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US total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent. Employment in health care decreased, reflecting strike activity. Employment in information and federal
government continued to trend down. - BLS

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

WaPo - Russia providing Iran targeting information on US forces, including locations of warships and aircraft in the Middle East. www.washingtonpost.com/nation...

Oil at 22-month high as Qatar minister warns prices could reach $150 Oil futures traded at their highest levels since the summer of 2024 on Friday as the war against Iran entered a seventh day with no sign of it ending anytime soon.

Qatar's energy minister warns war in the Middle East could force Persian Gulf countries to stop energy shipments in a matter of weeks, possibly driving oil to $150 a barrel and bringing down the economies of the world. www.marketwatch.com/story/oil...

Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading ByteDance’s Chinese Apps In January, after TikTok announced a deal to transfer its US operations, Apple began blocking people in the US from downloading or updating ByteDance apps designed for the Chinese market.

Wired - While TikTok operates in the US under new ownership, Apple has deployed technical restrictions to block iOS users here from downloading other apps made by the video platform's Chinese parent organization ByteDance. www.wired.com/story/bytedance...

Indonesia to ban social media access for under-16s: Minister "The government is stepping in so that parents no longer have to fight alone against the giants of the algorithm," said Communications Minister Meutya Hafid.

"Accounts belonging to children under 16 on high-risk platforms will start to be deactivated, beginning with YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox." - Statement from Indonesia's communications minister, Meutya Hafid. www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/...

A Statement on U.S.-Venezuela Relations  - United States Department of State The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations. This step will facilitate our joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery, and advance political reconciliation in Venezuela.  Our engagement is focused on helping the Venezuelan people move forward through a phased process that creates the conditions for a […]

US and Venezuela's interim authorities agree "to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations." - State Department www.state.gov/releases/office...

Intense consecutive airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs: Video

Beirut's southern suburbs come under intense consecutive airstrikes following warnings from the Israeli army for residents to evacuate the area. www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-...

Asked whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump acknowledges the possibility. “I guess,” he says. "...Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die." time.com/7382697/trum...

Link to the released files: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump The Justice Department has released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump that the department said had been mistakenly wi...

Additional Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Trump that DoJ said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review have now been released. apnews.com/article/epst...

Update: President Trump says US Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma will replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary.

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Authorities say Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Ventura County, California. www.vcstar.com/story/news/loc...

Exclusive | Trump Is Preparing to Fire Kristi Noem The president has already been asking aides and congressional Republicans for names of potential replacements.

WSJ - President Trump is preparing to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to advisers familiar with his thinking. www.wsj.com/politics/policy/t...

Cumulus Files for Another Chapter 11, With Lender Support - Radio World Cumulus Media, seeking to eliminate its heavy debt burden, has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in bankruptcy court for the second time in under nine years.

Cumulus Media, the third-largest commercial US radio group by revenue, files for Chapter 11 reorganization in bankruptcy court for the second time in under nine years. www.radioworld.com/news-and-bus...

A New Spy Radio Signal Has Appeared. It's Broadcasting in Farsi. A new shortwave numbers station appeared the day the bombs fell. Nobody knows who's running it.

A mysterious shortwave radio station is broadcasting strings of numbers in Farsi. open.substack.com/pub/theicema...

South Korea doctors jailed for performing abortion at 36 weeks South Korea Central District Court jailed on Wednesday two doctors for performing an abortion on a woman who was in her 36th week of pregnancy. For the hospital director and the operating surgeon, the...

South Korea's central district court jails two doctors for performing an abortion on a woman who was in her 36th week of pregnancy. www.jurist.org/news/2026/03...

Iran drone attack at Azerbaijan airport Eyewitness videos from an airport in Azerbaijan captured the moment of a suspected Iranian drone attack.

In a major escalation, Iran uses drones to target the passenger terminal of Nakhchivan airport in Azerbaijan. aje.news/prolie

7.2K views · 287 reactions | An announcement👇 | Senator Steve Daines An announcement👇

Senator Steve Daines, a Montana Republican, announces he won't seek reelection. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Cav...

I always wonder how I get on these lists as a registered independent voter who hasn't donated to a presidential candidate since 1980. My suspicion is the Trump 45 list of White House correspondents or those who covered his 2024 campaign was blended into a party fundraising mailing list.

Explosion reported at industrial complex in Logan Township, New Jersey; shelter-in-place issued Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in the 600 block of Heron Drive in Logan Township, New Jersey.

Multiple people injured after an explosion in Logan Township, New Jersey, at a facility that provides chemicals for lab experiments. www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/...

House Oversight panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over Epstein files The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday took the remarkable step of issuing a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi, compelling her to appear to answer questions about the Epstein files. The re…

House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena US Attorney General Bondi to testify about the DoJ's handling of the Epstein case and the release of its related files. thehill.com/homenews/house/57...

A pedestrian was hit by a train this afternoon in Woodbridge, Virginia. Southbound trains are not able to proceed past Lorton, according a VRE conductor.

Deckhand Todd Meadows, featured on Discovery Channel's 'Deadliest Catch,' died after falling overboard, according to the US Coast Guard.

Indian Ocean Iranian vessel B-Roll displaying CENTCOM operations in the Indian Ocean in support of Operation Epic Fury.

Video of the torpedo fired by a US submarine sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka. Some 87 bodies recovered and 32 people rescued by the Sri Lankan navy. www.dvidshub.net/video/998184...

No matter how much Kari Lake claims that VOA Persian is delivering the president’s message directly to Iran, the reality is that she has crippled our capacity to reach audiences everywhere. #SaveVOA

President Trump on Saturday in Miami will host “the heads of state” of 12 nations of the Western Hemisphere, announces White House press secretary Leavitt.

“The United States of America does not target civilians...I would caution you from pointing a finger at the United States of America when it comes to targeting civilians,” White House press secretary Leavitt replies to a reporter who asked whether the US military bombed a girls’ school in Iran.

United States Leads Dismantlement of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums The Department of Justice announced today the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools.

LeakBase, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools, has been seized by US law enforcement. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unite...

Iranian warship off Sri Lanka ‘attacked by foreign submarine’- Sources - Breaking News | Daily Mirror The Iranian warship that sank off Sri Lanka’s southern coast had been attacked by a foreign submarine while it was outside Sri Lankan waters, defense sources confirmed to Daily Mirror. ..

Iranian warship that sank off Sri Lanka's southern coast reportedly had been attacked by a foreign submarine. www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-n...

Container ship eastbound in the Straits
of Hormuz off Oman hit by an unknown projectile just above the water line causing a fire in the engine room. -UKMTO www.ukmto.org/recent-incident...