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Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Iran effectively shut off a crucial Middle Eastern shipping route and launched drone and missile attacks on energy infrastructure in its oil-rich neighbors. Iran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway through which one-fifth of the world's oil travels. "If anyone tries to pass, the heroes ...
Source: theweek.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
In a post on X, Graham said the American embassy in Riyadh was being evacuated due to sustained Iranian attacks on Saudi soil, and expressed frustration that Riyadh had declined to participate militarily despite what he described as a shared interest in defeating Iran. "Americans are dying and the US is spending billions to dislodge the terrorist Iranian regime," he wrote. "Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia seems to be ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
By Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed a lawsuit Monday against the federal government for labeling it a supply-chain risk, a designation that is usually reserved for companies doing business with the Chinese government that are a major national security risk. The Anthropic lawsuit alleges that the Pentagon applied the designation inappropriately to punish it on ideological grounds. The suit comes after ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
By Live Nation , the company that owns Ticketmaster, has agreed to change its ticketing practices and pay $200 million in damages to settle an antitrust lawsuit by the Justice Department. The Justice Department and Live Nation are expected to announce the settlement Monday, days after the trial began, The New York Times , Politico and Fox Business report. The lawsuit alleged that Live Nation was using monopolistic ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
The effects of the partial government shutdown were on display in some US airports starting on Sunday. As TSA agents are expected to miss their first full paycheck on Saturday because of the partial shutdown, which started in February, some are not coming in to work. It's resulting in long lines in some airports , and it comes as air travel hits the busy spring break period. In X posts on Monday, the Department of ...
Source: insider.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were for a tournament when began, a government minister said Tuesday. The announcement followed days of urging by Iranian groups in Australia and by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Australian government to help the women, who had not spoken publicly about a wish to claim asylum. The team drew widespread speculation and news coverage ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested two people over hurling an IED at New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's Gracie Mansion during a rowdy weekend protest. Both arrested individuals are children of immigrants. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters on Saturday that an anti-Islam protest was organised by people associated with Jake Lang, a pardoned January 6 rioter and far-right ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
High-profile real estate brothers convicted in sex trafficking case Two famous brothers who worked as real estate brokers have been convicted of drugging and raping dozens of women over the course of decades. Tal Alexander, 39, and Oren Alexander, 38, rose to prominence from their sales of luxury real-estate properties in New York and Miami. Along with a third brother Alon, 38, a jury found all three guilty of sex ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
will choose nominees for Congress in a state primary Tuesday. The state's junior Republican U.S. senator and the entire U.S. House delegation are up for reelection, and all but one have drawn multiple challengers from one or both major political parties hoping to replace them. Republicans hold slim majorities on Capitol Hill, but control of either chamber in November likely won't come down to Mississippi, where no ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The service member died Saturday night after being seriously injured during an attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia A seventh American service member has been killed in the United States war with Iran. The service member died Saturday night after being seriously injured during an ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
New research bolsters the idea that a once-daily supplement can cause real improvements to our rate of aging. Reading time 3 minutes Staying one step ahead of the grim reaper is no easy task. Research out today, however, indicates that a supplement once a day might offer some small help. Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and others studied thousands of older adults who were asked to take a daily ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Home » » The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced it struck an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific on Sunday, killing 6 men, as part of the Trump administration's "Operation Southern Spear" against "narco-terrorists." In an X post, SOUTHCOM wrote that "intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
The White House's newly released national cyber strategy has received praise from industry officials, but some are also asking for more specifics on the cyber policies. The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) published the seven-page strategy – which has five pages with text – on Friday afternoon, outlining a six-pillar framework intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity. The six ...
Source: cdn.meritalk.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Magic City Night in Atlanta is off. The NBA has canceled the Atlanta Hawks' plans for a celebration of the city's Magic City adult entertainment club, saying Monday that it was responding to concerns from many across the league. The event was supposed to happen next Monday during a game against the Orlando Magic. Atlanta announced the plan last month, calling it a tribute to an "iconic cultural institution" with ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Walter 'Ted' Carter Jr says he 'made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership' The president of the Ohio State University has resigned following the disclosure of an "inappropriate relationship" to the college's board of trustees. In a statement , Walter "Ted" Carter Jr, who had led the university since 2024, said that he "made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
The new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) startups is beginning to look very different from the one that defined the past two years. Instead of racing to build larger, large-scale models, a growing group of companies is focusing on the systems required to make AI usable inside real organizations. This week's funding announcements show how quickly the market is shifting toward infrastructure that helps ...
Source: pymnts.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,' Steve Downes, voice of Master Chief, says A voice actor, from the popular video game series Halo, has condemned the Trump administration's use of his speech in a clip shared by the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Mar 8th, 2026 -
Donald Trump (Reuters) Donald Trump on Sunday unleashed an early-morning tirade in which he promised not to sign any new bills into law until Republicans bypass Democrats in order to pass a bill that would suppress votes. Trump over the weekend took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to congratulate a right-wing operative for his Fox News appearance. "Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & ...
Source: rawstory.com