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Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
A Russian oil tanker carrying a humanitarian shipment of 100,000 tons of crude oil reportedly arrived in Cuba on Monday. It comes shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to reverse course on his administration's effective oil blockade of Cuba. The shipment of crude oil is seen as something of a lifeline to the fuel-starved Caribbean nation. An old Soviet-era Lada car drives past a truck belonging to a ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Washington — The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security , now the longest in history at 45 days, is set to stretch on after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed solution to the standoff late last week. TSA employees began receiving partial back pay as the standstill in Washington showed no signs of ending. President Trump directed the TSA workers to be paid late last week, and DHS ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Features / Pixabay Trump v. Barbara: the Supreme Court case that could redefine birthright citizenship The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in Trump v. Barbara . The Court will get to decide a case that reaches far beyond the usual debates over immigration policy. President Trump aims to withhold birthright citizenship from certain children born on US soil, based solely on their parents' ...
Source: jurist.org
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Bunker construction appears to be related to the secure shelter and communications center underneath the former East Wing Removed from bookmarks President Donald Trump confirmed that the military was involved in the construction of a "big complex" underneath his new White House ballroom – and ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Leading international human rights groups as well as organizations in Israel swiftly demanded the repeal of a law passed by the Israeli Knesset on Monday that makes death by hanging the default punishment for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks on Israelis—a law that one group called "discriminatory by design." Those were the words of the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, which petitioned the ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Israel said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem would regain access to Christianity's holiest site after the decision to block him from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday triggered international condemnation. Police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the church, citing security concerns as Israel enforces a ban on gatherings in synagogues, churches and mosques during the ongoing war with ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself Monday, according to authorities, who were still investigating what led to the early morning attack. No other injuries were reported at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, a small but growing city near San Antonio. The teacher was taken to a nearby hospital. Comal County Sheriff Mark Reynolds said hours ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back . They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo's workforce was still alive. Now in their 80s and 90s, the dwindling survivors of NASA's greatest generation would also like to see more enthusiasm for Artemis. So few of them ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Trump may launch a ground invasion of Iran according to reports as the war in the Middle East enters its fifth week Removed from bookmarks As thousands of U.S. Marines head to the Middle East amid reports of an impending ground invasion of Iran , many conservatives are becoming increasingly critical of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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…and how institutions can help. The "digital divide" used to mean unequal access to devices and the internet. Today, that gap has evolved into something more consequential: An AI divide — not about access to tools, but about who knows how to use them well. In recent months, while mentoring several newly graduated computer science majors, I was struck by how familiar their resumes looked. Many had ...
Source: cio.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Victoria police commissioner Mike Bush said the shooting was 'justified' and brought closure to the families of two police officers allegedly killed by Freeman in Porepunkah in August Fugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month manhunt in rural Victoria . The Victoria police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, confirmed a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse works in 3-minute Italian museum raid Heist took place on night of March 22-23, according to police Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The heist took place on the night of March 22-23, ...
Source: cbc.ca
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Two U.S. Army helicopters that were recorded flying by the Tennessee home of Kid Rock were following a training route in the Nashville area, a military official said Monday. A spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, said their presence was "entirely coincidental" to " No Kings " protests in Nashville. , whose real name is Robert Ritchie, showed him standing near an outdoor pool while ...
Source: nbcnews.com