Nation and World
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Manic day for stocks: Big losses early, then a rebound after oil prices plunge
Mar 09, 2026 5:36 pm - The U.S. stock market careened through a manic Monday, going from a steep early loss to a solid gain as worries turned into hope that the war with Iran may not last that ...
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Feds reach major deal with Ticketmaster parent, but several states plan to continue fight
Mar 09, 2026 5:34 pm - The Justice Department said Monday it has tentatively settled its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, striking a deal to ...
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Why EV chargers are booming despite slumping new car sales
Mar 09, 2026 2:59 pm - Despite the plunge in US electric-vehicle sales, it appears there’s a critical enough mass to sustain the companies building public charging infrastructure.
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AI company Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation
Mar 09, 2026 2:20 pm - Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is suing to stop the Trump administration from enforcing what it calls an “unlawful campaign of retaliation” over its refusal to...
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Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. casualty to die in Iran war
Mar 09, 2026 2:16 pm - ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A Kentucky man who joined the Army straight out of high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon ...
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Europe rallies around Cyprus during Iran war as Macron visits to show support for island
Mar 09, 2026 8:14 am - French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Cyprus on Monday, days after dispatching a warship to the east Mediterranean island nation, where a Shahed drone struck a British air base on its southern coast last week during the Iran war.
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Where things stand after another weekend of war
Mar 09, 2026 7:18 am - Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. U.S. President Donald Trump already had expressed disdain for Mojtaba Khamenei, calling him “unacceptable.” The Islamic Republic's war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance.
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Oil prices jump and markets slide as Iran names new supreme leader and digs in
Mar 09, 2026 7:07 am - Oil prices surged and stock markets slid Monday after hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed his late father as Iran's supreme leader. His appointment, and new strikes on regional oil infrastructure, signaled that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel.
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'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84Mar 08, 2026 6:09 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that becam...
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International Women’s Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to knowMar 08, 2026 4:14 pm - Women across the world called for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and celebrate progress toward female empowerment during even...