Police say they are looking for three suspects after the Hatzola ambulances were set on fire. Continue Reading »

An Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew initially landed safely from Montreal on Sunday evening before colliding with a firefighting vehicle. Continue Reading »

The PM also tells senior MPs the conflict was "not our war" and there must be a "lawful basis" for any UK involvement. Continue Reading »

The government is looking at ways to make much-delayed London to Birmingham railway line cheaper to deliver. Continue Reading »

Evidence in the trial of Stephen McCullagh outlined a cold, calculating plan to kill Natalie McNally and get away with it. Continue Reading »

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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 »

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would order the military to postpone strikes on Iran's power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration said it plans to send ICE officers to help ease airport congestion amid TSA officer absences as they face second missed full paycheck. Continue Reading »

The timing of the earlier volume spikes — across both equities and crude — caught the attention of traders. Continue Reading »

Eric Swalwell drops suit alleging FHFA's Pulte used private information to hurt President Donald Trump’s critics, leaking details about Swalwell's family home. Continue Reading »

Toyota on Monday announced $1 billion in investments in two U.S. plants as part of a plan to invest up to $10 billion domestically over the next five years. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Ljubomir MILASIN, Clément MELKI © 2026 AFP La Première ministre italienne Giorgia Meloni a essuyé lundi un revers majeur avec la victoire du "non" au référendum sur la réforme judiciaire qu'elle avait portée, à l'issue duquel elle a confirmé ne pas avoir l'intention de démissionner."Les Italiens ont tranché. Et nous respectons cette décision. (...) Mais cela ne change rien à notre engagement de continuer, avec sérieux et détermination, à œuvrer pour le bien de la nation et à honorer le mandat qui nous a été confié", a-t-elle déclaré dans une vidéo sur X.Après le dépouillement des bulletins dans plus de 90% des bureaux de vote, le "non" obtenait près de 54%, contre 46% pour le "oui".Ce résultat est un coup dur pour Mme Meloni, qui dirige depuis octobre 2022 un gouvernement de coalition d'une stabilité inhabituelle."C'est un très mauvais résultat. Cela signifie qu'elle a perdu le soutien de l'électorat italien sur un point majeur de son programme et sur l'une des propositions phares de la droite (...) depuis 30 ans", a déclaré à l'AFP Daniele Albertazzi, professeur de sciences politiques à l'université de Surrey, au Royaume-Uni. ... Continue Reading »

Par Séraphine Charpentier L'Iran a menacé ce lundi 23 mars les États-Unis d'employer des mines navales dérivantes dans le "Golfe persique et les zones côtières", en cas de nouvelles attaques américaines et israéliennes sur ses côtes et ses îles. Téhéran disposerait à ce jour d'environ 2.000 de ces mines, peu coûteuses mais très handicapantes pour le trafic maritime, notamment dans le détroit d'Ormuz.   L'Iran a menacé ce lundi 23 mars les États-Unis d'employer des mines navales dérivantes dans le "Golfe persique et les zones côtières", en cas de nouvelles attaques américaines et israéliennes sur ses côtes et ses îles. Téhéran disposerait à ce jour d'environ 2.000 de ces mines, peu coûteuses mais très handicapantes pour le trafic maritime, notamment dans le détroit d'Ormuz.  La menace plane sur le Golfe persique depuis plusieurs semaines. Dans sa stratégie de prise d'otage du détroit d'Ormuz, l'Iran se sert de son large inventaire de mines navales comme arme de dissuasion face aux États-Unis ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Richard SALAME © 2026 AFP L'armée israélienne a bombardé au moins cinq des six principaux ponts au-dessus du Litani, fleuve séparant une partie du sud du Liban du reste du pays, depuis le début de sa guerre avec le Hezbollah le 2 mars. Des experts militaires s'accordent à dire que la destruction de ces ponts vise à couper une partie du sud du reste du pays, mais ils sont divisés quant à l’impact de ces opérations sur le cours de la guerre."Dans toute opération terrestre militaire, (..) l’une des priorités est de perturber les transports de l’ennemi et sa capacité à se déplacer librement pour se réapprovisionner", explique à l'AFP l'expert militaire Riad Kahwaji.Le Litani sépare du reste du pays "une importante partie du sud" du Liban, et la stratégie d'Israël "aura un impact considérable", prédit-il.Israël a encore visé lundi un nouveau pont, reliant cette fois-ci le sud du Liban à l'est du pays, dans sa dernière attaque en date contre les infrastructures du fleuve. "Tous ceux qui se trouvent au sud du Litani sont ... Continue Reading »

Par Antoine Joubeau Elon Musk a annoncé ce samedi 21 mars la construction de "Terafab", une méga-usine de semi-conducteurs près d'Austin, au Texas, cogérée par Tesla et SpaceX. Le projet vise à produire un térawatt de puissance de calcul par an, soit l'équivalent de la quasi-totalité de la production électrique américaine, pour alimenter ses robots humanoïdes Optimus et des serveurs orbitaux dans l'espace. Elon Musk a annoncé ce samedi 21 mars la construction de "Terafab", une méga-usine de semi-conducteurs près d'Austin, au Texas, cogérée par Tesla et SpaceX. Le projet vise à produire un térawatt de puissance de calcul par an, soit l'équivalent de la quasi-totalité de la production électrique américaine, pour alimenter ses robots humanoïdes Optimus et des serveurs orbitaux dans l'espace.Elon Musk a annoncé ce samedi 21 mars la construction d'une méga-usine de semi-conducteurs près d'Austin, au Texas. Baptisé "Terafab", le projet doit produire des puces pour l'intelligence artificielle, la robotique et des centres de données ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Bojan KAVCIC © 2026 AFP Le Premier ministre slovène Robert Golob a invité lundi tous les partis représentés au parlement à des discussions pour former une coalition, au lendemain de législatives remportées de justesse par son parti libéral face aux conservateurs du pro-Trump Janez Jansa.Avec seulement 28,62% des voix et 29 sièges sur les 90 que compte l'assemblée du pays de 2,1 millions d'habitants membre de l'Union européenne, le parti Mouvement pour la liberté (GS) de M. Golob, 57 ans, ne peut prétendre diriger seul.Le reste des sièges est réparti entre une mosaïque disparate de cinq petits partis, si bien que les analystes prédisent qu'il sera difficile de former un gouvernement stable."Nous sommes confrontés à des négociations difficiles", a reconnu M. Golob dimanche soir, après avoir revendiqué une victoire qu'il a qualifié de vote pour "la démocratie". "Mais nous ne négocierons pas notre souveraineté. Nous ne laisserons pas des étrangers décider de notre souveraineté", a-t-il ajouté.Les derniers jours de la campagne ont été marqués par des accusations d'ingérence étrangère.Les autorités ont annoncé enquêter pour savoir si la société privée israélienne de renseignement Black Cube est derrière la mise en ligne d'enregistrements de conversations avec notamment un ... Continue Reading »

Tehran signals its nuclear doctrine may evolve, challenging decades of religious limits and strategic restraint Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The EU energy crisis is a result of “decades” of policy mistakes like transition from nuclear power, Alexey Likhachev has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

OnlyFans owner, Ukrainian-born Leonid Radvinsky, has died of cancer aged 43 Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has ordered a probe into claims his opponents worked with the EU to spy on Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The Alternative for Germany party has set a new record by getting almost 20% of the vote in a regional election in Rhineland-Palatinate Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Патриарх Московский и всея Руси отметил особое внимание руководителя к развитию дружественного взаимодействия России и КНДР Continue Reading »

Курс юаня снизился до 11,91 рубля Continue Reading »

В том числе стороны обсудили актуальные аспекты развития многопланового российско-эмиратского сотрудничества Continue Reading »

Пострадавшим диагностировали химический ожог глаз Continue Reading »

По словам американского лидера, переговоры Вашингтона с Тегераном начались около двух дней назад Continue Reading »

LAGUARDIA HORROR: JET HITS FIRE TRUCK (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:PILOTS DEAD; 41 INJUREDVIDEO: 'STOP, STOP, STOP'UPDATESCONTROL TOWER CHAOS AT NEWARK6 HOUR TSA LINE AT ATL Continue Reading »

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UPDATES (Main headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:LAGUARDIA HORROR: JET HITS FIRE TRUCKPILOTS DEAD; 41 INJUREDVIDEO: 'STOP, STOP, STOP'CONTROL TOWER CHAOS AT NEWARK6 HOUR TSA LINE AT ATL Continue Reading »

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The US president has proven that hitting hard and fast rather than engaging in endless negotiations guarantees victory. Continue Reading »

There is expected to be pushback from Israel following President Donald Trump’s move towards de-escalation with Iran. Continue Reading »

Lebanon fears that Israel’s attack on Qasmiyeh Bridge could be a “prelude to a ground invasion”. Continue Reading »

Members of the International Energy Agency have agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves. Continue Reading »

Democrats and other observers slam deployment of US immigration agents to airports as dangerous and source of tension. Continue Reading »

Police say they are looking for three suspects after the Hatzola ambulances were set on fire. Continue Reading »

An Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew initially landed safely from Montreal on Sunday evening before colliding with a firefighting vehicle. Continue Reading »

The PM also tells senior MPs the conflict was "not our war" and there must be a "lawful basis" for any UK involvement. Continue Reading »

The government is looking at ways to make much-delayed London to Birmingham railway line cheaper to deliver. Continue Reading »

Evidence in the trial of Stephen McCullagh outlined a cold, calculating plan to kill Natalie McNally and get away with it. Continue Reading »

Democrats have had limited political success running on the Affordable Care Act, even with its relative popularity. Now President Trump’s health care cuts may have given the issue new resonance. Continue Reading »

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor, recently took possession of more than 650,000 ballots as part of a fraud probe. Election officials say his investigation is baseless. Continue Reading »

In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination. Continue Reading »

U.S. and Israeli attacks on power plants and other civilian infrastructure risk escalating the conflict across the region, and angering Iranians who oppose the government. Continue Reading »

Oil prices tumbled and yields on government bonds pulled back from highs. But the response faded as the day went on. 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 »

Nineteen hours after the hearing began, I finally stood before the Connecticut Education Committee to testify against House Bill 5468, which would end the state's longstanding tradition of homeschool freedom. It was 4:45 a.m. on a Thursday. Hundreds of parents, students, and supporters filled the hearing room and lobby of the legislative office building in Hartford and waited hours for their turn at the microphone, demonstrating an amazing commitment to take a stand against this bill... Continue Reading »

Several members of Congress raised concerns about Islamic terrorist threats now that the U.S. is approaching the 25-year anniversary of 9/11. At a U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Thursday addressing an annual assessment of threats to national security, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, pointed to three high profile Islamic terrorist attacks that occurred this month alone... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States and Iran have engaged in talks aimed at a "complete and total resolution of hostilities," prompting him to delay planned strikes on Iranian power facilities for five days. What To Know on Day 24: Trump says the U.S. and Iran have held discussions on ending the war and identified "major points of agreement."... Continue Reading »

Michael Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Sunday that the Iranian people must mobilize to overthrow the Islamic Republic regime. "I think that we need boots on the ground, but they have got to be Iranian boots, and I think they're coming," Leiter told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union."... Continue Reading »

Record-shattering temperatures are expected to continue on Sunday as a rare and strong early-season heat dome has resulted in triple-digit highs in some parts of the Western U.S. As the temperatures soared to 105 degrees on Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., the third-straight day the weather has topped the 100-degree mark, more than 400 people attending an airshow in nearby Glendale were treated for heat-related illnesses, authorities said... Continue Reading »

In the audio recorded on Sunday night, a voice could be heard telling a vehicle multiple times to 'stop', before a regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The pilot and copilot were killed in the collision, which crushed the nose of the aircraft, while 39 passengers and crew members were taken to area hospitals, some with serious injuries... Continue Reading »

Loyola University Chicago was shaken last week when someone shot and killed one of its students, Sheridan Gorman, as she walked with friends near Lake Michigan. For days, the police said little about what happened, only that "an unknown male offender" had approached the group at about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, displayed a gun and fired in their direction. Ms. Gorman, 18, who was recalled by friends as generous and fun, was killed. Continue Reading »

A Chicago alderman says the city's sanctuary policies may have contributed to the fatal shooting of a college student who was fatally shot on the lakefront last week. Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old student at Loyola University, was killed Thursday in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood while walking with friends. Police on Sunday announced Jose Medina-Medina, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and other offenses. Continue Reading »

The illegal immigrant charged with the murder of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman entered the U.S. during the Biden administration before being apprehended and released into the country, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Sunday. DHS also confirmed that Jose Medina-Medina, a 25-year-old Venezuelan national, had been previously arrested for shoplifting in Chicago, marking a prior criminal incident before the alleged murder. Continue Reading »

When Israeli and American jets joined forces to attack Iran, it was a departure for both countries. The two had grown increasingly aligned over more than three-quarters of a century, but their militaries had never mounted a campaign together. This time, they were synchronized on every aspect: planning, execution, command and control, intelligence and damage assessments. They were also newly connected in another way. The Israeli military has remained on a war footing for generations. Soldiers sometimes attack the same targets their fathers and grandfathers did. The reason is clear. Israel's political and military leaders have focused on many of the same challenges for decades and often see force as the only available option. Seeing no near-term solutions, Israel's political and military leaders have adopted an approach they describe as mowing the grass. That is, they attack adversaries, and when the adversary rebuilds, Israel merely attacks again. Continue Reading »

Oil prices dropped Monday and stock futures soared after President Trump said the U.S. will postpone strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, citing productive talks for "a complete and total resolution" of hostilities. Iran denied that it was in talks with the U.S. Brent crude futures fell almost 10% to around $101.40 a barrel, after initially dipping below $100 for the first time in days. U.S. stock futures jumped, with contracts tied to major indexes advancing around 2%—reversing declines from earlier in the morning, when the prospect of further escalation hung over markets. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, which had earlier jumped above 4.4%, retreated on the news of the talks. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump said on March 23 that he ordered a five‑day pause on planned U.S. strikes against Iranian energy sites after what he called "productive" talks toward a full resolution of the Middle East conflict. In a Truth Social post, Trump stated that both sides discussed a "complete and total resolution" of the conflict, now entering its fourth week. "I am pleased to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East," the president said on his social media platform. Continue Reading »

The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is at risk of shattering the record for the longest-ever funding lapse for any federal agency if President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats can't strike a deal this week. Lawmakers are scheduled to take a two-week recess for Passover and Easter starting Friday. While the Senate is considering staying in session if the shutdown is not resolved, House GOP leaders do not plan to cut their break short in hopes of reaching an accord, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss private planning. Continue Reading »

On March 17, the Senate began debate on the SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed voter identification and registration bill that passed the House last month. Here, we answer several questions about the legislation, many of them asked by our readers. Previous versions of the bill, called only the SAVE Act, died in the Senate, where the measure hasn't garnered 60 votes to overcome a filibuster and force a final vote. The new legislation could well face a similar fate — eventually — but the Republican leadership is holding a weeklong (or so) debate in an effort to attract support. David Becker, founder and executive director of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation & Research, which works with election officials throughout the country, said in a March 18 media briefing that it was "extremely unlikely, if not impossible, that this passes." He predicted that "next week, we're not going to be talking about this." But this week, the Senate is going to be talking about it a … Continue Reading »

Iran's efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz have made gas prices rise to the point where they may threaten President Donald Trump's affordability agenda. Whether the closure is short or long, consumers are feeling the pain just as the latest economic figures show an economy that is sputtering and can use a boost. But the President can help absorb the disruption and deprive Tehran of its goal to push our economy into reverse by cutting a deal on planned global tariff increases. The Strait of Hormuz has been a key bottleneck for oil exports from the Gulf region with roughly one-fifth of global oil flows being impacted by the threat of Iranian missiles, mines, and drone strikes through the narrow waterway. The economic situation is becoming increasingly precarious as energy stockpiles worldwide quickly dwindle and prices rise in response to the choked-off supply that is not easily substituted. This explains why in recent weeks we've seen the fastest rise in gasoline prices in thre… Continue Reading »

Robert Mueller, former special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, died Friday. Mueller, also former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was 81. "With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away" on Friday night, his family said in a statement Saturday. "His family asks that their privacy be respected." MS Now first reported the news on Saturday. Mueller concluded in 2019 that Russia interfered in the election in an effort to influence voters towards President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Continue Reading »

Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III died at the age of 81 on Friday night. "With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away," his family said in a statement Saturday. "His family asks that their privacy be respected." Who was Robert Mueller? As FBI director, Mueller transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism‑fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to The Associated Press. He led the bureau for 12 years, serving under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Mueller later served as special counsel for the Department of Justice, investigating ties between Russia and President Trump's 2016 campaign. Continue Reading »

Former FBI Director and special counsel Robert Mueller has died at age 81. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday, saying he was "glad." "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!" Trump wrote. Mueller directed the bureau for 12 years, starting just before the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and working until September 2013. In 2017, Mueller was appointed to serve as the special counsel in charge of investigating alleged ties between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. "With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away" on Friday night, Mueller's family said in a statement to the Associated Press on Saturday. "His family asks that their privacy be respected." Continue Reading »

We’re tracking the latest key developments in the US-Israeli war with Iran, alongside examples of bias and potential misinformation to keep you in the know. Continue Reading »

By the time you read this column, the United States military might be on its way out of Iran. Or we might be getting in even deeper. Continue Reading »

More Than 230 Rescued As Devastating Flooding Continues To Hammer Hawaiian Islands Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, It has been the worst flooding Oahu has seen in more than 20 years, and as of the morning of March 21, the torrential rains and rushing waters continue to flow across the mountainous island and the rest of the Hawaiian archipelago. The devastating milestone was announced on March 20 by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, who said that damages could exceed $1 billion. The cause is a type of winter storm called a “Kona Low,” which is southerly or southwesterly winds that bring moist air onto the islands. This is the second such storm that Hawaii has faced this month. Green issued a statement on the morning of March 21, stating that no loss of life had yet been reported, although there were some serious injuries. But the back-to-back storms caused some areas to get between 40 and 50 inches of rain. The first storm hit between March 10 and March 16 and delivered multiple feet of rain to parts of Kawai, Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island, as well as winds gusting 60–75 mph and ... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical Of State Law Allowing Late-Arriving Ballots The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 seemed skeptical of a Mississippi law that allows the state to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal elections. The Epoch Times' Matthew Vadum reported that during oral arguments on March 23, Justice Samuel Alito seemed concerned about the possibility of fraud when “a big stash of ballots” that arrived late “radically flipped” an election. 🚨 BREAKING: The Supreme Court appears poised to STRIKE DOWN state laws allowing the mass acceptance of mail-in ballots after election day, following oral arguments — AP It could affect several DOZEN states. THIS IS HUGE! 🔥 Justice Sam Alito delivered a MASTERCLASS in… pic.twitter.com/6vVbbPqNUT — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 23, 2026 Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked RNC attorney Paul Clement if Purcell v. Gonzalez (2006) would be implicated if the high court were to rule on the case by June. Purcell held that federal courts ordinarily should not enjoin state election laws close to an election to avoid disruption. Clement replied, saying “June would give them plenty of time to adjust,” in time for the general elections. Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned Clement’s argument that late-arriving ... Continue Reading »

Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain Advancing Rapidly As Leading Reactor Developer X-energy Files For IPO X-energy submitted a draft registration statement to the SEC for an initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The company intends to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker “XE.” X-energy has submitted a draft registration statement on form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to the proposed initial public offering of X-energy’s Class A common stock. X-energy intends to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “XE.”… pic.twitter.com/Sh6zYpzEFw — X-energy (@xenergynuclear) March 20, 2026 The company develops the Xe-100, an 80 MWe high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) designed for both electricity generation and high-temperature process heat. Modules can deploy individually or in four- to twelve-unit plants for scalable output. Safety features rely on its core design and proprietary TRISO-X fuel, tristructural-isotropic particles widely regarded as among the most robust nuclear fuels available. X-energy manufactures this fuel through subsidiary TRISO-X LLC to maintain quality control. Progress on their fuel supply chain is advancing rapidly. Vertical construction began in November 2025 at the TX-1 fuel fabrication facility in Tennessee. Once complete in mid-2026, the ... Continue Reading »

Putin Again Tells Energy Giants To Use Iran War Windfall To Pay Off Bank Loans: 'Wise Decision' In yet more unintended blowback from Washington's Iran war gambit, now in its fourth week, President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russian oil and gas companies must use windfall profits from the Iran war to reduce debt. It's been no secret that higher crude prices, amid the ongoing massive disruption to global energy supplies due to the Hormuz Strait effective closure, have been a boon to Russia as it continues to fund its war machine in Ukraine. At a meeting with senior economic officials, Putin said Russian energy firms "should consider directing additional revenues... to pay off their debt to domestic banks." He underscored, "That would be a mature decision." It's not the first time of the war he's presented this as a 'wise' move before Russia's energy sector. via Forward Russia's Urals crude climbed above $100 per barrel last week, after just prior to Trump's Operation Epic Fury it had been trading at steep discounts.  However, the situation drastically changed when the US Treasury Department issued a sanctions waiver this month covering Russian crude and petroleum shipments ... Continue Reading »

Dramatic Footage Shows Air Canada Jet Colliding With Fire Truck At LaGuardia Summary: Air Canada Express Flight AC8646 collided with a fire truck late Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport The pilot and co-pilot were killed, while dozens of passengers were injured LaGuardia has remained closed since the crash, with flights not expected to resume until 1400 ET ATC audio suggests the controller may have been distracted by an earlier incident *  *  *  Update on Air Canada Express Flight Crash At LaGuardia Surveillance footage posted on X by aircraftmaintenanceengineer appears to show the moment Air Canada Express Flight AC8646 collided with a Port Authority fire truck while landing at LaGuardia late Sunday night. Authorities say both pilots were killed, and dozens of passengers, along with the two occupants of the fire truck, were injured and taken to the hospital. Preliminary details indicate that the Jazz Aviation-operated flight from Montreal collided with the fire truck after it had been cleared to cross the runway while responding to a separate odor-related emergency involving a United Airlines flight. Audio from the tower indicates that an air traffic controller appeared to be distracted by an earlier incident. 🚨Chilling surveillance footage has emerged showing the moment ... Continue Reading »

Palantir Seen On "Golden Path" As Pentagon Moves To Make Maven Battlefield System A Program Of Record Palantir shares gained 4% by early afternoon trading after Reuters reported over the weekend that the Department of War plans to designate its Maven artificial intelligence system as an official program of record. Wall Street views this report as a bullish catalyst and a meaningful validation of Palantir's long-term role in military command-and-control AI software. Reuters cited a letter from Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg to DoW heads earlier this month that said embedding the Maven Smart System would provide warfighters "with the latest tools necessary to detect, deter, and dominate our adversaries in all domains." According to Feinberg's letter, the official decision is not expected to materialize by the close of the current fiscal year, which ends in September. The letter ordered that oversight of Maven be shifted from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to DoW's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office within 30 days. It also noted that any future contracting with Palantir will be done through the Army. Maven in use.  "This is Maven Smart System—Palantir’s software as a service product that ... Continue Reading »

Iran Says Talks With US Are 'Fake News' After Trump Threatens To 'Just Keep Bombing', Wants Hormuz To Be 'Jointly Controlled' Summary Trump announces "productive" talks with Iran, "postpones" military strikes for 5 days Iran Foreign Ministry + Parliament speaker say no talks have happened, after Trump said "speaking with a top person in Iran", says will "just keep bombing" if Iran talks fail Trump says Hormuz will be "jointly controlled"; Russia and Pakistan step-up as potential mediators, engage with Tehran Israel is not seeing an imminent end to the war, and plans to continue operations while avoiding energy assets, an Israeli official said. US says Israel "will be pleased" Iran publishes broad list of potential regional targets: threatens "the entire region will go dark." IEA Executive Director warns of 1970s level oil shocks: "No country will be immune to the effects of this crisis if it continues to go in this direction." Russia mediates in call with Tehran. Market response: oil down, yields down, stocks up (but all off their kneejerk extremes as skepticism grows) “The market woke up to some potentially good news,” said Chris Larkin at E*Trade from Morgan Stanley. “But follow-through on any relief rally will likely ... Continue Reading »

Trump Says No DHS Funding Without SAVE Act; Deploys ICE To Snarled Airports Federal immigration agents on Monday showed up to several major airports to help TSA agents manage long lines amid a showdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration.  The move comes after President Trump floated the idea over the weekend, which was echoed by border czar Tom Homan in a Sunday CNN interview.  "President Trump is using every tool available to help American travelers who are facing hours-long lines at airports across the country—especially during this spring break and holiday season that is very important for many American families," Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told The Epoch Times, confirming that hundreds of ICE officers were being deployed to help manage the long lines.  Meanwhile, President Trump on Sunday said that Congress should not pass DHS funding until Democrats get on board with the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship when registering to vote.  As the Epoch Times notes further, in an evening post on Truth Social, the president said that Republicans in Congress should not make “any deal” with Democrats over funding DHS until the SAVE America Act ... Continue Reading »

Epstein Cover-Up Deepens; FBI Officers Raise Alarm Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Fresh Justice Department files reveal a frantic document destruction operation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan just days after Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death, adding fresh fuel to suspicions of elite protection and deep state obstruction. This latest bombshell, drawn from a Miami Herald analysis of thousands of pages in the Epstein files, fits the pattern of irregularities we’ve exposed in our prior reporting. Less than a week after Epstein was found dead inside his cell on August 10, 2019, an inmate was ordered to take bags of shredded material to the jail’s rear gate and throw them in a dumpster on Thursday, August 15, and again on Friday, August 16. The sheer volume struck him as unusual. Bags of shredded documents at NY jail after Epstein’s death, officer tells FBI https://t.co/wMZlpaAzNl — Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) March 21, 2026 “They are shredding everything,” the inmate told one of the guards, adding that he was asked to give the officials a hand with the shredding, with key records vanishing before review. A corrections officer at the detention facility called the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center that ... Continue Reading »

Amid Shortage Fears, ASP Isotopes Completes Drilling For Helium Project Ahead Of Schedule Shortly after we posted a breakdown on the incoming helium supply disruption from Qatar for our premium subscribers, ASP Isotopes announced that they had completed the well drilling required for Phase 1 of the Renergen Helium Project approximately four months ahead of schedule. The achievement marks a key operational milestone at the Virginia Gas Project in South Africa, substantially reducing execution risks for the planned helium and LNG production ramp. The stock spiked higher on the news... Drilling operations, which restarted in April 2025 following bridge loan funding from ASP Isotopes ahead of the Renergen acquisition, have now achieved the required cumulative nameplate flow rate. Results from the Phase 1C exploration campaign show gas flow rates that meet or exceed previously estimated type curves. Some recent wells delivered flows up to 16 times higher than earlier ones, thanks to improved exploration techniques and reservoir modeling by a U.S.-based expert team. "This marks a watershed moment for our plans for helium production at the Virginia Gas Project," said Paul Mann, Executive Chairman and CEO of ASP Isotopes. "This result, together ... Continue Reading »

OpenAI Lures Private-Equity Firms With 17.5% Guaranteed Returns As AI Rivals Race For Enterprise Deals OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is offering private-equity firms a more generous financial package than rival Anthropic as the two artificial-intelligence companies court buyout shops to create joint ventures aimed at raising fresh capital and accelerating the rollout of enterprise AI products. To lure PE firms, OpenAI is promising investors a guaranteed minimum return of 17.5%, a figure significantly above what is typical for preferred equity instruments, according to people familiar with the discussions who spoke with Reuters. The company is also providing early access to its latest AI models as it seeks commitments from firms including TPG Inc. and Advent International Corp., the people said. OpenAI has recently intensified its focus on corporate customers, an area where Anthropic has long held an edge. Anthropic’s parallel effort offered no such guaranteed returns, the people said. The timing of these overtures is notable. Just weeks ago, both companies became embroiled in a high-profile dispute with the Pentagon - with Anthropic walking away from a potential $200 million Defense Department contract after insisting on being the final arbiter over ... Continue Reading »

Key Events This Week: PMIs, Productivity And Consumer Sentiment As has become customary for Monday, we have seen a dramatic surge in risk assets (3rd Monday in a row) on what at least superficially appears to be de-escalation after Trump announced strikes against Iran's power plant would be delayed by 5 days as a result of talks with Iran, talks which at least Iran's domestic news sources have so far denied. And the market lurches from headline to headline, it feels somewhat trivial to focus on the week ahead data calendar, but there will nevertheless be interest in the global flash PMIs for March, due tomorrow. As DB's Jim Reid notes, these surveys cover the period through roughly the end of last week and should therefore be heavily influenced by developments in the conflict. Elsewhere, inflation indicators are due in the UK, Japan and Australia, although these will now be quite backward looking. The German IFO survey on Wednesday may provide another timely read on sentiment, and Lagarde’s speech the same day will also be closely watched. The week concludes with the final March reading of the University of Michigan ... Continue Reading »

"The Numbers Are Shocking": California Faces Scrutiny Over Hospice Fraud Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posted an Instagram video this week detailing ongoing fraud among hospice and health care facilities in Los Angeles County. Investigations have focused on Los Angeles County, where officials said state regulators did little to stop fraud.  Investigators believe that the start of the hospice fraud can be traced as far back as 2010. “The normalization of hospice fraud in California has to stop,” Oz said in his Instagram video while standing in front of one of the Los Angeles County homes that served as a hospice. “The numbers are shocking.” Here’s what to know about the ongoing fraud scandal and how it is being addressed. How Do Hospice Schemes Work? Oz described in his video how the people running that particular hospice allegedly enrolled six individuals into their program. The patients in the facility allegedly weren’t dying but were put on hospice so the owners of the business could charge Medicare for providing care. The owners also shared their patients’ information with other hospice centers that were ... Continue Reading »

"Far-Right" AfD Party Makes Historic Gains In German State Elections Only a year ago, the AfD was the target of an orchestrated media smear campaign, not to mention leftist government attempts to ban the party from elections.  The same tactics have been used to stifle conservative and nationalist movements across Europe, but these movements are proving to be resilient.  The latest Le Pen success story in France's small town areas runs in tandem with the latest news from Germany.  In the recent Rhineland-Palatinate state election, the Christian Democrats have, according to projections, won just over 30% of the vote and are well ahead of the leftist Social Democrats.  However, the AfD is quickly catching up to the CDU, nearly doubling their seats in the same election with 20% of the voter share. For reference, CDU is a mainstream center-right party that supports strong EU integration, social market economy, NATO alliances, and has governed for decades. AfD is a right-wing populist movement that demands the EU reform, near-zero immigration, and prioritizes German national sovereignty over international commitments.  🚨 BREAKING: Germany's right-wing anti-Islamic migration party just SURGED in tonight's West Germany state elections, making ... Continue Reading »

Nearing Psychological Gas Price Level Where Consumers Drive Less The latest AAA data show the national average price for regular gasoline at the pump is now just four cents below the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon mark. This month's surge in retail fuel prices (gasoline and diesel) marks the largest increase on record and is delivering a nasty shock to the pocketbooks of cash-strapped consumers. Bonnie Herzog, managing director and senior consumer analyst at Goldman Sachs, wrote in a note that when fuel prices spike to these "psychological threshold" levels, above $3 and approaching $4 a gallon, consumers tend to drive less and fill up their tanks less frequently. "Historically, when retail gas prices increase (especially above the $3/gal psychological threshold, although that's been rebased higher), consumers make the concerted decision to drive less, don't always fill up their tanks (i.e., lower fill rates)," Herzog told clients on Friday. But Herzog pointed back to history, noting that the real demand destruction for drivers comes when gasoline prices at the pump reach $ 5 a gallon. She noted, "Further, we recognize that, in times of a significantly rising fuel-price environment, consumers may opt to trade down ... Continue Reading »

Mamdani's Tax Fantasy Is Already Failing Somewhere Else Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Last week I wrote that Zohran Mamdani is a f***ing moron has proposed a new estate tax that is not really aimed at billionaires but at ordinary New Yorkers whose so called wealth is largely tied up in the homes they spent decades paying off. That argument may have sounded abstract to some readers, like a warning about unintended consequences that might or might not materialize. But we do not have to speculate about how these kinds of burdensome taxation policies play out. Other than the Laffer Curve, which exists for a reason and has existed for 50 years now, we have another real world example, and it is happening in a state that shares many of New York’s political instincts and fiscal habits. Massachusetts recently implemented a new 4% surtax on income above one million dollars after voters approved the measure in 2022. Supporters framed it as a targeted, reasonable way to raise revenue from top earners in order to fund public priorities like education and transportation. In theory, it was precisely the kind of policy that politicians like Mamdani claim will generate large ... Continue Reading »

Iran Phones Russia Immediately On Heels Of Trump's Announcement Of US-Iran Talks Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with Sergei Lavrov quickly on the heels of President Trump early Monday having claimed Washington and Tehran had "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities" - as the war is in its fourth week. Moscow appears to be moving to position itself as a broker, with Russia's foreign ministry announcing that FM Lavrov called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities and a political settlement that takes into account the legitimate interests of all parties involved, above all Iran," in a call initiated by Tehran. AFP/Getty Images The Kremlin followed this by its spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating negotiations should have begun "yesterday" - adding that "this is the only way to effectively ease the catastrophically tense situation in the region." Trump had on Saturday unveiled a time-specific ultimatum which threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if Tehran refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The clock is ticking on the 48-hour timeline, and it's unclear how the Trump-touted Tehran-Washington contacts will impact that (contacts which Tehran has denied). As for ... Continue Reading »

"We Are Deeply Saddened": OnlyFans Owner Leonid Radvinsky Dead At 43 The billionaire owner of adult content platform OnlyFans has died after a long battle with cancer, according to Bloomberg, citing a statement from the company. Leonid Radvinsky died at the age of 43, according to the company, which added, "We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. He passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer." Radvinsky's death raises new questions about the platform's future ownership, especially since he reportedly placed his majority stake in a trust in 2024. According to his website, Radvinsky donated to several charities, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, West Suburban Humane Society, and EB Research Partnership. Radvinsky studied economics at Northwestern University and by 2018 had bought a majority stake in OnlyFans and helped transform the video content platform into an adult-content subscription business' powerhouse that reshaped how women monetize their bodies. OnlyFans was founded in 2016 and exploded in popularity during the Covid pandemic. Some of the latest data from 2024 showed the website had 4.6 million creators, 377 million fans, and $1.4 billion in revenue. In a separate report by platform search ... Continue Reading »

IEA Head Warns Iran War Sparked Energy Crisis Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks, Ukraine Fallout The head of the International Energy Agency intensified his apocalyptic warning about the global energy crisis, stating early Monday that the US-Israel war with Iran has sparked a shock far greater than the twin oil crises of the 1970s and the turmoil from the war in Ukraine combined. US-Israeli Operation Epic Fury has entered its fourth week, and emerging from the fog of war is the understanding that 44 energy assets across the Gulf region have been severely or very severely damaged by either U.S. and allied forces or by Iranian forces, according to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, who spoke at a media event in Australia on Monday. "This crisis, as things stand, is now two oil crises and one gas crash put all together," Birol warned at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. So far, the conflict has removed 11 million barrels of oil per day from global supply, which is more than the two prior oil shocks combined. There are concerns that repairs to QatarEnergy's damaged LNG facility could take up to five ... Continue Reading »

Gold's Biggest Fire-Sale In 43 Years: Perception Vs Opportunity Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, If you are new to gold, or if you are a speculator in gold (or even worse, a levered speculator in gold), you are likely asking yourselves what in the “H. E. double tooth-picks” just happened to gold? It lost over 9% in the futures market in a single session and saw its worst week of price declines since February 1983. What gives? Gold loves chaos, and isn’t the current war, whatever you think of it, pure chaos? And what about gold-loving oil shocks, as we and others have often written and spoken? And what about gold as an anti-inflation asset? Shouldn’t gold be ripping north in a world careening under the weight of oil-driven “everything” and “everywhere” inflation? All fair questions to say the least. But if, like us, you hold physical gold (that rising, strategic Tier-1 reserve asset) as a superior store of value over any paper currency system, including King Dollar, then the facts below will seem far less like an “apology” for the metal’s longer-term horizon. Physical Gold: Accumulating, Not Falling Instead, a little bit of perspective confirms that PHYSICAL gold is not ... Continue Reading »