Lloyd Blankfein on Trump, Epstein and Life After Goldman Sachs

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Lead: In a February 2026 interview tied to his new memoir, former Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein reflects on his tenure as CEO from 2006 to 2018, the 2008 financial crisis and its political aftermath, and his personal battles, including a cancer diagnosis. Speaking with The New York Times, Blankfein offers candid, sometimes wry observations … Read more

Crimson Desert’s BlackSpace Engine: Rich On RT Without Compromising Performance

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Lead: Pearl Abyss’s upcoming single-player open-world RPG Crimson Desert, demonstrated at CES and in recent developer footage, shows ambitious real-time ray-tracing delivered with strong performance. The demo was captured on an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-core CPU paired with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 32GB of RAM, running at native 4K with FSR … Read more

Arman Tsarukyan sparks brawl after punching Georgio Poullas at RAF 6

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Arman Tsarukyan provoked a large bench-clearing brawl Saturday at Real American Freestyle (RAF) 6 after striking Georgio Poullas as the match ended. The No. 2-ranked UFC lightweight contender shoved Poullas to the mat after time expired and landed punches, prompting more than a dozen people to surge onto the mat. The melee spread into the … Read more

Trump’s Iran strikes accelerate the world’s drift from dollar dominance | Heather Stewart – The Guardian

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On 1 March 2026, President Donald Trump ordered air strikes on Iranian targets—labelled by the Pentagon as Operation Epic Fury—intensifying instability across the Middle East and prompting fresh debate about the United States’ role in the global financial order. Beyond immediate regional consequences, economists and policy-makers warn the strikes add momentum to a gradual move … Read more

How US–Israeli Strikes on Iran Could Lift Global Oil Prices

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Lead: The US launched “major combat operations” in Iran on Saturday morning shortly after Israel struck Tehran, prompting immediate concerns about disruption to global oil flows and higher fuel costs. Iranian Revolutionary Guard warnings and an attack off Oman led many tankers to anchor outside the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical oil chokepoint. … Read more

How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur

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Lead: At the BAFTA film awards in London on Feb. 23, 2026, an audience member involuntarily shouted a racial slur while actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented the first prize. Organisers had given a preshow notice that an attendee, John Davidson, has Tourette’s syndrome and might make “involuntary noises or movements,” but that … Read more

N.J. weather: Snow, sleet, rain in forecast for Sunday. Temperatures could hit 70s by next weekend.

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Lead Updated Mar. 01, 2026 at 8:18 a.m.; originally published Feb. 28, 2026. New Jersey faces chances for light snow Sunday and again Tuesday, with northern counties most likely to see brief accumulations. A surge of milder air arrives midweek, and by Saturday some locations may reach or exceed the 70s. Officials warn of a … Read more

Live updates: Iran lashes out with missiles and prepares Khamenei funeral on Day 2 of war

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Lead On March 1, 2026, Iran launched waves of missiles and drones across the Middle East as the country held the funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and activated an interim leadership council. Attacks struck Israeli population centers and sites hosting U.S. forces, producing civilian casualties and prompting widespread embassy warnings and regional air-defense … Read more