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Top News Stories for Monday, March 2nd 2026
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
Five additional personnel have been reported seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, US military said Three US service members have been killed in action as part of US military operations against Iran , the US Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. These are the first confirmed deaths since the US began launching strikes against Iran on Saturday. Five additional personnel have been reported ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
President Donald Trump's decision to strike Iran creates new risks for a significant chunk of the world's oil supply. The Islamic Republic itself pumps more than 3 million barrels a day, or 3% of global output, making it the fourth-largest producer in OPEC. But the nation wields far greater influence over the world's energy supplies because of its strategic location. Iran sits on one side of the Strait of Hormuz, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
is integrated into national security — and who controls it — Anthropic was officially blacklisted by the Trump administration while OpenAI swooped in to win a new defense contract. On Friday evening, the Pentagon designated Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, barring its technology from use by defense contractors after a transition period. That came just hours after President Donald Trump directed federal ...
Source: insider.com
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
Follow live updates as the U.S. and Israel launch an attack on Iran. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its top leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear program while crushing democracy protests, has been killed in U.S. and ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARC LEVY Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel. Tourists and business travelers crowded hotels and airports, with no word on when many airports would reopen or when flights to ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
With two weeks to go until the Academy Awards , the 32nd Actor Awards on Sunday will be the final pre-Oscars showdown for "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners." Formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the newly renamed Actor Awards are one of the most closely watched precursors. Actors make up the largest slice of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and their choices at the Actor Awards ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
Four years ago, the US Supreme Court dramatically expanded gun rights , including the right to carry a concealed weapon, in a decision that forced Massachusetts to rewrite its own firearms laws. But gun-rights activists claim the state's efforts may still not comply with the new law of the land. And the next fight may be over whether teenagers in Massachusetts can legally carry a handgun. The Massachusetts Supreme ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
The FBI is investigating whether the shooting in Austin was terrorism. The alleged gunman was among the dead. At least three people, including the alleged gunman, have been killed after a shooting at a bar in Texas. Authorities say 14 others were wounded after the incident in central Austin. The FBI is investigating whether the shooting was an act of terrorism because of "indicators" found on the gunman and in his ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
Belgian special forces boarded the Ethera, which was sailing under the flag of Guinea, on Saturday night Belgium has seized an oil tanker believed to form part of the so-called "shadow fleet" used by Russia to circumvent western sanctions over the war in Ukraine . Special forces assisted by French helicopters boarded the ship in a clandestine operation in the North Sea on Saturday night, Belgium's defence minister, ...
Source: theguardian.com