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March 23, 2026
Pres says US is talking with an Iranian leader as he extends deadline for striking power plants
WORLD
World at Large:
Belated Response: NATO Allies ‘Coming Together’ to Secure Strait of Hormuz, UN Sec Mark Rutte Says
Tanker Carrying Fuel Bound For Cuba Diverts, While Another Russian Tanker Is Set To Challenge US Blockade
Cuba’s power grid collapses leaving the country without electricity, again
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
Hawaii storms have caused $1bn in damage, governor says
MASS CASUALTY EVENT: Air Canada Plane Collides with Firetruck at LaGuardia Airport
Work from home, drive slower and don't use gas cookers: IEA advice on weathering the global energy crisis
Russia:
Putin congratulates Kim Jong Un on his re-election
Iran Phones Russia Immediately On Heels Of Trump's Announcement Of US-Iran Talks
Russia Reports: Ukraine’s military shells Russia’s borderline Kursk Region over 50 times in past day
United Kingdom:
Foreign secretary denounces 'reckless Iran threats' after missiles fired at Diego Garcia
France:
French Election: Socialists Secure Paris, LePen's Populists Make Historic Local Gains
Germany:
"Far-Right" AfD Party Makes Historic Gains In German State Elections
Japan:
Iran Ready To Let Japanese Ships Use Hormuz As Chinese, Indian Tankers Already Allowed Passage
South Korea:
South Korea Nominates BIS Official Shin as New BOK Governor
Australia:
Glitch Shuts Australia's Biggest Maker Of Vital Fertilizer Input For 2 Months At Worst Possible Time
Hundreds Of Gas Stations Run Dry In Australia As Hormuz Shock Exposes Energy Security Failures
Iran may be using China’s advanced satellite system, ambassador concedes
South and Central America:
At least 1 dead, 77 injured as Colombian military plane carrying more than 100 personnel crashes on takeoff
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia & UAE Inch Closer To Joining US-Israeli War in Punishing Iran
Israel:
Iranian army delivers drone strike on Israel’s Ben Gurion airport
Iran strikes towns near Israel’s nuclear site, wounds over 100
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
US Removes Sanctions On Iranian Oil Stranded At Sea To Boost Overall Supply
Democrats’ DHS Shutdown Enters 35th Day as Airports Plunge into Chaos, Frontline Workers Suffer
President Trump threatens huge attack if Iran does not reopen strait of Hormuz within 48 hours
State Department:
US Expedites Sale of Weapons to U.A.E., Kuwait and Jordan
Dept of War (DoW):
Japan’s new ‘ugly duckling’ electronic-warfare aircraft takes to the sky
Iran Fires Missiles at Far-Off Diego Garcia Base, but U.S. Remains Out of Range
Pentagon to adopt Palantir Mavin AI as core US military system
Justice (DOJ):
Super Micro (SMCI) charged with illegally routing billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia-powered servers into China
Robert Mueller, ex-FBI director at center of political tempest, dies at 81
DHS:
Elon Musk Offers To Pay TSA Salaries, President Trump Threatens To Deploy ICE As Senate Holds DHS Funding Hostage
ICE officers deployed at airports amid shutdown chaos
Even Skeptics Forced To Admit ICE Helped Airport Wait Times
Treasury:
US Treasury To Partner With Education Department To Collect Student Loan Debt
HHS:
Trump HHS Launches Probe Into 13 States Over Abortion Coverage Mandates
"The Numbers Are Shocking": California Faces Scrutiny Over Hospice Fraud
DOT:
Trump Admin Strikes Deal With Energy Firm To Nix Offshore Wind Plans
Energy:
Report: US President Trump’s Nudges Silicon Vally to look at Nuclear Power amid skeptics
Commerce:
FCC Bans Foreign-Made Wireless Routers
Senate:
Senate rejects DHS funding bill a fifth time
Senators introduce bill to ban sports betting on prediction markets
Senate Works Through Weekend Debating SAVE America Act
Supreme Court:
Unanimous court allows street preacher’s free speech case to move forward
Justices to consider arbitration exemption for “last-mile” drivers
Supreme Court live updates: Justices hear case on mail-in ballots
ECONOMY & MARKETS
Blackstone's Flagship Private Credit Fund, World's Largest, Posts First Monthly Loss Since 2022
OpenAI Lures Private-Equity Firms With 17.5% Guaranteed Returns As AI Rivals Race For Enterprise Deals
Amid Shortage Fears, ASP Isotopes Completes Drilling For Helium Project Ahead Of Schedule
SCIENCE
We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us?
NASA’s X-59 Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Makes Second Flight
Archaeologists Unearth Traces of a Mysterious Medieval City That Was Abandoned Under Puzzling Circumstances Hundreds of Years Ago
TECH & SECURITY
Elon Musk announces ‘Terrafab’ project, will produce own AI chips to service Tesla, SpaceX's space computing goals
Ukrainian troops say they're combat-testing exoskeletons that can fit in a briefcase and help them run 12 mph
OpenAI cofounder says he hasn't written a line of code in months and is in a 'state of psychosis'
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