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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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Explosions rocked cities across the Middle East on Saturday as the US embassy in Baghdad was hit by a drone strike and Tehran warned Emiratis to stay away from ports as it targets the world's energy supply lines. Washington's embassy in Iraq was hit for the second time since February 28, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran and plunged the Gulf into a conflict that has sent shockwaves through the global ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
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
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
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
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
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
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
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
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
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
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Four of the six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq have been confirmed dead, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The two other crew members remain unaccounted for. CENTCOM said that the aircraft went down at about 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. The command said the incident remains under investigation, but that the loss of the aircraft was not caused by hostile fire ...
Source: bnonews.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
A federal judge in a scathing ruling blocked subpoenas issued by a grand jury to the Federal Reserve as part of a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro immediately said the Department of Justice would appeal what she called the "outrageous" ruling. The moves likely will keep Powell in the chairman's seat longer because Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Editor's Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Private listings a hot topic in state legislatures Private listings are currently one of the most contentious debates in the real estate industry, at the center of ongoing litigation between real estate giants Compass and Zillow. State legislatures ...
Source: rismedia.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
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
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
"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
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
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
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president's tariff policies. Supreme Court struck down part of U.S. president's tariff regime last month Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to ...
Source: cbc.ca
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
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 -
US airport security officers missed their first full paycheck as a partial funding shutdown of the government approached the one-month mark. US airport security officers missed their first full paycheck Friday as a partial funding shutdown of the government approached the one-month mark, with no breakthrough in a congressional standoff that is beginning to disrupt travel across the country. The lapse in funding is ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Mortgage rates have been climbing as the conflict in the Middle East rages on and oil prices remain elevated, causing fears of higher inflation. The average rate on a typical 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.35% as of Thursday, compared with 5.9% before the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. Here's what homebuyers should know about interest rates as they shop for mortgages. Potential homebuyers who've been ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Massive AI startup funding raged on this week with a couple of billion-dollar-plus rounds for Yann Lecun's and Mira Murati's startups, plus multiple multi-hundred-million rounds for vertical startups and tool providers — I mean, look at the AI and Data Money Matters section down there, it's nuts — plus big funding for data centers too. Cybersecurity funding got a boost as well, with Kevin Mandia's ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children It was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play centre about her family, her drawing of a heart to represent them and what makes her happy. She even offered a couple of kisses to the £80 toy with a face like a computer screen. It was when she ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
President thanks Grenell for 'outstanding work' and says Matt Floca, vice-president of operations, will take over Donald Trump has announced that Ric Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw far-reaching changes at the Kennedy Center, which prompted many artists to abandon the performing arts venue, will be replaced by Matt Floca, vice-president of operations at the center. Trump made the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is reportedly delaying the release of its next artificial intelligence model at least about two months after internal tests showed the tech falling short of rival models from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. The leaders of Meta's AI division are considering temporarily licensing Google's Gemini to power its products in the wake of the lackluster results, the New York Times reported this week . ...
Source: nypost.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
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
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