3 Mar 2026, 3:28 pm
Left to right: Sen. Dick Durbin and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 3, 2026 (C-SPAN). Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem struggled to answer questions about repeat violations of court orders by immigration agents during a congressional hearing on Tuesday. Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem testified for the first time since a series of homicides was committed by federal author…
3 Mar 2026, 3:24 pm
Cincinnati's mayor on Tuesday opposed a move by a judge to grant bail to one of two suspects, who has multiple previous convictions, allegedly linked to a mass shooting during a gun battle with one another that injured nine people at a crowded weekend concert. In a statement, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval called the $50,000 bond given to Franeek Cobb, 24, "extremely concerning," saying it's a public safety issue."The decision to allow for the release of the accuse…
3 Mar 2026, 3:23 pm
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is inching closer and closer.
3 Mar 2026, 3:23 pm
Four days into Operation Epic Fury, the joint American-Israeli attack on Iran, the U.S. is moving more tactical jets to the Middle East. On Tuesday, additional F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters and F-15E Strike Eagle multirole fighters took off from Lakenheath Air Base in the U.K, according to flight trackers and spotters. The jets are joining the a large number of fighters already engaged in the war effort. The aircraft will be a welcome sight for CENTCOM, which…
3 Mar 2026, 3:22 pm
As Americans in the Middle East attempt to evacuate amid the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) slammed the Trump administration for its handling of the situation. Kim wrote Tuesday on the social platform X that his office “is receiving panicked calls from Americans stuck in the Middle East, outraged that our government……
3 Mar 2026, 3:19 pm
A risk of wheel detachment, the possibility of fuel tanks melting, and potential brake failure were among the numerous reasons for over 29 million vehicles to be recalled in 2025.
3 Mar 2026, 3:17 pm
The Israeli Operation Roaring Lion and the American Operation Epic Fury began early on Feb. 28 when both countries began attacking Iran. Their airstrikes reportedly killed Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while striking military targets across the country. Iran responded with its own Operation True Promise 4 missile and drone strikes against Israeli and American targets. But it also started bombarding nine other Middle East countries. Iran’s allies have…
3 Mar 2026, 3:15 pm
Speaking of Housewives, this fired former Housewife is sleeping with men for money, but she is getting too old to do that for much longer. …
3 Mar 2026, 3:12 pm
The Trump administration’s efforts to end congestion pricing in New York City were illegal, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. In his decision, Judge Lewis Liman formally allowed the program, which charges cars that enter a section of Manhattan, to continue. The program seeks to alleviate both traffic and air pollution in downtown New York. Opponents,……
3 Mar 2026, 3:06 pm
Authorities have revealed the identities of the three victims who were killed in a suspected terrorist shooting at a Texas bar over the weekend. Savitha Shan, 21, Jorge Pederson, 30, and Ryder Harrington, 19, were identified as the three people who were gunned down at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin on Sunday morning, according to the Austin Police Department (APD).Initial reports indicated that two civilians and the gunman were killed and 14 injured in t…
3 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
The cost of war with Iran and increased U.S. tariffs appeared to be at the top of German Chancellor Merz's agenda as he met with President Trump.
3 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Alan Cumming has issued an apology for what he described as a "trauma-triggering s***show" at last month's Bafta ceremony, expressing deep regret over the distress caused to Black viewers worldwide.The US Traitors host posted his statement on Instagram yesterday, one week after the controversial February 22 awards show.The 79th Bafta ceremony was thrown into controversy after Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson involuntarily shouted a racial slur from the audience…
3 Mar 2026, 3:01 pm
February 14, 2026The only reason this foreign born A-/B+ list actress is still married is because of stubbornness. Priyanka Chopra…
3 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
OpenAI is amending its Pentagon contract after CEO Sam Altman acknowledged it appeared "opportunistic and sloppy." On Monday night, Altman said the company would explicitly restrict its technology from being used by intelligence agencies and for mass domestic surveillance. The Guardian reports: OpenAI, which has more than 900 million users of ChatGPT, made the deal almost immediately after the Pentagon's existing AI contractor, Anthropic, was dropped. [...] The deal…
3 Mar 2026, 2:55 pm
Rittenhouse Town is Hosting Tavern Night Featuring Hearth-Cooked Food, Beer, Cocktails, Games, Storytelling & More On March 28 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Historic Rittenhouse Town (208 Lincoln Drive) […] The post Rittenhouse Town is Hosting Tavern Night Featuring Hearth-Cooked Food, Beer, Cocktails, Games, Storytelling & More appeared first on Wooder Ice.
3 Mar 2026, 2:54 pm
President Trump on Tuesday said the worst-case scenario in Iran would be if their new leader turns out to be worse than deceased Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “I guess the worst case would be we do this and then somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person, right? That could happen, we……
3 Mar 2026, 2:52 pm
A quiet evening at a prestigious New Hampshire boarding school was upended last month when the son of music icon Cher was accused of causing a disruption on campus. According to Fox News, Elijah Allman, 49, was taken into custody on Feb. 27 after authorities say he created a disturbance inside the dining hall at St. Paul’s School in Concord. Allman, whose father was the late rocker Gregg Allman, faces four misdemeanor charges, including two counts of simple…
3 Mar 2026, 2:52 pm
France says it downed drones “in legitimate defence”, will send the warship to Cyprus and deploy air-defence assets to allies as the first two repatriation flights head to Paris on Tuesday night…
3 Mar 2026, 2:49 pm
Tyrone Covington (Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office). A Florida man moving with his girlfriend became enraged at her 8-year-old son after he accidentally locked the keys in the car, so he beat him more than 100 times with a belt, leading to his death. Tyrone Covington, 45, was convicted in January of manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in the death of Josiyah Robinson. A judge sentenced him on Monday to 30 years behind bars, the Hillsborough County Sta…
3 Mar 2026, 2:48 pm
Ben Davis should probably go to the hospital: Ben Davis still hasn't been to the hospital after an encounter with a chainsaw on Sunday pic.twitter.com/Doq5JnQtBb— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) March 3, 2026 “I got done cleaning up one (tree) the other day (cutting it up with a chainsaw)… I was just about done the second one and there was a branch that went into the ground and I snipped it and it came back and the saw cut my knee cap. I am very,…
3 Mar 2026, 2:46 pm
After asking to drop its appeal one day earlier, the Department of Justice reversed its decision Tuesday saying it will continue to battle 4 law firms.
3 Mar 2026, 2:46 pm
Iran appears to be increasingly focusing its retaliatory attacks against energy production infrastructure in Gulf Arab States. The U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran is also continuing at a significant tempo, including a major new wave of Israeli strikes going after leadership targets in Tehran. Readers can catch up on previous developments in the ongoing conflict in our previous rolling coverage here. Increased targeting of Gulf Arab States’ oil and natura…
3 Mar 2026, 2:46 pm
The Trump administration is not currently helping U.S. citizens make travel plans to evacuate the Middle East, despite urging Americans to “depart now” from 16 countries in the region as the war with Iran continues to escalate, NOTUS reports.
3 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Newly released emails in the US Department of Justice Epstein files appear to show Jeffrey Epstein suggested Princesses Beatrice and Princess Eugenie could hold shares during discussions about a proposed commercial venture involving Sarah Ferguson’s name.The correspondence relates to discussions in 2010, when Epstein was under restrictions following his conviction.There is no indication in the emails that either princess was aware of the exchange, and no shares we…
3 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) criticized the Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) blueprint Tuesday, saying it ignores the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war and does not say much about Washington’s interests in the Middle East given the emergent war in Iran. Wicker, in opening remarks at a hearing with Pentagon policy chief Elbridge……
3 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
“If we don’t stop them or if we didn’t stop them or if we didn’t start, you would have had a nuclear war and they would have taken out many countries because you know what? They’re sick people. They’re angry, they’re sick.” — President Trump, speaking to reporters about his decision to attack Iran.
3 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Iranian Cyberespionage Group MuddyWater Goes DarkPhysical effects rather than cyber strikes are triggering Middle Eastern connectivity problems during day four of a sustained U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. Iran is responding with drone and missile attacks targeting U.S. military as well as British bases in Bahrain, Cyprus.
3 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Don't believe the hype. There is no way the former best buddy of the madam/procurer wants to spend an entire season of a show having to answer millions of questions about the madam and the dead billionaire. …
3 Mar 2026, 2:43 pm
If the mission is defense, say that. If it’s deterrence, define it. If it’s regime change, own it. But shifting goals in real time, while lives and markets hang in the balance, is not strategy, it’s uncertainty. And uncertainty is a dangerous place to wage war.
3 Mar 2026, 2:43 pm
“Republicans have sought to use the Trump administration’s attack on Iran to pressure Democrats to relent on their demands for funding the Department of Homeland Security,” NBC News reports. “But Democrats are quickly rejecting that push, making clear they will continue to insist on changes to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Customs and Border Protection, after federal agents killed two Americans in Minneapolis.”…
3 Mar 2026, 2:38 pm
A married high school physical education teacher has been indicted on two counts of third-degree sexual assault after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a male student. Alisha Crins is accused of exchanging sexually suggestive messages and engaging in sexual contact with the student while he was enrolled at Ponaganset High School in Rhode Island as a 17-year-old, according to an affidavit cited by WPRI.The investigation began after the forme…
3 Mar 2026, 2:36 pm
The rate of colorectal cancer is increasing among younger Americans and is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in adults under the age of 50, according to research published by the American Cancer Society on Monday. Researchers found that 45 percent of new colorectal cancer diagnoses are occurring in individuals younger than 65, a……
3 Mar 2026, 2:36 pm
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. …
3 Mar 2026, 2:31 pm
In a new-look team Seb Atkinson and Fin Smith's teenage days in the Worcester academy could be key for England against Italy in Rome.
3 Mar 2026, 2:31 pm
The Philadelphia Museum of Art will turn its March 13 Friday Night into a Women’s History Month celebration, with music, tours and hands-on activities throughout the evening.
3 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
“Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) threatened Tuesday to use aggressive procedural measures to bring Senate work to a standstill if Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fails to respond to his offices’ inquiries about an immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina,” Politico reports. “An irate Tillis, who is retiring this year from the Senate, ripped into Noem during her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, saying that he would use his…
3 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
A Chinese-backed submarine cable project triggered a diplomatic dispute and unprecedented political rift in Chile before the presidential transition.
3 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
The two color group not only are working with the accused rapist but also his buddy who happens to be a racist homophobe who says horrible things about women. Good choice.
3 Mar 2026, 2:29 pm
The House Oversight Committee released more than eight hours of testimony yesterday that depicts Bill and Hillary Clinton testifying as to their relationship, or lack there of, with Jeffrey Epstein.
3 Mar 2026, 2:28 pm
In the new ABC series, Scott Speedman stars as a disgraced news photographer and ex-con-turned private investigator.
3 Mar 2026, 2:28 pm
After DHS’s $2.3M PenLink contract gets ‘shady’ label A group of 70 US lawmakers has called on Homeland Security's inspector general to investigate whether its agencies - including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - illegally purchased Americans' location data without first obtaining warrants.……
3 Mar 2026, 2:28 pm
Trump criticises Starmer saying “This is not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with”.
3 Mar 2026, 2:26 pm
Officials say nine firefighters were injured when the second floor of the home collapsed, pinning several of them under heavy debris.
3 Mar 2026, 2:26 pm
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) went after Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) over comments he made about the U.S. operation against Iran, asking the senator “what the actual f—” he was “talking about.” During a Monday appearance on Fox News’s “America Reports,” Mullin said, “The loss of life, when the president first came out and he talked……
3 Mar 2026, 2:25 pm
Amy Madigan will soon walk into the Oscars as a two-time nominee, this time for her work as Aunt Gladys in the scary movie, "Weapons."…
3 Mar 2026, 2:23 pm
Two women accused of following a federal immigration agent to his home and broadcasting it live online have been convicted of stalking by a federal jury in California. Cynthia Raygoza of Riverside and Ashleigh Brown of Colorado, both 38, were found guilty last week of stalking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. The pair followed the unidentified officer from a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 28, 2025, to his home. They livestreame…
3 Mar 2026, 2:21 pm
New York Times: “Since moving back in, President Trump has significantly altered the ‘People’s House.’ East Wing: gone. Oval Office: maximalized. Rose Garden: Mar-a-lago-ified. And the art? Lots of Trump… never before has a sitting president displayed so much of his own image on the White House walls.”…
3 Mar 2026, 2:18 pm
President Trump on Tuesday said there was no evacuation plan for Americans in the Middle East because the joint strikes launched on Iran by the U.S. and Israel “happened very quickly.” “We thought and I thought, maybe more so than most, I could ask [Secretary of State Marco Rubio], but I thought we were going……
3 Mar 2026, 2:17 pm
Tensions boiled over on Capitol Hill Tuesday when a protester interrupted a high-profile Senate hearing, shouting accusations at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before being removed from the room. According to Fox News, the disruption unfolded as Noem prepared to deliver opening remarks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing focused on the Department of Homeland Security. “Abolish ICE!” the woman yelled. “Kristi Noem, you should be…
3 Mar 2026, 2:16 pm
President Trump for the first time acknowledged a personal dimension to his decision to attack Iran, citing the country’s efforts to assassinate him in 2024 as a factor in ordering the joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Washington Post reports. Said Trump: “I got him before he got me. I got him first.”…
3 Mar 2026, 2:16 pm
Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to President Trump, is describing his “utterly surreal” escape from the Middle East amid the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Bruesewitz was in Doha, Qatar, “just as the Iranian attacks erupted, leaving me stranded amid the chaos,” he wrote in a Monday post on the social platform X that included video……
3 Mar 2026, 2:16 pm
"The Netherlands is back," Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten declared on his first trip to Brussels since taking office.
3 Mar 2026, 2:15 pm
This married true crime content creator is sleeping with a female true crime content creator as they compete for clicks in the Guthrie case. They are even sharing a hotel room and do their videos from the same hotel room. …
3 Mar 2026, 2:15 pm
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will end all trade with Spain after the country refused to allow U.S. forces to use military bases to launch attacks on Iran.” The Spanish government refused to allow the U.S. military to use its bases in connection with the strikes on Iran, saying the facilities must “operate within the framework of international law.” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the U.S. no longer wanted any involvement with…
3 Mar 2026, 2:11 pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) will speak with reporters Tuesday as Democrats feel pressure from Republicans to support legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the U.S. strikes in Iran over the weekend. Democrats have thus far held firm to their demands for reforms within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)……
3 Mar 2026, 2:11 pm
President Trump explicitly rejected the notion that Israel dragged the U.S. into war with Iran, saying that, “if anything, I might’ve forced Israel’s hand,” National Review reports. Said Trump: “No, I might have forced their hand. You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first — they were going to attack if we didn’t do it. They were going to attack first, I felt strongly about that.
3 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has detailed why the WBC expelled Ryan Garcia and how the organization ultimately reinstated him, placing both decisions on record. Rather than framing Garcia’s situation as matchmaking, Sulaiman presented it as a governance case study: how the WBC balances disciplinary enforcement with a route back for a fighter who meets the… Read More »WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman Details Ryan Garcia Expulsion and Reinstatement…
3 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
Atlanta Braves veteran Jurickson Profar tested positive for PEDs for the second time in a year and faces a 162-game ban.
3 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
A Labour MP has hit back at Donald Trump after the US President remarked Sir Keir Starmer was "no Winston Churchill". During a press conference at the White House this afternoon, the US President singled out responses to US military action on Iran from Britain and Spain, adding that he "wasn't happy". Speaking about Labour's Chagos "surrender" deal, Mr Trump said: "The island that island that you read about, the lease, for whatever reason, he made a lease of the is…
3 Mar 2026, 2:08 pm
“A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the federal government’s attempt to end New York’s congestion pricing toll was illegal, handing a major victory to the state in its defense of the first-in-the-nation traffic reduction plan, which the Trump administration had tried for more than a year to kill,” the New York Times reports.
3 Mar 2026, 2:06 pm
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3 Mar 2026, 2:01 pm
Not even a year after the US Food and Drug Administration announced it was using generative AI to speed up the drug review process, the agency has another bold announcement: employees who make quick work of their assignments will be handsomely rewarded for their dedication. According to the Associated Press, FDA commissioner Marty Makary recently unveiled a new “pilot program” involving cash bonuses for drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of schedule…
3 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Donald Trump tonight launched a fresh attack on Sir Keir Starmer, saying "This is not Winston Churchill we are dealing with", as he slammed the Chagos surrender deal once more. The post “Starmer is No Churchill”: Trump Ramps Up Attack on PM appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
3 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that directly convert chemical energy from a fuel into electrical energy. Unlike batteries, which only store electricity, fuel cells can continuously generate electricity as long as both fuel and air are supplied.
3 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
The meme actor peaked too soon and he knows also the reality star is going to end up costing him yet another chance at Oscar.
3 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Iran is firing missiles and drones in retaliation for the massive airstrikes that the United States and Israel launched Saturday against the Islamic Republic. But many online are wondering whether Iran might extract another type of reprisal: cyberattacks against U.S. computer systems. The military campaign, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” has cybersecurity firms monitoring for both state-sponsored and ideologically driven hackers. While rumor and speculation are r…
3 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Tardigrades are sturdy little things. More commonly known as water bears, these eight-legged, multicellular, microscopic organisms have the ability to dehydrate, shrivel up, and reanimate when they encounter water again. They’ve been found deep in the ocean, in near-freezing conditions in the arctic, and can even survive in the vacuum of space. But what about Mars? New research published in the International Journal of Astrobiology shows the red planet might pose…
3 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
The mum said she is worried about the impact the merger could have on her child's education…
3 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Accenture is acquiring Downdetector parent company Ookla from Ziff Davis in a $1.2 billion deal to bolster its network analytics and visibility tools for telecoms, hyperscalers, and enterprises. "The deal, which will transfer all of Ziff Davis's Connectivity division to Accenture, includes Ookla's Speedtest, Ekahau, and RootMetrics," notes The Register reports: "Modern networks have evolved from simple infrastructure into business-critical platforms," said Accenture…
3 Mar 2026, 1:59 pm
Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.
3 Mar 2026, 1:59 pm
First responders in Nevada carried out a dramatic seven-hour rescue after a climber was seriously injured while stranded roughly 600 feet up a steep rock face near Las Vegas.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said search and rescue teams were notified around noon Saturday about an injured climber on the "Dream Safari" route along Dark Shadows Wall in Pine Creek.Authorities said the climber had fallen an estimated 40 to 50 feet, suffering severe hea…
3 Mar 2026, 1:58 pm
AUSTIN, TEXAS - JUNE 04: Boxes of cereal sit on shelves at a Target store on June 04, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Texas Gov. Texas Senate Bill 25, a bipartisan bill in the Texas legislature, has proposed to implement warning labels on foods containing ingredients not recommended for human consumption. Ingredients include bleached flour, food dyes, sweeteners, oils and various preservatives. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) The cereal aisle at Target is about to loo…
3 Mar 2026, 1:57 pm
Eagles mascot "Swoop" served breakfast to students at Hartranft Elementary School in North Philadelphia to mark National School Breakfast Week.
3 Mar 2026, 1:56 pm
Wales' last outing was much improved - but how do they keep that going?
3 Mar 2026, 1:56 pm
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced a nightly curfew in four provinces from March 15 to 31as a means to combat organized crime.
3 Mar 2026, 1:56 pm
President Trump on Tuesday hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, as the U.S. military operation in Iran is ongoing and Europe is mixed in its support. During a bilateral meeting alongside Merz in the Oval Office, Trump said Iran’s navy and “virtually everything they have” has been knocked out amid joint Israeli……
3 Mar 2026, 1:52 pm
There are two genuinely amusing types of road sign in the UK. The first, for obvious reasons, are the signs that direct motorists towards the Orkney village of Twatt. The second are those that read “Sign Not in Use”. These signs are set up at tedious points on the road network to provide bored drivers with an amusing conundrum: look, darling, the sign is in use! It’s conveying information with words! The same might have been said of this year’s Spring Sta…
3 Mar 2026, 1:52 pm
Qatar's Foreign Ministry said Iran's attacks have crossed "every red line" and condemned the strikes which targeted civilian areas and facilities.
3 Mar 2026, 1:48 pm
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a defense analyst and author, evaluates the U.S. Air Force’s transition toward a “Super” and “Sixth-Gen” fleet. Following the successful decapitation strikes of Operation Epic Fury in Iran, Eastwood analyzes the four critical programs: the F-22 Super, the “Ferrari” F-35, the F-47 NGAD, and the B-21 Raider. […] The post Iran War Lesson: Super F-22, Ferrari F-35, F-47 and B-21 Raiders Are What the U.S. Air…
3 Mar 2026, 1:47 pm
Posted by Tom Beecher via NANOG on Mar 03Presumably 'observed paths from inside 35280', but also think it's a misleading/confusing tool. From what I can see for that prefix ( 2a0d:3dc1:6789::/48 ) , origin is 4601 , paths is to 1299. ( 1299 25091 8298 4601 ) 1299 doesn't seem to have it anywhere in their LGs, but 174 sure does in Singapore and Washington, DC. Tue Mar 3 18:39:11.114 UTC BGP routing table entry for 2a0d:3dc1:6789::/48 Versions: Process...
3 Mar 2026, 1:47 pm
The joint attack launched by the United States and Israel on Iran began on Feb. 27 and has sparked a fast-moving conflict that could expand across the Middle East. Iran’s response has already included strikes on U.S. bases in surrounding countries as far away as Qatar and Oman, and has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, going so far as threatening to set ships on fire if they enter the strait. The Strait of Hormuz is a 55-kilometre-wide narrows betwe…
3 Mar 2026, 1:47 pm
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands as he waits for President Donald Trump's arrival before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) After taking two weeks to file a notice of appeal of a resounding loss, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has successfully fast-tracked his gripe against Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., only to draw a panel of judges that suggests the hill for the Trump…
3 Mar 2026, 1:47 pm
404 Media reports [archive] that Ars Technica has retracted an AI article for containing fabricated quote generated by AI. (The story previously on the blue.) Futurism reports [archive] that the author of the article, Benj Edwards, has been fired. Says Benj Edwards, "I'm a stupid moron with an ugly face and a big butt, and my butt smells and I like to kiss my own butt."…
3 Mar 2026, 1:46 pm
Photo by Arina Krasnikova/PexelsIf you care about sustainability, buying something as simple as a pillowcase can feel surprisingly hard. Search for “sustainable sheets” and you’re flooded with familiar and tantalising promises: silky, bamboo, vegan, antimicrobial, breathable, organic. The language sounds reassuringly scientific and ethical, suggesting comfort, health, and environmental responsibility all wrapped up in one product. The problem is that, in tex…
3 Mar 2026, 1:46 pm
Wandjina located at the 'Cave of the Two Brothers' in Jiliya (Secure Bay region), in Wororra Country, Kimberley Coast, WA. Author suppliedAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of people who have died. Much of the conversation about artificial intelligence (AI) and Indigenous peoples focuses on harms, such as cultural appropriation, cultural flattening and digital exclusion. These risks are real. But behi…
3 Mar 2026, 1:46 pm
Tyler Bell/Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli/Wikimedia, CC BY-SAJust like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life. Greeks and Romans heard fantastic tales of far-away peoples living to well beyond 100. Greek essayist Lucian (about 120–180 CE) writes: Indeed, there are even whole nations that are very long-lived, like the Seres [Chinese], who are said to live 300 years: some attribute their old age to…
3 Mar 2026, 1:45 pm
Author and philosopher Albert Camus died in a car crash in 1960, aged just 46. But the existential, moral and political issues Camus’ writings address still trouble us today. Born in colonial Algeria, Albert was the first member of the Camus family to read, let alone attend university. (His father died before he turned one, his mother did housework to support her family). In the 1930s, he became a playwright, journalist and novelist. After moving to France in 1…
3 Mar 2026, 1:45 pm
Philadelphia Soccer 2026 hosted a celebration for the countdown to the FIFA World Cup…
3 Mar 2026, 1:45 pm
You might think it was exactly the kind of scenario you’d buy travel insurance for in the first place. A major, unforeseen international event causes travel chaos. Flights are grounded around the world, leaving you and thousands of other travellers stranded with their travel plans in disarray. The knock-on effects lead to cancelled hotels, hire cars, work events, tour bookings and more. That’s where the world found itself this week, as major conflict between…