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Friday, March 20, 2026 6:49 PM ET

World News

Trump mulls 'winding down' Iran war

US President Donald Trump’s sudden announcement that he was considering scaling back operations came just over an hour after he had ruled out a ceasefire with Iran.

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Peninsula Qatar

FIG announces the cancellation of 2026 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup

Peninsula Qatar - 2 hours ago

Doha: The gymnastics World Cup event scheduled to take place in Doha in April has been cancelled, the sport s governing body announced yesterday....

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Channel NewsAsia

Action movie star Chuck Norris dies aged 86

Channel NewsAsia - 6 hours ago

LOS ANGELES: Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood action star most famous for his role in Walker, Texas Ranger, has died, his family said Friday (Mar 20). He was 86."It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning," the family said

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Channel NewsAsia

Trump administration sues Harvard over anti-Israel protests

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

Harvard responded by saying "we care deeply about our Jewish and Israeli community and are committed to ensuring they are respected and can thrive on our campus."

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Politics News

CNBC

Canadian Armed Forces members among NATO troops pulled out of Iraq | CBC News

CBC News - 38 minutes ago

Canadian military members and civilians are among the personnel NATO has pulled out of Iraq as the country faces retaliatory attacks from Iran along with other Gulf countries during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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CNBC

Trump administration sues Harvard over antisemitism allegations - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 1 hour ago

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, is the second the Justice Department has filed against Harvard in little more than a month.

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ABC News

ICE Arrests Immigrant 'Monster' Who Left Woman Hog-Tied in Her Home

Breitbart - 2 hours ago

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Nashville, Tennessee, have arrested an immigrant whom officials call "a monster."

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The Baltimore Sun

Judge blocks restrictive Pentagon press access policy

CNBC - 49 minutes ago

A federal judge blocked the Department of Defense press access policy in a lawsuit by the New York Times.

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Business News

Fox News

How the Iranian conflict can impact oil prices | Fox Business Video

Fox News - 1 hour ago

'The Claman Countdown' panelists Erin Gibbs and Boris Schlossberg discuss where oil prices are headed amid geopolitical conflict.

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Fox News

LIVE UPDATES: Iran-linked terror cell disrupted as Tehran's neighbors in Gulf fend off regime's attacks

Fox News - 13 minutes ago

A "terrorist network" funded and operated by Hezbollah and Iran has been foiled in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report. Israel launched fresh strikes against Iran while Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia reported new Iranian aggression.

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ABC News

Gold falls 1.8% after report of U.S. sending more troops to Middle East

CTV News - 1 hour ago

Gold prices fell by 1.8 per cent on Friday as the dollar strengthened on a report that the United States will deploy extra troops in the Middle East, fanning concerns of higher oil prices, inflation, and with it, elevated interest rates.

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Rolling Stone

Washington’s New Millionaires’ Tax Will Hit Pro Athletes

Hollywood Reporter - 1 hour ago

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is expected to sign into law a millionaires' tax that dozens of pro athletes and some college athletes will pay.

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Technology

'CODE RED:' China's AI Playbook in Its Own Words

Breitbart - 7 hours ago

The Chinese Communist Party published a national AI gameplan that specifies blurring the lines between the civil and military to achieve Beijing's global technological supremacy, author Wynton Hall details in his upcoming book, Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI (HarperCollins).

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BBC News

The new technology shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

BBC News - 1 day ago

Technology to get us around was a big theme at CES 2026. Tech Now tests out some of the latest innovations.

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Gizmodo

OpenClaw demand in China is driving up the price of used MacBooks

CNBC - 1 day ago

People in China are rushing to buy preowned computers to try OpenClaw with demand for MacBooks particularly high, according to one reseller.

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Christian Science Monitor

What constitutes victory in an ‘asymmetric’ war with Iran?

Christian Science Monitor - 8 hours ago

In the Iran war, victory looks different for each side: The U.S. and Israel must decisively win, while the Iranian regime only has to survive.

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Sports Headlines

Daily Express

FIG announces the cancellation of 2026 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup

Peninsula Qatar - 2 hours ago

Doha: The gymnastics World Cup event scheduled to take place in Doha in April has been cancelled, the sport s governing body announced yesterday....

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Evening Standard

Fernandes reacts as Premier League explain penalty decision in Man United draw

Evening Standard - 4 minutes ago

Man United twice lead against Bournemouth but controversy overshadowed the 2-2 draw

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Bay to Bay News

Baylor rallies to beat Nebraska 67-62 in March Madness opener after winning appeal on flagrant foul - Bay to Bay News

Bay to Bay News - 5 minutes ago

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Taliah Scott scored 15 points and Baylor rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, making 11 of 14 free throws down the stretch, to beat Nebraska 67-62 on Friday …

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The Baltimore Sun

MLB season preview: Robot umpires, Dodgers' try for 3 in row, Rays' return to Trop as lockout looms - Bay to Bay News

Bay to Bay News - 2 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising games in …

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Entertainment News

Newsweek

Chuck Norris dies at 86 after sudden hospitalization

Newsweek - 2 hours ago

Chuck Norris dies at 86 after sudden hospitalization on Kauai, leaving a lasting legacy in action cinema.

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UPI

Listen: BTS releases 'Arirang' album, 'Swim' music video - UPI.com

UPI - 34 minutes ago

K-pop superstars BTS released "Arirang," their first new full-length album in over five years, and a music video for the single "Swim."

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New York Magazine

Mormon Wives React to the Taylor Frankie Paul Video

New York Magazine - 36 minutes ago

Layla Taylor and Miranda Hope have issued statements; Demi Engemann is vague-posting.

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ABC News

‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,’ ‘SNL UK,’ plus more new movies and TV to stream this weekend - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 9 hours ago

From the “Peaky Blinders” movie to “Saturday Night Live” setting up shop across the pond, here’s what to watch this weekend.

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Odd/Weird News

New York Post

Goldfish earns Guinness World Record for driving

New York Post - 6 days ago

Blub, the Italian fish, took home the title for the greatest distance covered in a motion-sensing vehicle by a goldfish in one minute thanks to his owner, who is an engineer.

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Sora News 24

Watch: Live possum snuggles stuffed toys at Australian airport store - UPI.com

UPI - 11 hours ago

An airport in Tasmania, Australia, had an unusual visitor when a live possum was found snuggling with stuffed toys inside an airport store.

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Daily Express

US deploys A-10 Warthogs and Apaches as questions rise on ground troops in Iran

New York Post - 2 hours ago

The United States has deployed the famous A-10 Warthogs, Apache attack helicopters, and 5,000-pound bunker busters to take out Iranian drones, boats, and mines and help secure the Strait of Hormuz,...

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New York Post

I’m a doomsday prepper — the 3 things you should do to protect your family from a possible attack on the US

New York Post - 6 days ago

“Many Americans are fearing that we’ve provoked our most powerful enemy and put ourselves at risk," Rowan MacKenzie said.

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