7 Mar 2026, 3:07 pm
"It took Anthropic's most advanced artificial-intelligence model about 20 minutes to find its first Firefox browser bug during an internal test of its hacking prowess," reports the Wall Street Journal. The Anthropic team submitted it, and Firefox's developers quickly wrote back: This bug was serious. Could they get on a call? "What else do you have? Send us more," said Brian Grinstead, an engineer with Mozilla, Firefox's parent organization. Anthropic did. Over a…
7 Mar 2026, 3:05 pm
Over the last seven days, we have watched a joint air campaign unlike what we have ever seen before. New capabilities and evolved threats have made headlines as the world watched much of the Middle East become a free-fire zone. At the same time, many questions surrounding how long the war will take and its true scope and goals grow louder. These calls for clarity are becoming more pronounced globally, as well, as the Strait of Hormuz is experiencing a heart attack o…
7 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
One senior figure at the Associated Press appears to have caught a terminal case of tech CEO brain. According to new reporting by Semafor, the news wire’s product manager for AI strategy Aimee Rinehart embraced her inner “Star Trek” villain by bluntly telling her stuck-in-the-past, pencil-pushing grunts that resistance to AI is “futile.” Reporters, not heeding her warning, rebelled anyway. The internal controversy played out as AP staffers discussed…
7 Mar 2026, 2:51 pm
Davis is getting a three-year extension that, paired with his fifth-year option for 2026, will keep him in Philadelphia through 2029.
7 Mar 2026, 2:46 pm
England head coach Steve Borthwick says that his team are "bitterly disappointed" and "gutted not to get the result" after England's first loss to Italy in the Six Nations at Stadio Olimpico.
7 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.
7 Mar 2026, 2:45 pm
Labour campaigners in London have issued a dire warning to Sir Keir Starmer over the state of the party in the capital, suggesting Zack Polanski's Greens and Nigel Farage's Reform UK will cause a "political earthquake."Officials have been privately circulating new data suggesting Labour could plummet from first to fourth place in London in the May elections.The data suggests Labour could lose flagship authorities, including Hackney and Lambeth, to the Green Party wh…
7 Mar 2026, 2:31 pm
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says that due to immigration caps only a quarter of crawfish processors have been able to bring in the guest workers that they rely on.
7 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
Scotland have "one more week to finish the job" as they target an unlikely Six Nations triumph, says captain Sione Tuipulotu.
7 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm
Scotland have "one more week to finish the job" as they target an unlikely Six Nations triumph, says captain Sione Tuipulotu.
7 Mar 2026, 2:28 pm
A Bangladeshi national extradited from Malaysia this week is accused of carrying out one of the most prolific alleged online child exploitation schemes the United States has ever seen in a wide-ranging sextortion operation.Prosecutors allege Zobaidul Amin posed as a teenager on Instagram and Snapchat and coerced hundreds of minor victims — some as young as 11 — into producing sexually explicit images and videos. Authorities said he then threatened to share those…
7 Mar 2026, 2:27 pm
England spiral to another Six Nations defeat which raises far-reaching questions about their direction 18 months out from the Rugby World Cup.
7 Mar 2026, 2:26 pm
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a fatal hit‑and‑run crash that occurred late Thursday night in Chester Heights, Delaware County.
7 Mar 2026, 2:23 pm
Sophie Skelton says she is satisfied with the story line her time-traveling character Bree gets in the eighth and final season of "Outlander."…
7 Mar 2026, 2:16 pm
Overnight, one Israeli operation saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
7 Mar 2026, 2:15 pm
Last year, OpenAI cofounder and former exec Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding,” a new approach involving the rapid development of software by feeding an AI model a series of natural language prompts. But the popular approach comes with some glaring shortcomings, as evidenced in an entirely vibe-coded operating system, dubbed Vib-OS. The project, which is being hosted on GitHub, can be run on ARM64 and x86-based computers, features a “custom kerne…
7 Mar 2026, 2:13 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East. The conflict, in which nearly every country in the Middle East has sustained damage from missiles or drone strikes, has [...]…
7 Mar 2026, 2:07 pm
Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain (R), said she was one of the thousands of Americans fleeing Middle Eastern countries amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. “I want to thank all who were involved in getting me and my party out of Dubai,” McCain wrote on the social……
7 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Inset: Joe Herrera (McLennan County Jail). Background: The suburban street near where Herrera allegedly stabbed his girlfriend in Waco, Tex. (Google Maps). A Texas man was recently arrested after stabbing his live-in girlfriend in the chest multiple times, police in the Lone Star State say. Joe Herrera, 39, stands accused of aggravated assault relating to family violence, according to the Waco Police Department. The underlying incident occurred on March 3, at a resi…
7 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
Unprovoked shark bites worldwide increased in 2025, and fatalities rose above the recent decade average, according to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF).The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File confirmed 65 unprovoked shark bites globally in 2025, up from a lower-than-usual total in 2024 and closer to the 10-year average of 72 incidents annually. Twelve of the 2025 incidents were fatal, double the decade average of six unprov…
7 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature in which he rallied for the "inexhaustible [human] voice" and his belief in its supremacy—not merely to endure but to prevail. Faulkner reasoned this was because the human voice, transmuted into art, possesses soul—a soul capable of compassion and sacrifice.
7 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
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7 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a package of kids online safety legislation to the House floor, and the Senate unanimously passed the Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), which would strengthen parents' abilities to protect their kids online and hold commercial entities accountable for failing to protect children.
7 Mar 2026, 1:57 pm
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday reupped his warning about retaliation against the U.S. as conflict in the Middle East persists after last week’s strikes. “If [President Trump] seeks escalation, it is precisely what our Powerful Armed Forces have long been prepared for, and what he will get,” Aragchi said in a statement shared……
7 Mar 2026, 1:54 pm
England spiral to another Six Nations defeat which raises far-reaching questions about their direction 18 months out from the Rugby World Cup.
7 Mar 2026, 1:53 pm
Six people were hospitalized after an incident at SeaWorld Orlando on Friday.
7 Mar 2026, 1:51 pm
The extent of the UK’s involvement in this war has significantly changed in the week since Israel and the US first began to strike Iran. The Prime Minister has had to defend himself from accusations that the UK had abandoned its allies and was too slow to defend Brits in the region, after the Akrotiri base in Cyprus was hit by a drone. At the same time, many in Britain fear being dragged into a war they believe is illegal and has no clear end game in sight. With f…
7 Mar 2026, 1:50 pm
We spoke to Emile Hokayem, the Director of Regional Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
7 Mar 2026, 1:49 pm
Israel has bombed areas in southern Beirut, as well as conducting a special operation in the Bekaa Valley. While Hezbollah has warned residents in northern Israel to evacuate ahead of an attack. Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum is in Beirut and joins us now.
7 Mar 2026, 1:48 pm
An Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
7 Mar 2026, 1:48 pm
Israel has announced more than 80 of its fighter jets attacked what they called key Iranian military infrastructure across the Iranian capital and central Iran overnight including Mehrabad airport in Tehran. Israeli jets intensified attacks on Lebanon, repeatedly bombing what it said were Hezbollah sites in the southern outskirts of Beirut. It also carried out a special forces operation in the Bekaa Valley to try to retrieve the body of a soldier; at least 40 people…
7 Mar 2026, 1:46 pm
Farmers are warning they will have to pivot away from sheep farming as the number of breeding ewes in the UK has hit the lowest figure in living memory.Agricultural analysts said lamb and mutton consumption has fallen to its lowest point over the last five decades, with farmers shifting away from sheep farming to stay afloat.Recently agreed trade deals with New Zealand and Australia, which eliminate tariffs and give producers in both countries large quotas on the am…
7 Mar 2026, 1:45 pm
This foreign born teacher/TikTok star makes way more from sleeping with rich men than from her influencing career, but she will never tell you that.
7 Mar 2026, 1:36 pm
The flight is due to depart from Dubai early next week for British nationals wanting to leave the region.
7 Mar 2026, 1:34 pm
"Within 24 hours of the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, ships in the region's waters found their navigation systems had gone haywire," reports CNN, "erroneously indicating that the vessels were at airports, a nuclear power plant and on Iranian land. "The location confusion was a result of widespread jamming and spoofing of signals from global positioning satellite systems." Used by all sides in conflict zones to disrupt the paths of drones and missiles, the pr…
7 Mar 2026, 1:30 pm
Compared to just about every other trade in the books, the chocolate industry has changed remarkably little since the 1800s. The entire supply chain still relies on the exploitation of West African labor, colonial trade routes, and a few powerful monopolies acting as middle-men. Consumers are starting to notice. Outrage over additives — from titanium dioxide still used in some white chocolates to the heavy metals like cadmium and lead in dark chocolate — has…
7 Mar 2026, 1:30 pm
Axios: “Trump fancies himself a high-risk, high-reward president, a confidence cheered by the vast majority of Republican officials and voters. But risk is risk — and by most measures, it’s rising everywhere.”…
7 Mar 2026, 1:30 pm
This A- list actress from multiple hit shows loves hiring female escorts to abuse. Meanwhile, she is always 180 the opposite of that whenever she gives interviews. …
7 Mar 2026, 1:28 pm
MEDIA, Pa. - A pedestrian is dead after a hit-and-run crash late Friday night in Delaware County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.On March 6, at about 11:45 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police from the Media station responded to Baltimore Pike at Red Roof Drive in Chester Heights Borough for a reported vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash.Troopers said they found the victim, identified as Steven Hulsey, unconscious in the northbound travel lanes of Baltimore Pike.Rock…
7 Mar 2026, 1:27 pm
In this week’s quiz: Measles stats, the state agency that got notice about ICE’s warehouse purchases and a new law aims to clean up rivers. If a blue “Take the News Quiz” button doesn’t appear above for you, click here instead. As always, let us know if you encounter any technical issues. Just email Newsletter Editor Colin Deppen (newsletters@spotlightpa.org) with a heads up. And good luck! BEFORE YOU GO… If you learned something from this…
7 Mar 2026, 1:24 pm
Mental health experts say uncertainty in missing persons cases can deepen trauma and hinder grieving.
7 Mar 2026, 1:23 pm
Visitors to the Capitol will now have a visible reminder of the violent attack against the building on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.Steps from the Capitols West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected. The plaque was placed on the Senate side of the hallway because the Senate voted unanimously in Jan…
7 Mar 2026, 1:23 pm
Wrexham's Sam Smith races past the Chelsea defence to put his side ahead in their FA Cup fifth-round tie.
7 Mar 2026, 1:22 pm
Kids at the hospital worked with the Edinburgh Zoo to paint pebbles for Gentoo penguins to chose from.
7 Mar 2026, 1:20 pm
An Iranian protester has called on Labour to "do more" in a rallying cry while marching through the streets of London to the US embassy.This afternoon, hundreds of supporters gathered in the heart of London to protest against the current Iranian regime, brandishing pre-Islamic Republic flags, as well as Union Jacks, American and Israeli flags. Speaking to GB News's Alex Armstrong, one supporter of the US-Israeli strikes explained how the peaceful protest sought to p…
7 Mar 2026, 1:18 pm
The Kurdish flag is hoisted during a demonstration in Erbil, northern Iraq, on Jan. 21, 2018. Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesWith the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the edge: the Kurds. Making up between 8% to 17% of the country’s total population, Iran’s Kurdish minority has long been persecuted und…
7 Mar 2026, 1:16 pm
Richard Whiffin's Wales side head to Cork as they look for their first U20s Six Nations win on Irish soil in eight years…
7 Mar 2026, 1:15 pm
Carl Mott (Bexar County Sheriff's Office). A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his lover's husband at a Texas bus stop and then tossing the knife he used near where he worked. Carl Mott was sentenced in court on Friday to 70 years in prison, the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office announced. The defendant was convicted of murder and tampering with evidence on Jan. 30, over the death of 52-year-old Michael Bowman. Love true crim…
7 Mar 2026, 1:15 pm
This permanent A list rapper is heavily medicated so he won't act out in court. …
7 Mar 2026, 1:14 pm
Former referee Nigel Owens looks at whether France's Oscar Jegou was lucky to escape a red card after appearing to gouge Scotland's Ewan Ashman in their Six Nations game at Murrayfield.
7 Mar 2026, 1:03 pm
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has the seal of approval of at least one Democratic senator on his quest to become the next to head the Department of Homeland Security. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called Mullin a “good dude” and a “significant upgrade” Saturday on Fox News’ “Saturday in America.” President Donald Trump nominated Mullin to take the reins of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing former secretary Kristi Noem. Fetterman…
7 Mar 2026, 1:02 pm
The dedication ceremony for the Obama presidential library will be held in June, former President Obama announced on Saturday. Obama thanked residents in the south side of Chicago, the project’s building site, for their support throughout the lengthy construction process in a video message. “Thank you for raising [former first lady] Michelle [Obama], for welcoming……
7 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
People struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on social media and around dinner tables.
7 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
Instant photography is a miracle of the analog age, chemical photographs that develop in your hands moments after the shutter has been pressed. You can buy instant cameras and film from Fuji and the successor company to Polaroid, the originator of the technology, but they’re expensive. Fortunately [BoxArt] is here for those seeking a cheaper alternative, with an instant camera featuring a Raspberry Pi and a printer (Lithuanian language, Google Translate link). It…
7 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University and the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory have developed a "super foam" that can absorb up to 10 times more energy than conventional padding.
7 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
Despite its rhetoric, the agency is not making America healthy again; it is making preventable harm inevitable.
7 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm
The meme actor is lashing out because he really thought he was getting Oscar this year. He isn't. …
7 Mar 2026, 12:58 pm
President Donald Trump declared in Saturday remarks to a dozen Latin American and Caribbean heads of state that Cuba’s communist regime is “in its last moments of life.” Trump addressed 12 leaders of Western Hemisphere nations — including Argentinian President Javier Milei and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele — at the first “Shield of the Americas” Summit in Doral, Fla. on Saturday morning. The president told his fellow heads of state that Cuba, whic…
7 Mar 2026, 12:56 pm
CNN anchor Jake Tapper blasted the Trump administration on Friday for depicting the ongoing conflict in Iran “like a game” after the White House released clips on social media mixing footage of what appeared to be U.S. military strikes with clips from video games and Hollywood productions. “Well, the last day or so, the White……
7 Mar 2026, 12:51 pm
The UK has expanded its military presence on Cyprus at RAF Akrotiri with additional aircraft, helicopters and surveillance assets as tensions in the region continue, according to the Ministry of Defence. In an update released by the MOD, officials said the United States has begun using British bases for defensive operations aimed at preventing Iran from launching missiles into the region. RAF Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets have continued conducting defensive air oper…
7 Mar 2026, 12:50 pm
PHILADELPHIA - Three separate violent incidents across Philadelphia left three people hospitalized between Friday night and early Saturday, according to police.Friday, March 6 – Shooting on Ditman StreetOn Friday, March 6, at about 10:13 p.m., a shooting occurred on the 46XX block of Ditman Street. A female was transported by private vehicle to Temple University Hospital with a gunshot wound. The investigation is active and ongoing, and is being handled by the Sho…
7 Mar 2026, 12:50 pm
An ugly incident during Scotland's Six Nations win over France has sparked fury…
7 Mar 2026, 12:47 pm
At least 33 people are injured following a grenade explosion at a nightclub in Peru. The Associated Press reported minors are among the wounded. The explosion happened in the pre-dawn hours at the Dali nightclub in the province of Trujillo. This is along the northern coast of Peru. Gerardo Florián Gómez, executive director of the Trujillo Health Network, told The Associated Press at least five of the injured are in serious condition. Gomez added some of the vict…
7 Mar 2026, 12:46 pm
EDMONTON, Alberta — While fans of the Calgary Flames are steeling themselves to say goodbye to the Saddledome at the end of the 2026–27 season, their rivals to the north are worried about a different kind of countdown. Connor McDavid, the franchise center who's piloted the Edmonton Oilers to back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, may or may not leave town when the extension he signed before this season expires in the summer of 2028. Either way, by god does this city w…
7 Mar 2026, 12:46 pm
Out today is Budgie 10.10.2 as the latest minor update to this open-source desktop environment that began as part of the Solus Linux project...
7 Mar 2026, 12:45 pm
For workers at self-service vending company Three Square Market, getting microchipped is as common as carrying an ID badge at a regular employer: starting in 2018, employees at the company began getting the tiny wireless devices embedded in their hands, in the skin between their thumb and forefinger. At Three Market Square, they were an experimental gimmick; workers could use their microchips to quickly pay for snacks from the vending machine, swipe into the offi…
7 Mar 2026, 12:45 pm
February 18, 2026The hockey actor blew the story line by admitting he has a girlfriend.Hudson Williams…
7 Mar 2026, 12:40 pm
Forget 28 days - 28 years later... This week, Shabana Mahmood talked tough on illegal migration.Ms Mahmood said: "It is our creed as the Labour Party, that the state can and must be a force for good. Without the trust of citizens in the state, there is no space for Labour values in any part of Government to be realised. "Restoring order and control at our border is not a betrayal of Labour values. "It is the necessary condition for a Labour Government to achieve any…
7 Mar 2026, 12:38 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social Iran will be "hit very hard" on Saturday, and that "areas and groups of people" not targeted before are now "under serious consideration." In his post, Trump acknowledged that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks in the region, but added that "this promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack." Pezeshkian is part of the three-person council leading Iran since joint U.S.
7 Mar 2026, 12:34 pm
"Seagate says it is now shipping its Mozaic 4+ HAMR-based hard drives at up to 44TB per drive," writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, "with production deployments already underway at two hyperscale cloud providers. "The company claims the platform is the only heat-assisted magnetic recording [HAMR] implementation currently operating at scale, and it is targeting a path from today's 4+TB per disk toward 10TB per disk, eventually enabling 100TB-class drives." In a o…
7 Mar 2026, 12:32 pm
President Donald Trump announced at Saturday's "Shield of the Americas" summit in Florida that a new military coalition will focus on cartels.
7 Mar 2026, 12:30 pm
Detectives have secured warrants of further detention for four men.
7 Mar 2026, 12:30 pm
“U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government are responsible for a cyber intrusion on an internal Federal Bureau of Investigation computer network that holds information related to some domestic surveillance orders,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The scope and severity of the intrusion aren’t known, and the investigation is in its early stages, the people said. Any preliminary conclusions could change as investigators gat…
7 Mar 2026, 12:30 pm
February 18, 2026Don't believe the hype. The singer/sex predator isn't being held in isolation just because of a phone number.R. Kelly…
7 Mar 2026, 12:26 pm
Late-night comedian Bill Maher said he’s “cautiously optimistic” about President Trump’s ongoing military operation against Iran, “unless he puts boots on the ground.” “I just don’t get what liberals don’t get about liberation,” he said during Friday’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” adding that he sees “so much happiness” from the Iranian people.……
7 Mar 2026, 12:26 pm
Two separate shootings in Philadelphia on Friday night and Saturday morning left a woman and a man injured, police said. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the first shooting incident happened around 10:13 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2026, on the 4600 block of Ditman Street. Officers reported that a woman was rushed from the scene to a nearby hospital after suffering a gunshot wound. Her current condition is unknown. Around 6 a.m. Saturday, March 7…
7 Mar 2026, 12:15 pm
Inset: Eric Enriquez (McLennan County Jail). Background: The suburban street where Enriquez allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife's boyfriend in Hewitt, Texas (Google Maps). A Texas man was indicted this week for shooting his ex-wife's boyfriend multiple times, authorities in the Lone Star State announced. Eric Renee Enriquez, 50, stands accused of one count of murder for the death of 54-year-old George A. Turrubiartez, according to the McLennan County District Atto…
7 Mar 2026, 12:15 pm
February 17, 2026Speaking of offspring, this state celebrity should really have someone take a quick look at future menus before presenting them to the public.Alabama Barker…
7 Mar 2026, 12:06 pm
Scotland manager Townsend believes his side shows "us at our best" in their victory over France, as many teams would have stopped attacking but Scotland know the "best way of winning is to attack".
7 Mar 2026, 12:05 pm
Tornadoes that swept through Michigan and Oklahoma on Friday killed at least six people and injured several others, authorities in both states said.
7 Mar 2026, 12:05 pm
John Swinney has been accused of putting the relationship with the US under threat after he suggested he would "consider" banning US military planes from a key Scottish airport.The First Minister said US military aircraft could be banned from using Glasgow Prestwick Airport by if it was confirmed they were involved in strikes in the Middle East.Mr Swinney said he was seeking clarity from Westminster about US planes using the Scottish Government-owned airport.The SNP…
7 Mar 2026, 12:04 pm
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7 Mar 2026, 12:03 pm
British holidaymakers are being urged to exercise caution after a Caribbean nation declared a state of emergency earlier this month.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office amended its travel guidance for Trinidad and Tobago on Friday following the announcement, which came into effect on March 3.According to the FCDO, the emergency measures were implemented in response to ongoing violent crime and criminal activity across the twin-island nation.The declarati…
7 Mar 2026, 12:01 pm
Your feelings about money often aren’t tied to the numbers on your personal balance sheet.
7 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this March 7th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
7 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
February 17, 2026This foreign born permanent A list athlete has been in a lot of PR relationships, but this one is even too much for him.Lewis Hamilton/Kim Kardashian…
7 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
The crisis warrants presidential attention: the lake affects air quality for millions of Americans, sustains major Western industries, and supports a multibillion-dollar regional economy. …
7 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
Greene has had to deal with some truly vile death threats of her own in recent years — surely she knows better. Irresponsible words and conjecture, most especially in the “Age of Trump,” can go sideways in an instant. …
7 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
Sen. Steve Daines’s (R-Mont.) decision not to seek reelection — and last-minute switcheroo for his preferred candidate — caught the political world off-guard this week as it slammed the door on a competitive election process in polarizing fashion. Daines, a two-term senator, sent shockwaves across Washington and Montana with a maneuver that saw Kurt Alme,……
7 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
The Barbra Streisand effect was in full swing after tech giant Microsoft attempted to clamp down on the word “Microslop” on a Discord channel dedicated to its AI chatbot Copilot over the weekend. The onslaught of mockery — characterized by a company spokesperson blaming the Microslop dustup on “spammers attempting to disrupt and overwhelm the space with harmful content not related to Copilot” — was too much, forcing Microsoft to shut down the Discord…
7 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
(MedPage Today) -- Among my possessions is a frayed newspaper clipping of the first time my grandfather was arrested for engaging in union activity. Edward Houchins joined General Electric (GE) as a factory worker in 1924. During the Depression...
7 Mar 2026, 11:59 am
Across Britain, 152 additional local authorities could fall within the inheritance tax net once pension savings are included in estate calculations from April 2027.Research conducted by The Private Office examined average property values across 372 local authorities alongside estimated pension wealth based on median earnings.The findings indicate that the total number of areas potentially exposed to inheritance tax could rise to 288 once the planned pension reforms…
7 Mar 2026, 11:57 am
“You’re right, I got Trump Derangement Syndrome. I hate the motherfucker. And you know what? I don’t wanna get rid of it. I don’t wanna get better. I wanna get worse. I wanna hate him more. I pray to God in heaven… Pray for me, Lord. I’m your vessel on this earth. Pray for the people that listen to this. We want more. We wanna hate the son of a bitch so much that we can’t see straight!” — James Carville, on his podcast.
7 Mar 2026, 11:57 am
A former chair of the Labour Party has accused Kemi Badenoch of being "unpatriotic" for holding Sir Keir Starmer to account for his response over the Iran war. Speaking from her party's Spring Conference in Harrogate, Mrs Badenoch accused the Prime Minister of being a "political hostage held at the behest of a load of half-rate left-wing MPs".She told supporters in Yorkshire: "While the rest of the world rearms, they are playing student politics. Today’s Labour Pa…
7 Mar 2026, 11:57 am
Rampant Scotland annihilate French Grand Slam dreams with a stunning seven-try victory at Murrayfield that blows the Six Nations championship wide open.
7 Mar 2026, 11:55 am
Israeli air and ground attacks on Lebanon killed at least 41 people and wounded 40 others, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said Saturday. The ministry reportedly issued a statement saying the Israeli forces were spotted by Hezbollah fighters and local residents, sparking exchanges of gunfire. It said Israeli warplanes and helicopters then carried out about 40 air raids in the area after the commandos’ presence was detected. Hezbollah said its fighters opene…