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Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions. President Donald Trump ordered the new policy in August after he raised concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements and other proxies to consider race, which he views as illegal discrimination. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of but said colleges may still ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Enterprises are currently fighting a two-front war. On one side, there is an aggressive push toward AI adoption; on the other, an infrastructure landscape so fractured across edge, cloud and on-premises sites that scaling becomes nearly impossible. This "complexity tax" is stalling innovation. For the modern operations team, the dream of lightning-fast artificial intelligence is being deferred by the manual labor ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that member countries had unanimously agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves in a bid to ease prices that are soaring due to the Iran war. The United States will contribute 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve starting next week, the U.S. Department of Energy said Wednesday evening. It will take "approximately 120 ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Seven women from the Iranian national soccer team remain in Australia , an Australian government official said Wednesday, as the rest of their team journeys back to a country at the center of a widening conflict in the Middle East . They had arrived to play in the Asian Women's Cup before the United States and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, and were knocked out of the tournament over the weekend. Six of the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Republicans are heading towards an election season led by a president who just launched an unpopular war in the Middle East that is raising gas prices, writes John Bowden . Sound familiar? D onald Trump is barreling his Republican Party towards a midterm election that could once ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Labor Department releases closely watched February 2026 CPI inflation report Inflation remained elevated in February as the pace of consumer price growth stayed above the Federal Reserve's target rate as policymakers weigh affordability concerns. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday said that the consumer price index (CPI) – a broad measure of how much everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The acquisition includes Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr, though financial terms were not disclosed. Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network for AI agents, and will integrate the team into Meta Superintelligence Labs. The deal, first reported by Axios and confirmed to TechCrunch, includes Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds an "always-on ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-best scoring effort in NBA history, to carry the Miami Heat to a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, 43 by halftime, and 62 by the end of the third quarter. He finished 20 for 43 from the field, 36 for 43 from the foul line, and 7 for 22 from 3-point range. Adebayo's free throw makes and attempts ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate scheduled for execution Wednesday night for a murder he did not commit or even witness. Charles "Sonny" Burton and five other men robbed an AutoZone in Talladega, Alabama, in 1991, but Burton had left the building before ...
Source: theweek.com
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, a weekly newsletter that surfaces under-the-radar stories about what Trump is doing to the law—and how the law is pushing back. It seems fair to assume that Donald Trump's second presidency hasn't turned out quite the way Ed Martin had hoped. The former interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has faced a series of embarrassing setbacks over the past 14 months, tumbling down the Justice ...
Source: slate.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
FDA worked with GSK to update Wellcovorin labelling for safe, effective use in adult and paediatric CFD-FOLR1 patients. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its approval for the expanded use of GSK's Wellcovorin (leucovorin calcium) tablets to treat cerebral folate deficiency (CFD) in patients with a confirmed variant in the folate receptor one (FOLR1) gene. The approval marks the first authorised ...
Source: pharmaceutical-technology.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Iran are scheduled to play against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in the World Cup. "Under no circumstances" can Iran compete in this year's World Cup, the country's sports minister has said. The team's participation has been in doubt after US and Israeli forces struck Iran , with Tehran retaliating with attacks on American assets and allies across the Middle East. Follow the latest on the Iran war FIFA boss Gianni ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
A tornado struck a home in Lake Village, Indiana, killing an elderly couple. Major storms generated tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and flattened buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, as another bout of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region. Several intense supercell thunderstorms swept across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on Tuesday, including one ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint into what it describes as a former Department of Government Efficiency worker's potential misuse of data obtained from the Social Security Administration . According to a document the Associated Press obtained Wednesday, the SSA's inspector general informed the leadership of four congressional ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The update enables users to generate documents, spreadsheets and presentations using prompts. Google on Tuesday introduced new Gemini-powered artificial intelligence features for Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The update allows users to generate fully formatted documents, spreadsheets, and presentations by pulling data from Gmail, Chat, and Drive. These tools aim to increase productivity by enabling content ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
By Month-over-month existing-home sales were bleak in January, plummeting by 8.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 3.91 million units, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors. These data include the sales of existing (not newly built) single-family homes, condos, and co-ops. Existing-home sales make up more than 90% of housing sales in the U.S., according to the NAR , so they're ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Police in Switzerland said they were investigating whether a bus fire that killed at least six people was started deliberately. Police spokesperson Frédéric Papaux of Fribourg canton or region, said an unspecified "voluntary act" could have caused the fire Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 15 miles west of the capital Bern. Five people were also injured in the fire, which for locals echoed ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller advanced to a runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia after no candidate won a majority in Tuesday's special election. President Donald Trump in February endorsed Fuller, a district attorney who prosecutes crimes in four counties, to succeed Greene in Georgia's 14th Congressional District. Greene, once among ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'I'm not worried. I do whatever the f*** I want', top aide allegedly said Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem's top aide Corey Lewandowski reportedly told colleagues he could "do whatever the f***" he wanted, because Donald Trump would pardon him. Lewandowski, who is ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say
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– Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident. The bombing of the school and its casualties involving children has become a focal point of ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Amazon is expanding access to its health care virtual assistant, Health AI , the company said on Tuesday. This feature was originally available only to One Medical members, but it will now be available to most customers on the Amazon app and website. It'll be rolled out over the next few weeks, with the goal of making it available to all US Amazon customers. Amazon's Health AI can answer general health care ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The company removed 159 million scam ads last year and took down 10.9 million accounts linked to criminal networks. Now it wants to catch scammers before they get to you. Meta has announced a fresh wave of anti-scam tools across its platforms, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook, as it steps up both on-platform detection and cooperation with law enforcement in Southeast Asia and beyond. The centrepiece of the ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Washington — The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new investigations into the trading practices of a number of U.S. trading partners, which could lead to more tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Trump's tariffs last month. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. will investigate concerns of "structural excess capacity" — manufacturing more goods ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Chuck Collins figures he won life's lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer's processed meat company, but rather than fight to protect every dime Collins has helped push to hike taxes on the ultrarich like himself. He was successful in helping implement a higher tax in Massachusetts on income over $1 million, and the idea has already taken ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Threat hunters and a collection of unconfirmed victims are responding to a series of attacks targeting Salesforce customers, which the vendor disclosed in a security advisory Saturday. "Salesforce is actively monitoring threat activity targeting public-facing Experience Cloud sites, including attempts to take advantage of overly permissive guest user configurations," the company said in the alert. The ...
Source: cyberscoop.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The FBI warned the police departments in California of possible surprise drone attacks from Iran, ABC News reported. The alert was sent at the end of February as the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. The alert said they had no information on what the target could possibly be, or the timing or anything else. "We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! While the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, officials have announced that the Global Entry program has resumed. A DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement the program was "reactivated" on Wednesday at 5 a.m. ET, "as DHS continually evaluates measures it can take amidst the Democrats' continued shutdown of the ...
Source: foxnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! With deepfakes becoming more common , YouTube has expanded access to its AI-driven likeness detection system to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political candidates. The step an earlier rollout of the tool to creators in the company's Partner Program. AI video ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Bright macaws don't belong on Peru's dry coast. They're rainforest birds, built for humid lowlands, not cold mountain passes and desert air. But a new analysis of ancient DNA suggests that centuries before the Inca Empire, people were capturing Amazonian parrots , carrying them across the Andes alive, and keeping them long enough on the coast for the birds to grow new feathers. The ...
Source: earth.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — The British government said it would publish files related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. on Wednesday, as police investigate potential misconduct stemming from the ex-diplomat's ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein . Lawmakers have forced Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government to disclose thousands of files about the decision to name Mandelson to the key ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Three cargo ships were struck by suspected projectiles off the coast of Iran on Wednesday morning, according to the UKMTO. The incidents mark the latest in a string of reported attacks in or near to the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on Feb. 28. Iran has retaliated by targeting ships trying to pass through the strategically vital waterway. The Thailand-flagged cargo ship ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
"Due to late-stage design changes, the potential risk of uncontrolled reentry increased." A NASA satellite that spent more than a decade coursing through the Van Allen radiation belts encircling Earth is about to fall back into the atmosphere. Most of the spacecraft will burn up during reentry, but a fraction of the material making up the 1,323-pound (600-kilogram) satellite will likely reach Earth's surface ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The $599 MacBook Neo is certain to become the first new, non-hand-me-down MacBook for many. The name "Neo" is intentional. Apple is appealing to new users who can't afford to spend more than $1,000 on a laptop. Neo is also geared toward parents who, having witnessed the degree of attention and care teenagers bring to their possessions (or lack thereof), aren't willing to spend a lot of money on a laptop for their ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES – A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at gated home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm, court records showed Tuesday. The district attorney's office said 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged in the shooting Sunday afternoon outside the superstar's home in the Beverly Hills area. No ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh had a dispute over the high court's approach to its emergency docket in a rare, candid discussion during an event Monday night. Jackson, a Biden appointee, signaled that the high court's willingness to side with President Donald Trump most of the time when it comes to the emergency docket, sometimes known as ...
Source: foxnews.com