5 Mar 2026, 3:45 pm
U.S. Denies F-15E Strike Eagle Went Down In Iran
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied claims circulating online of the loss of another F-15E Strike Eagle, this time over enemy territory, as part of ongoing operations against Iran. Earlier this week, three Strike Eagles were downed in an apparent friendly fire incident, reportedly by a Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet. All of this comes as the U.S.-Israeli air campaign continued to expand, and as the overall conflict has otherwise spilled further through the region. Y…
5 Mar 2026, 3:28 pm
'Britons are being taken for MUGS!' Zia Yusuf rips into Labour's 'insane' plan to PAY asylum seekers to leave UK
Zia Yusuf has accused Labour of "taking Britons for mugs" on GB News after the Home Secretary revealed a "firm but fair" plan to crack down on asylum seekers who break the law or work illegally.Today, Shabana Mahmood revealed strict new rules prohibiting foreign criminals from entering the UK in an effort to make Britain less attractive for illegal immigrants.In a keynote speech at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London, she vowed that Labour will end pe…
5 Mar 2026, 3:16 pm
Keir Starmer accused of 'lazy attempt to outsource decisions of life and death' amid international law concerns
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of a "lazy attempt to outsource decisions of life and death to international law" after the Prime Minister defended Britain's lack of involvement in initial strikes on Iran.Speaking to GB News's Will Kingston, former Israeli Government spokesman Eylon Levy sat down to discuss the Iran war.He stressed to Will there was a "general detachment from realpolitik, from shifting power balances geopolitically and a very lazy attempt to outso…
5 Mar 2026, 3:16 pm
Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe
Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
5 Mar 2026, 3:13 pm
Woman wins two $50,000 lottery prizes almost exactly one year apart
A Maryland woman scored a $50,000 top prize from a Bonus Match 5 lottery drawing almost exactly one year after winning the same amount.
5 Mar 2026, 3:12 pm
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Sentenced to Life in Prison
“Just months after President Trump’s mass pardons for Jan. 6 rioters freed him from prison, a Florida man repeatedly sexually abused two middle-school aged children,” NPR reports. “On Thursday, the man, Andrew Paul Johnson, was sentenced to life in prison, after a Florida jury found him guilty of five criminal charges, including molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition and transmission of material harmful to a minor.”…
5 Mar 2026, 3:11 pm
Group of boys convicted for raping girls, 14 and 15, in 'deeply concerning' attacks
Three teenagers have been found guilty for their roles in the rape of two girls in a New Forest town.The trial at Southampton Crown Court heard that two girls were raped in separate incidents in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, with the first attack taking place on November 26, 2024, and the second on January 17, 2025.A 15-year-old boy was found guilty of one charge of rape and another 15-year-old defendant was convicted of three charges of rape in connection with the Nove…
5 Mar 2026, 3:10 pm
Almost 20K US citizens returned from Middle East: State Department
The State Department said on Thursday that nearly 20,000 Americans have returned home from the Middle East since the U.S. military’s launch of strikes against Iran on Saturday. …
5 Mar 2026, 3:10 pm
Israeli evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs sparks panic
Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.
5 Mar 2026, 3:09 pm
Trump Unleashed
President Trump is on the warpath: In an interview, he dismissed concerns about the Iran war, told Politico the United States would help choose Iran’s next leader, predicted the downfall of the Cuban regime and attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the tech giant Anthropic.
5 Mar 2026, 3:07 pm
Jeffries welcomes Noem’s ouster but warns it won’t affect DHS funding fight
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday welcomed the ouster of Kristi Noem from atop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but warned that the leadership shakeup won’t soften the Democrats’ demands for reforms at the agency.  “A change in personnel is not sufficient. We need a change in policy,” Jeffries told reporters in……
5 Mar 2026, 3:06 pm
Kristi Noem removed from DHS by Trump: Watch Whole Hog Politics live with Chris Stirewalt and Bill Sammon
The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, joins NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt to discuss the latest political hot topics and national news in “Whole Hog Politics.” The show is scheduled to begin Friday at 9 a.m. EST. Watch live above. Join the conversation! It’s your chance to:– Ask questions directly to Stirewalt and Sammon.– Keep your camera……
5 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Labour MP suspended from party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China
A Labour MP has been stripped of the party whip after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Joani Reid, a rising star on Labour's backbenches, was administratively suspended tonight after an investigation was launched by the party's governance and legal unit.The East Kilbride & Strathaven MP is now cooperating with Labour officials after saying she did not see anything to suspect her husband had broken the law. A Labour Party spokesman said:…
5 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Maxx Crosby Can’t Be Allowed to go to the Cowboys
What the hell is going on here: @CrosbyMaxx— Lane Johnson (@LaneJohnson65) March 5, 2026 Things are moving fast re Maxx Crosby. Last night Dallas thought they were close to a deal but since then other teams have raised the ante and potentially are offering the Raiders 2 1st round picks Expected Dallas to now shift their focus to Trey Hendrickson— trey wingo (@wingoz) March 5, 2026 On Maxx Crosby and the Cowboys being at play here….here is what…
5 Mar 2026, 3:02 pm
Kristi Noem won’t rule out deploying ICE to polls: intimidation? 
The fact that this even has to be clarified tells you something about the political climate we’re in.  …
5 Mar 2026, 3:02 pm
Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom
“The National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday delayed its final vote on President Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom amid a deluge of negative comments from the public,” the New York Times reports.
5 Mar 2026, 3:01 pm
Blind Items Revealed #6
February 16, 2026It was not that long ago in this space that I told you the fruit streamer was holding back on airing a show even thought it had been completed for well over a year. Now, a producer of the show has been murdered.Apple TV+/Tehran/Dana Eden…
5 Mar 2026, 2:57 pm
FYI Philly | High fashion, towering fitness, elevated food, all-natural energy drinks and more
This week on FYI Philly, we have high fashion, towering fitness and elevated food on the menu. We also meet the makers of an all-natural energy drink and go behind the scenes where history comes to life.
5 Mar 2026, 2:56 pm
Trump Could Sabotage Canada’s Purchase of JAS 39 Gripen over F-35 Stealth Fighter
The F-35 vs. JAS 39 Gripen debate in Canada has reached a boiling point. With President Donald Trump’s trade policies causing friction in Ottawa, the Canadian government is considering a pivot to the Saab Gripen E. However, a leaked Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) document reveals a staggering performance gap, and the U.S. is signaling that a move away from the F-35 could result in a "red card" regarding Link 16 access and a fundamental restructuring of NORAD. The…
5 Mar 2026, 2:55 pm
Britney Spears arrested for DUI, May court date set
Britney Spears was arrested for driving under the influence Wednesday night, CNN and People reported Thursday. She is set to appear before court May 4.
5 Mar 2026, 2:55 pm
'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
5 Mar 2026, 2:55 pm
Jemele Hill Mocks Middle America For Caring About Border Security
The Atlantic contributing writer Jemele Hill claimed Americans living in the middle of the country who voted in favor of border security were motivated by racism during a Wednesday episode of “SPOLITICS Live.” Former President Joe Biden reportedly presided over the highest level of net migration in American history, with President Donald Trump winning the 2024 election on a platform of mass deportations. Hill said on her show that Americans in states like Iowa…
5 Mar 2026, 2:54 pm
Xbox Confirms 'Project Helix' – Its Next-Gen Console That Will Also Play PC Games
New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma, who took over as the head of the Xbox business last week as longtime Xbox boss Phil Spencer retired, has confirmed the codename for Xbox's next-generation console – Project Helix – and also confirmed long-swirling rumors that the device will play Xbox and PC games."Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment to the return of Xbox including Project Helix, the code name for our next generati…
5 Mar 2026, 2:54 pm
Trump fires US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
US president Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid criticism over immigration enforcement and disaster response.
5 Mar 2026, 2:53 pm
Investors file suit against Trump, Bondi over TikTok sale
Investors filed suit against President Trump and Attorney General Bondi saying they ignored the law in helping to facilitate the purchase of TikTok's assets by Trump's allies.
5 Mar 2026, 2:52 pm
Karoline Leavitt goes off on CNN for emphasizing Iran war deaths 
Yes, the media is going to ask the secretary of War to justify American soldiers losing their lives.
5 Mar 2026, 2:52 pm
Iran foreign minister: Ground invasion would be ‘disaster’ for US
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that his country’s military is “waiting” for the U.S. to send troops into the country, a possibility the Trump administration has refused to rule out. “We are confident that we can confront them, and it will be a big disaster for them,” Araghchi told Tom Llamas on “NBC……
5 Mar 2026, 2:50 pm
In lead-up to Noem firing, Trump ‘never knew’ of blessing $220M ad campaign
Just before announcing her replacement in a major shake-up of his Cabinet, President Trump said he did not recall giving his blessing to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for a $220 million ad campaign at the border, a comment that comes after Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) also told reporters the president was “not a happy……
5 Mar 2026, 2:48 pm
Government Has Let Massive Portfolio Of Taxpayer-Funded Buildings Fall Into Disrepair
A federal agency responsible for recommending options to address the government’s real estate portfolio said Thursday that there is a massive maintenance backlog in federal buildings. The Public Buildings Review Board (PBRB) released a report Thursday noting that the cost to clear up the backlog would be $50 billion, over two times the amount of previous estimates from the General Services Administration (GSA). The report also stated that GSA had been “chronical…
5 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Nation-State Hackers Play the Vibes
Who Knew APT Hackers Liked Emojis So Much?All the nation-state hackers are vibe coding. Vibeware won't win any coding awards. It's not pretty. It doesn't target any zero-day vulnerabilities or known flaws in innovative new ways - but it does allow polyglot malware to be generated at scale.
5 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Cryptohack Roundup: Ariomex Leak Flags Iran Sanction Risks
Also: US' Multi-Million Dollar Scam Funds SeizureIran exchange leak raises sanctions risks, $580M frozen in scam crackdown, $61M romance scam funds seized, feds seek $327K in dating scam case, Russia exploit broker sanctioned, South Korean wallet recovery phrase exposure and arrest in custody bitcoin theft, Axiom data misuse and Uniswap lawsuit ends.
5 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Blind Item #13
The significant other of the Zombie actor got a massive breast enlargement for him, but he doesn't seem to care. He is still with other women as much as he can.
5 Mar 2026, 2:44 pm
Matt Campbell’s Signature Burger Joins The Field’s Menu
Matt Campbell has joined an exclusive club reserved for some of Penn State's highest-profile coaches. Popular State College area restaurant The Field Burger & Tap on Thursday unveiled the newest addition to its "Coaches Corner" menu, a signature burger designed by the new leader of Nittany Lion football. "Coach Campbell's Roman Burger" includes a beef patty topped with salami, mortadella, white cheddar, arugula, tomato, onion, mayo and Italian dressing on…
5 Mar 2026, 2:39 pm
‘Useless to keep appealing to Trump’ on Iran says Spanish Culture Minister
We spoke to the Spanish Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun. And we asked him why Spain’s prime minister had been so vocal in opposing the United States attacking Iran.
5 Mar 2026, 2:39 pm
Iran war: UK working ‘incredibly closely’ with US – Foreign Office minister
We spoke to the Foreign Office minister with responsibility for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer. We asked him that, given all the indications that the US was preparing for war against Iran, why were the Royal Navy not ready to be deployed to Cyprus?
5 Mar 2026, 2:38 pm
Senate Democrats block bill to fund DHS, spurning increased GOP pressure
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), spurning pressure from Republicans who argued the conflict with Iran has heightened the need to end the agency shutdown. Senators voted 51-45 on the measure that would have funded DHS for the remainder of fiscal 2026, with every Democrat —……
5 Mar 2026, 2:38 pm
Respecting international law depends on who breaks it: Why Canada backed the war against Iran
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently warned at the World at the Economic Forum in Davos that “middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu,” many saw this as a defence of international law and the multilateral order. That earned him global accolades. At the time, Canada and Denmark were under pressure from the Donald Trump administration to surrender territory to the United States: Greenland from Denmark,…
5 Mar 2026, 2:38 pm
How the government is evacuating Brits from the Middle East
Sir Keir Starmer has pushed back against criticism that Britain was not sufficiently prepared to protect bases in the Middle East. At a press conference, he announced that four fighter jets will be sent to Qatar to bolster defensive operations. And he said that the delayed first government-chartered flight had taken off from Oman, bringing stranded UK citizens.
5 Mar 2026, 2:37 pm
Kurdish militant groups deny ground incursion into Iran
Iranian Kurdish militant groups based in Iraq’s Kurdish region have denied claims that they have begun a ground incursion into Iran. Reports emerged on US media yesterday and today Donald Trump said he would back Kurds launching an invasion.
5 Mar 2026, 2:35 pm
Exclusive: Iraq’s First Lady says ‘This is not our war’
As the conflict in the Middle East engulfs more countries, recent media reports alleging that the CIA is planning to arm Kurdish ground troops to spark an uprising in Iran have been met with vehement denials by Iraqi Kurdish officials. However, while the Trump administration has denied that report, it is engaged in outreach to the various Kurdish groups to enlist their participation in an uprising against the Iranian regime. Meanwhile, after unconfirmed reports that…
5 Mar 2026, 2:35 pm
GOP’s Turner rips Pentagon No. 3 at hearing: ‘Really kind of gross’
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Thursday ripped into Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby over his “gross” and “disingenuous” testimony during a House Armed Services Committee hearing.  Turner, who had asked Colby if the Trump administration applies NATO’s Article 5 to all of the alliance’s countries, grew frustrated with his previous response to a similar question, telling……
5 Mar 2026, 2:35 pm
Tens of thousands flee Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israeli warnings
What is happening in Lebanon as people flee Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israeli warnings?
5 Mar 2026, 2:35 pm
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. James Lankford Goes For Jugular Of Over $100,000,000,000 In Blue State Unemployment Fraud
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on March 31. The announcement follows two Congressional oversight hearings Tuesday and Wednesday where lawmakers grilled Noem on her job overseeing the Department. Two fatal shootings in Minnesota following the DHS’ Operation Metro Surge and an alleged affair with her top aide have led membe…
5 Mar 2026, 2:34 pm
Israel and America rain bombs on Iran and Lebanon – as thousand flee Beirut
Israel and America rained bombs on Iran and Lebanon today, while Iran demonstrated the cost of war for the whole world, hitting the oil fields of Bahrain and Azerbaijan. As Trump declared he wants a role in who leads Iran and demanded a pardon from criminal charges for Netanyahu so he can focus on the war, Keir Starmer said Britain wants de-escalation and negotiation.
5 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
Railway End Table Powered By Hand Crank
Most end tables that you might find in a home are relatively static objects. However, [Peter Waldraff] of Tiny World Studios likes to build furniture that’s a little more interesting. Thus came about this beautiful piece with a real working railway built right in. The end table was built from scratch, with [Peter] going through all the woodworking steps required to assemble the piece. The three-legged wooden table is topped with a tiny N-scale model railway layout…
5 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
Blind Item #12
It seems sacrilegious but this EGOT winner is going to lip synch. …
5 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
Watch How Planet-Hopping Microbes Can Survive Asteroid Strikes
This polyextremophile bacterium could survive an interplanetary trip The post Watch How Planet-Hopping Microbes Can Survive Asteroid Strikes appeared first on Nautilus.
5 Mar 2026, 2:27 pm
NATO won’t trigger Article 5 over missile headed toward Turkey: Rutte
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the alliance is not looking to trigger Article 5 on Thursday after Iran fired a missile that entered Turkey’s airspace.  “Nobody’s talking about Article 5,” Rutte told Reuters.  “The most important thing is that our adversaries have seen yesterday ‌that ​NATO is so strong and ⁠so vigilant, and even ⁠more……
5 Mar 2026, 2:26 pm
Colorado Avalanche trade for Toronto Maple Leafs center Nicolas Roy
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded center Nicolas Roy to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for two conditional draft picks, the teams announced Thursday.
5 Mar 2026, 2:26 pm
Donald Trump claims Cuba 'is about to fall' and it's 'icing on the cake'
Half of Cuba has been left in darkness as power cuts hit the island yesterday…
5 Mar 2026, 2:25 pm
Mom finished getting her nails done, waited 40 minutes to call 911 after her boyfriend beat her 3-year-old daughter to death: Cops
Insets, from clockwise: Jeroen Jarrell Coombs, Jennifer Kendrick and Paisley Brown (Marion County Sheriff's Office). Background: Trailer near Ocala, Florida, where Coombs allegedly killed his girlfriend's toddler daughter (WFTV). A Florida mother was getting her nails done at a salon when she made a FaceTime call to her boyfriend who was watching her kids. Jennifer Kendrick's boyfriend, 32-year-old Jeroen Jarrell Coombs, answered and delivered some disturbing news:…
5 Mar 2026, 2:24 pm
Israelis back war with Iran despite uncertainty and fatigue
Israelis broadly support the US-Israeli military campaign with Iran, even if they are tired of air raid alerts and constant upheaval.
5 Mar 2026, 2:24 pm
Man fatally shot by police after hours‑long standoff in New Castle County, Delaware identified
The man who was fatally shot by police in New Castle County, Delaware, on Tuesday after officers responded to a shots fired call has been identified.
5 Mar 2026, 2:21 pm
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran could shatter the United Nations-led global order
Even as American and Iranian officials were participating in Omani-mediated talks aimed at preventing further escalation between the two nations, the United States, alongside Israel, launched military strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. The mediation had raised cautious hopes of de-escalating long-running hostility between Iran and the U.S. Instead, this use of force reflects a familiar post-1945 pattern of major powers acting unilaterally rather than through multilateral…
5 Mar 2026, 2:21 pm
‘Hallelujah’: Noem’s ouster a long time coming for Trump allies
The NewsThe ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday felt a long time in coming for some allies of President Donald Trump.One source close to the White House responded bluntly to Semafor: “Hallelujah.” Moments before Trump’s announcement, a second person close to the situation described her as a “dead man walking.”Trump announced on social media that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., would replace Noem atop the department beginning March…
5 Mar 2026, 2:20 pm
Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan rages at 'boring' critique of body image as she slams 'plus size' label
Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has declared she has "no interest in body positivity" and finds the constant focus on her appearance tedious.The Irish actress, 39, who portrays Penelope Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama, expressed frustration at being categorised as plus-size despite wearing a size eight corset during filming."The thing I say sometimes that pisses people off is I have no interest in body positivity," she told Elle UK's April issue."When I was a…
5 Mar 2026, 2:19 pm
The ousting of Peru’s president points to a deeper crisis
Peru’s interim president José Jerí was censured and removed by the country’s congress in February after just four months on the job. He was ousted for ethical failures following several scandals and replaced by current interim president José María Balcázar. Jerí was the latest in a list of Peruvian presidents to be removed from office before completing their terms. His ouster occurred less than two months before the upcoming general elections, scheduled f…
5 Mar 2026, 2:18 pm
Ed Miliband risks energy bills crisis over North Sea oil as he rejects Donald Trump plea
Ed Miliband has rejected calls to “open up the North Sea” as war rages in Iran, claiming that the biggest “long-term threat multiplier” to UK security is the climate crisis. Earlier this week, President Trump urged the UK Government to exploit North Sea resources, with oil and gas prices spiking because of the Middle East war. MPs and industry bosses have also called for more exploration. But Energy Secretary Mr Miliband insisted that issuing new North Sea l…
5 Mar 2026, 2:15 pm
Georgia sheriff arrested on DUI charge after blood alcohol content was allegedly almost triple legal limit
A Georgia sheriff was arrested last week after he was allegedly found swerving "all over the roadway" in a county-issued vehicle.Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit at the time of his arrest, which was 10:30 a.m. Feb. 27, police say. Hall was arrested and taken to jail, but he was released on bond that night.According to a police report obtained by local Fox 5 Atlanta, a Hall County deputy recognized Couch'…
5 Mar 2026, 2:15 pm
Ken Paxton Reveals The One Thing That May Get Him To Drop Out Of Brutal Senate Race
Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed that he may drop out of the Texas Senate race if the Senate lifts the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act in an X post on Thursday. Paxton, who forced Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn into a runoff election after receiving 40.7% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary, wrote that he would “consider dropping out” of the vicious primary if the Senate passed the legislation. The SAVE Act passed in the House of Representatives…
5 Mar 2026, 2:15 pm
Blind Item #11
This director/actor not named Ben or George or Todd is basically just a predator right now. Seems totally unafraid of women calling him out. …
5 Mar 2026, 2:15 pm
House GOP Leaders Call On Congressman Embroiled In Staffer Sex Suicide Scandal To Drop Out
House Republican leadership is calling on Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his reelection bid just hours after the lawmaker admitted to having an affair with his aide who took her own life in September 2025. Gonzales, a married father of six, confessed to having a relationship with Regina Santos-Aviles, his married former aide who committed suicide by setting herself on fire, Wednesday night on “Unshaken and Unafraid with Joe Page” podcast. The night…
5 Mar 2026, 2:11 pm
Trump Removes Noem as Homeland Security Head
President Donald Trump has announced he’s replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to take her place. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Thursday. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026,” Trump wrote. “T…
5 Mar 2026, 2:09 pm
Watch live: Noem speaks moments after Trump ousts her from DHS
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is giving previously scheduled remarks in Nashville, Tenn., shortly after President Trump announced he was removing her from Department of Homeland Security leadership. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he will replace her at the department with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). Noem will be shifting to the role……
5 Mar 2026, 2:09 pm
Friday essay: long in the shadow of Freud, Carl Jung’s ideas are finding fresh relevance today
Vlad Bagacian/unsplashOnce upon a time, great psychological thinkers bestrode the earth. William James, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Fred Skinner, Carl Jung and a few other heavyweights left deep footprints in the cultural landscape. The ground trembled when they fought. Just as dinosaurs evolved into birds, grand theorists have been replaced by flocks of empiricists. As the science of the mind splinters into a hundred specialist fields, academic psychology no longe…
5 Mar 2026, 2:09 pm
New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas
Getty ImagesThe government’s plan to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) has raised questions about whether this is the best approach to strengthening New Zealand’s energy security, not least because the conflict in Iran highlights price volatility. Our analysis suggests it is not. And it casts doubt on the logic of imposing a levy on electricity to fund an LNG terminal, which the government expects to be operational in 2028. That’s because New Zealand also…
5 Mar 2026, 2:09 pm
Rust 1.94 Released With Stable Support For AVX-512 FP16 Intrinsics, Array Windows
Rust 1.94 was rolled out today as the newest routine stable update for the Rust programming language...
5 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
Trump Reveals Who Will Replace Kristi Noem At DHS
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on March 31. The announcement follows two Congressional oversight hearings Tuesday and Wednesday where lawmakers grilled Noem on her job overseeing the Department. Two deadly shootings in Minnesota following Operation Metro Surge and an alleged affair with her top aide have led members of Congress t…
5 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions
Desley WhissonIf you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a “koala paradox”: endangered in the north of Australia, abundant in the south; genetically diverse in some regions, genetically depleted in others. Koalas populations are often described simultaneously as being in crisis, or overabundant. These accounts attempt to capture the complexity of this species across different histories and geogr…
5 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
A ‘good death’ has a price – and a new study shows not everyone in palliative care can afford it
Bill Fairs/UnsplashYou would hope for your dying days to be full of calm and care. But our research with people who are dying shows this is far from the reality for many people. Instead, financial stress plays a huge and increasing role in who can afford a “good death”. What we did In our recent study, we interviewed 18 people nearing the end of life in a palliative care unit, as well as six family members and carers, and 20 palliative care professionals.
5 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
Amanda Seyfried’s ‘prosthetic butthole’ isn’t a joke – costuming nudity is important for actors
Searchlight PicturesAmanda Seyfried wears a “prosthetic butthole” in her new movie, The Testament of Ann Lee. She told BBC Radio 2: This movie needed to be graphic, so I wore a prosthetic butthole. […] It was cool. It was exciting. I was pregnant and naked, but I wasn’t naked at all. And at the end of the movie I was standing in front of a burning building with just a merkin. I felt so free. On the surface, Seyfried’s comments might seem like a case…
5 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting
Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people picture biodiversity, they often think of charismatic mammals first: pandas, orangutans, elephants or tigers. That visibility comes with scrutiny. Mammals are among the best-studied organisms on Earth – and among the most threatened. On the international inventory of…
5 Mar 2026, 2:07 pm
Fertiliser costs are soaring amid war in the Middle East. Will your grocery bill follow?
Alfio Manciagli/GettyConflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has now led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes. But oil is not the only important commodity that has been disrupted. The Middle East is a key supplier of fertiliser, exporting some 45% of global supply. Since the beginning of the conflict, the price of urea, a key source of nitrogen used in agriculture, has…
5 Mar 2026, 2:07 pm
Australia’s official plan for AI safety isn’t much more than a single dot point. Will it be enough?
Google DeepMind/PexelsLast week, one of Australia’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers, Toby Walsh, warned Australia’s lack of guardrails for AI is putting young people at risk of being “sacrificed for the profits of big tech”. Walsh’s remarks came after the government scrapped its own proposal to establish an advisory body of AI experts. Instead, the government offered its National AI Plan, which, among others, stresses investment in data…
5 Mar 2026, 2:03 pm
OpenAI Stopped Selling Intelligence. GPT-5.4 Sells Labor Instead.
Seven months ago, OpenAI launched GPT-5 with the promise of a smarter machine. Sam Altman compared the development to the Manhattan Project. Early testers shrugged. Benchmarks improved by single digits. All that hype, months of leaks and breathless previews, ran headfirst into a reality made of incremental gains.Thursday brought GPT-5.4. No one called it a breakthrough this time. No Manhattan Project comparisons. The blog post opened with spreadsheets. Spreadsheets…
5 Mar 2026, 2:02 pm
Vegas Golden Knights trade for Washington Capitals forward Nic Dowd
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired forward Nic Dowd through a trade with the Washington Capitals, the NHL franchises announced Thursday.
5 Mar 2026, 2:02 pm
2,080 Tomahawk Missiles Gone: U.S Navy Must Retire the Ohio-Class Nuclear Missile Submarines
While the USS Ohio and its three sister ships offer an unmatched 154-Tomahawk payload per hull, the aging reactors and rising maintenance costs are forcing a pivot toward the distributed firepower of the Virginia-class. The post 2,080 Tomahawk Missiles Gone: U.S Navy Must Retire the Ohio-Class Nuclear Missile Submarines appeared first on 19FortyFive.
5 Mar 2026, 2:01 pm
Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in fallout of her Senate hearing
Facing criticism for how she handled a Senate testimony, President Donald Trump fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday. She served in the pivotal role as a loyalist to Trump, supporting the president's deportation and larger immigration goals. Trump made the announcement official in a Thursday Truth Social post, adding that Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will assume the position on March 31. He added that Noem will become the specia…
5 Mar 2026, 2:01 pm
First look inside Sevenoaks' new Mountain Warehouse store in former Poundland
The shop is now open for business…
5 Mar 2026, 2:01 pm
Philadelphia Eagles 2026 draft picks
The Philadelphia Eagles currently have five picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, plus a projected three compensatory picks, bringing their total to eight. Here we'll track each of the trades that change the Eagles' picks. So far, there have been 10.
5 Mar 2026, 2:01 pm
Meet the woman participating in her 54th Philadelphia Flower Show
We introduce you to a woman who is participating in her 54th Philadelphia Flower Show! She's also of a garden club with deep historic roots.
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Scientists sound alarm over Europe's forests as 216,000 hectares at risk - even if warming halts
More than 200,000 hectares of European forests could be disturbed annually by 2100, according to a new study.
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
A War Without a Strategy
The Economist: “It is rare for one head of government to order the death of another. Yet on February 28th America’s president and Israel’s prime minister did just that, killing Iran’s 86-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The decapitation of the Iranian regime reflects the devastating operational success of ‘Operation Epic Fury.’ But Mr Khamenei’s place was immediately taken by a triumvirate. The next supreme leader could be named soon—…
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Paul Mescal, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow to present at 2026 Oscars
More stars have been announced to take the stage to present at the Oscars, including Paul Mescal, Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow.
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war
The Ras al-Khair water desalination plant in eastern Saudi Arabia is just one of many along the Persian Gulf coast. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty ImagesSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their desert lands not only to make money, but also to make drinking water. The petroleum they produce powers more than 400 desalination plants, which turn seawater into drinkable water. In the war…
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
OpenAI Releases New ChatGPT Model For Working In Excel and Google Sheets
OpenAI today released GPT-5.4, an upgraded ChatGPT model designed to be faster, cheaper, and more accurate for workplace tasks. The update also introduces tools that let ChatGPT work directly inside Excel and Google Sheets. Axios reports: GPT-5.4 is designed to be less error-prone, more efficient and better at workplace tasks like drafting documents, OpenAI said. The new model can create files in fewer tries with less back-and-forth than prior models, the company sa…
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
US Postal Service takes another wrong turn
Postmaster General David Steiner has failed to turn around the USPS's unsustainable business model, resulting in a $1.3 billion loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and has instead prioritized revenue and customer service over cost-cutting measures.
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Blind Item #10
Speaking of Fashion Week, this foreign born three named actress not named Millie apparently vomited in the back seat of a SUV because she had too much to drink and was also trying to orally service her significant other.
5 Mar 2026, 1:59 pm
UK Border Force officer was 'working for China', court told
Chi Leung "Peter" Wai is accused of engaging in "shadow policing" in the UK on behalf of China.
5 Mar 2026, 1:58 pm
Trump Bought Netflix Debt as Deal Unraveled
Hollywood Reporter: “As Paramount sought to pry Warner Bros. away from the streaming giant, Trump was adding more Netflix bonds to his personal portfolio, financial disclosures released by the White House on Wednesday show.” “The disclosures show that President Trump bought between $600,000 and $1.25 million worth of Netflix debt in January, adding to the $500,000 to $1 million in Netflix bonds that he purchased in December, shortly after Netflix’s megadeal…
5 Mar 2026, 1:56 pm
Noem replaced as DHS secretary with Oklahoma senator
President Trump on Thursday announced he was replacing Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) in the first major shake-up of his Cabinet in his second term. Trump said in a Truth Social post Noem had served her role well and would be shifting to the role of special……