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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
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its third week Saturday. Associated Press images showed a column of smoke rising over the embassy compound in the Iraqi capital and a fire in the Fujairah port in the UAE ...
Source: apnews.com
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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
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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
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Source: huffpost.com
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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 -
Complex global events demand clear, independent reporting. We're working to explain the facts, challenge misinformation, and show how the news affects real lives. Help us continue our imperative work. Become a member today. Already a member? WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Four of the six crew members aboard a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. military ...
Source: huffpost.com
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Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The judge wrote that the sole purpose of the probe 'is to harass Powell to pressure him to lower rates' A federal judge quashed the Department of Justice's attempt to subpoena Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , saying the effort was part of the Trump administration's effort ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
Bye-bye to build-to-rent housing. On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Senate voted 89–10 to pass House Resolution 6644, otherwise known by its cumbersome title, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The bill is essentially an amalgam of two pieces of wonky housing legislation that the House and Senate have been working on for over a year now, and which make a bunch of modest changes to existing regulations ...
Source: reason.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 -
A Virginia man, previously investigated for possible firearms crimes, sold a stolen handgun to the convicted ISIS supporter who then used it during his deadly rampage at Old Dominion University, federal authorities said Friday. Kenya Chapman, who lives in Smithfield, was accused of selling a firearm without a license — allegedly providing the weapon used by Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who opened fire on a ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The Trump administration's top trade official launched investigations Thursday into dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, flexing a law that lets the federal government impose tariffs and other trade restrictions as President Trump grapples with a Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his tariffs. The investigations are taking place under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia-abnormal levels of one or more types of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides. It is estimated 1 in 4 U.S. adults has high levels of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), which increase ...
Source: news-medical.net
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 -
Mortgage rates have been climbing as the conflict in the Middle East rages on and oil prices remain elevated, causing fears of higher inflation. The average rate on a typical 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.35% as of Thursday, compared with 5.9% before the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. Here's what homebuyers should know about interest rates as they shop for mortgages. Potential homebuyers who've been ...
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 -
A new study from the University of Cambridge found that AI-enabled toys for young children can misinterpret emotional cues and are ineffective at supporting critical developmental play. The conclusions could be concerning for parents. In one report examining how AI affects children in their early years, a chatbot-enabled toy struggled to recognize social cues during playtime. Researchers found that the toy ...
Source: cnet.com
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 -
Meta's Avocado isn't ripe quite yet. The company has reportedly delayed the release of its next-generation foundational model until May, according to The New York Times , citing unnamed sources. The model has fallen short "on internal tests for reasoning, coding and writing," compared with rival models from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. Meta has spent billions of dollars overhauling its efforts to build ...
Source: cnet.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 2 minutes Being able to watch TV shows without commercial breaks used to be a major selling point of video streaming services. But nowadays, that luxury usually comes at a premium, and it seems to get more expensive every year. ...
Source: gizmodo.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 -
Cuba, reeling from an oil shortage, has begun direct talks with the United States in an effort to solve "bilateral differences" between the two countries, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday. The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of negotiations between the Trump administration and Havana. The U.S. and Cuba have been fierce adversaries for nearly 70 years, since ...
Source: latimes.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
The five Georgia teens whose teacher died during a fatal practical joke will not be prosecuted in the educator's death, the district attorney has said. The teen driver faced homicide and trespassing charges after Jason Hughes, 40, was inadvertently run over during a toilet paper prank at his home. The four others faced lesser misdemeanour charges. The teacher's family had asked for the charges to be dropped to ...
Source: bbc.com