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This is what Bari Weiss will be remembered for destroying the legacy of CBS News. Today CBS News announced it will cut 15% of its staff. This is as Weiss was paid $150 million by David Ellison to carry out this erasure. Now comes the announcement that the famed and important CBS News Radio will …
An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack of a medical tech company, in what appears to be the first significant instance of Iran hacking an American company since the start of war between the countries. The company, Stryker, produces a range of medical equipment and technology, and is headquartered in Michigan. Historically, …
HSBC layoffs soon? Wall Street giant may slash 20,000 roles amid AI-led overhaul, says reporthttps://t.co/5gTwVV9Vdz — Mint (@livemint) March 19, 2026 Fears of an AI-driven jobs cull on Wall Street are intensifying after banking giant HSBC revealed it is weighing sweeping layoffs that could hit up to 20,000 workers. The London-based lender is considering cutting …
HAVANA — Yonelkys García, 44, a housewife and mother of two, finds it so difficult to travel to the hospital to treat her acute myeloid leukemia that she now stays at the facility one week at a time. García has been in treatment for over a year at the Institute of Hematology and Immunology and …
U.S. Gears Up for Ground Invasion of Iran: The U.S. is accelerating the deployment of approximately 8,000 additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East. In a show of rapid deployment, the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is arriving ahead of schedule with roughly 4,000 Marines and sailors. They will link up with the USS …
Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion who became an iconic action star and led the hit series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died. He was 86. Norris was hospitalized in Hawaii on Thursday, and his family posted a statement Friday saying that he died that morning. “While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please …
It comes directly from Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in an interview with NBC News. He said: “We are waiting for them.” Iran is ready for a U.S. ground invasion. https://time.com/7382836/iran-us-israel-war-trump-araghchi-ground-invasion-cease-fire/ Araghchi told NBC News that Iran is prepared for a U.S. ground invasion and is expecting it. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-foreign-minister-interview-rcna261920 🚨PENTAGON SENDING THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL MARINES …
Scientists turn mosquitoes ‘into a vaccination tool’ to immunise bats against rabies The insects are being designed to spread vaccines instead of disease Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an unlikely vector to deliver vaccines to bats. In a study published in Science Advances …
Something is happening inside the air travel system, and it is no longer subtle. The strain is showing up in staffing data, operational performance, and the way passengers are experiencing airports across the country. At the center of it is the Transportation Security Administration, where absenteeism has climbed sharply above normal levels. Reports show TSA …
Something is breaking, and it is not isolated. It is spreading, layer by layer, system by system, market by market, and now governments are quietly telling people to change how they live. Start with the center of it all, the energy system. Iran just launched drone strikes on Kuwait’s largest refinery while Israel hit the …
Health warnings have been issued across parts of the US on Thursday, with officials urging residents in affected areas to stay indoors if possible. Federal data shows pockets of unhealthy air quality emerging in Oregon, Arizona and Georgia, alongside widespread moderate pollution across much of the country. Air quality maps show elevated levels of PM2.5, …
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he would like to lower the speed limit to just 20mph on ALL STREETS in New York City A 20 mph speed limit would make it much easier to ticket everyone who drives a car all the time to pay for his socialist agenda Yes, this is real pic.twitter.com/71PJVp6dsA — Wall …
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he would like to lower the speed limit to just 20mph on ALL STREETS in New York City A 20 mph speed limit would make it much easier to ticket everyone who drives a car all the time to pay for his socialist agenda Yes, this is real pic.twitter.com/71PJVp6dsA — Wall …
The Food Crisis in America Is Starting to Worry People – rising grocery prices, food shortages, inflation, and the growing cost of living crisis are becoming impossible for Americans to ignore. Across the country, families are noticing higher grocery bills, supply issues, and a food system that feels increasingly unstable. What once felt like temporary …
BREAKING: Drones detected over the base where Secretary of State Rubio and Defense Secretary Hegseth live. Multiple domestic military bases locked down. The U.S. just issued a global security alert for all diplomatic posts overseas. The war in Iran isn’t 7,000 miles away anymore. Unidentified drones are now flying over the homes of the two …
A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in recent weeks, researchers said on Wednesday. The discovery marks the second time this month that researchers have found spyware targeting iPhones and other Apple devices. Together, the two hacking tools …
via Phoenix Capital Research The bull market that began in mid-2022, and which accelerated starting in late-2023, has been largely driven by the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. Since late-2023, AI-related companies have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 market gains, 80% of corporate profits, and 95% of capital expenditures. To be clear, this is largely a …
Life and Death in the New Normal: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Newly elected Idaho mayor, Rick Hogaboam, 47, died after he collapsed mid-speech during a town hall meeting https://t.co/t3BCVwQBu2 — BirdieBittern (@BirdieBittern) March 19, 2026 A newly elected Idaho mayor died after he collapsed mid-speech during a town hall meeting, despite a neighboring mayor’s desperate …
https://archive.li/zuQNS Multiple outlets report that a U.S. F‑35 flying a combat mission over Iran on March 19, 2026 was struck by Iranian air‑defense fire and forced to make an emergency landing. This is the first known successful hit on an F‑35 by any nation. via Yahoo: This would be the first time Iran has hit …
UAE JUST WENT TO ZERO. NO ONE IS F*CKING READY FOR THIS. The UAE — third biggest OPEC producer — just announced its oil and gas production is at ZERO. This is not a headline from a movie. Fujairah terminal: shut down.Shah gas field: suspended after drone attack.Hormuz: 20… — 🇦🇪 Rami Al-Hashimi رامي الهاشمي …
World Health Organization staff remain ‘vigiliant’ in the event of a nuclear incident Officials at the World Health Organization have admitted that they are preparing for a “worst-case scenario” nuclear threat if the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran escalates. Hanan Balkhy, WHO regional director for the eastern Mediterranean, said that staff remain “vigilant” for a nuclear …
New data reveals 40% of Americans cannot afford to pay their credit card balances each month. Americans now owe more credit card debt than at any point in history. pic.twitter.com/H51zAZd99f — FactPost (@factpostnews) March 18, 2026 A growing share of Americans are falling behind on their credit card payments, with new data showing nearly 40% …
View post on imgur.com Chuck Norris hospitalized What we know: TMZ sources with direct knowledge told the entertainment news outlet that a medical emergency occurred in the last 24 hours on the island of Kauai that landed Norris in the hospital. What we don’t know: The nature of the emergency was not disclosed, but TMZ …
Wow, the housing market is still completely paralyzed. pic.twitter.com/eeBZoBKp74 — Michael Bento (@MichaelPBento) March 19, 2026 There goes housing: New Home Sales 587K, Exp. 722K, down 17.6% — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 19, 2026 Those housing numbers are brutal. Buying a house right now is certifiably insane. — Nicholas J. Stelzner (@stelzner_n1150) March 19, 2026 Inventory …
NOW – Hegseth on Iran War: "The world, the Middle East, our ungrateful allies in Europe, even segments of our own press, should be saying one thing to president Trump: 'Thank you!'" pic.twitter.com/pz9jMi3M4x — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 19, 2026 Pete Hegseth has declared the war in Iran an overwhelming success while blasting the media and …
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found strong backing for US President Donald Trump’s military campaign on Iran among Republicans, with 77% approving of the strikes, compared with 28% of independents and 6% of Democrats. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603196286 Exclusive-Americans believe Trump will send troops into Iran, and don’t like the idea, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) – Some …
Fuel remains scarce at many service stations across Thailand, even though reserves are more than adequate, amid continuing problems with delivery bottlenecks and unusually high demand, officials said on Thursday. The Ministry of Energy surveyed 2,649 service stations from Sunday to Tuesday and found that 1,912 had completely or nearly run out of some kinds …
The egg on your plate this morning was made from corn. Not literally. But the hen that laid it ate roughly two pounds of feed for every dozen eggs she produced. That feed was primarily corn and soybean meal. The corn was grown with nitrogen fertiliser at $610 per ton on the CBOT March settlement. …
🚨OIL UNDERPRICED BY FINANCIAL MARKETS Goldman’s Jeff Currie says 'paper' crude oil near $100 is disconnected from physical markets trading barrels between $130 and $170, with refined products above $200. A clear disconnect between paper and physical oil trade. pic.twitter.com/Tzoy4AnLZq — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) March 19, 2026 Citi’s “two scenarios” for the US war on …
I am speechless. Trump brought prices down for a yearthen managed to spike it up by 100% in 2 months pic.twitter.com/GxjCvpUbze — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) March 19, 2026 Amid all this turbulence in Hormuz, the Fed kept its dot plot intact, which only underscores the point I have made all week, that Powell is not keen …