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On March 6, 2026, the U.S. national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline climbed to $3.32, marking an 11 percent increase (34 cents) over the previous week and the highest level since September 2024. The jump follows disruptions to oil and gas flows tied to the conflict that began on Feb. 28 in … Read more
Lead: In the opening days of Operation Epic Fury in early March 2026, independent estimates put U.S. spending at extraordinarily high levels. A bipartisan think tank calculates roughly $891 million per day for the first four days — about $3.7 billion in total — driven by an intense barrage of precision munitions and a rapid … Read more
Apple and the Sydney Opera House on March 5, 2026 announced a yearlong collaboration in Australia aimed at expanding access to arts, design and cultural programming for young people. The partnership names Apple as the founding partner of a new international children’s festival scheduled later this year and pledges support for the Opera House’s Centre … Read more
Lead: The U.S. military will exhume the remains of 88 sailors and Marines from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu who were buried as unknowns after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) says disinterments are scheduled to begin in November or December, using modern … Read more
Lead At Mobile World Congress 2026, a cluster of makers pitched a simple proposition: carry a second, pared-back phone to give yourself space from your main device. Vendors including Unihertz and Light showed compact hardware—the Unihertz Titan Elite 2 and the Light Phone III among them—that prioritize typing, durability or deliberate limitations over endless feeds. … Read more
Lead: On Thursday, March 5, pool play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic pressed on at Tokyo Dome as the tournament shifted its spotlight to Pool C action in Japan. The defending multi-title nation, Japan — champion in 2006, 2009 and 2023 — is chasing a fourth crown with a roster anchored by 2025 NL … Read more
Lead: At 82, Joan Price and her partner, Mac Marshall, have deliberately sustained an active sexual relationship by scheduling weekly encounters, adapting to physical limits and experimenting with aids like lubricants and toys. Their routine, part practicality and part ritual, illustrates a growing focus among clinicians and educators on extending a person’s “sex span” — … Read more
Lead Pixar’s new film Hoppers, reviewed March 6, 2026, follows 19‑year‑old environmental activist Mabel Tanaka as she “hops” into a robot beaver to infiltrate a forest and try to restore a vanished wildlife community. Directed by Daniel Chong from a script by Jesse Andrews, the movie stages a comic, eco‑sci‑fi fable that pits a small‑town … Read more
Kristi Noem’s removal as Homeland Security secretary unfolded over a brief, intense stretch this week after a year of mounting controversies. A Senate interrogation over a $220 million advertising campaign and contradictory accounts about whether President Trump approved the expenditure crystallized internal and presidential frustration. Trump privately and publicly signaled displeasure, then tapped Sen. Markwayne … Read more
Lead: On the evenings of March 7 and 8, 2026, skywatchers across much of the Northern Hemisphere can watch Venus and Saturn draw very close in the western twilight. The two planets approach to roughly one degree apart — about the width of a finger held at arm’s length — and are best seen about … Read more
Lead: On March 6, 2026, amid a week of escalating U.S.-Israeli operations, Israeli forces announced fresh air strikes on Tehran and Beirut while Iran continued missile and drone attacks across the Gulf. Governments from the UAE to Kuwait and Qatar reported large numbers of incoming projectiles and extensive interception activity, and the UAE said several … Read more
Two of the largest prediction-market operators — Kalshi, led by Tarek Mansour, and Polymarket, led by Shayne Coplan — have escalated a months‑long rivalry that surfaced publicly after an FBI search of Coplan’s Manhattan residence in November 2024. The clash centers on regulation, branding and market strategy: Kalshi presents itself as a CFTC‑regulated, U.S.‑facing exchange … Read more
Lead: A team led by PhD student Ewoud Wempe at the Kapteyn Institute (University of Groningen) reported on 5 March 2026 that a vast, flattened concentration of matter surrounds the Local Group. Using cosmological simulations initialized from the cosmic microwave background, the group produced a “virtual twin” of our neighborhood that reproduces the locations and … Read more
Lead On March 6, 2026, global oil futures jumped to their highest levels since the summer of 2024 after escalating hostilities around Iran drove markets higher. Qatar’s energy minister cautioned that exports from the Persian Gulf could stop entirely, warning prices might climb to $150 a barrel if shipments are interrupted. West Texas Intermediate rose … Read more
Lead. Kevin Federline was named in a civil lawsuit while his ex-wife Britney Spears faced a separate criminal matter this week. Court records show Bank of America filed a suit against Federline in Hawaii on February 19, 2026, seeking $12,186.64 in alleged unpaid charges. Days later, Spears was arrested for an alleged DUI in Ventura … Read more
