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Lead: Teams from Walt Disney Co. and OpenAI met in Los Angeles on Monday evening to discuss a collaboration tied to Sora, OpenAI’s AI video tool. Roughly 30 minutes after that meeting, Disney staff were informed that OpenAI would discontinue Sora; OpenAI made the decision public on Tuesday. The cancellation terminates a proposed three-year, $1 … Read more
Lead A Nature study (Nagaraja et al., 25 March 2026) reports that repeated colonic injury leaves a durable epigenetic imprint in colonic stem cells that raises the likelihood of tumour outgrowth. Using a mouse DSS model (acute, chronic and recovery stages) and joint single-cell chromatin/transcriptome profiling of 52,540 cells from 23 animals, the team found … Read more
On March 25, 2026, a Jefferson County Family Court judge in Louisville ordered the arrest of former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin after finding him in contempt for failing to produce financial records. The ruling came days before a scheduled trial to determine whether Mr. Bevin owes child support to his estranged son, Jonah Bevin. Judge … Read more
Lead On March 25, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were observed conducting identification checks and assisting with passenger screening at several major airports, including Hartsfield‑Jackson Atlanta, Phoenix Sky Harbor and LaGuardia. The deployment follows agents being sent to airports earlier in the week amid a persistent shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) … Read more
Lead: Notebookcheck’s recent laboratory Wi‑Fi test found a Dell XPS 16 equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 325 and an LG Display 1–120Hz panel running nearly 27 hours on a 70Wh battery. The unit, shown at CES in January, used a variable refresh LCD designed to lower power draw, with idle consumption measured as low … Read more
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco, the New York Yankees opened the MLB regular season with a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. New York built a five-run second inning and added insurance runs later, while starter Max Fried settled into 6 1/3 scoreless innings. Logan Webb allowed seven … Read more
House Republicans left a classified briefing on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, expressing growing frustration with the Trump administration’s explanations for U.S. military action in Iran. Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee said Department of Defense officials did not provide clear answers on objectives, timeline, the potential use of ground forces or the expected cost, … Read more
Lead: On March 25, 2026, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte sent criminal referrals to U.S. attorney offices in Florida and Illinois alleging that New York Attorney General Letitia James may have falsified information on homeowner insurance applications. The referrals name a Ft. Lauderdale-based insurer, Universal Property Insurance, and Allstate in Illinois. The Justice … Read more
Lead The United States Postal Service announced it will apply its first-ever fuel surcharge of 8% to several package services starting 26 April 2026, with the fee scheduled to remain in place through 17 January 2027. The measure targets Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage and Parcel Select shipments as the agency seeks … Read more
On March 25, 2026, the U.S. ordered roughly 2,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and announced nearly 7,000 additional Army and Marine forces bound for the Middle East, signaling a renewed possibility of ground operations linked to the Iran conflict. The move follows two Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments dispatched on March 13 and … Read more
Lookout Landing’s staff and readers weighed in on the outlook for the 2026 MLB season: staff consensus favors the Seattle Mariners in the AL West (17 staff votes) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West (17 votes), while the readership poll heavily sided with those same clubs (Mariners 95.6% in the AL West, … Read more
Lead: On March 25, 2026, the United States circulated a 15-point peace proposal to Iran while dispatching roughly 2,000 paratroopers to the Middle East, a move that could sharpen U.S. leverage in talks or signal readiness to escalate militarily. Diplomats said Pakistan was mediating and proposed talks in Islamabad as soon as this weekend, though … Read more
Lead On March 25, 2026, Meta announced a round of layoffs that affects hundreds of employees across multiple teams, including Reality Labs, recruiting, social media and sales. The cuts arrive as the company intensifies investment in AI infrastructure and data centers, a strategy it expects will require as much as $135 billion in capital spending. … Read more
Lead: A mutated SARS-CoV-2 lineage, identified as BA.3.2, was first detected in the United States in June 2025 in a traveler who tested positive at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on March 19 that BA.3.2 carries spike-protein changes that can reduce recognition by antibodies from … Read more
On Monday, Putnam County coroner Todd Zeiner was notified that actor Nicholas Brendon had been found dead at his Indiana home; a longtime friend who had been staying there discovered the body. The coroner reported finding an adult male “positioned as if asleep” who had already been pronounced dead on arrival. Local authorities say initial … Read more
