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As war in Iran persists, rising gas, home heating oil costs hit New England
- The US-Israeli conflict with Iran is taking an increasing toll on New England consumers, as a snarled global oil supply chain has consumers paying dramatically more for gasoline and home-heating fuel than they were before the war broke out. Average Massachusetts gasoline prices have risen nearly 40 cents over the past week, to about $3.31 a gallon, according to AAA , after long hovering below the $3 mark. Heating ...

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Even Meghan McCain Thinks Lindsey Graham Is Going Too Far In His Iran War Rhetoric
- is urging the Trump administration to give Sen. (R-S.C.) the hook when it comes to its ongoing efforts to sell the American public on the Iran war. On Sunday, McCain reacted to Graham's eyebrow-raising , in which he proclaimed that the U.S. and Israel were going to jointly "blow the hell out of these people," referring to Iran, over the next two weeks to bring about "peace like no other ...

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Anthropic takes Trump administration to court over Pentagon row
- Anthropic filed suit Monday against the Trump administration, alleging the US government retaliated against the AI company for refusing to let its Claude AI model be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans. In the 48-page complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco, Anthropic seeks to have its designation as a national security supply-chain risk declared unlawful and blocked. In ...

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Ticketmaster parent Live Nation strikes deal with DOJ to settle antitrust suit— why judge was left fuming
- Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation has reportedly struck a tentative settlement with the Department of Justice that could allow it to avoid a breakup amid allegations it controlled an illegal monopoly that allowed it to "suffocate the competition." However, some of the states in the bipartisan group that accused the 2010 Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger of leading to exorbitant ticket prices for Taylor Swift ...

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Who are Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi? Suspects in New York City IED attack identified as sons of Turkish and Afghan immigrants - The
- 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 ...

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Guilty, all counts: Alexander brothers shake their heads 'no' as the verdict is read
- , as well as for Oren's twin, Alon Alexander, a former executive in his parents' private security firm. The three brothers sat at the defense tables, shaking their heads "no" as the forewoman read the verdict. Once the owners of multimillion-dollar properties in Manhattan and Miami, the three now face a potential lifetime in federal prison. Any single sex trafficking conviction, including for the top count of ...

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FBI subpoenas election records in Arizona, expanding 2020 inquiry
- Federal investigators last week sought and obtained records relating to the 2020 election in Arizona, the Republican leader of the state Senate said Monday. "Late last week I received and complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records relating to the Arizona State Senate's 2020 audit of Maricopa County," state Senate President Warren Petersen from President Donald Trump, in which he shared a report from ...

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NBA cancels the Atlanta Hawks' plans to celebrate the strip club Magic City
- 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 ...

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Ohio State President Ted Carter out over 'inappropriate relationship'
- March 9 (UPI) -- Ohio State University accepted the resignation of its president, Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship. The university's Board of Trustees said in a statement Monday: "The president recently disclosed to trustees that he had an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business." Carter, 66, told the board on ...

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Trump says he won't sign any bills until SAVE America Act passes
- President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will not sign any bills until the SAVE America Act is passed, adding that a "watered down" version of the act would not do. The legislation, which would overhaul voting laws and require proof of citizenship nationwide to register to vote, faces an uphill battle in the Senate. Noncitizen voting is illegal and uncommon . "It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT ...

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