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Lead: Tens of thousands of travelers were stranded in the United Arab Emirates after strikes on Iran disrupted regional air traffic beginning late February. Many passengers saw hotel stays and other living costs climb into the thousands while they waited for flights home. The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said on March 1 the … Read more

On March 7, 2026, the Kremlin signaled a sharp turnaround in Russia’s energy fortunes as the war involving Iran disrupted Middle East production and lifted global oil and gas prices. President Vladimir V. Putin used a state-television interview to warn that Moscow might accelerate a cutoff of gas supplies to Europe even as revenues from … Read more

Lead: I compared Apple’s AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation (ANC) and Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds 4 in side‑by‑side listening, battery and feature tests to see which pair should be your everyday earbuds. The testing took place with both iPhone and Android devices, using identical playlists and real‑world scenarios such as office work, commuting and … Read more

A week-long bombing campaign by the United States and Israel against Iran in early March 2026 has produced heavy damage, high civilian casualties and growing questions inside Washington about the campaign’s strategic logic and logistics. Classified U.S. intelligence reviews completed in mid-February indicate a sustained air campaign is unlikely to dislodge Iran’s clerical and military … Read more

Lead On 7 March 2026 at Cae Ras, Chelsea edged Wrexham 3-2 after extra time in a dramatic FA Cup fifth-round tie. Wrexham led twice through Sam Smith (18) and Callum Doyle (79), but Chelsea equalised via an own goal by Arthur Okonkwo (40) and Josh Acheampong (82) before Alejandro Garnacho struck in the 96th … Read more

Lead Former NHL forward and long-serving Chicago Blackhawks broadcaster Troy Murray died on March 7, 2026, at age 63 after a years-long fight with cancer. Murray, a Selke Trophy winner and 1996 Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche, had been a visible presence in the Blackhawks organization for more than four decades as a … Read more

Lead On March 7, 2026, President Donald Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to observe the dignified transfer of U.S. service members killed during strikes in the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. He posted on social media the previous day that the first lady, Melania Trump, and members of his cabinet would … Read more

Lead This week the Gulf energy system began to fracture as Qatar cut most LNG output and Iraq and Kuwait ordered shutdowns at major oilfields, constraining exports through the Strait of Hormuz. The closures are driven not solely by direct attacks but by an effective chokepoint blockade, which is leaving producers with few routes to … Read more

The ceremonial start of the Iditarod’s 54th running filled downtown Anchorage with barking teams and cheering crowds on Saturday, a day before the official 1,000-mile competitive race begins. Organizers staged 11 miles (18 kilometers) of trails through the city for fans to greet mushers and dogs before the timed start on Sunday on a frozen … Read more

Lead Since mid-February scientists have been confronting an H5N1 outbreak that has killed at least 30 elephant seals in a colony of more than 1,300 at Año Nuevo State Park, 55 miles south of San Francisco. That marine-mammal event coincides with a newly posted Feb. 14 preprint showing a dramatic, multi‑year decline in Bay Area … Read more

On March 7, 2026, in Dubai, Iran’s interim president, Masoud Pezeshkian, issued an apology for attacks on “neighboring countries” even as missiles and drones were reported heading for Gulf Arab cities. The message came one week into a conflict set off by the Feb. 28 airstrike that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and has … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump’s proposed expansion of a White House ballroom has stalled amid intense public backlash and regulatory delay. A final vote by the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) was postponed to 2 April after officials received more than 32,000 responses, the bulk opposing the plan. Critics compared the design to a “brothel” or … Read more

Lead: Over the first week of strikes on Iran, the White House and allied Trump administration accounts circulated short, fast-cut video edits that mix actual strike footage with clips from films and video games. The packages — set to pulsating rap and EDM tracks and trimmed to under a minute in many cases — appear … Read more

Lead On Saturday, March 7, 2026, Pope Leo appointed Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, replacing Cardinal Christophe Pierre whose resignation was accepted after he turned 80 on January 30. Caccia has served as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York since 2019. He described … Read more

Lead: On Friday, March 6, 2026, the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that its board would not continue Andris Nelsons’s tenure as music director, a decision that will take effect at the close of the 2027 Tanglewood season in summer 2027. The move, described by the orchestra’s leadership as a disagreement over the institution’s future direction, … Read more