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Team USA took an early lead over Brazil in Houston on March 6, 2026, with Aaron Judge and Logan Webb pacing the Americans at Daikin Park. The U.S. led 8-4 into the eighth inning after Judge’s two-run homer and a late RBI by Roman Anthony; Logan Webb produced six strikeouts across four strong frames. Brazil … Read more
Lead On March 6, 2026, President Donald J. Trump publicly demanded “unconditional surrender” from Iran, setting the broadest U.S. objective since the start of the recent conflict. The declaration came six days into a U.S.- and Israel-led bombing campaign and followed reported strikes and drone attacks by Iran against Arab states hosting American forces. In … Read more
Lead Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists—including widely used brands such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro—are increasingly reporting persistent, whole‑body itching in online forums and in recent media coverage. Reports surfaced over the past year on Reddit and were highlighted in a Vogue piece that cited clinicians at Keck Medicine of USC. While gastrointestinal symptoms remain … Read more
Lead Actor Cary Elwes marked what would have been director Rob Reiner’s 79th birthday with a brief but emotional social-media tribute on March 6, 2026. Elwes shared a throwback photograph and a short caption noting how much Reiner is missed. The post comes nearly three months after the December deaths of Rob Reiner and his … Read more
Lead: Democratic senators have opened inquiries into three firms awarded a combined $220 million Department of Homeland Security ad contract, seeking evidence that outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski, or other DHS staff personally benefited. The letters, sent on Friday by Sens. Peter Welch and Richard Blumenthal, target Safe America Media, … Read more
Lead: The New England Patriots have agreed to trade center Garrett Bradbury to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick, sources report. Bradbury started all 17 regular-season games and all four postseason games for New England last season, but the Patriots moved him in part to reduce this year’s salary-cap load. … Read more
Malik Willis will be among the most-watched players when NFL free agency opens on Wednesday, March 11 at 4 p.m. ET. After two seasons backing up Jordan Love in Green Bay, Willis posted a 134.6 passer rating, completed 78.7 percent of his passes for 972 yards and six touchdowns with zero interceptions, while adding 241 … Read more
Valve said Friday that its three new hardware products—the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller—are still expected to ship in 2026, after a company blog post briefly created uncertainty about the timeline. The post initially used the phrase “we hope to ship in 2026,” which many readers interpreted as a soft delay from earlier … Read more
Lead — In the days after Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, many Americans traveling in the Middle East say they cobbled together their own escape routes as closed airspace and canceled flights snarled commercial options. Travel blogger Alyssa Ramos described a 48-hour, four-continent journey from Kuwait to Miami and said the U.S. … Read more
Lead: A federal jury in Brooklyn on March 6, 2026, convicted 47-year-old Asif Merchant for orchestrating an Iran-linked scheme to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. politicians. The indictment and trial evidence said the plot involved recruiting hit men, stealing documents and planning high-level killings at the direction of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard … Read more
Lead On 6 March 2026 the White House posted a 42-second video on its official X account that stitches together Hollywood film and television clips under the slogan “justice the American way.” The montage features characters from Iron Man 2, Gladiator, Braveheart, Top Gun, Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul, John Wick and Mortal Kombat, and includes … Read more
Lead Comedian and TV host Drew Carey told Ted Danson on the podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name that he experienced a heart attack while working on his eponymous ABC sitcom. Carey said he first felt alarming symptoms while jogging but dismissed them, later having dinner with his then-girlfriend and returning to set the next … Read more
On Feb. 28, an explosion devastated Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Hormozgan Province, killing more than 165 people, most of them children. Satellite imagery, independent expert analysis and public information about recent U.S. and Israeli military operations point to a likely U.S. airstrike that also struck an adjacent compound linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary … Read more
Lead: A federal judge in Washington signaled skepticism on Friday about new Pentagon rules that limit what credentialed journalists may report from inside the Department of Defense. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman pressed Justice Department lawyers on First Amendment concerns during a hearing about a mid-2025 policy that asks reporters to publish only government‑authorized information … Read more
Thousands packed Chicago’s House of Hope on Friday as a celebration of life for Rev. Jesse Jackson began at 11 a.m., drawing a multi-generational crowd to the Pullman neighborhood. The event — part worship service, part political tribute — combined gospel music, eulogies and calls to civic action as guests from across the U.S. and … Read more
