The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• United States: US Jobless Claims Drop by the Most Since November to 206,000
  
  
• China: Chinese tech companies progress 'remarkable,' OpenAI's Altman tells CNBC
  Escalation: Iran, Russia, China To Hold Naval Drill In Flashpoint Strait Of Hormuz
  
• Russia: Construction of 2nd, 3rd power units of Bushehr NPP in Iran continues — Russian minister
  Russia, Iran discussing large volumes of wheat supplies from Russia — minister
  Russia, Iran to begin implementing Rasht-Astara railway line project on April 1
• United Kingdom: UK ex-Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
  WEF Rocked As CEO Faces Investigation Over Ties To "Davos Concierge" Epstein
  U.K. police arrest ex-Prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct
• India: More than 50% of enterprise software could switch to AI, Mistral CEO says
  India clears the way for landmark deal to acquire French Rafale jets
  
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• Japan: US encourages Japan’s pledge to invest $36 billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects
  Japan panel OKs medical products using iPS cells
  Japan set to prohibit use of power banks on flights
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• Canada: Canada defense plan aims to reduce ‘dependency’ on US
  
  
• Australia: Australia Expands MQ-28A Ghost Bat Fleet for Enhanced Air Defense - The American Vanguard
  
  
• Venezuela: Peru impeaches President Jose Jeri over corruption allegations
  Venezuela Oil Revenue Projected To Hit $5 Billion Under U.S. Control
  
• Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols
  
  
• Israel: Israel on high alert as officials assess imminent US strike on Iran; security cabinet
  King of Jordan adamantly renounces Israel West Bank plans
  US announces billions of dollars in Gaza aid at Board of Peace meeting
• Continental Africa: 38 killed in gas blast at Nigeria lead mine
  South Africa police arrest son of former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe
  

• White House:
  Reimagined Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for National Security
  Estimating the Cost of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Consumers
• State Department:
  Ukraine resists concessions in Geneva US brokered peace proposals
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  US Military Blows Up 3 Alleged Drug Boats, Killing 11, After Lull Since January
  Hegseth Brings DOW's Arsenal of Freedom Tour to 'Fighterland USA'
  Commissary Home Delivery Program Expands Across the U.S.
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• DHS:
  New Trump Task Force Captures 500 in War on 'ISIS of the Western Hemisphere.'
  Training for the Unthinkable: Task Force 2 Validates Domestic Response Readiness
  
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• DOT:
  President Trump paints target on railroad monopolies
  
  
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• Commerce:
  US trade deficit swells in December as imports surge
  
  
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• Senate:
  US lawmakers release $839B compromise defense spending bill
  
  
• House:
  This Week: H. R. 390 NASA ACERO - Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response to Operations
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court to hear arguments on confiscations by Cuban government
  Supreme Court allows California to use congressional map benefitting Democrats
  

• Bayer falls 8% after proposing $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup case; European markets open higher
  Berkshire Dumps Most Of Its Amazon Shares, Sells More Apple And BofA; Buys Small New York Times Position
  Canada's trade deficit narrows in December, share of exports to U.S. shrinks further

• Ethereum Foundation Lists 'Quantum Readiness' As 2026 Priority | i.e. Quantum Computing
  Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true
  Microsoft confirms next Windows 11 feature drop with new Taskbar, Emoji, and Settings updates — here's what's coming to your PC very soon | Windows Central
• G2 Geomagnetic Storm Alert | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
  A Tyrannosaurus tooth embedded in dinosaur skull tells a violent story
  

• Altman and Amodei share a moment of awkwardness at India’s big AI summit
  U.S. court bars OpenAI from using ‘Cameo’
  OpenAI’s Sam Altman: Global AI regulation ‘urgently’ needed
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