Key takeaways from the 1st primaries of the 2026 campaign
Associated PressKey takeaways from the 1st primaries of the 2026 campaign
The 2026 campaign kicked off Tuesday with high-profile primary elections in Texas, where Republican Sen. John Cornyn is heading toward a runoff vote against state attorney general Ken Paxton. Democrats chose state Rep. James Talarico over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett to be their candidate. For all the focus on Texas, elections in North Carolina could have a bigger impact on which party ultimately wins the Senate majority in the fall.
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Factbox-Number of Iranian missiles and drones fired at Gulf countries
March 4 (Reuters) - Here are statistics released by Gulf defence ministries on drones and missiles that Iran has fired at their territories since the start of the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran:
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Council agrees to pay £300k for more sea defences
With more homes at risk, a council is buying bags of rocks to place on the shore line.
2 min readBBC
- World
Second legal challenge over asylum seeker camp plan
A group is renewing a bid for a judicial review into plans to house asylum seekers in Crowborough.
2 min read - World
Explainer-Are the US attacks on Iran legal?
March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has joined Israel and attacked more than 1,000 targets in Iran and killed many of its top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
4 min read - World
People return home after explosives scare
Homes in an area of Leegomery, Telford, were evacuated as a precaution on Tuesday, police say.
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Key takeaways from Texas primaries, as Talarico beats Crockett in Democratic race
Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.
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Israel steps up strikes in Iran and Lebanon as war spreads
Iran says 3-day funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei postponed as the war spreads and Israel announces new "broad wave of strikes" on Tehran.
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Kill animals faster to cut food costs, Trump administration says
Critics fear that increasing the speed at which animals are slaughtered could lead to less safe food and less safe conditions for workers.
7 min readUSA TODAY
- Business
Trump to meet tech giants on energy pledge ahead of midterms
By Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney March 4 (Reuters) - U.S.
2 min read - Business
Trump to meet tech giants on energy pledge ahead of midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet on Wednesday with leaders of major technology companies, including Google, Meta and OpenAI, to formalize a pledge aimed at protecting consumers from rising electricity costs tied to the rapid expansion of energy‑intensive data centers. The White House has said the so‑called "Ratepayer Protection Pledge," announced by Trump in his State of the Union Address, would see tech firms commit to measures designed to ensure the boom in artificial intelligence infrastructure does not translate into higher utility bills for households and small businesses. The initiative is being launched ahead of the November midterm elections, with voters increasingly concerned about energy affordability and the increased strain on the country's power grids from data centers.
2 min read - World
Former Daily Mail showbusiness editor denies hacking Sadie Frost's voicemails
Seven high-profile claimants allege the Daily Mail's publisher committed "grave breaches of privacy" - something it denies.
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How nearly $500M for truck parking aims to make US roads safer
Though Americans demand their almost-instant Amazon deliveries, they don't want big rigs parked anywhere near their homes.
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Iran crisis tests Trump standing with young men who helped power 2024 win
By Nathan Layne and Aleksandra Michalska MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 4 (Reuters) - When Michael Leary learned the United States had struck Iran, he questioned whether the move honored the "
4 min read - Politics
US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S.
2 min read - World
Thai poll body certifies election results, clearing path for new parliament
BANGKOK, March 4 (Reuters) - Thailand's election commission said on Wednesday it has certified 499 of 500 parliamentary seats won in last month's general election, clearing the way for a new house to
1 min read - World
Bid to outsource city centre car park withdrawn
Councillors tell a meeting they are concerned about outsourcing a public asset.
2 min read - World
Hostility to Irish language 'does unionism no favours'
Pól Deeds was appointed as Stormont's first ever Irish language commissioner last October.
4 min read - Politics
Senate to vote on war powers resolution to prevent Trump from continuing Iran conflict
Republicans are set to vote down the resolution introduced by Democrats, who have condemned Trump for launching strikes without Congressional approval
4 min readThe Guardian
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Senate to vote on Trump's war powers after Iran attacks
The resolution appears poised to fall short of the simple majority needed to advance the measure.
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Allergy Season Grows At Least 3 Weeks Longer Across Much Of US; It May Be Longer Where You Live
Over the past 50 years, the number of days between the last freeze of spring and the first freeze of fall has surged. That means extended suffering for seasonal allergy sufferers across the U.S.
2 min readThe Weather Channel
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Christian nationalism is surfacing in the war on Iran in a shocking way
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has received complaints that military commanders are calling the war on Iran "biblically sanctioned" and a path to the end times. It's an alarming sign of Christian nationalism.
4 min readMS NOW
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The Supreme Court Has Abandoned All Pretense
For the court’s conservatives, the only consistency is their inconsistency. Still, things rather conspicuously keep going the GOP’s way.
11 min readThe New Republic
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Somali Immigrants Fled Climate Change. Now They’re Facing ICE.
Somali immigrants in the U.S. haven’t just fled violence—they’ve fled climate catastrophes that the U.S. has helped create.
6 min read - US
Fact Check: Kansas is revoking many trans people's driver's licenses due to new law
The legislation was written so that trans people's licenses are revoked immediately without a grace period to swap to new licenses.
6 min readSnopes
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Where Is Wanda Holloway Now? Inside the Pom-Pom Mom's Life After Plotting to Kill the Mother of Her Daughter's Cheerleading Rival
Wanda Holloway was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder-for-hire plot, but only served six months
9 min readPeople
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On This Date: A Texas Dust Storm Reached Dallas-Fort Worth
Tornadoes almost always steal the headlines in any outbreak. But something strange happened during an early March 2025 outbreak that fascinated meteorologists, particularly in one major city.
1 min read - Politics
The Republican Meltdown Over Iran Is Just Beginning
Right-wing criticism of Trump’s war has mostly come from familiar MAGA cranks like Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson. But it could quickly spiral out of control.
7 min read - Politics
James Talarico is living up to the hype — by staying true to his faith
James Talarico has won the Texas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, the AP projects, beating U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett. The hype is real.
4 min read - Business
Prediction Markets Are Eroding Our Civic Soul
Firms like Polymarket and Kalshi are turning war into yet another racket, as the suffering of many becomes a windfall payday for those few who hit the dystopian jackpot.
9 min read - World
Sánchez says 'no to war' as EU backs Spain over Trump's trade threats
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday doubled down on his opposition to the escalating attacks in the Middle East, declaring "no to war" in a televised address. The left-wing prime minister again urged the United States, Israel and Iran to immediately halt their mutual attacks.
2 min readdpa international
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Swedish goalkeeper flees Iran after start of bombings
Goalkeeper Marko Johansson has said he fled Iran, where he played at Tabriz-based club Tractor, for his native Sweden as soon as the air attacks of the United States and Israel against the country started on Saturday. "It was clear very quickly that we should best leave the country," Johansson told Germany's Bild paper.
1 min read - World
First German evacuation flight to land in Frankfurt on Thursday
The first evacuation flight commissioned by the German government to repatriate stranded nationals in the Middle East is due to land in Frankfurt early on Thursday. The Lufthansa airline said the Airbus A340-300 jet is scheduled to take off from Oman's capital Muscat around midnight (2300 GMT Wednesday).
1 min read - US
Man, 67, charged after suspected stabbing in Paisley
Police were called to a disturbance in a house in the town's Blackstoun Road on Monday evening.
1 min read - World
UK Iranians 'worried sick' amid 'heartbreaking' war
Hosnieh Djafari-Marbini came to the UK as a refugee from Iran aged 13, and now lives in Oxford.
2 min read - World
The cult of Mithras: Archaeologists find signs of ancient men-only mysterious religion in Germany
German archaeologists have discovered new insights into Bavaria's Roman past from an ancient buried temple where Roman legionaries once worshipped the sun god Mithras.View on euronews
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South Africa's long-serving former defence minister and former Robben Island prisoner dies
Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.
1 min read - World
Pending tanker purchase spotlights choice for Poland: buy European or US?
Warsaw is lining up military acquisitions under an EU loan scheme that comes with a preference for European vendors as a prerequisite.
4 min readDefense News
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Myanmar drivers scramble for fuel as Mideast war cuts supply
Snaking queues of vehicles waited in Myanmar for shrivelling petrol supplies on Wednesday, with some gas stations shuttered as fuel stocks dried up due to the war in the Middle East.The US-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend and wider war across the Middle East have hampered oil supplies from the resource-rich region and sent global prices rocketing.
2 min readAFP
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Ohio proposes changes for 2026-27 deer hunting seasons. See what's new
Deer hunters checked more than 230,000 deer during the season that ended Feb. 1. See the changes proposed for next season.
The Enquirer3 min read - Politics
Gavin Newsom Compares Israel to “Apartheid State,” Urges U.S. Rethink on Military Support
The California governor made the remarks at an event to promote his new memoir, 'Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery.'
2 min readThe Hollywood Reporter
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'It's getting worse every day' Iranians tell BBC, as Israel says it carried out 'broad wave' of strikes
Meanwhile, new Iranian attacks are reported in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, after earlier strikes on the US consulate in Dubai and a US base in Qatar.
1 min read - World
Israel orders evacuation of swathe of south Lebanon
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 4 () - The Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a swathe of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, telling residents to move north of the Litani River on a third day of full-blown hostilities with Iran-backed Hezbollah. While Israel has already warned residents to leave dozens of villages in southern Lebanon, Wednesday's evacuation order was the broadest yet.
1 min read - World
Israeli F-35 shoots down Iranian fighter jet in historic first for aircraft
This marks the first time an F-35 has ever achieved a confirmed air-to-air takedown. An Israeli F-35I downed an Iranian YAK-130 in the first fighter jet dogfight of the war, the IDF announced at 10:30 a.
3 min readJerusalem Post
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Some 300,000 Lebanese Shi'ites evacuate as IDF pummels Hezbollah with over 250 strikes
The IDF said that Hezbollah will be substantially harmed by losing access to Iranian funds, which were almost its sole source of support since the war started. Three hundred thousand mostly Shi'ite Lebanese supporters of Hezbollah have been evacuated from at least 50 villages in southern Lebanon due to IDF counterattacks following Hezbollah firing rockets on Israel on Monday.
3 min read - World
Scotland needs new approach to deal with feral pigs, report says
Researchers say there are "tensions" around whether they are a pest or should be left to roam free.
3 min read - World
Section of busy junction to close for repair
The bridge at J19 of the M5 will be partially closed from Friday evening to Monday morning.
1 min read - World
Man died of stab wound to chest, inquest hears
An inquest opens into the death of Mason Miller, 20, at a skatepark.
1 min read - World
What to know about the 'two sessions', China's biggest political meeting
The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world's second-largest economy.
5 min read - Politics
Former Montana university leader Seth Bodnar launches independent campaign against GOP Sen. Daines
Former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is launching an independent campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Steve Daines in November, after Democrats in the state lost elections in recent years. Bodnar’s decision to run without party backing underscores the diminished status of Montana Democrats, who control no statewide offices following the 2024 defeat of three-term incumbent Sen. Jon Tester. Daines, who is seeking a third term, is a former business executive and close ally of President Donald Trump.
Associated Press3 min read - World
Wolves FC charity to lead children's sports scheme
The Wolves Foundation will lead Yo! Active which has been extended for at least another year.
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