Lead One day before the United States and Israel launched a strike on Iran, a cluster of large, last‑minute wagers on the prediction market Polymarket correctly signaled the attack. On March 3, 2026, more than 150 accounts placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 that a U.S. strike would occur by the next day, … Read more
Israel moved troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and ordered residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate after Hezbollah launched rockets and drones toward northern Israel. Israel responded with heavy airstrikes that Lebanese officials say killed 50 people, including seven children, and wounded 335; the Health Ministry revised its count several times before listing … Read more
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has volunteered to appear before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about his previously disclosed connections to Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) confirmed on March 3, 2026. The announcement follows Lutnick’s February testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, where he acknowledged a 2012 visit to Epstein’s private island with … Read more
Under President Donald J. Trump’s direction, U.S. forces launched Operation Epic Fury this week, striking targets in Iran and regional waters in a campaign the administration describes as decisive and overwhelming. CENTCOM and White House releases say the strikes targeted ballistic missile facilities and command nodes linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Officials … Read more
Lead Researchers are adapting familiar fluorescent proteins into quantum-capable sensors that could detect magnetic and chemical signals inside living cells. In laboratory demonstrations, engineered enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP) showed quantum behaviour at room temperature and its fluorescence changed by about 30% in response to magnetic fields. The work, led by teams at the University … Read more
Lead: On 3 March 2026 Block announced it would lay off roughly 4,000 employees—about 40% of its 10,000-strong workforce—citing rapid advances in artificial intelligence as the primary rationale. CEO Jack Dorsey told shareholders that newly deployed AI tools allow smaller teams to accomplish more, and the company framed the reductions as a forward-looking reorganization rather … Read more
Lead Madeline Ross, the 36-year-old sister of streamer Adin Ross, died on January 15, 2026, in Broward County, Florida, the county medical examiner confirmed to TMZ. The examiner has confirmed her death but has not yet released a cause or manner of death. Madeline was a private individual who rarely appeared in public-facing media; she … Read more
Lead The US State Department has urged American citizens to “depart now” from multiple Middle Eastern countries as the conflict tied to strikes on Iran expands. Washington is arranging charter and military flights to extract US nationals from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Saudi Arabia while commercial schedules are disrupted. Officials say thousands have … Read more
Lead: On March 3, 2026, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that the federal government’s effort to rescind New York City’s congestion pricing was unlawful, preserving the toll that began in 2025 for vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street. The 149-page decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman ends, for now, a year-long effort … Read more
Trae Young was ejected from a Washington Wizards game before he ever logged a minute in the team uniform. The ejection came Monday night during Washington’s loss to the Houston Rockets after Young stepped onto the court to intervene in a skirmish late in the third quarter. He was assessed two technical fouls by official … Read more
Lead: OpenAI said it will revise a hastily arranged contract to supply AI tools to the US Department of War after CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the announcement “looked opportunistic and sloppy.” The move, disclosed early March 2026, follows the rapid replacement of Anthropic as a Pentagon AI supplier and sparked public concern about potential domestic … Read more
Overnight petrol costs in the United States rose sharply, with the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline increasing by 11 cents to $3.11, while drivers in parts of Europe queued to fill tanks as Middle East fighting disrupted shipments through the Persian Gulf. The spike came as Iran mounted a series of attacks … Read more
Lead: On March 3, 2026, the Justice Department signaled an abrupt reversal in litigation over executive orders aimed at four law firms, asking an appeals court in Washington, D.C., to allow it to resume defending the orders after a prior filing sought to abandon the cases. The move came a day after the administration had … Read more
Lead: When the United States and Israel struck Iran, Beijing waited several hours before issuing its first formal reaction, expressing that it was “highly concerned” and urging an immediate halt to military operations and renewed dialogue. The following day, Foreign Minister Wang Yi publicly called the strikes unacceptable and again pressed for talks. China gave … Read more
Lead For four days through March 3, 2026, global oil and gas markets watched a near worst‑case disruption unfold after Iranian missile and drone strikes forced the shutdown of major energy infrastructure. Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — a choke point carrying about one‑fifth of the world’s oil — has largely halted, and … Read more
