships that are U.S.-built, -flagged and -crewed, and also limits the number of tankers domestic shippers can use. "President Trump's decision to issue a 60-day Jones Act ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
News , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons US oversight committee subpoenas Trump attorney general over Epstein investigation compliance The chairman of the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform on Tuesday subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday over her management of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. On February 11, the House Judiciary Committee questioned Bondi over her compliance with the ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Prime members will pay $9.99 for one hour delivery and $4.99 for three hour delivery, while non Prime users face higher fees. Amazon is launching new one-hour and three-hour delivery options across multiple U.S. cities to enhance its competitive stance against instant delivery services such as Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. The initiative will make over 90,000 items available for rapid delivery, improving ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article None of America's traditional allies are heeding Donald Trump's demand for help protecting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz Days after demanding help from NATO and other U.S. allies to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump now says the U.S. doesn't need any help ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Labor leader Cesar Chavez is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls in the 1970s as well as fellow farmworker leader Dolores Huerta in the 1960s, according to an investigation from the New York Times. The allegations have sparked public outcry from elected leaders and spurred a wider reckoning of a towering figure in California history — the namesake of many streets, parks and even a state holiday. ...
Source: latimes.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Illinois' Democratic primary elections on Tuesday received a lot of attention, and not always for the candidates on the ballot. The primary for the open seat left by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin , had served as a test for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's political clout ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run. And outside spending from pro-Israel groups and pro-crypto groups, had swarmed House primaries in the closing ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Health A New Level of Vaccine Purgatory A judge suspended the CDC's vaccine advisory committee but also said that the agency should be consulting it before making recommendations. Victor J. Blue / The New York Times / Redux March 18, 2026, 11:50 AM ET Save Listen − 1.0x + Seek 0:00 9:47 On Monday, a federal judge issued a preliminary ruling with a harsh reprimand for the Trump administration: You've done this ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Public health alert as Kent meningitis cases rise An urgent public health alert has been issued after a deadly meningitis outbreak in Kent, with health workers across England urged to look out for signs of infection. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued the alert as a vaccination programme targeting about 5,000 students began at the University of Kent, following an outbreak thought to have originated at a ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
With Big Oil poised to profit from a price spike driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran, congressional Democrats on Wednesday revived an excise tax that proponents say would put money back in the pockets of struggling American workers . Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act "to curb profiteering by oil companies and provide Americans relief at ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
The state of Washington is on the verge of enacting a 9.9 percent tax on income over $1 million. Rhode Island's governor has proposed a 3 percent tax on income above that same level. Lawmakers in New York state are advancing a 0.5 percent tax on income over $5 million. Liberal groups in California and Michigan are pushing for ballot initiatives that would raise taxes on the super-rich in their states. In ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Beijing seeks to decipher effect of Iran war on US midterms and best way to apply pressure when Trump meets Xi The White House said on Wednesday that China had agreed to postpone Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, as war in the Middle East rages on, complicating the US president's position at home and abroad. China has not yet commented on the delay to the highly anticipated trip, in which Trump and the Chinese ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
WNBA and Players Reach Verbal Agreement on 'Transformative' New Collective Bargaining Agreement There's a lot to unpack. Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. After a drawn-out labor battle, the WNBA and Women's National Basketball Player's Association (which reps WNBA players) have reached a verbal agreement for the terms of a new collective ...
Source: womenshealthmag.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
During a public hearing before Congress on Wednesday, the top U.S. intelligence official asserted that Iran had been working to restart its nuclear program prior to the U.S. and Israel launching a war against it—in contradiction to her written testimony submitted to the same hearing. In her written testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, wrote that ...
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
The platform addresses a key limitation of general purpose AI systems, which often fail to capture business specific context due to training on broad internet data. Mistral, a French AI startup, has introduced Mistral Forge, a platform designed for enterprises to create custom AI models tailored to their unique data requirements. Announced at Nvidia's GTC conference, Mistral Forge aims to address the shortcomings ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Apple released iOS 26.3.1 (a) , its first Background Security Improvement , on Tuesday, March 17. The tech giant wrote online that the update fixes an issue in WebKit, the engine that powers Safari and other third-party browsers in iOS. If you have enabled automatic installation of Background Security Improvements, your iPhone should install this update on its own. If you don't have automatic installs, or if you ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
MIAMI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez and his Venezuelan teammates stood on the stage behind second base with shiny medals draped over their proud chests, belting out their national anthem accompanied by tens of thousands of fans who remained in the ballpark a half-hour after the final out. Back home, people were singing their praises, too. Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time Tuesday ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Users can access Personal Intelligence in AI Mode through Google Search, the Gemini app, and Gemini in Chrome. Google is expanding its Personal Intelligence feature to all users in the U.S., making it accessible to free-tier accounts for the first time. Previously, Personal Intelligence was exclusive to paid users and allows the AI assistant to customize responses by connecting with users' Google services, such as ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Writers Guild members staged walkout over stalled negotiations CBS News saw staffers walk off the job on Tuesday amid an ongoing labor dispute. Writers Guild of America East members at CBS News 24/7 held a 24-hour walkout on Tuesday, claiming management failed to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement with the 60-member bargaining unit. The current ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
GPT-5.4 mini is available to Free and Go users through the Thinking option in ChatGPT and serves as a fallback for paid users who reach usage limits. OpenAI has launched GPT-5.4 mini and nano models, expanding access to enhanced features for users across its platforms. This announcement comes after the release of GPT-5.4 in early March, which is mainly tailored for professional tasks such as programming and data ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
This story originally appeared on Real Estate News . One of the biggest lawsuits to capture the real estate industry's attention over the past year has come to an abrupt end. Compass International Holdings announced Wednesday that it is dismissing the lawsuit it filed last June against Zillow . The two industry titans have battled in court for months over Zillow's Listing Access Standards , a policy barring ...
Source: geekwire.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Roberts did not name Donald Trump, but US president has decried 'corrupt judges' who ruled against him The chief justice of the United States, John Roberts , said on Tuesday that hostility directed in personal terms at judges is "dangerous, and it's got to stop". The comment came just days after Donald Trump 's latest social media broadside against judges who have ruled against him and his administration. Roberts ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes This summer, the world's most powerful particle collider will go into hibernation. But before that, it's delivering some last-minute discoveries: the common proton's weightier sibling. In a statement today, CERN's Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) Collaboration—the Swiss institution's specialty unit in matter-antimatter research —announced the discovery of an entirely new ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Getting your player ready... United Farm Workers and the César Chávez Foundation said Tuesday that they will abstain from celebrations honoring the late labor leader, citing "disturbing allegations" that involve the possible victimization of "very young women or girls." The organizations issued separate but related statements Tuesday stating that they will not organize or participate in events ...
Source: dailynews.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Fifa is unwilling to switch Iran's World Cup matches to Mexico despite the country's football federation claiming it is in discussions with the world governing body about moving their games outside the United States. Iran are due to play two fixtures in Los Angeles and one in Seattle but their participation in the tournament has been placed in doubt by America's joint airstrikes on the country with Israel. Donald ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... New Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan now has a blockbuster trade under his belt in his first three months managing the team's roster. The Dolphins sent standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, according to a league source. In return, Miami gets Denver's first-round pick, at No. 30. The Dolphins are also netting an extra ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Microsoft is reorganizing its Copilot executive group. Former Snap executive Jacob Andreou will be in charge of the Copilot AI assistant experience for commercial and consumer clients, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a memo. Mustafa Suleyman, head of the Microsoft AI group, will focus more on developing generative AI models. "The model is the product," Suleyman said in an interview. In this article Microsoft AI ...
Source: cnbc.com