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Lead: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday at L’Ile Longue, a base that houses France’s ballistic missile submarines, a shift in Paris’s nuclear posture: France will both expand its arsenal and permit the temporary deployment of nuclear-capable aircraft to allied countries while retaining sole authority over any use. The measures are presented as steps … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump warned Monday that a “big wave” of strikes against Iran is still to come as US-led operations with Israel expand across the Middle East. The warning came amid continuing cross-border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah, missile and drone attacks across Gulf states and strikes that U.S. officials say have degraded Iranian … Read more

Lead Versant Media Group will publish its first quarterly results as a standalone public company on Tuesday, giving investors the first clear look at an operator built largely around pay TV networks. The Comcast spinout — which includes CNBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, Syfy, E!, Oxygen and digital brands such as Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes … Read more

Lead Virginia State Police on Monday identified the man they say carried out a fatal road‑rage stabbing on the Capital Beltway that left a 39‑year‑old woman and her dog dead and three other people seriously injured. The confrontation occurred on Sunday, March 1, at about 1:17 p.m. on Interstate 495 southbound at Exit 52 in … Read more

Lead: Paramount Skydance has announced plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single direct-to-consumer streaming service if and when its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery completes. CEO David Ellison said the combined DTC base would be a little over 200 million subscribers and that Paramount plans to consolidate Paramount+, Pluto TV and BET+ … Read more

Lead: Paramount Skydance said Monday that, once its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is complete, it intends to fold HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming service. Paramount CEO David Ellison told investors the combined platform would represent a little over 200 million direct-to-consumer subscribers and would position the company to better compete … Read more

Apple on March 2, 2026, in Cupertino announced an updated iPad Air line powered by the M4 chip and expanded memory, keeping the same entry price while raising performance and connectivity. The company said the M4-equipped iPad Air delivers up to 30% faster performance than the M3-based Air and as much as 2.3x the speed … Read more

Lead: The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over a federal statute that bars frequent users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms, a dispute that tests the Second Amendment in the post-Bruen era. The case stems from the 2022 FBI search of a Dallas-area home and a 5th U.S. Circuit Court ruling that tossed an … Read more

Lead Researchers worldwide are pursuing vaccines that protect against many influenza strains, not just one season’s variants. Each year roughly 1 billion people become infected and between 290,000 and 650,000 die from influenza-related causes, driving urgency for longer‑lasting, broader protection. Teams at institutions including Duke, Mount Sinai and Stanford report promising laboratory and early clinical … Read more

In March 2026, Xicoia — the studio behind the controversial AI actor Tilly Norwood — hired Mark Whelan from Amazon Prime Video to steer the “rapid expansion” of the character and build what the company calls the “Tillyverse.” The move marks Xicoia’s first major hire and positions Whelan to lead development of new proprietary AI … Read more

In the days after U.S. and Israeli air strikes struck Iranian cities and a U.S. operation killed Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday, European capitals found themselves largely excluded from planning and response. Leaders from Berlin to Madrid offered a mix of guarded acceptance, public unease and calls for renewed diplomacy while struggling to reconcile security … Read more

Lead: On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing a federal statute that bars certain drug users from possessing firearms. The dispute centers on Ali Danial Hemani, whom the government says admitted using marijuana several times a week and whom it charged under a law that carries up to … Read more

Lead: On March 1–2, 2026, global markets reacted to a sharp escalation in the Middle East as investors moved into precious metals. Spot gold surged to a one-month high, gaining as much as 2.7% to top $5,400 an ounce after a week that already showed a more than 3% rise. The jump followed weekend military … Read more

Lead: New aggregated data from fleets and independent researchers in 2024–2026 show modern electric vehicle (EV) batteries are degrading more slowly than early projections suggested. Across tens of thousands of cars, typical first‑few‑year capacity loss is roughly 5%, and many vehicles keep more than 80% of their original range after 150,000 miles or a decade … Read more

Lead On March 1, 2026, TCL launched the RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR smart glasses with a recommended price of $299 and an introductory $50 discount that cuts the launch price to $249 for a limited time. Marketed as a high-brightness, dual micro‑OLED headset, TCL positions the product primarily as a personal cinema and gaming … Read more