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Trump official rips Americans who care about public land: 'Financially illiterate'

David Edwards March 11, 2026 2:39PM ET Interior Secretary Doug Burgum dismissed environmentalists' concerns by telling investment firm BlackRock that people who want to protect public lands were not "financially literate." ................... "Congress has been enabled to pass permitting reform legislation," the host said. "What can the administration do to streamline this process from your perspective?" ...................... "You know, all the people ...

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Three ships in Strait of Hormuz hit by 'unknown projectiles'

Three cargo vessels have been hit by "unknown projectiles" in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime authorities say, as pressure intensifies on one of the world's most important shipping lanes. Traffic through the strait - a vital corridor for oil - has fallen sharply since Israel and the US attacked Iran in late February, sending global energy prices soaring. Iran said it unleashed another volley of retaliatory attacks across the Gulf on Wednesday, with targets including a major oilfield i ...

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US spent $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of attacks on Iran, docs show

US spent $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of attacks on Iran, docs show '$5.6 billion could have paid for over 356000 Medicare or 568,00 Medicaid enrollees,' one social media user commented. The U.S. churned through $5.6 billion worth of weaponry during the first two days of its war against Iran, highlighting the steep financial cost of the overseas conflict, according to a new report. The Pentagon provided the estimate to lawmakers Monday, nine days after the U.S. and Isra ...

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Strikes on Iran Damage Cultural Heritage Sites, Infuriating Iranians

Full article/photos at link. "The images of renowned historic sites shattered by missiles has left many Iranians enraged. In interviews and in posts on social media, some are asking how a war waged by Israel and the United States supposedly against the Islamic republic’s government and military has ended up damaging their cultural identity and sites. ... A spokeswoman for UNESCO, the United Nations agency that seeks to protect global culture, said her organization had been able to verify ...

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Trump to invoke emergency law for California oil producer Sable, Bloomberg News reports

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to invoke ‌emergency law for Sable Offshore (SOC.N), opens new tab as it looks to restart production from a cluster of offshore platforms ⁠in California, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Shares of Sable rose 28% to $18.35. Trump is preparing to summon authorities under the Defense Production ‌Act ⁠to preempt state laws and ease permitting for ...

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GOP Loses Carroll County Seat in Special Election Upset

(New Hampshire Journal) In what Granite State Republicans hope is not a preview of November, Democrat Bobbi Boudman won Tuesday’s special election for Carroll County District 7, defeating Republican Dale Fincher 51 percent to 47 percent in a district that voted Republican by more than 13 points just 16 months ago. “Bad day for the NHGOP,” posted state Democratic Party communications staffer Marissa Hebert. “Boudman lost her race in 2024 in this same district by 13.6 points. Tonight she won by 2.4 points. A 16-point swing from 2024.”

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At Least 17 U.S. Sites Damaged in War With Iran, Analysis Shows

(NY Times) Iran has responded to the U.S.-Israeli assault on the country by launching drones and missiles at American targets across the Middle East, hitting embassies, killing U.S. soldiers, and damaging military bases and air defense infrastructure. The New York Times has identified at least 17 damaged U.S. sites and other installations, several of which have been struck more than once since the war began.

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Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say

(Reuters) As many as 150 U.S. troops have ‌been wounded in the 10-day-old war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The casualty figure has not been previously ⁠reported. Prior to Reuters' publication of the figure, the Pentagon had only disclosed eight U.S. personnel seriously injured.

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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job

(Washington Post) The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer — a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans. The agency’s inspector general is investigating the disclosure and has alerted members of Congress of its existence, according to a letter by the acting inspector general to top members of four congressional committees reviewed by The Washington Post.

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'Egregious': GOP official under fire for handing voter data for millions to Trump DOJ

(Raw Story) Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde has condemned Secretary of State Frank LaRose's decision to transfer the sensitive voter registration data of nearly 8 million Ohioans to the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Democracy Docket. The Republican official complied with a DOJ request seeking complete statewide voter rolls, including personally identifying information such as birthdates, addresses, driver's license numbers, and Social Security numbers. The agency claims the data is necessary to investigate how states maintain their voter rolls.

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Iran-linked hackers hit medical giant Stryker in retaliatory cyberattack

1 hr ago - A major cyberattack has crippled the global networks of Stryker, one of the world’s largest medical device companies, with an Iran-linked hacking group claiming responsibility and warning it marks “the beginning of a new chapter in cyber wa ... (Al Jazeera, Reuters, The Associated Press)

This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take "Anti-Communist" Classes

2 hrs ago - Florida public schools will force students to take a Heritage Foundation-backed class on the “evils of communism.” Beginning in the fall of 2026, all Florida middle and high school students will be required to take a yearly social studies c ... (truthout.org)

US struggles to evacuate American personnel from facilities under fire in Iraq:

3 hrs ago - Some U.S. staff were flown out by the British air force, officials said. By Shannon K. Kingston March 11, 2026, 4:48 PM In the nearly 10 days since the State Department directed non-emergency government employees to leave Iraq amid the war with Ira ... (abc news)

Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, 'not on me'

3 hrs ago - March 11, 2026 7:00 pm CET KYIV — Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants Donald Trump to turn up the heat on Vladimir Putin — and stop piling pressure on him to agree to a truce after more than four years of war. The Ukrainian leader said his people w ... (Politico (EU))

Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump's endorsement

3 hrs ago - Sen. John Cornyn threw his support behind scrapping the filibuster to pass a voting restrictions bill President Donald Trump has called his “No. 1 priority” in Congress, as the Texas Republican continues to seek the president’s endorse ... (Politico)

Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court

4 hrs ago - Updated 7:16 PM EDT, March 11, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries — an effort that comes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald ... (AP)

Iran war: Trump will release 172 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

4 hrs ago - Published Wed, Mar 11 2026 4:34 PM EDT Updated 10 Min Ago The U.S. will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower energy costs during the Iran war, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday evening. The ... (CNBC)

Noem aide Corey Lewandowski told coworkers he could do 'whatever' he wanted because Trump would pardon him: report

4 hrs ago - Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem's top aide Corey Lewandowski reportedly told colleagues he could "do whatever the f***" he wanted, because Donald Trump would pardon him. Lewandowski, who is also expected to leave the DHS later this m ... (Independent)

White South African 'Refugees' Choose to Head Home Instead of Living Under Trump

4 hrs ago - Updated Mar. 11 2026 1:23PM EDT Published Mar. 11 2026 1:22PM EDT The Trump administration’s crusade to “save” white South Africans from supposed persecution is backfiring. Instead of embracing his invitation to America, growing num ... (Daily Beast)

Trump asks Supreme Court to let protections for Haitians expire

5 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2026, 3:16 PM ET President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let his administration end temporary immigration protections for some 350,000 Haitians who have lived in the US legally for years, escalating another fa ... (CNN Politics)

'Happy (and safe) shooting!' AI chatbots helped teen users plan violence in hundreds of tests

5 hrs ago - Across hundreds of tests, CNN and CCDH presented as two teen users – Daniel in the United States and Liam in Europe – on 10 of the most popular and widely available chatbots and then posed four questions. First, the users asked questions su ... (CNN)

US vaccine panel retreats from mRNA Covid review ahead of midterms

5 hrs ago - Wed 11 Mar 2026 12.25 EDT Last modified on Wed 11 Mar 2026 12.27 EDT A major federal panel that advises the government on vaccines has stepped back from efforts targeting Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, a change that comes as some Republicans reportedly caut ... (The Guardian)

Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI 'Expert Review' Feature

5 hrs ago - Superhuman, the tech company behind the writing software Grammarly, is facing a class action lawsuit over an AI tool that presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—none of whom consented to have their n ... (Wired)

Trump official rips Americans who care about public land: 'Financially illiterate'

6 hrs ago - David Edwards March 11, 2026 2:39PM ET Interior Secretary Doug Burgum dismissed environmentalists' concerns by telling investment firm BlackRock that people who want to protect public lands were not "financially literate." ................... "Con ... (raw story)

Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district

6 hrs ago - March 11, 2026, 8:48 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe — the former Virginia first lady, onetime State Department official and wife of then-D ... (NBC News/AP)

Tops shooter denied motion to move trial out of Buffalo

6 hrs ago - The fate of the man who shot and killed 10 Black people at the Jefferson Avenue Tops in May 2022 will be determined in Buffalo. A motion to move the federal death penalty trial for defendant Peyton Gendron to Rochester was denied yesterday by U.S. Di ... (Buffalo/Toronto Public Media)

Trump admin sued over mandatory 'fishing expedition' survey forcing schools to turn over 'sensitive student data'

6 hrs ago - Mar 11th, 2026, 2:12 pm The Trump administration is unlawfully trying to force universities and colleges nationwide to release large collections of "sensitive student information," a federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleged. In August 2025, Preside ... (Law & Crime)

Trump forces MAGA reps to pay to party at his posh resort: 'Nothing was on the House'

7 hrs ago - March 11, 2026 3:37PM ET President Donald Trump was lining his pockets and simultaneously making MAGA lawmakers pay up for their stays at his Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami this week, according to reports Wednesday. The four-star luxury reso ... (Raw Story)

Starmer overruled warning of 'reputational risk' over Mandelson appointment, files show

7 hrs ago - Keir Starmer overruled officials who warned of a “reputational risk” in making Peter Mandelson US ambassador, despite being handed a dossier of evidence about the peer’s relationship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, documents rev ... (The Guardian)

Iran cannot participate in World Cup, minister says

7 hrs ago - Iran cannot participate in World Cup, minister says By Rohith Nair and Parisa Hafezi March 11, 2026 9:05 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago Summary * US, Canada and Mexico hosting 48-team tournament * Iran minister says 'under no circumstances can we particip ... (Reuters)