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Top News Stories for Saturday, March 7th 2026
Customs and Border Protection official says new process for tariff refunds could be ready in 45 days
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Government officials are getting closer to ironing out a refund process for the hundreds of thousands of companies that paid tariffs now deemed illegal. In a filing with the Court of International Trade on Friday, Brandon Lord, executive director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's trade policy and programs ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a one-minute video, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem , decked out in Western riding gear and a cowboy hat, rides a horse through a pine forest near Mount Rushmore. She trumpets her department's hard-line message: "You cross the border illegally, we'll find you." The ad was one of the many times the outgoing secretary made herself the public face of her department. In the end, that ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Our special spring issue is out soon. Get a discounted subscription to our print magazine today. Your support keeps us publishing! Chuck Schumer is not only failing to meet the moment by not opposing the war on Iran. He has long been a hawk on Iran among Democrats and Americans who are yearning for peace. Most Americans don't want this war, and among Democratic voters, 89 percent say the United States should not ...
Source: jacobin.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Three memos containing summaries of 2019 FBI discussions with anonymous accuser were previously withheld after being 'incorrectly coded as duplicative,' DOJ explains The Department of Justice has released new files from its archive on Jeffrey Epstein after backlash when reporting ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
The United States unexpectedly lost jobs in February while unemployment edged up, government data showed. The United States unexpectedly lost jobs in February while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, piling pressure on President Donald Trump's economic agenda as key midterm elections approach. The world's biggest economy shed 92,000 jobs last month, in a sharp reversal from the job growth of ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Gonzales admitted Wednesday to having an affair with Regina Santos-Aviles, who worked in his Uvalde office Representative Tony Gonzales has dropped his bid for re-election after admitting to having an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. The Texas Republican wrote in a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic's fleet of warships. Iran launched new retaliatory attacks early Friday against neighboring countries that host US forces. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The latest strikes mark a full week of attacks affecting countries ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Amodei, in his blog post, said the company disputes the legal basis of the action but sought to reassure customers. Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has said the company has "no choice" but to challenge in court the Pentagon's formal designation of the artificial intelligence firm as a risk to US national security. The CEO, writing in a blog post on Thursday, insisted however that the ruling's practical scope ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Home » » U.S. military investigators believe American forces were responsible for an airstrike on an Iranian girls' elementary school that killed more than 160 people – mostly children – on Feb. 28, according to two U.S. officials who spoke with Reuters. The officials also confirmed that the probe is still ongoing and has not reached a conclusion. Shajarah Tayyebeh Girls' School, near the ...
Source: floridianpress.com
US gas prices climb to the highest point in Trump's second term. He says, 'If they rise, they rise.'
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline climbed to $3.32 on Friday, according to AAA — that's an 11.4% increase from last week's price and the highest level since August 2024. The jump follows a surge in crude oil prices after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iranian targets last Saturday, prompting retaliatory attacks from Tehran. US pump prices could continue to climb. ...
Source: insider.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
March 6 (UPI) -- Lindsey Halligan is not under investigation by The Florida Bar, the organization clarified Friday. The Bar said it "erroneously" reported Thursday that there was an ethics investigation underway against Halligan, who was an acting U.S. attorney in Virginia but her appointment was deemed illegal. "In response to an inquiry from a complainant, The Florida Bar wrote a letter to the complainant ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Anthropic and the Pentagon clashed over how the military should use AI, another new reality of warfare emerged several thousand miles away: data centers are now targets. This week, Amazon said that three of its data centers in the Middle East — two in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bahrain — had been damaged by drone strikes during the US-Iran war. Amazon Web Services , its cloud division, ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
UK lenders have begun raising mortgage interest rates as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has raised fears that inflation will rise and curb further Bank of England rate cuts. Nationwide has increased rates some of its products by up to 0.25%, while HSBC UK and Coventry Building Society have also said they will increase rates. The increases come after changes to the financial market's view of what the Bank ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
A week into the U.S.'s war in Iran , American drone expert Brett Velicovich joined Fox News anchor Jesse Watters to tout the role of advanced American drone defense technology used in the operation. In the split-screen beside him, footage of air defenses downing Iranian Shahed drones appeared to underscore his point. Except they weren't American air defenses. "Hi @FoxNews — small clarification," Wild Hornets, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
ATLANTA (AP) — A two-month sprint to the May 19 primary elections in Georgia's governor and U.S. Senate races has begun as the final candidates qualified Friday for crucial posts in the closely contested swing state. Republicans looking to oust incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff are touting their support for President Donald Trump and focusing more on slamming the Democratic incumbent than each other. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
The latest API update introduces a massive 1 million token context window, allowing the model to process significantly more data while using fewer tokens than previous versions. OpenAI released GPT-5.4 on Thursday, introducing a standard version alongside GPT-5.4 Thinking and GPT-5.4 Pro variants. The company described the model as its most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work. The API version ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
By U.S. oil prices have head for the hills since teeing off a fresh conflict in Iran last weekend, spurring one of the largest one-week increases in domestic oil prices ever. With the market week drawing to a close, Crude Oil is sitting at $91.33, up 28.3% over the past five days. That's the highest prices that have been seen since 2023. The market could be fixing to go higher too, as the Strait of Hormuz, a ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum's belated birthday present to himself was be a return to the game that was abruptly taken away from him last season. Tatum started the Celtics' home matchup with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, marking his season debut almost 10 months after having surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon. "It's been a long journey. And the culmination of a new journey begins today," ...
Source: wbur.org
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Vonage take a look at how Agentic AI is redefining the contact centre by enabling artificial intelligence systems to act with autonomy, context awareness, and goal orientation — far beyond the capabilities of traditional chatbots or scripted automation. These AI agents aren't just reactive tools; they're proactive collaborators that independently manage workflows, make dynamic decisions, and resolve complex ...
Source: callcentrehelper.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Russia is providing intelligence to Iran regarding U.S. positions in the Middle East during the ongoing joint U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran , multiple sources, including a senior U.S. official with direct knowledge, told CBS News on Friday. The Kremlin's sharing of information about U.S. assets is the first known indication that Russia, a major adversary of the U.S., is indirectly aiding Iran. The ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Emmanuel Damas died after health care workers in an ICE center run by a for-profit prison company did not adequately treat a toothache, according to his family. A man who was arrested by ICE in Boston and transported to a detention center in Arizona died in custody after not receiving adequate treatment for a toothache, according to multiple reports and a letter sent by lawmakers to officials within the Trump ...
Source: boston.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
BEIRUT — For much of the past year, Lebanon's government has walked a tightrope in its dealings with the Iranian-backed armed group Hezbollah as it has moved to disarm the militants and curb their influence in Lebanese politics. Now, as Lebanon faces a rapidly escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the country is waiting to see if the government seizes on this moment to take decisive action against ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Most of America "springs forward" Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day; it also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer. Studies have even found an uptick in heart attacks ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration's embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency — the second time in less than a year that he's departed after controversial decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced the news to FDA staff in an email late Friday, saying Prasad would depart ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 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? Cuba appears to be next on Donald Trump 's hit list. But not just yet. The president appeared to suggest U.S.-assisted regime change in the communist-run Caribbean ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Actor Daryl Hannah is going public about what she said was a "dramatized portrayal" of her in Ryan Murphy's latest limited FX series, "Love Story." Hannah penned an essay, published Friday in The New York Times , titled "Daryl Hannah: How Can 'Love Story' Get Away With This?" that tackles her frustrations with the way she has been portrayed in the show, which follows the lives and tragic deaths of John F. Kennedy ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
The number of zero-day vulnerabilities uncovered in enterprise software and appliances reached an all-time high last year, analysis by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has warned. In the report, released on March 5 , GTIG said it tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities which were actively deployed by cyber attackers during 2025. Google defined a zero-day as "a vulnerability that was maliciously exploited in the ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
China's muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing's delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 4,200 miles (6,800 kilometers) away from the action, Beijing has a little more breathing room to work out the calculus on how the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran affects its interests. Yet the recent events nonetheless place China in a strategically uncomfortable ...
Source: theconversation.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes The cat's out of the bag. The next Xbox console is codenamed "Project Helix" and won't just play past and future Xbox-only games, but also run every title built for PC. Asha Sharma, Microsoft's recently installed CEO of gaming , shared on X the company's "commitment to the return of Xbox" and added that the next-gen console will "lead in performance." Great start to the morning with Team ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Kyiv accused Budapest of kidnapping seven of its citizens on Friday, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would use "every means" to pressure Ukraine in an escalating row over stalled Russian oil supplies. Hungary and Slovakia say Ukraine is deliberately delaying reopening a key oil pipeline pumping Russian oil to the two landlocked EU member states, which Kyiv says was damaged by ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Tehran denies responsibility but strike raises prospect of US-Israel war on Iran spreading beyond Middle East Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack that struck the region of Nakhchivan, hitting an airport and injuring two civilians. The strike would be the first Iranian attack on a Caucasus state since the start of the US-Israel war on the country, and raises the prospect of the conflict spreading beyond ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats largely voted to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown to keep going on Thursday, shrugging off Republicans' concerns about the increased domestic terror threat amid the U.S.-Israeli operation in Iran. It comes hours after President Donald Trump shocked Capitol Hill by ousting DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and appointing Sen. Markwayne Mullin, ...
Source: foxnews.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Announced at its own launch event in London, Nothing's new Phone 4a and Phone 4a Pro are once again turning heads with their eye-catching designs that rage against the clean, minimalist aesthetic found on iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones. The Phone 4a, which Nothing has teased for weeks , is the less expensive of the two phones, starting at £349 (about $465) and €349 (about $404). ...
Source: gizmodo.com