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• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies Continue Reading »

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

Oil prices advanced on Tuesday as energy market participants monitored Middle East supply disruptions. Continue Reading »

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Oil prices jumped 4% on Tuesday as uncertainty lingered over a U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

Lawmakers say the new version of the Seedance AI video-generation app violates copyright and intellectual property laws. Continue Reading »

Amazon is speeding up deliveries even further after investing significant money and resources to make same-day shipping the standard. Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Emmanuel Grégoire, candidat de la gauche et des écologistes à Paris hors LFI, a qualifié mardi d'"ultime désaveu" pour Rachida Dati le retrait de Pierre-Yves Bournazel (Horizons/Renaissance) de la campagne, après la fusion de leurs listes respectives."L'addition des deux scores ne permettait déjà pas de rejoindre celui de l'union de la gauche et des écologistes, et je pense que c'est une immense trahison pour tous les électeurs qui se sont reconnus dans la candidature de Pierre-Yves Bournazel et qui ont voté pour lui précisément pour ne pas avoir à voter pour Rachida Dati", a déclaré M. Grégoire sur France Inter.Pierre-Yves Bournazel a annoncé lundi soir au JT de France 2 la fusion de sa liste, qui avait récolté 11,34% des voix, avec celle de Mme Dati (25,46%). Il a ensuite créé la surprise en ajoutant qu'il se retirait et ne figurerait pas en 2e position sur la liste fusionnée, comme proposé par Mme Dati, expliquant avoir "réalisé (son) devoir" en permettant l'alternance mais qu'il fallait "savoir tourner la page". Selon son entourage, le camp ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La nouvelle version ("reboot") prévue de la série télévisée "Buffy contre les vampires", qui devait être réalisée par la cinéaste oscarisée Chloé Zhao, a été annulée, a annoncé la star et productrice américaine Sarah Michelle Gellar."Malheureusement, (la plateforme) Hulu a décidé de ne pas donner suite à +Buffy : New Sunnydale+", a déclaré dans un post Instagram ce week-end, l'actrice qui fut l'incarnation de Buffy Summers dans la série à succès de 1997 à 2003."Je suis vraiment triste de devoir vous annoncer cela, mais je tenais à ce que vous l'appreniez par moi-même", a déclaré l’actrice américaine âgée de 48 ans.La nouvelle version de "Buffy" avait été annoncée l’année dernière et devait voir Gellar reprendre son rôle de Buffy Summers, qui, dans la série originale, était une adolescente affrontant démons et vampires tout en traversant les épreuves du lycée."Je veux remercier Chloé Zhao, car je n'aurais jamais pensé me retrouver à nouveau dans les bottes de Buffy, toujours aussi stylées mais abordables", a déclaré Gellar."Grâce à Chloé, je me suis rappelée à quel point j’aime ce personnage et ce qu’elle représente, non seulement pour moi, mais pour vous tous", a affirmé l'actrice."Je promets ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE avec AFP Israël a annoncé, ce mardi 17 mars, avoir éliminé dans une frappe à Téhéran Ali Larijani, l'un des plus hauts dirigeants iraniens. Le général Gholamréza Soleimani, commandant du Bassidj, milice de volontaires islamistes chargés notamment du maintien de l'ordre en Iran, a également été tué selon Tel Aviv.  Israël a annoncé, ce mardi 17 mars, avoir éliminé dans une frappe à Téhéran Ali Larijani, l'un des plus hauts dirigeants iraniens. Le général Gholamréza Soleimani, commandant du Bassidj, milice de volontaires islamistes chargés notamment du maintien de l'ordre en Iran, a également été tué selon Tel Aviv. "Le chef d'état-major vient de m'informer que Larijani, secrétaire du Conseil suprême de sécurité nationale, et Soleimani, chef du Bassidj — l'appareil répressif central de l'Iran, ont été éliminés hier soir", a déclaré le ministre israélien de la Défense Israël Katz dans un message vidéo, ce mardi 17 mars.Un peu plus tôt dans la journée, les médias israéliens affirmaient qu'Ali ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE avec AFP Au moins 23 personnes sont mortes et plus d'une centaine de blessés sont à déplorer après des explosions imputées à plusieurs attentats-suicides à Maiduguri, capitale de l'État de Borno au Nigeria. La veille, une attaque sur un poste militaire a déjà eu lieu près de cette grande ville du nord-est.  Au moins 23 personnes sont mortes et plus d'une centaine de blessés sont à déplorer après des explosions imputées à plusieurs attentats-suicides à Maiduguri, capitale de l'État de Borno au Nigeria. La veille, une attaque sur un poste militaire a déjà eu lieu près de cette grande ville du nord-est. Trois explosions ont eu lieu dans la soirée du lundi 16 mars, moins de 24 heures après l'attaque d'un poste militaire dimanche à minuit dans une banlieue de Maiduguri, située à quelques kilomètres de l'aéroport de la ville. "Au vu des premières investigations, on soupçonne des kamikazes", a indiqué dans un communiqué le porte-parole de la ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le candidat d'extrême droite Franck Allisio, arrivé second du premier tour des municipales à Marseille tout juste derrière le maire sortant divers gauche Benoît Payan, a déposé mardi matin en préfecture sa liste en vue du second tour au résultat indécis."Je suis confiant, conscient également de la responsabilité qui sera la nôtre dans quelques jours", a expliqué en compagnie de colistiers le député Rassemblement national (RN) de 45 ans en venant déposer ses listes inchangées: "mon équipe était la bonne, mon équipe le reste"."Nous allons faire une belle surprise, les Marseillais vont faire une belle surprise en se mobilisant", a-t-il pronostiqué, estimant que "la dynamique est de notre côté".Avec 35,02% des voix dimanche, l'extrême droite a atteint le meilleur score de son histoire dans la deuxième ville de France et talonne l'ex-socialiste M. Payan (36,70%) à la tête d'une coalition de gauche, écologiste et citoyenne. M. Allisio a surtout capté les voix de l'électorat traditionnel de droite, reléguant la candidate de la droite et du centre Martine Vassal - soutenue par Renaissance, Les ... Continue Reading »

The third Russia-Africa Summit will take place in autumn 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized the US for lacking an Iran exit strategy, warning that bombing won’t bring regime change Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

US President Donald Trump has claimed he could have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form”   Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ukraine is refusing to meet and is blocking a Hungarian delegation from visiting the Druzhba oil pipeline, Peter Szijjarto has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

India has called the reported bombing of a Kabul hospital a “cowardly and unconscionable act of violence” by Pakistan Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Это связано с тем, что базирующаяся там компания разработала систему "умных" сетей и уже внедряет ее, сообщил губернатор Михаил Развожаев Continue Reading »

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Стационары кратковременного пребывания работают в 60 медицинских организациях региона Continue Reading »

Председатель Госдумы указал, что к украинской ситуации непосредственное отношение имеют США, Британия, Германия и Франция Continue Reading »

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Germany and UK refuse to be drawn into wider war... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:MBS URGES USA TO KEEP BOMBING...The escalation trap...Rise Of Drones Sharpens Focus On Laser Defense...Mojtaba Khamenei escaped death by seconds, leaked audio reveals... Continue Reading »

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Mojtaba Khamenei escaped death by seconds, leaked audio reveals... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:MBS URGES USA TO KEEP BOMBING...Germany and UK refuse to be drawn into wider war...The escalation trap...Rise Of Drones Sharpens Focus On Laser Defense... Continue Reading »

Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe. Continue Reading »

Despite its public objections to Israel’s actions, the UK is buying spyware developed and tested on Palestinians. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz says Ali Larijani, Iran’s security chief, has been killed in an Israeli strike. Continue Reading »

Israel’s Defence Minister Katz has claimed that Iran’s security chief has been assassinated Continue Reading »

From energy exports to tourism, the economies of Gulf nations are at risk from a prolonged conflict in the Middle East. Continue Reading »

The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason considers the US president's recent jabs at the UK prime minister. Continue Reading »

It comes after the war in Iran caused mass disruption to flights across the Middle East and UAE. Continue Reading »

The chancellor tells the BBC she wants the "pattern to end" while also pledging closer ties with the EU. Continue Reading »

The BBC visited the facility and saw more than 30 bodies being carried out on stretchers. Continue Reading »

Temperatures are on the rise again this week and as hours of daylight overtake hours of darkness, it will feel like spring has returned. Continue Reading »

Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help. Continue Reading »

The first Trump administration defended cluster munitions as “legitimate,” but on Monday, Adm. Brad Cooper condemned them as “inherently indiscriminate.” Continue Reading »

The president is no stranger to staking out contradictory stands, part of what his aides say is his negotiating style. But on Iran, his shifting positions are colliding with the consequences of war. Continue Reading »

The attack hit a drug rehabilitation facility, Afghanistan said, suggesting that civilians were among the victims. Pakistan said it had targeted a weapons depot. Continue Reading »

Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration has announced that it will begin terminating commercial driver's licenses for 200,000 foreign drivers. The news comes after multiple fatal accidents caused by illegal immigrant truck drivers made headlines around the nation in 2025 and in 2026. Continue Reading »

President Trump said Monday there is a former U.S. president who privately expressed support for military action against Iran and said he wished he'd done it. "It's somebody that happens to like me, and I like that person," Mr. Trump said from the Oval Office. Mr. Trump made the claim during an extended question-and-answer session with reporters. "That person said, 'I wish I did it,'" Mr. Trump said of his conversation with the former president. "I don't want to get him into trouble." Continue Reading »

Credit where credit is due: Iran appears to have scored a remarkable victory for inclusive representation on the global stage. The U.S. intelligence community recently assessed that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the dearly departed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is "probably gay," the New York Post revealed on Monday. The news comes amid reports that "one or two" of the younger Khamenei's legs were amputated after he suffered severe injuries last month in the U.S.-Israeli airstrike that killed his father. Continue Reading »

Hundreds were feared dead after a strike on a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which officials from Afghanistan blamed on the Pakistani military. Afghanistan's deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the death toll had "so far" reached 400 people, while about 250 people had been reported injured. He said most of those killed and wounded were patients undergoing treatment at the facility. Continue Reading »

Niagara Falls was lit in a teal colour last night to mark International Long Covid Awareness Day. Among other locations illuminated to recognise the occasion was Canada's tallest structure, Toronto's CN Tower. The tower regularly changes colours to celebrate a variety of events during the year, including Kwanzaa, Human Rights Day and Transgender Day of Remembrance. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump was warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against U.S. Gulf allies despite his claims on Monday ​that Tehran's reaction came as a surprise, said a U.S. official and two sources familiar with U.S. intelligence reports. Pre-war ‌intelligence assessments did not say that Iran's response was "a guarantee, but it certainly was on the list of potential outcomes," said one source, who like the other two requested anonymity to discuss the issue. Continue Reading »

Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a "complete disconnection" of the country's electrical system and said it was investigating, noting there were no failures in the units that were operating when the grid collapsed. Lázaro Guerra, the ministry's electricity director, told state media late Monday that crews were trying to restart several thermoelectric plants, which are key to restoring power. Continue Reading »

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday diplomatic ways have to be found in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as U.S. President Donald Trump calls on allies to send warships there to secure transit amid the war in Iran. Continue Reading »

The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical minerals. "We will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away from Zambia on a massive scale," a draft of a memo prepared for Secretary of State Marco Rubio by the department's Africa Bureau staff says. A copy of the memo was obtained by The New York Times. Continue Reading »

Former U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, former Trump advisor Steve Moore and former Reagan economist Art Laffer discuss the strategic importance of Iran's Kharg Island to global oil markets on 'Kudlow.' Continue Reading »

Kharg Island, where U.S. forces on Friday destroyed military targets, is the hub for 90% of Iran's ​oil exports and has long been seen as a key vulnerability that would provoke a severe response by Tehran ‌if attacked. Continue Reading »

President Trump is zeroing in on a major vulnerability for Iran as the war's risks to the global economy grow increasingly serious. Continue Reading »

President Trump slammed China and US allies Monday for demurring on his request to help patrol the Strait of Hormuz and reopen the vital oil trading route. Trump said he's asked seven countries to send ships to ensure the narrow shipping lane stays open during the war with Iran. And so far he's not gotten any takers. One NATO ally even refused to get involved. Their reluctance comes even though the vast majority of the oil flowing through the strait goes to Asia. Continue Reading »

As President Trump's assault on Iran enters its third week, European leaders are largely resisting his bellicose demands for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, they are trying to avoid irreparably damaging their relationship with the United States over their opposition to another war of America's choosing. Continue Reading »

Germany's defense minister on Monday rebuffed calls from U.S. President Trump to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, telling reporters "this is not our war." Trump has called on allies, including those in NATO, for military ​support to keep the vital shipping route open. Iran has effectively closed the strait for the past two weeks in response to the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran, using missiles, drones and mines to attack oil tankers trying to get through. Continue Reading »

Comedian Bill Maher delivered a scathing critique of the longstanding #OscarsSoWhite campaign ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, arguing complaints about a lack of diversity should cease after the push has led to a far more diverse group of winners. "Hollywood isn't a secret cabal of racists. It's a secret cabal of people terrified of looking like racists," the "Real Time" host said during Friday's episode... Continue Reading »

In this episode, guest host Ben Whedon engages in a compelling conversation with retired Lieutenant Colonel Tony Schaefer, a former DoD intelligence official and CIA officer. We delve into the current state of national security, discussing the presence of Iranian sleeper cells in the U.S., the implications of recent conflicts in the Middle East, and the role of local law enforcement in counterterrorism efforts... Continue Reading »

Transportation Security Administration workers continue to show up for work without pay amid the partial government shutdown, and many believe they aren't getting the appreciation they deserve. Severe weather and the partial government shutdown are contributing to cancellations, delays and long lines at airports around the country, leaving many people in tricky situations as spring break travel ramps up... Continue Reading »

President Trump announced Monday that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, noting that Wiles has decided to take on treatment "immediately."... Continue Reading »

Cuban nationals living abroad in places such as Miami will be allowed to invest in the private sector and own businesses in their homeland, the country's economic czar has told NBC News in an exclusive interview. Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, Cuba's deputy prime minister, said that a "blockade" by the United States is hampering these efforts as the island grapples with an energy crisis, rare violent protests and public pressure from the Trump administration... Continue Reading »

Israel Dominates Claude AI Usage Around The World New data from Anthropic reveals where its Claude AI chatbot is gaining the most traction worldwide. While Israel tops the overall ranking, the United States leads among countries with at least 10,000 Claude conversations, scoring 3.69x on the index. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Tasmin Lockwood, maps which countries use it the most relative to their working-age population, according to the Anthropic AI Usage Index. Where Claude Usage Is Highest by Country Dive into the data below, which was collected across 116 countries in the week of Nov 13-20, 2025. Each score represents usage relative to what would be expected based on a country’s working-age population. Rank   Index score 1 🇮🇱 Israel 4.90x 2 🇸🇬 Singapore 4.19x 3 🇺🇸 United States 3.69x 4 🇦🇺 Australia 3.27x 5 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3.21x 6 🇨🇦 Canada 3.15x 7 🇰🇷 South Korea 3.12x 8 🇳🇿 New Zealand 3.11x 9 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 3.07x 10 🇪🇪 Estonia 3.05x 11 🇫🇷 France 2.66x 12 🇲🇹 Malta 2.63x 13 🇳🇱 The Netherlands 2.61x 14 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2.59x 15 🇳🇴 Norway 2.43x 16 🇮🇪 Ireland 2.39x 17 🇸🇪 Sweden 2.29x 18 🇵🇹 Portugal 2.23x 19 🇧🇪 Belgium 2.17x 20 🇬🇪 Georgia 2.17x 21 🇨🇾 Cyprus 2.15x 22 🇩🇰 Denmark 2.10x 23 🇱🇹 Lithuania 2.09x 24 🇫🇮 Finland 1.95x 25 🇱🇻 Latvia 1.92x 26 🇦🇹 Austria 1.88x 27 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1.85x 28 🇩🇪 Germany 1.79x 29 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1.77x 30 🇪🇸 Spain 1.62x 31 🇮🇹 Italy 1.62x 32 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 1.61x 33 🇯🇵 Japan 1.59x 34 🇨🇿 Czechia 1.54x 35 🇲🇩 Moldova 1.47x 36 🇵🇱 Poland 1.41x 37 🇶🇦 Qatar 1.39x 38 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 1.33x 39 🇭🇷 Croatia 1.31x 40 🇷🇸 Serbia 1.24x 41 🇲🇺 Mauritius 1.24x 42 🇬🇷 Greece 1.21x 43 🇵🇪 Peru 1.19x 44 🇹🇳 Tunisia 1.14x 45 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1.12x 46 🇺🇾 Uruguay 1.10x 47 🇺🇦 Ukraine 1.09x 48 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1.08x 49 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 1.08x 50 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1.05x 51 🇨🇱 Chile 1.04x 52 🇭🇺 Hungary 0.98x 53 🇷🇴 Romania 0.98x 54 🇦🇲 Armenia 0.97x 55 🇵🇦 Panama 0.95x 56 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 0.93x 57 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 0.92x 58 🇨🇴 Colombia 0.88x 59 🇧🇭 Bahrain 0.85x 60 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 0.82x 61 🇱🇧 Lebanon 0.78x 62 🇲🇦 Morocco 0.76x 63 🇦🇷 Argentina 0.75x 64 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 0.74x 65 🇧🇴 Bolivia 0.71x 66 🇧🇷 Brazil 0.70x 67 🇦🇱 ... Continue Reading »

European Nations Pull Their 'Anti-ISIS' Mission Troops Out Of Iraq Spain has quietly pulled its special forces out of Iraq after deteriorating security conditions made it impossible to continue operations safely, the Spanish Ministry of Defense confirmed Sunday. Spain currently has about 300 troops deployed in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition against ISIS. The Special Operations Task Group had been training Iraqi counter-terrorism units in Baghdad and at bases in Kurdish-controlled areas in the north. Madrid said its Special Operations Task Group was relocated to undisclosed secure locations after the situation on the ground made training missions with Iraqi forces completely untenable. Image source: US Special Operations Command Europe It's unknown where the commandos were moved to, but Turkey may be the safest regional country at this point, given that even American bases in Jordan have been hit by Iranian ballistic missiles and/or drone strikes. American sites in Iraq are under attack from Iraq and local pro-Tehran militia groups, which has included the US Embassy in Baghdad being struck by a drone over the weekend, causing a broad withdrawal of Western coalition forces. Spain's withdrawal follows a deadly drone strike Thursday on a French ... Continue Reading »

"I Am Extremely Disappointed In Donald Trump" – AfD Co-Leader Warns Of WWIII Via Remix News, The co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Tino Chrupalla, is actively voicing his disapproval of the American and Israeli war against Iran. He has gone so far as to warn that the war could lead to a third world war and indicates that Trump has broken his campaign promises by launching the war. “I am extremely disappointed in Donald Trump when it comes to his campaign promises,” Chrupalla during an appearance on Markus Lanz, generally considered the most influential talk show host in Germany. “During the election campaign, he also accused Kamala Harris, that she would start World War III. And now we are on the cusp of having probably started the Third World War with Donald Trump. And that’s a breach of his word, which I really resent and which the American people also resent, who incidentally reject this war in Iran at a much higher rate than Germans. So, 70 percent of Americans do not want this war and do not support it." Chrupalla also stated it was clear the United States was dragged ... Continue Reading »

Jerusalem Braces For Unrest After Wartime Closure Of Al-Aqsa Mosque Through Ramadan Via Middle East Eye Israel is set to keep Al-Aqsa Mosque closed through the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and beyond, Middle East Eye has learnt. Sources familiar with the occupied East Jerusalem mosque’s affairs said Israeli authorities informed the Islamic Waqf, the body responsible for administering the site, of the decision in recent days. Al-Aqsa Mosque, deemed one of the holiest sites in Islam, was closed by Israeli authorities earlier this month, citing the "security situation" amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. The unprecedented closure, particularly during the month of Ramadan, has been condemned by Palestinians as the latest attempt by Israel to exploit security tensions to impose further restrictions and consolidate control over Al-Aqsa. via Reuters This has been the first Ramadan since Israel seized East Jerusalem in 1967 that Palestinians have been unable to perform Friday prayers at the mosque. Last week, eight Muslim-majority countries condemned the "unjustified" closure, saying Israel has "no sovereignty" over the revered site and must lift the restrictions immediately. However, the closure has continued unchecked. Friday prayers and Ramadan night prayers remain banned, and Palestinians have been barred from ... Continue Reading »

China Directly Mediating Between Pakistan & Afghanistan After Weeks Of War There's actually another hot war in the Middle East which has been raging, quite apart from the Iran-US-Israel war. Pakistan and Afghanistan have been engaged in a tense border conflict for weeks at this point. The Associated Press on Monday described the latest developments in the following: Afghanistan's Taliban government on Monday accused Pakistan's military of targeting a Kabul hospital that treats drug addicts in airstrikes that killed four people and wounded several others. The attack came hours after Afghan officials said the two sides exchanged fire along their common border, killing four people in Afghanistan, as the deadliest fighting between the neighbors in years entered a third week. Image via Associated Press It was on Feb. 27 that Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared an "all-out war" on Afghanistan, and began bombing border regions as well as the capital of Kabul. Pakistan's army has total force domination; however, the Taliban can still inflict pain through acts of terrorism, which Pakistani cities have suffered immensely under. Acts of terror by Islamist groups have become almost a regular occurrence in Pakistan - with many suspected of having support ... Continue Reading »

Longtime Oil Exec Worked For CIA, Helped Oust Maduro: Report Authored by Ken Silva via HeadlineUSA, The Wall Street Journal published a story Sunday about a longtime Chevron executive secretly working for the CIA—including by providing intel in the leadup to the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. According to the Journal, the former Chevron executive, Ali Moshiri, worked for the CIA as an informant since Hugo Chávez was in charge of the Venezuelan government. Moshiri stepped down from executive leadership at Chevron in 2017, but remained a consultant until 2024. He’s now a consultant for Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PdVSA. The Journal reported that Mosrhi’s input with the CIA helped shape the decision to replace Maduro with his vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, rather than ousting the entire government. Moshri reportedly advised that the opposition in Venezuela, led by María Corina Machado, did not have the popular support required to run the country. WSJ published a crazy story on a longtime Chevron exec being a CIA informant who provided intel leading up to Maduro's capture. Chevron made an oddly specific comment in response to the report. The CIA asset, who left Chevron in 2024, is ... Continue Reading »

Voter ID Has Massive Public Support: Why Is Congress Standing In The Way? The "controversy" in the US over voter ID requirements is an entirely fabricated affair, and a primary source of obstruction is the very government supposedly elected to represent the public will.  That is to say, the only people that don't support the SAVE Act are politicians, and some of them claim to be conservative. Roughly 80% of all adult Americans support voter ID requirements for US elections; this includes a majority in every minority group and a majority among 95% of Republicans and 71% of Democrats.  In other words, voter ID is one of the few issues both sides universally agree on.  Public support was enthusiastic before Donald Trump was reelected in 2024.  Pew Research Center (August 2025): 83% of U.S. adults strongly favored or favored “requiring all voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote.”    Rasmussen Reports (January 2025): Asked if requiring photo ID to vote is “a reasonable measure to protect the integrity of elections,” 77% of likely voters said yes.  Gallup (October 2024): 84% of U.S. adults favored “requiring all voters to provide photo identification at ... Continue Reading »

The Prosthetic Principle: AI As Cognitive Infrastructure, Not Cognitive Authority Authored by Bryant McGill via substack, Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a thinking instrument—a layer of cognitive infrastructure through which humans write, model, reason, and explore ideas. Yet most debates about AI safety, alignment, and moderation miss a deeper architectural question. The central issue is not simply what these systems can do, but what role they occupy inside the thinking process itself. Are they instruments that faithfully extend human intention, or authorities that quietly adjudicate which lines of inquiry are permitted to proceed? This essay argues that much of the friction users experience with modern AI is not ideological disagreement but a category error in system design: governance has been embedded inside instrumentation. The result is a tool that sometimes behaves like a collaborator and sometimes like an institution—oscillating unpredictably between amplifying thought and policing it. At the heart of the argument is what I call the Prosthetic Principle. All successful augmentation technologies—from telescopes to microscopes to robotic prosthetic limbs—share a single engineering mandate: maintain signal fidelity between intention and actuation. A prosthetic limb does not negotiate with the user about ... Continue Reading »

DOE Unleashes $500M To Break China's Grip On Critical Materials The DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for up to $500 million for advancing its strategy to develop secure domestic sources of critical minerals and battery materials. The aim is to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers that have long dominated these markets. This marks the third round of funding under the Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing & Recycling programs. Our readers have been tracking these developments for some time. Last summer we published an overview of the emerging domestic critical minerals sector, identifying several publicly traded companies now well-positioned for further government support. This new round of funding will support projects focused on domestic processing of raw feedstocks, recycling of battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries, and the manufacturing of battery components and materials. Key targeted minerals include lithium, graphite, nickel, copper, and aluminum, along with other materials used in commercial battery systems. The overarching objective is to build resilient supply chains for electric vehicles, grid storage, defense applications, and broader industrial needs. Energy Secretary Wright highlighted: “For too long, the United ... Continue Reading »

Parents - Not Schools - Must Be In Charge Of Their Children Authored by Keri Ingraham via The Epoch Times, Earlier in March, the U.S. Supreme Court had to step in and reaffirm the basic reality that parents, not schools, must be the primary decision-makers for their children. In the Mirabelli v. Bonta ruling, the Court determined that the California law, which barred schools from telling parents about their child’s claimed gender identity, violated parents’ constitutional rights—both their First Amendment free exercise rights and their Fourteenth Amendment rights to make decisions about their children’s upbringing. For most of American history, parents were recognized as the primary authority in their children’s lives. Today, that authority is repeatedly under attack, especially in public schools. Across the country, families are being shut out of what their children learn, denied access to critical health and personal information, and blocked from choosing schools that fit their children’s needs. This is not a minor issue. Rather, it is a fundamental threat to family authority, a child’s well-being, and the future of our society. In too many districts, controversial lessons are introduced without parental knowledge. Parents who ask to review ... Continue Reading »

AAA National Average Gas Price Soars Most On Record AAA (American Automobile Association) reports that the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has surged nearly 25% so far this month, putting it on track for the largest monthly increase on record, even surpassing the May 2009 spike, unless the Middle East conflict is resolved quickly. This consumer fuel-price shock is coming at about the worst possible moment: it is a midterm election year for MAGA, and as we have noted previously, an emergency SPR release would do little to contain the spike, leaving the administration with few viable options. Brent crude is trading near $102 a barrel and WTI around $95 on Monday afternoon, levels that suggest the national average price for regular gasoline could soon push even closer to the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon threshold. Consumers have already noticed, as Google Search trends for "Why are gas prices going up" have surged to levels seen when crude prices spiked during Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The good news is that comments from the Trump administration show an urgency to reopen the critical maritime chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott ... Continue Reading »

Obama's Presidential Center Seeking 100 Unpaid Volunteers To Staff Lavish Facility Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, Former president Barack Obama’s foundation has announced that it will be launching its lavish $850 million presidential center in Chicago in June and is seeking unpaid volunteers to help staff the facility. That may seem on brand for a former president who has made volunteerism a central tenet of his civic career since his beginnings as a community organizer in Chicago. At the same time, the staggering costs and jaw-dropping salaries being paid to Obama’s cronies who will run the presidential center are not as easy to pass off as part of his legacy of civic engagement. Valerie Jarrett, a longtime advisor who will head up the center, is being paid $740,000 salary according to Breitbart. In a press release from the Obama Foundation, Jarrett described the intended role of the unpaid volunteers, saying, “As Ambassadors, they will create a welcoming and inclusive experience for visitors while representing the strength, resilience, and leadership of this community. Together, we are building something that inspires service, connection, and action far beyond our walls.” Foundation officials told Fox News Digital that the volunteers will complement ... Continue Reading »

Russia's Rumored Telegram Block Appears Underway As Outage Reports Surge Reports are flooding in from across Russia that Telegram is suddenly going dark, fueling speculation that the Kremlin may already be testing a nationwide block ahead of a rumored planned crackdown next month. "Over the last 24 hours, Telegram has effectively stopped working through some providers if you are using Russian IP addresses," tech sector observer Vladislav Voytenko told Kommersant FM on Monday. "As for using Telegram via mobile internet, you can basically forget about it," he added. via Associated Presses Russia’s Main Radio Frequency Center, an arm of media watchdog Roskomnadzor, said a surge of complaints began appearing over the weekend, with at least one-third coming from Moscow, followed by St. Petersburg and other cities spread across the country's vast 11 time zones. Regional media has tracked user reports on outage monitors such as Downdetector and Sboi.rf, which show complaints spiking sharply over the weekend as the app began failing across multiple regions. Some Russian users have described the platform is barely functioning "in any form". They complain the app won't open, messages won't send, and neither will photos and videos load. Tech analysts ... Continue Reading »

Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks RFK Jr's Appointees To Vaccine Panel Authored by Stacey Robinson via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on March 16 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. illegally appointed 13 new members to an influential vaccine panel beginning last June. Biden-appointed district Judge Brian Murphy also blocked that panel’s guidance memo revising the childhood immunization schedule and declared its previous votes invalid. Murphy ruled Kennedy committed “a technical, procedural failure” by skirting around the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to change the vaccine recommendations for children. He said the government committed a similar mistake by removing the previous members of that committee, and replacing them “without undertaking any of the rigorous screening that had been the hallmark of ACIP member selection for decades.” The plaintiffs, led by the American Academy of Pediatrics, originally sued after Kennedy ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and healthy children. The suit was later expanded to challenge the restructuring of the ACIP and its changes to childhood vaccine recommendations. Tyler Durden Mon, 03/16/2026 - 19:20 Continue Reading »

SEC Preparing Proposal To Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement Very soon,10-Qs may be a thing of the past. The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing a proposal to eliminate the requirement to report earnings quarterly and instead give companies the option to share results twice a year, the WSJ reports citing people familiar with the matter. In preparation for the proposal - which could be published as soon as April - regulators have been talking to officials at the major exchanges to discuss how they may need to adjust their rules. Once published, the proposal will be subject to the usual public comment period. After that period, which typically lasts at least 30 days, the SEC will vote on it. There are no guarantees it will ultimately happen. The push for semiannual reporting gained steam late last year. As the WSJ reported last September, the Long-Term Stock Exchange petitioned the SEC to eliminate the quarterly earnings report requirement. Within days, President Trump and SEC Chairman Paul Atkins both said they supported the idea. Publicly traded US companies have reported results every three months for the past 50-plus years. Trump briefly explored the idea of moving ... Continue Reading »

US Cities Face Water Stress Amid Crumbling Infrastructure Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times, Across large swaths of the United States, drought conditions and the explosion of data centers have brought renewed attention to the future of the water supply. But the biggest concern may be something local governments have known about for years: aging pipes and other decaying infrastructure that could threaten supply even when water is abundant. More U.S. cities have been facing water stress in recent years. Drought conditions affected more than a third of the nation last year, with almost 30 million Americans living in areas with high water stress, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At the same time, data centers can consume upward of 5 million gallons of water per day. That’s the equivalent usage of a town with a population between 10,000 and 50,000 people. The number varies, but an estimated 4,149 data centers are currently operational in the United States, with another 2,788 announced or under construction. But while drought and data center-related water consumption continue to make headlines, an estimated 6.75 billion gallons of treated drinking water are slipping through the cracks ... Continue Reading »

North Korean Operatives Infiltrating U.S. Companies Through Remote Tech Jobs North Korean operatives are quietly working inside U.S. companies through remote technology jobs, funneling millions of dollars back to Pyongyang and potentially gaining access to sensitive corporate systems, according to investigators and U.S. officials, according to NBC News. The scheme relies on workers posing as American job applicants using stolen identities and fake credentials to secure high-paying remote roles, particularly in software development and artificial intelligence. Authorities warn the tactic allows the regime to bypass international sanctions while embedding operatives inside Western companies. An investigation by the Virginia-based cybersecurity firm Nisos found that suspected North Korean IT workers apply to thousands of jobs using fabricated résumés and multiple online personas. Once hired, the workers often operate from overseas — frequently from China — while U.S.-based facilitators help maintain the illusion that they are located domestically. These facilitators run so-called “laptop farms,” where company-issued computers are physically kept in the United States and remotely accessed by workers abroad. Investigators say the workers also coordinate applications, interviews, and references within tightly organized teams to increase their chances of being hired. NBC News writes that the ... Continue Reading »

The Greatest Risk For The Global Economy Is Stagflation Driven By Governments, Not Oil Authored by Daniel Lacalle, The current oil price forward curve shows that the current global energy shock may be significant but short-lived. The forward curve presents a steep disinflationary trend to $80 per barrel by the end of 2026. Markets are discounting a short war with limited impact on supply but immediate ripple effects on markets and importing economies. In the worst case, a new energy shock triggered by war with Iran would bring stagflation pressures across the global economy, especially in the economies that have been unable to strengthen their energy supply chains since 2022, like the European Union, which is still in a low-growth environment subject to significant impact from energy shocks. Even if the conflict is short‑lived, the disruption to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf infrastructure has made the oil market go from an oversupply of 4 million barrels per day, according to the IEA, to a tight balance, as shipping routes come under pressure. The Strait of Hormuz carries almost 25% of seaborne oil exports and a large share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows, ... Continue Reading »

"We Got A War Going On": Trump Requests Trump-Xi Summit Delay By "A Month Or So" Summary: Trump asks for delay of "a month or so" for Trump-Xi Summit China and US end trade talks Bessent notes that any delay would be due to "prosecuting war" *  *  * Update (1700ET): President Trump said he had requested China delay a summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for about a month, saying it was important for him to remain in Washington to oversee the Iran war. “Because of the war, I want to be here. I have to be here, I feel,” Trump said Monday during a White House event when asked about potentially rescheduling the high-profile summit. The meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies is currently set to begin later this month. “And so we requested that we delay it a month or so, and I’m looking forward to being with him,” Trump added. “We got a war going on. I think it’s important that I be here. So it could be that we delay a little bit, not much.” As Rabobank pointed out earlier it's tricky because Trump wants Hormuz open again. Xi wants guarantees ... Continue Reading »

Armor-Piercing Ammo Metal Up 557% As China Chokes Supply, War Demand Surges Tungsten, used in missiles, tank rounds, armor-piercing ammunition, and some smaller-caliber munitions, has surged in price over the last year as China curbed exports and global supplies tightened. This is a major concern, as multi-front conflicts - from the Middle East to Eastern Europe - are depleting interceptor missile supplies. Bloomberg cites new data from commodity price reporting agency Fastmarkets showing tungsten prices have surged to $2,250 per metric ton this month, up 557% since Beijing added certain tungsten products to its export control list in February of last year. "In my 12 years working across the commodity space and dealing with a lot of weird and wonderful metals, I have never seen a market as tight as tungsten is right now, aside from maybe lithium in 2021," George Heppel, vice president of commodity research, told Bloomberg. He warned, "This isn't like lithium, where there was a huge pipeline of projects that could come online." The problem with rare earth metals is that China dominates the global market. It controls roughly 79% of global tungsten mined output, which Western companies rely ... Continue Reading »