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ICE agents seen at multiple airports on Monday morning after Trump threat
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Trump had promised 'security like no one has ever seen before' Removed from bookmarks ICE agents have been spotted at multiple airports across the country following President Donald Trump 's threats to mobilise them amid staff shortages caused by a partial government shutdown . staff have been working ...

Source: independent.co.uk
WORLD  
Iran threatens U.S. Treasury buyers as Trump's 48-hour ultimatum looms
- Iran said U.S.-linked financial institutions holding American government bonds would be targeted alongside military bases. Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Tehran on Saturday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants. The deadline is set to expire on Monday evening in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for Miami on March 20, ...

Source: cnbc.com
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Plane, fire truck collide on runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport
- A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck late Sunday on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, forcing a halt to flights at the transport hub, authorities said. AFP pictures showed the heavily damaged nose and cockpit section of the Air Canada Express plane, which had arrived from Montreal, on the tarmac flanked by emergency vehicles with their lights flashing. Authorities have not released ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
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Alaska Debates First State Sales Tax to Plug Big Budget Hole
- Alaska is now considering a statewide sales tax, a move that would mark a significant shift in its approach to revenue generation. The state stands apart from its peers—not just in geography, but in fiscal structure and economic realities. With a vast territory, much of it designated as national or public lands, Alaska faces challenges and opportunities that are distinct from other states. The state is ...

Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
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France's Socialists secure wins in major cities as far-right struggles for big breakthrough
- France's Socialists tightened their grip on four major cities following municipal elections over the weekend while the far right fell short of a wider breakthrough ahead of the mayoral race on Sunday, succeeding fellow party member in the French capital. The results of the final round of municipal elections showed clear gains for the traditional left and right, and one major win for the far-right in the The vote ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
Counter-terror police investigating after 'horrific antisemitic attack' on Jewish community ambulances – latest updates
- CCTV showed three people setting light to an ambulance in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday morning From Ministers have been urged to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) after reports that an Iran-linked group has claimed responsibility for an attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity paramedic service. The Jewish Leadership Council, an umbrella group for some of the UK's largest ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Supreme Court hears arguments Monday over late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
- ▶ Follow live updates on the Supreme Court arguments over late-arriving ballots WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday in a case from Mississippi over whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump . The outcome of the case could affect voters in 14 states and the District of Columbia, which have grace periods for ballots cast by mail, ...

Source: apnews.com
BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Elon Musk plans Tesla-SpaceX chip factory Terafab project - TechBriefly
- The initiative aims to support growing demand for chips used in artificial intelligence and robotics across Musk's companies. Elon Musk announced plans for a chip-building collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX. The initiative, which Musk terms "Terafab," aims to address inadequate semiconductor supply for his companies' artificial intelligence and robotics requirements. Musk stated the project is necessary because ...

Source: techbriefly.com
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Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in the West Bank as 4 Palestinians killed in Gaza
- RAMALLAH, West Bank — At least 10 Palestinians were injured Sunday night in attacks in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, who rampaged through nearby villages after holding a funeral for a settler killed in a car crash a night earlier. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the wounded in Deir al-Hatab included a 45-year-old man shot in the foot and a woman suffering from smoke inhalation. Videos ...

Source: nbcnews.com
WORLD   SCIENCE  
Earth being 'pushed beyond its limits' as energy imbalance reaches record high
- State of the Climate report finds Earth's energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat Our home planet is struggling with a record energy imbalance, which is warming oceans to unprecedented levels, making weather more extreme and threatening health and food supplies, the World Meteorological Organization has warned. The United Nations body confirmed 2015 to 2025 ...

Source: theguardian.com
Iowa beats No. 1 seed and defending champ Florida in March Madness on Folgueiras' 3 in final seconds
- TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras told Bennett Stirtz he'd be ready for the ball, and he delivered in the clutch. Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, the Hawkeyes reached the Sweet 16 ...

Source: apnews.com
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Slovenia's president urges talks on future government after tight election outcome
- LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia 's president on Monday urged the country's political parties to start talks on forming a new government as soon as possible after a parliamentary election on the weekend in the European Union country ended with no clear winner and the main players practically tied. Prime Minister Robert Golob's liberal Freedom Movement won 29 seats in the 90-member assembly while the ...

Source: apnews.com
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Robert Mueller III, a Public Servant Who Became a Political Target
- Robert Mueller III, who led the FBI in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks—overseeing its rapid modernization as an intelligence and counterterrorism organization—died on March 20 after a yearslong battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 81. A jut-jawed former Marine and federal prosecutor, Mueller was widely respected across party lines for his fidelity to the rule of law and his patrician dedication to ...

Source: foreignpolicy.com
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Cuba scrambles to restore power after new blackout
- Cuban authorities scrambled Sunday to restore power to the island after the second nationwide blackout in less than a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. Some parts of Havana began to have electricity again, a day after the energy ministry reported a "total disconnection" of the national electric system in the country of nearly 10 million people. The outage comes as ...

Source: digitaljournal.com
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Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children found dead in house fire, NHL says
- Cause of the fire that killed Pierce, who had covered the Minnesota hockey team for a decade, is under investigation NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed on Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota , the league announced on its sports website Sunday. Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade. "The entire NHL .com team is devastated and ...

Source: theguardian.com