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Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Senate Republicans rejected a bill to halt the war against Iran in an early show of support for Trump's campaign. The resolution, which failed 47-53, demanded congressional approval before any further attacks. A twin bill in the House also faces an unlikely path against a GOP majority when lawmakers vote on it Thursday morning. Meanwhile, Iran launched more missiles at Israel and US bases as war in the Middle East ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Gonzales was accused for months of having an inappropriate relationship with Regina Santos-Aviles, a 35-year-old wife and mother who worked in his Uvalde office Representative Tony Gonzales has admitted to having an affair with a staffer who died by suicide last year as the House ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
President has 'succeeded in completely politicizing' justice department, experts say, using it to punish his enemies Donald Trump 's Department of Justice (DoJ) has increasingly become his administration's "political wing" with criminal investigations of economic and political foes and an FBI raid of a Georgia election office seeking evidence for Trump's debunked claim that his 2020 election loss was rigged, say ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Operational Activation of AI Compute Backbone Strengthens VCI Global's Position as Regional AI Infrastructure Owner-Operator, Enabling SME and Government Digital Transformation Limited, a diversified holding company executing its strategic pivot into AI‑native infrastructure and software, announced that its wholly‑owned subsidiary V Gallant Sdn Bhd ("V Gallant") successfully went live with Malaysia's ...
Source: aithority.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by the Supreme Court are due refunds. Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that "all importers of record" were "entitled to benefit" from the Supreme Court ruling that struck down sweeping double-digit import taxes President ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
BEIJING — President Donald Trump 's looming meeting with China's Xi Jinping will face new tensions after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed its China-friendly supreme leader . It's the second time in two months that the United States has taken military action against one of China 's key economic partners, after its surprise capture in January of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. But China has ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
'High-quality growth' target of 4.5-5% outlined at Two Sessions as Chinese premier talks of complex situations at home and abroad China has set its target for GDP growth to a record low of 4.5-5%, the first time since 1991 that the figure has dropped below 5%, reflecting an economic strategy that is shifting away from export-led growth to a model that leaders hope will be more resilient to external shocks. Li ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Apple Inc. this week unveiled a new series of products, including the iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air, M5 MacBook Air, and MacBook Neo, alongside updated MacBook Pro models and new Studio Displays. The announcements outline a strategic expansion of Apple's product lines, focusing on AI integration across its M-series chips and introducing more budget-friendly options to compete in various market segments. On Monday, Apple ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Google is making changes to the Play Store after settling its legal fight with Epic Games, focusing on three areas: more billing options, lower fees with new programs for developers, and a program for registered app stores. The rollout begins in the European Economic Area, the ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Quality camera, good software and long battery life, but you should just buy the Pixel 9a instead he latest smartphone in the lower-cost A-series Pixel line shows what makes Google phones so good, while undercutting the competition on price. The problem is that it differs little from its predecessor, which is still on sale. Priced from £499 (€549/$499/A$849), the Pixel 10a is more like a second edition ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
The ongoing United States-Israel attack on Iran, triggered by the assassination of Iran's supreme leader last Saturday, has rekindled military and political action between Lebanon and Israel, as Hezbollah again takes centre stage while facing the most existential crisis in its history. Every aspect of Hezbollah's political position in Lebanon, its military capabilities, and its war plans against Israel is now under ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Using a more accurate coastal height baseline means that a 3-foot rise in seas could inundate up to 37% more land and threaten 77 million to 132 million more people, researchers said. Climate change 's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Is It Really Illegal to Bet on Inside Information About the Iran War? How About MrBeast? Kalshi and Polymarket are creating a new kind of dilemma. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account's 'Saved for Later' section. On prediction markets, there are many ways you can make or lose money on America's foreign wars. There's been plenty of demand lately. Before the U.S. captured Nicolás ...
Source: nymag.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined. Already a member? Hundreds of voters in two Texas counties reported being turned away from polling stations and forced to go elsewhere during Tuesday's primaries. Others experienced major ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
on Tuesday for a state legislative seat in Arkansas, marking the ninth time since President Donald Trump took office last year that the party has flipped control of a state legislative seat in a special election. In that same time, Republicans have not flipped a single state seat controlled by Democrats. in a race to replace state Rep. Carlton Wing, a Republican who defeated Holladay by 2 points in 2024. Arkansas' ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
– The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to to answer questions over the Justice Department's handling of files regarding Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace in a sign of continued frustration among conservatives with the department's review and release of a tranche of documents related to . The move amounted to a sharp rebuke of Bondi by ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Democrats are already pointing to prices at the pump in hitting the administration for its decision to strike Iran, while Republicans say they hope the spike will be short-lived. Barely a week after President Donald Trump hailed falling gas prices as one of his economic triumphs, his actions are sending the cost per gallon back up. The war Trump launched with strikes on Iran has spread across the Middle East, where ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Data centers have been driving up electric bills . Now, some tech companies are working to change that. At a White House event with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, representatives from several major tech firms signed the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge." "They're going to be making their own electricity," Trump said of the tech companies. "They're not going to be taking from the grid." Tech leaders in the room ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
At a dinner party recently, someone poured my friend a glass of wine. It was a wonderful merlot, dark-fruited, a little spicy, the kind of wine that normally disappears. She looked at it the way you might look at a plate of food after a heavy meal: not tempted, not disgusted, just … uninterested. "I'm on Ozempic," she said, almost apologetically. "I don't really care about alcohol anymore." She wasn't trying ...
Source: statnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Google is facing a new federal lawsuit from the family of a man who died by suicide after allegedly being influenced by Gemini , the company's artificial intelligence chatbot. The lawsuit is the first of its kind against Google, though its competitor OpenAI has faced several similar wrongful death claims involving its AI tools. Lawyers for Jonathan Gavalas' family have named Google and its parent ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, and were protected by bishops more concerned with the church's reputation than the victims, according to a new report on clergy sexual abuse that echoes findings elsewhere . The report, released Wednesday by Attorney General Peter Neronha, follows a multiyear investigation into the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island. Neronha said ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a at a command center in Kuwait were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa. The soldiers identified Wednesday were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, and Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa. The six members of the Army Reserve, who worked in logistics and kept ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
In 2021, the Barclays Center arena — home to the Brooklyn Nets and concerts ranging from Disney on Ice to Bad Bunny — decided to switch from to another ticketing company, SeatGeek. The switch didn't go well. Ticketmaster retaliated hard, a federal jury in Manhattan heard on Wednesday, as testimony began in a high-stakes government effort to split the ticketing giant from parent company Live Nation. ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons DOJ reverses decision to voluntarily withdraw appeal in case against law firms The US Department of Justice (DOJ) revived proceedings against four law firms on Tuesday, continuing its appeal of lower court decisions that invalidated President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms. After filing a motion to drop the consolidated case against law firms Jenner & Block , ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz, who led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to their last national championship in 1988, has died, the school announced Wednesday. He was 89. Holtz had been in failing health in recent months, with his family announcing he'd been moved to hospice care in Orlando, Florida. In 33 seasons on the college sidelines, Holtz went 249-132-7, with much of that work coming in South Bend, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
The New England Patriots have informed wide receiver Stefon Diggs that he'll be released when the new league year begins next week, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team hasn't announced its intention. Diggs posted a goodbye on social media, thanking the Patriots for the season and saying: "We family forever." Diggs ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Companies added 63,000 workers in February, an improvement from the downwardly revised 11,000 in January and better than the consensus estimate for 48,000. Most of the hiring came in just two sectors: health services and construction. Job growth in other sectors either was flat or lower. Pay grew 4.5% for those staying in their jobs while wage gains for job switchers moved down to 6.3%, the smallest gap since ADP ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Registered dietitian Rachael DeVaux grew up on the basketball court and soccer field, and realized early on that what you eat shows up in how you perform. The biggest muscle-building lesson she learned? Protein makes a big impact. "I've really found a huge difference in when I focus on protein as the anchor of my plate and then layering in those fiber-rich veggies, those healthy fats, those complex carbs," DeVaux, ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Exclusive: David Taylor, husband of East Kilbride and Strathaven MP Joani Reid, arrested by counter-terror police A former Labour adviser who is married to a Labour MP is among three men who have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. David Taylor, the husband of the Labour MP Joani Reid, was arrested by detectives from counter-terrorism police in London on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Google announced new Android features and a March Pixel Drop update for Pixel phones. The update introduces a system for Android users to share location links from Find Hub-compatible tracker tags with airlines to help locate lost luggage. Users generate a secure, unique URL in the Find Hub app that expires after seven days and disables sharing when the luggage is back with the user. More than 10 global airlines, ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Harry Styles is breaking his silence on Liam Payne's death . During his March 4 interview on Apple Music's The Zane Lowe Show , the singer opened up about his late One Direction bandmate for the first time since his death, speaking about how "difficult" his loss was and the hardest part about grieving publicly. Payne died in October 2024 , after falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina. Over a year later, Styles ...
Source: bustle.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Several state governments plan to shift from using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to using agentic AI, according to a professional association representing state chief information officers and technology executives and managers. This process is underway in several states, though it is likely to be gradual, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) said in a ...
Source: pymnts.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
The platform plans to detect violations through Community Notes reports and metadata associated with generative AI tools. X will suspend creators from its revenue sharing program if they post AI-generated videos depicting armed conflicts without disclosing AI involvement. Head of product Nikita Bier announced the policy change on March 3, stating first-time violators will lose revenue sharing for 90 days. Repeat ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Twitter investors allege the billionaire publicly derided the social network to sink its stock price and buy it at a bargain Elon Musk took the stand on Wednesday in a trial brought by Twitter investors, who allege the billionaire committed securities fraud as he was buying the social media company in 2022. The class-action lawsuit alleges Musk agreed to buy Twitter but then waffled for months, attacking the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
A recall of Trader Joe's food products that may contain glass was significantly expanded on Tuesday to more than 36 million pounds nationwide, officials said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a news release that 36,987,575 pounds of various ready-to-eat and frozen chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products were being pulled from shelves. The recalled products are manufactured by ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Democrats who say she wrongly disparaged two protesters killed by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier this year. It was Noem's first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of the two protesters ...
Source: bostonglobe.com