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Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Home » » Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned from his post over the current conflict in Iran, stating that he "cannot in good conscience" support the war . "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby," Kent expressed in his resignation letter posted on social ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Home » » A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul to vaccine policy, including the childhood vaccine schedule and his restructuring of a key vaccine advisory committee. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Boston issued an opinion on Monday, March 16, 2026, siding with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups who ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Demonstrations at NVIDIA GTC will showcase end-to-end automation from bare metal to production-ready AI cloud services. has expanded its integration with NVIDIA technologies, enabling organizations to deploy secure, production-ready AI Factories at scale. By combining OpenNebula's cloud management and virtualization platform with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking, and bare-metal lifecycle management ...
Source: aithority.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he would delay his trip to China for "five or six weeks," officially pushing the major summit after administration officials opened the door to the trip's postponement as they focus on the war with Iran. "We're resetting the meeting, and it looks like it'll take place in about five weeks," Trump said, later saying five or six weeks. "We're working with China. They ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
U.S. diesel prices have surged 34% to $5.04 per gallon since the U.S. attacked Iran. Diesel is essential to the U.S. economy. The fuel is used in trucks, trains and barges that transport goods to market. Gas prices, meanwhile, have surged 27% to $3.79 on average since the war started. A sign displays the prices of diesel fuel at a BP gas station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. U.S. diesel ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over-the-counter medications, cleaning supplies and electronics. The announcement comes as Amazon is seeing increased competition from Walmart and is also looking to ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
SailPoint has announced the launch of SailPoint Shadow AI Remediation, the latest component of its real-time AI governance and security framework. This solution enables organizations to discover, monitor, and secure the use of unauthorized AI tools, known as "shadow AI," helping to mitigate the security and compliance risks associated with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. As employees turn to AI ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Arizona's attorney general filed criminal charges Tuesday against prediction market platform Kalshi, accusing the company of illegally accepting bets on election outcomes and sporting events. The 20-count filing in Maricopa County Superior Court charges Kalshi with four counts of election wagering, which is banned in Arizona, as well as 16 counts of illegal betting and wagering, mainly on sporting events. "Kalshi ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
A new class-action lawsuit, filed on Monday by three teenage girls and their guardians, alleges that Elon Musk's xAI created and distributed child sexual abuse material featuring their faces and likenesses with its Grok AI tech. "Their lives have been shattered by the devastating loss of privacy, dignity, and personal safety that the production and dissemination of this CSAM have caused," the filing says. ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes in a major blow to the country's leadership. Iran, which did not immediately confirm either death, fired new salvos of missiles and drones at its Gulf Arab neighbors and Israel in a war that showed no signs of abating . Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
President Trump has called news coverage of the Iran war "criminal" and "unpatriotic," while his FCC chairman threatens broadcasters' licenses. Support journalism that holds power accountable. Become a HuffPost member today. Already a member? U.S. allies in Europe and elsewhere are continuing to rebuff President Donald Trump 's demands they help reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, despite ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
A single command now installs security, privacy guardrails, and local AI models on the world's fastest-growing open-source agent platform. OpenClaw launched on 25 January 2026. Austrian developer Peter Steinberger says he built the first version in roughly an hour. Within weeks it had become one of the fastest-growing open-source repositories in GitHub history, an AI agent that anyone could run locally, capable of ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Woman who self-published book about coping with grief after husband's death convicted in his killing
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Kouri Richins, a Utah real estate agent who self-published a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death, was found guilty of aggravated murder in his killing for slipping five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail he consumed. It took jurors just under three hours Monday to convict Richins of murder and other felony charges in the March 2022 death of ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
– The Iran war has scrambled the Federal Reserve's outlook on and will likely further delay interest rate cuts this year, putting off any relief for consumers struggling with high for home and car purchases. The spike in presents already-divided Fed officials with a worst-case scenario as they conclude a key meeting Wednesday: Costlier gas will raise inflation in the short run, which typically causes the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed Tuesday to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency's handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier. Bondi was ordered to appear for a deposition on April 14 by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform after a vote earlier this month that ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
FDA investigating E. c oli outbreak linked to raw cheese Raw cheese products are the "likely source" of an ongoing outbreak of Escherichia coli that has sickened at least seven people, including young children, according to the FDA. The agency said raw cheddar cheese from the California-based Raw Farm has been linked to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7, or STEC, a strain of the bacteria that can cause severe ...
Source: healio.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes, as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Three suspected suicide bombings have killed at least 23 people and wounded 108 others in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday. It was one of the deadliest attacks targeting the city of Maiduguri in recent history. Residents and emergency services earlier told The Associated Press that the explosions were reported on Monday night in crowded places in Maiduguri, the capital of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Home » » The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration's efforts to end legal protections under a program that has allowed people fleeing war and other humanitarian crises around the world to live and work in the U.S., including Haiti and Syria. The justices issued a brief order on Mar. 16 stating that they would take several cases challenging the administration's push to ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
President Trump has called news coverage of the Iran war "criminal" and "unpatriotic," while his FCC chairman threatens broadcasters' licenses. Support journalism that holds power accountable. Become a HuffPost member today. Already a member? President Donald Trump about the U.S. Supreme Court over in a post published on his Truth Social platform late Sunday night. Legal and political science experts say the ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought for decades A new particle has popped into existence at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, a heavier proton-like particle that contains two charm quarks. Protons and neutrons are examples of a class of particles called baryons, which each contain three ...
Source: newscientist.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
HAVANA (AP) — Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a "complete disconnection" of the country's electrical system and said it was investigating, noting there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid ...
Source: wfla.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
A union representing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers has warned that there's going to be a "breaking point," as an increasing number of U.S. airports are becoming strained as the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues. The New York Times : "Our officers are coming to work, but there's going to be a breaking point sooner or later." lines for TSA security checks ...
Source: bradenton.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Processing Content Bank of America has reached a settlement to resolve a proposed class-action lawsuit filed last year by a victim of Jeffrey Epstein who accused the bank of enabling his sex-trafficking operation. BofA is the third major bank, after JPMorganChase and Deutsche Bank, to reach settlements with victims of Epstein who claimed the big banks failed to report suspicious activity in their accounts. But the ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
On March 13, multiple Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in unmarked vehicles surrounded Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal in front of his home in Texas as he prepared to drive his children to school. The 41-year-old father of six children, who had served alongside the 3rd Battalion of the U.S. Army Special Forces in Afghanistan, died in ICE custody the next day, leaving his family in shock, and U.S. veterans ...
Source: truthout.org
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 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Companies House, the UK's official company registry, said its WebFiling service is back online after being shut down on Friday to fix a security issue that may have exposed the personal data of millions of firms. An investigation indicates the flaw was likely introduced during an ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
by creating a new combined team for its commercial and consumer Copilot products, under a new executive. The company is also moving Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman to its superintelligence team, focused on building frontier AI models. Microsoft's many Copilot products have been a source of confusion for customers, and the company has been trying to address that by creating a cohesive experience across ...
Source: insider.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
MEXICO CITY — Iran's Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran's World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns. It was unclear whether such talks are happening with FIFA, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Iranian officials have previously said ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free . This week's newsletter includes stories on: Trump Issues Housing Affordability Executive Order This past Friday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at reducing barriers to affordable housing construction. "Layers of unnecessary regulatory barriers, slow permitting processes, and onerous mandates at all levels of government have delayed ...
Source: reason.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Leqaa Kordia, along with her family and legal team, celebrated on Monday when the 33-year-old Palestinian was released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after over a year in detention — but they also pointed to the battles ahead as President Donald Trump's administration continues to crack down on immigrants and critics. "We are elated and relieved that Leqaa can finally return home to her family in ...
Source: truthout.org
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
This article features deals sourced directly by Gizmodo and produced independently of the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. Galaxy S26 Ultra Is Now Cheaper Than the S25 Ultra, With Galaxy Buds4 Savings in a Samsung Exclusive Offer Reading time 2 minutes Samsung's new lineup of its flagship smartphone are finally on shelves. The company had been running some pretty ...
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Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Washington state has beaten California and New York in their race to soak the rich. On Thursday, the state Legislature passed a " millionaires tax " along party lines . Starting in 2028, household income over $1 million will be subject to a 9.9 percent income tax.* The money raised from this duty will allow the state to eliminate sales taxes on diapers, over-the-counter drugs, and select hygiene products; ...
Source: reason.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Proposed settlements would terminate leases for wind farms in New York and North Carolina The White House is reportedly preparing to pay nearly $1 billion to an energy giant to abandon major offshore wind projects, moving from legal challenges to direct financial settlements. ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
The White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, was diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a post from President Trump on Truth Social. On Monday, Trump said she was diagnosed with "early stage" breast cancer, but called her prognosis "excellent." She will continue in her role as Trump's advisor while receiving treatment, though she will work virtually, according to Trump. Wiles has been Trump's chief of staff ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Key Takeaways: Meta committed to spending $27 billion in five years to use Nebius's AI cloud infrastructure. The deal will include the early use of NVIDIA's Vera Rubin platform; it will start in early 2027. This agreement will bring Meta commitment to Nebius to $30 billion, following a previous deal in 2025. The European neocloud company Nebius announced an agreement with Meta. Meta will spend $27 billion to secure ...
Source: techiexpert.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
The BBC has urged a court to dismiss Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar lawsuit against it, arguing that a Panorama episode - which edited together different sections of a speech he gave - never aired in the US. "It wasn't available to watch in the US on iPlayer, online or any other streaming platforms," a BBC spokesperson said on Monday. "We have therefore challenged jurisdiction of the Florida court." President ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol head who became the face of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, will retire at the end of the month, two Customs and Border Protection officials told NBC News. Bovino was removed from his role as CBP commander at large in January and returned to his role as Border Patrol sector chief in El Centro, California. The move came after the deaths of two U.S. citizens, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Apple has announced an update to its over-ear headphones with the AirPods Max 2, that will be available to order late March 2026. This product reveal comes on the heels of several recent Apple announcements, ranging from the Apple's AirPods Max 2 looks the same as the USB-C version released in September 2024, as it also comes in midnight, starlight, orange, purple, and blue colors. On the inside, ...
Source: bgr.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have agreed to a trade that will send quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The Jets will receive a sixth-round draft pick in 2027 for Fields and pick up $7 million of his guaranteed $10 million salary for this upcoming season, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the teams ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
AP Photo/Alex Brandon Support for Israel among Democrats has plummeted by more than 50% since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's subsequent war against Gaza, according to NBC News. A new NBC News poll found that positive views towards Israel among Democrats dropped from 34% in 2023 to just 13% in 2026. More than four times as many Democrats (57%) reported feeling negative towards Israel, while 30% said ...
Source: mediaite.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida gas prices continue to climb at the fastest pace in four years, AAA says. Over the past 12 days, the state average rose 84 cents, adding about $12 to the cost of filling an average-sized gas tank. Sunday's average reached 3.72 dollars per gallon, the highest daily average price since August 2023, AAA said in a news release. Compared to recent benchmarks, Sunday's state average is: 27 ...
Source: mysuncoast.com