Writers Guild Awards 2026 Winners List – Deadline

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Lead: The Writers Guild of America held its 78th annual WGA Awards in New York today, announcing winners across film, television, radio and digital categories. Paul Thomas Anderson won Adapted Screenplay for One Battle After Another, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn and remains an Oscar contender next weekend. HBO’s Noah Wyle medical drama … Read more

Fox News airs archived clip after Trump wore hat while saluting six slain US troops

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On Saturday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, President Donald Trump saluted six flag-draped transfer cases carrying the remains of Army Reserve service members killed in Kuwait while wearing a white Trump-branded hat. Fox News broadcast footage of that ceremony but then, within an hour, substituted archival video from a December dignified transfer in … Read more

NTSB Member Todd Inman, On‑Scene at D.C. Midair Crash, Says White House Fired Him

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Lead Todd Inman, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member who served as the agency’s initial on‑scene spokesman after the deadly January midair collision over Washington, D.C., has abruptly left the board. Inman said on March 8, 2026, that the White House Presidential Personnel Office terminated his appointment two years into a standard five‑year term. … Read more

A 7th U.S. service member is killed in war with Iran – NPR

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Lead: On Sunday, March 8, 2026, the U.S. military confirmed a seventh American service member has died amid the widening U.S.–Israel campaign against Iran. The announcement came as Israel struck Iranian oil facilities near Tehran and Iran retaliated by hitting infrastructure in the Gulf, including a desalination plant in Bahrain. Lebanese and Iraqi fronts also … Read more

International Women’s Day 2026: A Celebration and Call to Action

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Lead On March 8, 2026, women and allies worldwide marked the 115th International Women’s Day with events that blended celebration and protest, from charity runs to street demonstrations. Participants pressed for equal pay, reproductive rights, education and justice while fundraising and community organizing under this year’s theme, “Give to Gain.” Major gatherings — including a … Read more

Trump Weighs Deployment of US Ground Forces to Iran, Raising Stakes

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Lead: According to a Financial Times report, Donald Trump is weighing the option of deploying US ground forces to confront Iranian targets, a development that could sharply escalate tensions across the Middle East and within Washington. The proposal was discussed with senior advisers and military officials and has prompted concern among some Pentagon and diplomatic … Read more

‘Nightmare scenario’ looms as oil output faces historic disruption

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A rapidly widening U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran has pushed tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz toward an effective shutdown, triggering the largest disruption to oil output in modern history and sharp spikes in energy prices. Over the past week crude surged about 36%, forcing Gulf producers to curtail exports as storage tanks fill and … Read more

‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed

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On Sunday 8 March 2026, residents of Tehran woke to a city shrouded in thick black smoke after airstrikes struck multiple oil storage sites in and around the capital. Witnesses described streets, balconies and cars coated in soot and reported burning eyes and sore throats as authorities warned of poisonous runoff and potential acid rain. … Read more

Iran Nears Choice of New Supreme Leader as Strikes Hit Energy and Water Infrastructure

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Lead: Iranian state media reported on Sunday that senior clerics are close to naming a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as U.S. and Israeli forces continued airstrikes that have hit fuel depots and desalination plants across the region. The strikes, which began after the conflict opened on Feb. 28, have disrupted power and water services … Read more

Oslo Explosion Damages U.S. Embassy Entrance; Police Search for Perpetrators

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Lead: Early on Sunday, an explosion near the U.S. Embassy in Oslo damaged the mission’s public entrance but caused no injuries, Norwegian police said. Authorities received first reports from neighbors at about 1:03 a.m. and have launched a high-priority investigation while searching for one or more suspects. Police spokesperson Frode Larsen said investigators are considering … Read more

Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84

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Country Joe McDonald, the singer-songwriter whose incendiary performance at Woodstock and satirical anti-Vietnam War anthem became emblematic of 1960s protest, died on March 8, 2026 at his home in Berkeley, California. He was 84. His wife, Kathy McDonald, announced that the cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease. McDonald rose to prominence as the frontman of … Read more

NFL Free Agency 2026 Live: Rumors, Trades and Key Signings Ahead of Tampering

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Lead With the NFL’s official free-agency window opening March 11 and the legal tampering period beginning March 9, teams and agents accelerated activity on March 8, 2026. High-profile moves already include surprising cuts, trades and several retention deals, while dozens of pending negotiations and rumors remain unresolved. Clubs from Arizona to Kansas City made early … Read more