Nation and World
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Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry's vulnerability to physical disastersMar 03, 2026 12:42 pm - Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry's vulnerability to conflict.
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Dow drops 400 after trimming an earlier plunge of 1,200 as oil prices leap even higher
Mar 03, 2026 8:59 am - A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with Iran. But the big moves that rocked markets in the morning eased substantially as the day progressed.
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Noem blames ‘violent protesters’ for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in Senate hearing
Mar 03, 2026 7:31 am - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Democrats who say she wrongly disparaged two protesters killed by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier this year.
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GOP congressman enters Texas primary fighting to keep his job after allegations of an affair
Mar 03, 2026 7:26 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas sought to fend off a primary challenge Tuesday that comes as he faces calls to resign following allegations of an affair with ...
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A mess in Texas? What to watch in Tuesday's primariesMar 03, 2026 7:24 am - The 2026 midterm season begins in earnest on Tuesday with two of the nation's most consequential Senate primaries playing out in Texas, a political behemoth that Democrats have been fighting to flip for decades.
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Netanyahu takes a gamble on American support for Israel with the war against Iran
Mar 03, 2026 7:16 am - Throughout his political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy: an ironclad partnership with the United States and a relentless diplomatic and covert battle against the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Europe defends military bases and struggles to evacuate citizens as it is drawn into the war on Iran
Mar 03, 2026 7:08 am - The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East are quickly dragging Europe in, forcing the continent into defensive action to protect military bases and evacuate citizens caught up in the conflict.
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Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region
Mar 03, 2026 7:05 am - Israel stepped up airstrikes against Iranian missile launchers and factories Tuesday, and Iran retaliated across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel. As explosions rang out in Tehran and in Lebanon — where Israel said it struck Hezbollah militants — the American embassy in Saudi Arabia came under drone attack.
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Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
Mar 02, 2026 7:05 pm - The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
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Melania Trump presides at U.N. Security Council meeting on children in conflict as U.S. attacks Iran
Mar 02, 2026 5:02 pm - U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so in “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.