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Lead: Reports on Monday say Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a four-year contract extension that keeps the wide receiver with the team through 2031. The initial figures put the deal at $168.6 million, an average of $42.15 million per year, making him the highest-paid receiver by average annual value. The move … Read more
Lead On March 23, 2026, new strikes on Persian Gulf energy facilities shifted the war’s economic risk from short-lived transit disruption to protracted infrastructure damage. Iran’s retaliatory missile attack on Ras Laffan, Qatar’s major liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub, was followed by strikes on refineries and gas installations in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Ras … Read more
Lead On Monday the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether states may count mail-in ballots that were mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The dispute centers on a Mississippi statute that permits ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to five days later. The case could affect laws in about 13 … Read more
Lead On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he was postponing a 48-hour ultimatum that had demanded Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States was engaged in “good and productive” negotiations and would hold off on strikes against Iranian power plants for five days. Iran’s government and state media denied direct talks with … Read more
Lead: PFF’s 2026 mock draft projects a dramatic early-shift in the first round, with the Dallas Cowboys trading both first-round picks (Nos. 12 and 20) to move up to No. 3 and select Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. The scenario also has the Arizona Cardinals using the acquired No. 20 pick to take Alabama … Read more
Early on Monday, March 23, 2026, four ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish volunteer emergency service, were set ablaze in Golders Green, North London. Metropolitan Police are treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime after fires were reported at about 1:45 a.m. Fire crews extinguished the blazes and no injuries were reported. CCTV footage … Read more
In remote clinics across northern Cameroon and beyond, clinicians say a quiet crisis is unfolding: diabetes now threatens lives at a scale comparable to long-familiar infectious killers. Reporters in central and northern Cameroon found crowded outpatient benches, a severe shortage of specialists and a growing, malnutrition-linked presentation of the disease among patients who lack routine … Read more
Lead Odell Beckham Jr. participated in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic over the weekend and said the event could reopen doors to the NFL. The former star wideout, who last played in an NFL game on Dec. 8, 2024, made a handful of highlight catches in the tournament. Beckham, 33, told interviewer Kay Adams he … Read more
Global climate agencies confirm that the past 11 years are the warmest ever recorded, with 2025 ranking as the second or third hottest year since instrumental observations began. The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate 2025 report, issued today, says atmospheric carbon dioxide and ocean heat content reached new highs in 2025 while … Read more
Lead On March 23, 2026, the president of Alibaba.com argued in a Fortune commentary that agentic artificial intelligence will enable a new class of companies: billion-dollar enterprises run by a single founder. The piece says the long-standing need for large headcount and heavy capital to manage global trade and operations is dissolving as AI agents … Read more
In a shock finish that closed out the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend, No. 9 Iowa edged No. 1 Florida 73-72 to eliminate the defending champions. The Hawkeyes rallied from a second-half deficit of as many as 12 points and took the lead on a corner 3 by Alvaro Folgueiras after a quick inbounds sequence. Florida … Read more
Lead In late January a measles outbreak centered at Ave Maria University spilled into the surrounding planned community, and public information about the event has been sparse. Collier County has recorded at least 104 cases since the start of January, including 88 confirmed and 16 probable infections, and cases among children and teens have increased … Read more
Lead On Monday, March 23, 2026, global precious metals plunged then partially recovered after a sudden swing in market sentiment tied to developments in the Iran conflict. Spot gold fell more than 5% to $4,262.50 in early London trade before rebounding to $4,412 by 11:40 a.m. London time (7:40 a.m. ET). Silver and platinum also … Read more
Lead Since January 2025 the federal government has accelerated a broad build‑out of immigration detention across the United States, buying and leasing warehouses, expanding local jail contracts and scaling bed capacity. Backed by roughly $85 billion in new funding — about $45 billion targeted to detention over four years — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Read more
Lead: In late March 2026, more than 70,000 Afghans crossed back into Afghanistan from Iran after the outbreak of war in Iran in late February severed jobs and study opportunities there. Many returnees—students, construction workers and families—arrived through crossings such as Islam Qala, citing campus closures, workplace evacuations and health hazards from burning oil in … Read more
