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Top News Stories for Tuesday, March 3rd 2026
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
The state of New Mexico attempted to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's state residence in 2019. Then the Trump administration got involved. Epstein's Zorro Ranch, located roughly 30 miles south of Santa Fe in the high desert, was rumored to be a hotbed of illicit activity. Some of the notorious child sex offender's victims, including Virginia Giuffre, claimed they were trafficked at the New Mexico estate, and emails ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday as investors largely shrugged off concerns that the U.S.-Israel military strikes on Iran could constrict global oil supplies. All three major indexes shook off early losses to close slightly above or below where they started the trading day. The S&P 500 gained 3 points to close at 6,882, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 81 points, or 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com "Sinners" won the top prize at Sunday night's Actor Awards, the final major awards show before the Oscars. Ryan Coogler's Southern vampire drama won best ensemble and its star, Michael B. Jordan, won best male lead actor, in a surprise upset over Timothée Chalamet ("Marty Supreme"). Jessie Buckley won ...
Source: theweek.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Emirates said it would resume a "limited number" of flights on Monday. Israeli airline El Al said it would consider using private jets to bring some Israeli travelers home. Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world. A passenger Mohd Umardaraz from Bijnor Uttar Pradesh stranded at Terminal-3 Delhi airport ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Refusal to allow use of bases in Rota and Morón follows Pedro Sánchez's condemnation of US-Israeli action Spain has denied the US permission to use jointly operated military bases on its territory to attack Iran as Madrid stepped up its criticism of the "unjustified and dangerous military intervention". Spain's socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has explicitly condemned the US and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Republicans release closed-door testimonies by former president and former Secretary of State in connection with congressional Epstein probe Leer en Español Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have released the filmed depositions of former President Bill Clinton ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Home » » The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a fatal bar shooting in Texas that took place over the weekend as a possible act of terrorism. The shooting occurred a day following the launch of Operation Epic Fury , the U.S. military campaign against Iran, which began with joint kinetic military airstrikes alongside Israel. According to The Associated Press , a law enforcement ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
"iPhone 17e combines powerful performance and features our users love at an exceptional value, making it a compelling option for customers looking to upgrade to the iPhone 17 family," said Kaiann Drance, Apple's VP of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing. "We know our customers want a product that will last, and iPhone 17e delivers just that. With A19 for incredible performance, double the entry storage, a smarter ...
Source: bgr.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
limit the reach of the Second Amendment and deny gun rights to "habitual" users of drugs, including marijuana. But most of the justices sounded skeptical. They questioned whether marijuana users are so dangerous they should not have firearms. They noted too that President Donald Trump signed a recent executive order to reclassify marijuana as a lesser controlled substance. "Why is this a test case?" asked Justice ...
Source: bradenton.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents. Over the dissent of the court's three liberal justices, the conservative majority halted the state court ruling that had ordered New York's redistricting ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
The president of Iran's soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country. "What is certain is that after this attack, we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope," Mehdi Taj told sports portal Varzesh3 as Iran traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war ...
Source: pbs.org
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A celestial spectacle is set to grace the sky on Tuesday: a total lunar eclipse will make the moon appear blood red to millions of sky watchers across the globe. Eclipses happen when the sun, moon and Earth align in precise ways. In this case, Earth will be positioned directly between the sun and the full moon , casting a shadow over our natural satellite. While Earth blocks some of the sun's light, stray beams ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Beiyi SEOW 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Companies have filed hundreds of lawsuits seeking refunds on tariffs paid to US President Donald Trump's administration (Mandel NGAN) A US federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's push to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds, allowing the battle to proceed in a lower court. The Supreme ...
Source: yahoo.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
March 2 (UPI) -- Belgium has seized a Russian oil tanker believed to be part of a shadow fleet of vessels the Kremlin uses to sell its energy products blocked by sanctions, Belgium's defense minister said. The armed forces of the European nation, with the support of French navy helicopters, boarded the oil tanker in the North Sea over the weekend, Defense Minister Theo Francken said in a statement . The vessel was ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes A Polymarket user made roughly half a million dollars in one day after betting on the timing of the U.S. strikes on Iran . The user, " Magamyman ," was called out by Democratic Rep. Mike Levin in a post on X, where he pointed out that the first trade was placed only 71 minutes before the news broke publicly. At the time, the platform only had it at a 17% probability. Another user, ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Macron to update France's nuclear deterrence doctrine in a speech closely watched by European allies
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
PARIS (AP) — European allies' eyes turn toward France on Monday as President Emmanuel Macron is set to update French doctrine on the potential use of nuclear weapons , in a keynote speech from the military base hosting the country's ballistic missile submarines. Macron is expected to outline France's strategy and spell out how French nuclear weapons fit into Europe's security amid concerns raised on the ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
The iPad Air with M4 starts at the same price as the previous generation, $599. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways After Tim Cook confirmed we'd see new products on March 2, Apple just launched the iPad Air with M4 and the iPhone 17e. The latest iPad Air features upgraded processing power, larger memory bandwidth, an improved Center Stage camera, and faster ...
Source: zdnet.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
The UK government is consulting parents, children, technology companies and civil society groups over proposals to keep children safe online, including banning under-16s from social media. A three-month consultation launched today, described by the government as the "most ambitious consultation on social media", is seeking views on proposed measures to protect children against the potential harms of social media, ...
Source: computerweekly.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A month after her unexpected death, Catherine O'Hara won a posthumous award at the 32nd Actor Awards for her performance on "The Studio." O'Hara won best female actor in a comedy series Sunday at the Actor Awards , formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards. O'Hara died at the age of 71 on Jan. 30 from a blood clot in the lungs. At the Shine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the crowd stood in a standing ovation for ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
17th-century Dutch master's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple to go on display this week It hung unrecognised on the wall of a private home for decades but now a 17th-century painting has been revealed as a Rembrandt , taking its potential value from thousands to millions of pounds. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam announced on Monday that it had rediscovered an early biblical scene by the Dutch master that was once ...
Source: theguardian.com