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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic. Two Iranian drones hit near Dubai ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Wall Street pointed toward modest gains in premarket trading Wednesday as energy prices stabilized somewhat on optimism that a major release of oil reserves was imminent. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were all up around 0.1% before the opening bell. Oil prices have remained sharply below their peaks near $120 a barrel hit on Monday over fears that the war with Iran would be ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Amazon is determined to use AI for everything – even when it slows down work Corporate employees said Amazon's race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and 'more work for everyone'. When Dina, a software developer based in New York, joined Amazon two years ago, her job was to write code. Now, it's mostly fixing what artificial intelligence breaks. The internal AI tool she's expected to use, called ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Gold Coast, Australia — The Iranian women's soccer team left Australia minus seven of its members who were granted asylum, after tearful protests of their departure at Sydney Airport and frantic final efforts inside the terminal by Australian officials who sought to ensure the women understood they were being offered asylum. As the team's flight time drew nearer and they passed through security late ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Earlier Tuesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright wrote on X that the U.S. Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz A social media post from President Donald Trump 's energy secretary that was quickly deleted has sent oil markets into a frenzy, according to a new ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The acquisition includes Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, though financial terms were not disclosed. Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network for AI agents, and will integrate the team into Meta Superintelligence Labs. The deal, first reported by Axios and confirmed to TechCrunch, includes Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds an "always-on ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
FDA worked with GSK to update Wellcovorin labelling for safe, effective use in adult and paediatric CFD-FOLR1 patients. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its approval for the expanded use of GSK's Wellcovorin (leucovorin calcium) tablets to treat cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) in patients with a confirmed variant in the folate receptor one (FOLR1) gene. The approval marks the first authorised ...
Source: pharmaceutical-technology.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
GENEVA (AP) — Police are investigating whether a bus fire in a town west of the Swiss capital that killed at least six people was started deliberately. Police spokesperson Frédéric Papaux of Fribourg canton, or region, said an unspecified "voluntary act" could have caused the fire Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Bern. Five people were also injured ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
MIAMI (AP) — A look inside the numbers from Bam Adebayo's 83-point game for the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, the second-highest total in NBA history: 83 points Start with the obvious one. Only Wilt Chamberlain with his 100-point game is now ahead of Adebayo on the NBA single-game list. Kobe Bryant — Adebayo's idol — had the No. 2 spot, with 81 points. "It speaks volumes for his hard work," ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says Iran's participation in the World Cup would be welcomed by United States President Donald Trump, with whom he met and discussed the upcoming tournament amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. Infantino said on Wednesday that Trump "reiterated that the Iranian team is welcome to compete in the tournament", which is being cohosted by the US, Mexico and Canada in June and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war quickly tested America's ability to combat the swarms of cheap drones that have become a staple of the modern battlefield after Ukraine and Russia demonstrated how effective they could be. The Islamic Republic launched so many drones across the region at once that some slipped through the defenses, including a strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at an operations center in ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The expanded access allows all users to interact with the AI health assistant rather than limiting it to Prime members. Amazon announced the expansion of its Health AI assistant to its website and app. The tool was previously limited to the app for One Medical, which Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion in 2023. The expansion significantly broadens access to the tool, making it available to all users rather than just ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! With deepfakes becoming more common , YouTube has expanded access to its AI-driven likeness detection system to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political candidates. The step an earlier rollout of the tool to creators in the company's Partner Program. AI video ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The AI company filed two federal lawsuits on Monday, arguing the Trump administration's 'supply chain risk' designation is unconstitutional retaliation for protected speech. There is a phrase in Anthropic's court filing that sets the tone for everything that follows: "Anthropic turns to the judiciary as a last resort to vindicate its rights and halt the Executive's unlawful campaign of retaliation." It is the ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The company agreed to pay at least $200 million in damages to participating states as part of the deal. Live Nation reached a settlement with the Department of Justice to avoid the breakup of its subsidiary, Ticketmaster. The agreement requires the live entertainment giant to pay at least $200 million in damages to participating states. Live Nation will also implement structural changes to its business practices ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
A 1,323-pound satellite that has been orbiting Earth for nearly 14 years is expected to reenter the atmosphere Tuesday, presenting a very slight chance that someone could be hurt by one of the pieces that does not burn up, NASA said. NASA said that most of the satellite, the Van Allen Probe A, would be incinerated as it hurtles through the atmosphere but that some components would probably survive. The risk of harm ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharing a stage, Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred Monday over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda. The setting was extraordinary, a federal courtroom filled with legal luminaries, including the federal judge singled out by Trump after blocking part of the president's ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
A man who was set to be executed in Alabama over a killing that he did not carry out has been spared death after the governor's intervention. Charles "Sonny" Burton, 75, was sentenced to death for the murder of a man during a store robbery in 1991, even though he was not in the building at the time of the killing. Burton with five other men robbed the store that day, but he had left the building when one of the ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! If Maine's real estate market got off to a sluggish start in January, it slowed to a snail's pace in February. Last month, Maine real estate agents sold the fewest number of ...
Source: pressherald.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Google's Gemini AI isn't a newcomer to its Workplace applications, such as Docs, Sheets, and Slides. But it was originally pretty dumb. Now, "knowledge" is the word that best describes Gemini's new approach to how you work. In 2024, Google began integrating Gemini into its Workplace apps. But in Docs, for example, you had to manually explain all the information that you wanted to include, plus the format and style ...
Source: pcworld.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The onetime interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and "weaponization" czar, serving as U.S. pardon attorney in the Trump administration , has been accused of violating ethical rules by threatening unconstitutional punishment against an elite law school and trying to shut down a bar investigation. The eight-page filing from D.C. Bar disciplinary counsel Hamilton Fox to the D.C. Court of Appeals Board on ...
Source: lawandcrime.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Washington — Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained exclusively by CBS News. TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
A federal judge has called out Attorney General Pam Bondi for illegally installing leadership of New Jersey's top prosecutor's office—for the second time. Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann issued the sweeping, 130-page ruling Monday, disqualifying the trio of DOJ lawyers—Jordan Fox, Philip Lamparello, and Ari Fontecchio—from the role. Brann was withering in his assessment of ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Apple will officially launch the MacBook Neo this Wednesday, March 11. Ahead of the release, journalists and influencers shared their hands-on impressions, first thoughts, and reviews of Apple's upcoming budget-friendly laptop. Interesting enough, there seems to have been a general consensus about this laptop: This laptop is a steal for what it offers, are the most interesting ones to watch, as they showcase how ...
Source: bgr.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Florida, 35, allegedly fired 10 shots with a semiautomatic firearm into Beverly Hills home A 35-year-old Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly fired shots into the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna on Sunday. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged on Tuesday with one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm and three ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Tommy DeCarlo, a longtime fan of Boston who became the classic rock band's lead singer in the late 2000s, has died. He was 60. DeCarlo died Monday following a battle with brain cancer, his family announced on Facebook . "[H]e fought with incredible strength and courage right up until the very end," the family's statement said. "During this difficult time, we kindly ask that friends and fans respect our family's ...
Source: latimes.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar, 14, and Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, who performed in Washington over the summer, were placed in immigration detention last month Teenage mariachi musicians who once performed on Capitol Hill have been released from Immigration and ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Complex global events demand clear, independent reporting. We're working to explain the facts, challenge misinformation, and show how the news affects real lives. Help us continue our imperative work. Become a member today. Already a member? The Social Security inspector general's office is investigating a whistleblower complaint alleging that a former employee of President Donald Trump 's effectively defunct ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The FBI has obtained election audit records from Maricopa County, Arizona , following a grand jury subpoena, as part of its efforts to relitigate the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest, despite multiple reviews of that race demonstrating that no widespread fraud occurred . In a rare but by no means impossible outcome, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party nominee for that year's election, defeated then-incumbent ...
Source: truthout.org
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Federal prosecutors have charged two men accused of throwing improvised explosive devices near Gracie Mansion in Manhattan, alleging they were inspired by ISIS and wanted to carry out an attack bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing, according to a criminal complaint. The complaint, filed Monday in federal court in Manhattan, charges 18-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi with attempted provision of ...
Source: bnonews.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Anthropic's Claude Code Review is a new tool, available as a research preview beta for Team and Enterprise plans, that sends a team of AI agents to examine every pull request. "We needed a reviewer we could trust on every PR. Code Review is the result: deep, multi-agent reviews that ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Make no mistake, the only person this war is good for is Benjamin Netanyahu Amid the contradictions and denials surrounding the Iran conflict, one admission from the US secretary of state Marco Rubio may offer the clearest insight yet into how the war began, says Donald Macintyre ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes A satirical prize with a playful approach to scientific research is not playing around when it comes to the safety of its guests, opting to relocate its annual ceremony to Europe in order to ensure the safety of attendees. The 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony (yes, that's what they're calling it) will be held in Zurich, Switzerland, in September. The award ceremony has been held in ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Since the advent of AI roughly three years ago, Nvidia provide the computational horsepower that underpins the technology. However, it's Nvidia's software platforms that have proven to be its most durable competitive advantage, helping users get the most out of the processing capability of its chips. As the next phase of AI development unfolds, Nvidia is staying ahead of the curve and is about to go all-in on AI ...
Source: fool.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
NEW YORK ( WPIX ) — Restaurant and food retailers across the United States are being warned of a potential norovirus contamination in seafood that was harvested between Feb. 13 and March 3, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Sometimes referred to as the stomach flu or stomach bug, norovirus is a highly contagious virus that can cause vomiting and diarrhea. The recall includes Manila clams ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Complex global events demand clear, independent reporting. We're working to explain the facts, challenge misinformation, and show how the news affects real lives. Help us continue our imperative work. Become a member today. Already a member? NEW YORK (AP) — Three brothers, including two of the nation's most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges Monday after a ...
Source: huffpost.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 -
Multivitamins are the most common dietary supplement in the U.S. People take these pills (or gummies, indeed) for a variety of health reasons, but the science on what multivitamins may do for your health is mixed , and none of them are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But intriguingly, a new study suggests that taking a daily multivitamin could slow biological aging. In a randomized clinical trial ...
Source: scientificamerican.com