Thom Tillis threatens to stall Senate over Kristi Noem dispute
The retiring North Carolina Republican castigated the embattled DHS chief during her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect found guilty of murder
Associated Press
U.S. stocks sell off as new Iran attacks rattle markets
Yahoo Finance- Politics
Trump administration reverses course on law firms
After asking to drop its appeal one day earlier, the Department of Justice reversed its decision Tuesday saying it will continue to battle 4 law firms.
2 min readUnited Press International
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Trump defense official tells MAGA senator that Canada ‘needs to step up’ militarily
The Trump official said his department has been in ‘continuing’ contact with Canada about NATO targets, NORAD and a potential Golden Dome missile defense program
3 min readThe Independent
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“Very Real Barriers”: Trans Voters in Texas Are Worried About Casting Their Ballots
In the Lone Star State, laws around voter ID and gender markers are causing stress for trans voters.
7 min readthem
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Trump hails Germany's Merz while slamming Merkel and others
US President Donald Trump praised Friedrich Merz during the German chancellor's visit to the White House on Tuesday, comparing him favourably to predecessor Angela Merkel and current European leaders. "He's doing a very good job.
3 min readdpa international
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Myfanwy the mammoth roamed 15,000 years ago, testing shows
Myfanwy is one of the oldest mammoths to have re-populated Britain towards the end of the last Ice Age.
4 min readBBC
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Council examines office damage after travellers go
The Devon local authority says windows and the entrance of its headquarters have been damaged.
1 min read - World
Trump admits ‘worst case’ in Iran strikes could see new leader ‘as bad or worse than the ayatollah’
Donald Trump took questions on his decision to launch strikes against Iran on Monday
5 min read - Business
2 workers 'no longer' at Smoothie King after refusing service to man in Trump shirt
The company confirmed the staffing change on X on Monday, March 2 after videos of the encounter in a Michigan store went viral on social media.
3 min readUSA TODAY
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Did Trump declare war and did Congress approve Iran attacks? What to know
What we know so far about the US-Israeli strikes against Iran and what might come next.
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Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Nancy Mace over housing costs
The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into allegations that Rep. Nancy Mace overcharged a congressional program intended to help defray housing costs for lawmakers who have residences in Washington. Mace, a South Carolina Republican now in her third House term, denies the allegations, decrying a “partisan” process and saying officials had “ignored” her rebuttal evidence. The Office of Congressional Conduct, after an investigation, said it believes that “there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mace engaged in improper reimbursement practices."
Associated Press2 min read - News
Trump defends war with Iran as conflict widens
Israel sent troops into Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict.
CBS News
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Trump says Iran navy, air force destroyed, Germany ‘helping out’
Trump contradicts Rubio by saying US attacked Iran because ‘he had a feeling’ Tehran would attack Washington first.
3 min readAl Jazeera
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Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar tells ambassadors their countries must sever Iran ties
Sa’ar held a virtual briefing with approximately 60 ambassadors stationed in Israel to discuss the importance of breaking relations with Iran. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called on countries around the world to sever ties with Iran in a virtual briefing with approximately 60 ambassadors stationed in Israel on Tuesday.
2 min readJerusalem Post
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OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash
Chief Executive Sam Altman said the group would prohibit the use of its systems to spy on Americans.
4 min read - Politics
US homeland chief Noem stands by remarks accusing slain US citizens of terrorism
By Ted Hesson, Susan Heavey and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S.
4 min readReuters
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NTSB says Waymo robotaxis illegally passed stopped school buses in new incidents
The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday it is investigating a new incident in January of Waymo self-driving vehicles passing a stopped school bus with its lights activated in violation of Texas state law. The Alphabet unit in December recalled its self-driving vehicles after Texas officials said they had illegally passed school buses at least 19 times since the start of the school year. A new incident occurred in Austin, Texas on Jan. 12 while a school bus was loading passengers and is under investigation, NTSB said, adding it is also aware of a Jan. 14 incident that involved a Waymo and a 2023 international school bus operating on a special-needs route.
1 min read - World
Trump says 'everything's been knocked out in Iran' as he criticises UK and Starmer
"This is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with," the US president says, adding he's "not happy" with the UK's initial response to US-Israeli strikes.
1541 min read - US
World's largest acidic geyser wakes up in Yellowstone from six-year slumber
The Echinus Geyser had been silent for the last six years, and it is unknown whether the eruptions will continue into the summer.
2 min read - US
New York’s congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump’s objections
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's administration's efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee meant to reduce traffic and pump revenue into the region’s aging transit system. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. Department of Transportation lacked the authority to unilaterally rescind approval of the $9 toll, which was initially green-lighted by former Democratic President Joe Biden.
Associated Press3 min read - US
New York’s congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump’s objections
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's administration's efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee meant to reduce traffic and pump revenue into the region’s aging transit system. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. Department of Transportation lacked the authority to unilaterally rescind approval of the $9 toll, which was initially green-lighted by former Democratic President Joe Biden.
Associated Press Finance3 min read - US
Kristi Noem grilled over Alex Pretti statement, and other key takeaways from Senate hearing
Both Republicans and Democrats criticised Noem for her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.
4 min read - US
‘Propaganda Slop’: Lightning Rod Journalist Calls Epstein Saga the ‘Worst Covered Story’ in Decades
Michael Tracey argued the coverage of dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein has been the "worst covered story" in decades in a new story by The Hollywood Reporter .
2 min readMediaite
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Insiders Fear Steep Civilian Toll In Iran After Trump Slashed Pentagon Personnel
The Defense Department has shrunk teams meant to limit civilian casualties from war. The U.S. has "no stupid rules of engagement," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.
8 min readHuffPost
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US strikes 1,700 Iranian targets in 72 hours, pace nearly doubles
The pace went down in the 48-hour report, which reached only 1,200 targets, or only 300 targets in the second day. CENTCOM released its 72 hours into the war update on Tuesday, noting that American forces had now struck 1,700 Iranian targets, nearly double the number of the day before.
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‘Rebuilding that capacity is no simple matter’
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2 min readThe Week
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Why Elephants Don’t Eat 1,000 Times More Than Mice: The Surprising Math of Kleiber’s Law
Many of us would probably like to forget sitting through math classes in school. But let’s briefly travel back, just for a moment, to sixth grade, when you were likely introduced to ratios. A ratio compares two quantities. When the ratio between two quantities remains constant among different totals, we call it a proportional relationship.
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Israel says creating buffer zone in Lebanon, troops seize new positions
Israel on Tuesday said it was establishing a buffer zone inside Lebanon and had ordered its troops to seize additional positions across the border, as several projectiles were fired from Lebanese territory into Israel.On Tuesday, Katz declared that troops had been ordered to seize additional locations inside Lebanon, though the military described these steps as "tactical measures" rather than a ground invasion.
4 min readAFP
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Decapitating Amalek: Iran, Purim, and the Obligation to Act in Time
The joint United States and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, 2026, did more than destroy military infrastructure. They decapitated the ideological command center of a regime that has spent four decades promising Israels annihilation and financing Americas enemies. The death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks the most consequential blow to state-sponsored terror in modern history.
4 min readReal Clear Politics
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US and Israel offer shifting justifications for Iran war: what we know on day four
Donald Trump said the US and Israel are hitting Iran ‘where it is much more appropriate’
4 min readThe Guardian
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Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain after it disallowed US use of joint bases in Iran war
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to end trade with Spain, citing a lack of support over the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and the European nation's resistance to increase its NATO spending. “We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “We don’t want anything to do with Spain.”
Associated Press3 min read - Politics
Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain after it disallowed US use of joint bases in Iran war
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to end trade with Spain, citing a lack of support over the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and the European nation's resistance to increase its NATO spending. “We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “We don’t want anything to do with Spain.”
Associated Press Finance3 min read - World
Chinese cable project causes rift before Chile presidential transition
A Chinese-backed submarine cable project triggered a diplomatic dispute and unprecedented political rift in Chile before the presidential transition.
3 min read - US
Sinkhole Swallows Jeep and Dodge Ram at Omaha Intersection as Drivers Escape Moments After Collapse
A massive sinkhole suddenly opened beneath two vehicles stopped at a red light in Omaha, Nebraska, swallowing both within seconds in a dramatic incident captured on security cameras. The collapse happened around 3:30 p.m. local time at the intersection of 67th Street and Pacific Street. A maroon Jeep SUV and a silver Dodge Ram pickup were sitting at the light when the pavement gave way without warning, pulling both vehicles into a deep crater. Footage recorded by University of Nebraska-Omaha Pub
2 min readThe Auto Wire
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Orlando Woman Accused of Attacking Two Vehicle Operators, Biting Officer After Road Rage Incident
An Orlando woman was arrested after investigators said she attacked two drivers and bit a police officer during a road rage confrontation on Conroy Road near Millenia Boulevard. Mandolyn Shafferbrockwell was taken into custody and later released on a $20,000 bond following the incident. According to investigators, the confrontation began when a 35-year-old pregnant woman was driving a van with her baby secured in the back seat. Authorities reported that after the driver turned from Conroy Road o
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Father of Ga. School Shooter Convicted of Murder After He Gave Son Rifle Despite 'Deteriorating Mental State'
Colin Gray was convicted on 27 charges after prosecutors said he gave his son the rifle used to kill four people and injure nine others in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting
3 min readPeople
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Trump says ending Ukraine war is a key priority for him
The Russian war against Ukraine is high on US President Donald Trump's priority list, he said on Tuesday. He said there is a "tremendous hatred" between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office.
1 min read - US
American travelers in the Middle East speak out amid Iran conflict
The State Department is urging Americans to exercise caution worldwide.
5 min readGood Morning America
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Macron orders France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East. Macron said the Charles de Gaulle will be escorted by its air wing, and its escorting frigates. In a pre-recorded speech on French TV, Macron added that Rafale fighter jets, air-defense systems, and airborne radar systems have been deployed over the past few hours in the Middle East.
Associated Press1 min read - Technology
Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Expose Your Private Moments & Data to Offshore Workers
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses send private footage to Kenyan contractors who review intimate moments in bathrooms and bedrooms without user consent.
2 min readGadget Review
- Politics
DOJ says it will keep defending Trump’s attacks on law firms, 24 hours after saying it wouldn’t
In a reversal, the Justice Department said it would continue defending Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms.
2 min readPolitico
- US
Anthropic's Claude AI being used in Iran war by U.S. military, sources say
Two sources familiar with the U.S. military's use of artificial intelligence confirm that the U.S. used Anthropic's Claude AI model over weekend for the attack on Iran — and is still using it.
2 min read - World
Trump Says Iran Has Been 'Knocked Out,' Denies Israel Theory
"If we didn't do it, they [Iran] were going to attack first," said Trump.
3 min readTime
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Israeli Spies Hacked Traffic Cameras To Pick Up Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's 'Pattern Of Life' For Years
It seems a bit fishy that any intelligence agency would tip their hat and reveal the tactics used to assassinate a world leader.
3 min readJalopnik
- World
13 Global News Stories That Dominated Headlines Everywhere Except The US — And Why They Actually Matter
A cartel boss killed. A president sentenced to life. A UN genocide finding. US allies building a trade bloc without America. Here's what you missed.
35 min readBuzzFeed
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Iran war taxes US diplomatic work and leaves Americans in the Mideast in limbo
The largest U.S. diplomatic drawdown in the Middle East since the Iraq War began more than two decades ago is creating an apparently unplanned-for crisis for the Trump administration as the United States and Israel strike Iran in a widening conflict. The State Department has been forced to close several embassies to the public, shut down at least one consulate, order the departure of embassy staff and families from at least six nations and advise Americans in 14 countries to leave the region immediately despite the war closing major airports and causing widespread flight cancellations. The State Department said Tuesday that it was "securing military aircraft and charter flights for American citizens who wish to leave the Middle East.”
Associated Press5 min read - World
No quick victory leaves Trump scrambling to define success in Iran
Trump faces challenges as Iran resists negotiations after military escalation and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing.
4 min read - Politics
Trump Reveals Why There’s No Evacuation Plan for Trapped Americans
Americans remain trapped in the Middle East amid Trump’s war on Iran.
2 min readThe New Republic
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“People we had in mind are dead”: Trump admits US preferred successors to ayatollah were killed
The president admitted that his administration's first choices to lead Iran had been killed in airstrikes
2 min readSalon
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Lebanon sucked deeper into war as Hezbollah, Israel trade blows
By Maya Gebeily, Maayan Lubell and Jana Choukeir BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 3 (Reuters) - Lebanon was pulled deeper into the war in the Middle East on Tuesday as the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah
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