Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Gold Coast, Australia — The Iranian women's soccer team left Australia minus seven of its members who were granted asylum, after tearful protests of their departure at Sydney Airport and frantic final efforts inside the terminal by Australian officials who sought to ensure the women understood they were being offered asylum. As the team's flight time drew nearer and they passed through security late ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Republicans are heading towards an election season led by a president who just launched an unpopular war in the Middle East that is raising gas prices, writes John Bowden . Sound familiar? D onald Trump is barreling his Republican Party towards a midterm election that could once ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Effect of war on prices not reflected in data, as Trump says only 'fools' would think oil price shocks would be significant US inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February, according to government data released Wednesday that provides a snapshot of the US economy before it was thrown into a tailspin by the US-Israel conflict with Iran. The levelling comes after prices swung last year, reaching a four-year low in April ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The acquisition includes Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, though financial terms were not disclosed. Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network for AI agents, and will integrate the team into Meta Superintelligence Labs. The deal, first reported by Axios and confirmed to TechCrunch, includes Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds an "always-on ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
EDITOR'S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record was set by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks. Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards to pass Bryant on the list ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate scheduled for execution Wednesday night for a murder he did not commit or even witness. Charles "Sonny" Burton and five other men robbed an AutoZone in Talladega, Alabama, in 1991, but Burton had left the building before ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
, a weekly newsletter that surfaces under-the-radar stories about what Trump is doing to the law—and how the law is pushing back. It seems fair to assume that Donald Trump's second presidency hasn't turned out quite the way Ed Martin had hoped. The former interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has faced a series of embarrassing setbacks over the past 14 months, tumbling down the Justice ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved leucovorin, a synthetic form of vitamin B9, as a treatment for a rare genetic condition that causes folate deficiencies in the brain. The decision comes just months after U.S. president Donald Trump, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. , and FDA chief Marty Makary lauded the drug as a treatment for autism. After a scientific review, ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Iran are scheduled to play against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in the World Cup. The US president has said "I really don't care" if they compete. Donald Trump said Iran is "welcome to compete" in the World Cup, FIFA's Gianni Infantino has said. Their participation was in doubt after US and Israeli forces struck Iran , with Iran retaliating with attacks on US assets and allies across the region. However, Mr ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region. Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on Tuesday, including one responsible for at least ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint into what it describes as a former Department of Government Efficiency worker's potential misuse of data obtained from the Social Security Administration . According to a document the Associated Press obtained Wednesday, the SSA's inspector general informed the leadership of four congressional ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The update enables users to generate documents, spreadsheets and presentations using prompts. Google on Tuesday introduced new Gemini-powered artificial intelligence features for Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The update allows users to generate fully formatted documents, spreadsheets, and presentations by pulling data from Gmail, Chat, and Drive. These tools aim to increase productivity by enabling content ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
By Month-over-month existing-home sales were bleak in January, plummeting by 8.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 3.91 million units, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors. These data include the sales of existing (not newly built) single-family homes, condos, and co-ops. Existing-home sales make up more than 90% of housing sales in the U.S., according to the NAR , so they're ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Police in Switzerland said they were investigating whether a bus fire that killed at least six people was started deliberately. Police spokesperson Frédéric Papaux of Fribourg canton or region, said an unspecified "voluntary act" could have caused the fire Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 15 miles west of the capital Bern. Five people were also injured in the fire, which for locals echoed ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller advanced to a runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia after no candidate won a majority in Tuesday's special election. President Donald Trump in February endorsed Fuller, a district attorney who prosecutes crimes in four counties, to succeed Greene in Georgia's 14th Congressional District. Greene, once among ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Sarah K. Burris March 11, 2026 | 11:41AM ET Bank Corey Lewandowski was unconcerned with laws while working at the Department of Homeland Security, staff told the New York Post. In a tell-all piece, staff who worked under outgoing DHS Secretary Noem and Lewandowski revealed details of their work environment. It's consistent with what Lewandowski said last year, according to another Post report. In that case, ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
– Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident. The bombing of the school and its casualties involving children has become a focal point of ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Three years after its $3.9 billion bet on One Medical, Amazon is deploying its healthcare AI assistant across its main website and shopping app, in a direct challenge to OpenAI's ChatGPT Health and Anthropic's Claude for Healthcare. Amazon has opened its Health AI assistant to all US customers, removing the requirement to be a One Medical member or a Prime subscriber to access the product. Previously available only ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Meta's new tools on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp protect users from scams . They use advanced AI systems to analyze text, images, and surrounding context and identify sophisticated scam patterns. Facebook alerts for suspicious friend requests (Source: Meta) The systems detect ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries — an effort that comes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's previous use of tariffs by declaring an economic emergency. Trump and his team have made clear that they're seeking to replace the hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenues after the ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Chuck Collins figures he won life's lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer's processed meat company, but rather than fight to protect every dime Collins has helped push to hike taxes on the ultrarich like himself. He was successful in helping implement a higher tax in Massachusetts on income over $1 million, and the idea has already taken ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Salesforce customers have, once again, been targeted by the ShinyHunters group – or, at least, it's what the group claims. Attackers modified and abused benign tool On Saturday, Saleforce that its security team has identified an attack campaign by unnamed malicious actors ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration is aware of information about a possible drone threat after ABC News reported that the FBI had warned California police departments about a possible "surprise attack" by Iranian UAVs. "[In relation] to drone strikes, we've been aware of that information," Newsom told reporters on Wednesday. "We transferred that information in real time to our local partners. ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! While the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, officials have announced that the Global Entry program has resumed. A DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement the program was "reactivated" on Wednesday at 5 a.m. ET, "as DHS continually evaluates measures it can take amidst the Democrats' continued shutdown of the ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! With deepfakes becoming more common , YouTube has expanded access to its AI-driven likeness detection system to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political candidates. The step an earlier rollout of the tool to creators in the company's Partner Program. AI video ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Bright macaws don't belong on Peru's dry coast. They're rainforest birds, built for humid lowlands, not cold mountain passes and desert air. But a new analysis of ancient DNA suggests that centuries before the Inca Empire, people were capturing Amazonian parrots , carrying them across the Andes alive, and keeping them long enough on the coast for the birds to grow new feathers. The ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Britain's government was due Wednesday to publish the first tranche of documents relating to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's controversial appointment of a Jeffrey Epstein associate as UK ambassador to Washington. The release could renew pressure on Starmer who has faced questions about his judgement over his decision to name Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to the United States in late 2024. Government minister Darren ...
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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Americans have seen gas prices spike during the war against Iran A projectile hit a Thai-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, setting it on fire. The Iranian regime reportedly claimed responsibility for striking the ship, the Mayuree Naree. The Omani navy was assisting in rescuing crew members amid the blaze, according to Thailand's Marine Department. Iran has been targeting commercial ...
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Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
All things that go up must eventually come down. NASA expects the Van Allen Probe A satellite to come crashing back to Earth after a 14-year journey through space. The agency predicts that the probe will begin re-entry around 7:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday but says that time may be off by as much as 24 hours, meaning it could come down at any point in the next day or two. Launched in 2012, the Van Allen Probe A is ...
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Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 12 minutes Apple's $600 MacBook Neo isn't the pinnacle of design. It can't be at this price point. And still, it's perfect for all the people who don't give a damn about what PC or Mac nerds have to say about memory constraints. The ...
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Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES – A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at gated home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm, court records showed Tuesday. The district attorney's office said 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged in the shooting Sunday afternoon outside the superstar's home in the Beverly Hills area. No ...
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Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharing a stage, Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred Monday over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda. The setting was extraordinary, a federal courtroom filled with legal luminaries, including the federal judge singled out by Trump after blocking part of the president's ...
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