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Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Gasoline prices have jumped 64 cents a gallon in two weeks. Diesel is at $4.60 nationally, up 83 cents since the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran in late February. In California, drivers are paying $5.34 a gallon . Fertilizer prices have surged 44 percent. Food prices are climbing. The Trump administration has assured Americans these are temporary disruptions. Once the military objectives are achieved, prices ...
Source: bradenton.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump has said the country's military bombed military installations on Iran's Kharg island , warning the area's critical oil facilities could be next if Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, in turn, threatened on Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to "a pile of ashes" if oil structures on the island were attacked, as the US-Israel war on Iran, now in its ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TALLAHASSEE — With only 60 days to pass a full plate of bills and a balanced budget, the Florida Legislature's grand plans to add property tax cuts to their crowded calendar never had a chance. Lawmakers did not even get a budget out before the close of business Friday, the end of the regular session, much less a complicated ballot measure that would ask voters in ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
With voters wary of AI and both parties' ability to tackle it, the issue has not fallen along usual partisan lines, even in an election year. A rare source of bipartisanship has broken out in state capitols across the country: tackling data centers. Legislators from both major parties in red, blue and battleground states alike are rushing to figure out how to regulate the construction and energy consumption of the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches. Experts say it's not a question of if airfares will go up , but when, for how long and by how much. The impact may be felt most on long-haul international routes, which burn significantly more fuel than shorter flights. Some airlines outside of the ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Every year, hundreds of news outlets shut down. HuffPost is committed to reporting that explains the world, holds power accountable, and centers real people's stories. Become a member and help keep this journalism strong. Already a member? You've likely heard that a good night of sleep starts in the morning, and sleep experts agree with this statement wholeheartedly. This is because of our circadian rhythm, or our ...
Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Ask Maps lets users query the world in natural language. Immersive Navigation rebuilds directions in 3D. Together, they mark the most significant overhaul of Google Maps since Street View. The question Google is now asking its users to ask Maps is: "My phone is dying, where can I charge it without a long wait for coffee?" That a navigation app can handle that query, and actually answer it well, marks a meaningful ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Staff complain that the constant upheaval is destroying morale. Elon Musk has ordered another round of job cuts at xAI after growing frustrated with the poor performance of its coding product, forcing out several more cofounders and parachuting in "fixers" from SpaceX and Tesla to audit the startup. The latest overhaul of the 2-year-old startup follows the success of Anthropic and OpenAI, whose AI coding tools have ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
March 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. military confirmed Friday that four of six crew members of a refueling jet on combat operations in the Iran war were killed when it went down over western Iraq in an incident with another U.S. military aircraft. A rescue operation mounted following the crash on Thursday night was ongoing. The second aircraft landed safely following the incident, which involved neither enemy or friendly ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Washington — A federal judge has quashed a pair of grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve Board as part of a criminal probe by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office, saying they were merely a pretext to pressure Chairman Jerome Powell into voting for lower interest rates or resigning. "There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas' dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Every year, hundreds of news outlets shut down. HuffPost is committed to reporting that explains the world, holds power accountable, and centers real people's stories. Become a member and help keep this journalism strong. Already a member? WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate did something pretty rare this week: It overwhelmingly approved a package of reforms aimed at lowering housing prices amid rising inflation, a ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, was killed by security after ramming into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs . The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, leading to a launch attempt as early as April 1. It will mark humanity's first trip to the moon in more than 50 years. The Artemis II ...
Source: military.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man was charged Friday with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion University, federal authorities said. The charges come a day after the attack by Jalloh, who had previously spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group. Authorities say ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president's tariff policies. Supreme Court struck down part of U.S. president's tariff regime last month Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to ...
Source: cbc.ca
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
People at risk of heart disease should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30 and continue into old age. They should also be getting their cholesterol levels lower than many doctors had previously recommended. That is the new guidance released Friday by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and nine other professional organizations. The hope is to reduce the toll of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Many Department of Homeland Security employees were on track to miss a paycheck Friday amid the nearly monthlong lapse in funding for the agency, leading officials to warn of potential disruptions in air travel if more airport security workers call out of work. Travelers have already experienced long security line delays at some major airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport in ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The average rate on the 30-year fixed loan hit 6.41% on Friday. Just two weeks ago, rates had dropped to match a multiyear low, briefly touching 5.99%. In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets of neighborhood on Jan. 13, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mortgage rates surged to their highest level since September on Friday as bond yields moved higher due to the war in Iran. The average ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Massive AI startup funding raged on this week with a couple of billion-dollar-plus rounds for Yann Lecun's and Mira Murati's startups, plus multiple multi-hundred-million rounds for vertical startups and tool providers — I mean, look at the AI and Data Money Matters section down there, it's nuts — plus big funding for data centers too. Cybersecurity funding got a boost as well, with Kevin Mandia's ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
AI-powered toys that "talk" with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to a report that warns they are not always developed with children's psychological safety in mind. The recommendation appears in the initial report from AI in the Early Years : a University of Cambridge project and the first systematic study of how Generative AI (GenAI) toys capable of ...
Source: news-medical.net
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
President thanks Grenell for 'outstanding work' and says Matt Floca, vice-president of operations, will take over Donald Trump has announced that Ric Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw far-reaching changes at the Kennedy Center, which prompted many artists to abandon the performing arts venue, will be replaced by Matt Floca, vice-president of operations at the center. Trump made the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes Despite spending billions of dollars on AI infrastructure and poaching talent from rival companies, Meta's AI ambitions appear to have hit a snag. The New York Times reports , citing several unnamed sources, that the social media company's new foundational AI model is being delayed. The decision reportedly came after the model fell short in internal performance tests for reasoning, coding, ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Amazon says its service requires "significant investment." Starting on April 10, Amazon Prime subscribers will pay $5 per month for ad-free Prime Video without ads, up from the current $3 per month on top of their Prime subscription, Amazon announced today. On that date, Amazon will introduce a new ad-free Prime Video subscription tier called "Prime Video Ultra." Amazon will also increase the number of simultaneous ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
After a month of hearings, 12 jurors are set to decide on whether or not social media companies should be liable for harm caused to children using their platforms. Lawyers in a landmark social media addiction trial - which has seen tech giants face a jury - have made their final arguments. After a month of hearings, 12 jurors are set to decide on whether or not social media companies should be liable for harm ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the US. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation about active communication with the Trump administration which has been openly hostile toward the communist government. HAVANA — Cuba has held talks with the US government, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CHARLOTTE KRAMON ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor has dropped the charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen's lawyer said. The victim's family had asked authorities to drop the charges. The 40-year-old teacher, Jason Hughes, died after being taken to ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com