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Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Gasoline prices have jumped 64 cents a gallon in two weeks. Diesel is at $4.60 nationally, up 83 cents since the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran in late February. In California, drivers are paying $5.34 a gallon . Fertilizer prices have surged 44 percent. Food prices are climbing. The Trump administration has assured Americans these are temporary disruptions. Once the military objectives are achieved, prices ...
Source: bradenton.com
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• Kharg Island hit: Iran's military warned that it could target ports and docks in the UAE after US strikes on Iran's crucial oil export hub Kharg Island . The US military said the attack "destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple other military sites," while "preserving" the island's oil infrastructure. • Trump's threat: President Donald Trump earlier said the US ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TALLAHASSEE — With only 60 days to pass a full plate of bills and a balanced budget, the Florida Legislature's grand plans to add property tax cuts to their crowded calendar never had a chance. Lawmakers did not even get a budget out before the close of business Friday, the end of the regular session, much less a complicated ballot measure that would ask voters in ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
With voters wary of AI and both parties' ability to tackle it, the issue has not fallen along usual partisan lines, even in an election year. A rare source of bipartisanship has broken out in state capitols across the country: tackling data centers. Legislators from both major parties in red, blue and battleground states alike are rushing to figure out how to regulate the construction and energy consumption of the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
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Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches. Experts say it's not a question of if airfares will go up , but when, for how long and by how much. The impact may be felt most on long-haul international routes, which burn significantly more fuel than shorter flights. Some airlines outside of the ...
Source: apnews.com
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When Luc Beaudoin was in college, he was having trouble falling asleep. Beaudoin was studying cognitive science and psychology, so he started experimenting on himself, and he developed a method that consciously copies what the brain seems to do naturally as we doze off. "If you wake people up as they're falling asleep, they often report that they're having these little micro-dreams," said Beaudoin, who is a ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
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Ask Maps lets users query the world in natural language. Immersive Navigation rebuilds directions in 3D. Together, they mark the most significant overhaul of Google Maps since Street View. The question Google is now asking its users to ask Maps is: "My phone is dying, where can I charge it without a long wait for coffee?" That a navigation app can handle that query, and actually answer it well, marks a meaningful ...
Source: thenextweb.com
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Staff complain that the constant upheaval is destroying morale. Elon Musk has ordered another round of job cuts at xAI after growing frustrated with the poor performance of its coding product, forcing out several more cofounders and parachuting in "fixers" from SpaceX and Tesla to audit the startup. The latest overhaul of the 2-year-old startup follows the success of Anthropic and OpenAI, whose AI coding tools have ...
Source: arstechnica.com
4 crew members killed in crash of American KC-135 refueling aircraft in Iraq, U.S. military confirms
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The U.S. military's Central Command confirmed early Friday that at least four U.S. service members were killed the previous day when an aerial refueling aircraft taking part in operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq . CENTCOM said rescue efforts were still underway for two other crew members. "At approximately 2 pm ET on March 12, a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq. Four of six crew ...
Source: cbsnews.com
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January , a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill. The investigation into testimony last June by Chair Jerome Powell about a $2.5 billion building ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
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A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com The Senate on Thursday approved bipartisan legislation aimed at making housing more affordable and accessible. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), passed 89-10. The legislation's "roughly 40 provisions" encourage local governments to expand housing development , make ...
Source: theweek.com
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Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who was born in Lebanon and became a naturalized US citizen, lost two brothers, a niece and a nephew in the airstrike The armed suspect who drove a vehicle into the hallway of a large Michigan synagogue complex that includes a school had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon just last week, an official said on Friday. A potential mass-casualty event was ...
Source: theguardian.com
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"This ought to make for some good reading," NASA's mission management team chair said. When talking about risk during a press conference on Thursday, the NASA officials in charge of the upcoming Artemis II Moon mission hedged their answers. Reporters' questions on the risks were certainly valid and appropriate. In an open society, it is vital to set expectations for any hazardous venture such as ...
Source: arstechnica.com
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Kenya Chapman was arrested for allegedly selling firearm to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who killed one person on Thursday The US Department of Justice on Friday charged a man who authorities say sold a gun to the Old Dominion University (ODU) shooter despite the gunman's previous conviction in a terrorism case. Kenya Chapman is facing federal charges in connection to the sale of the weapon to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a ...
Source: theguardian.com
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March 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced investigations Thursday into 60 economies to determine if they have failed to curb imports of goods made with forced labor. The investigations are based on 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the United States to create tariffs on countries that have used unfair trade practices without congressional authorization. President Donald Trump ...
Source: upi.com
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People at risk of heart disease should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30 and continue into old age. They should also be getting their cholesterol levels lower than many doctors had previously recommended. That is the new guidance released Friday by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and nine other professional organizations. The hope is to reduce the toll of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Many Department of Homeland Security employees were on track to miss a paycheck Friday amid the nearly monthlong lapse in funding for the agency, leading officials to warn of potential disruptions in air travel if more airport security workers call out of work. Travelers have already experienced long security line delays at some major airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport in ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The average rate on the 30-year fixed loan hit 6.41% on Friday. Just two weeks ago, rates had dropped to match a multiyear low, briefly touching 5.99%. In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets of neighborhood on Jan. 13, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mortgage rates surged to their highest level since September on Friday as bond yields moved higher due to the war in Iran. The average ...
Source: cnbc.com
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Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so: LinkedIn emerges as a major source cited by AI chatbots answering professional queries. New research shows LinkedIn has become one of the most frequently cited sources in responses generated by AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Citation frequency for LinkedIn content has doubled in recent months, making it the top domain referenced ...
Source: marketingprofs.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
A new study from the University of Cambridge found that AI-enabled toys for young children can misinterpret emotional cues and are ineffective at supporting critical developmental play. The conclusions could be concerning for parents. In one report examining how AI affects children in their early years, a chatbot-enabled toy struggled to recognize social cues during playtime. Researchers found that the toy ...
Source: cnet.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw far reaching changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution's president. President Donald Trump announced the change on Friday after it was first reported by Axios. The president said Matt Floca, who manages the Kennedy Center's ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Meta delayed the launch of Avocado, its next-generation artificial intelligence model. The company pushed the release to at least May from a planned debut this month, The New York Times reported Thursday ( March 12 ). The delay follows internal testing that showed the model trailing leading systems from Google , OpenAI and Anthropic in key areas, including logical reasoning, programming and writing, the ...
Source: pymnts.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 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 2 minutes Being able to watch TV shows without commercial breaks used to be a major selling point of video streaming services. But nowadays, that luxury usually comes at a premium, and it seems to get more expensive every year. ...
Source: gizmodo.com
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After a month of hearings, 12 jurors are set to decide on whether or not social media companies should be liable for harm caused to children using their platforms. Lawyers in a landmark social media addiction trial - which has seen tech giants face a jury - have made their final arguments. After a month of hearings, 12 jurors are set to decide on whether or not social media companies should be liable for harm ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Cuba, reeling from an oil shortage, has begun direct talks with the United States in an effort to solve "bilateral differences" between the two countries, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday. The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of negotiations between the Trump administration and Havana. The U.S. and Cuba have been fierce adversaries for nearly 70 years, since ...
Source: latimes.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CHARLOTTE KRAMON ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor has dropped the charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen's lawyer said. The victim's family had asked authorities to drop the charges. The 40-year-old teacher, Jason Hughes, died after being taken to ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com