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Having lapped its rivals in the US landscape, the most powerful American sports league is pushing for supersonic expansion of its calendar and its geography “Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. And they’re getting hoggy.” When Mark Cuban, then owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, fired that line at the NFL in 2014, he was … Read more
Democrats have been stockpiling ideas for months on how to retaliate against companies and figures that have aligned themselves closely to President Donald Trump’s political agenda, telegraphing that merger breakups and committee investigations will play a central role in their efforts to push back against the administration should they regain power. Most recently, House Minority … Read more
Unseasonably warm and even dangerous temperatures this week were up to 30F above average for the time of year The record-breaking heatwave scorching the US west this week would have been “virtually impossible” if not for the climate crisis, a team of scientists has determined. Millions of Americans from the Pacific coast to the Rockies … Read more
Dončić drops 60 as Lakers win eighth straight LeBron posts triple-double in Miami return Luka Dončić scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double on a night where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers pushed their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 134-126 win over the … Read more
Mother and child held in notorious Rio Grande Valley detention centre despite presenting visa, family says A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter, who has autism, have been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas since Saturday, family members have said. Relatives of Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Lucas say they … Read more
The Justice Department has seized four internet domains linked to Iran, including one used by a hacker group that claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on a U.S. medical tech company.
US treasury secretary says actions will increase oil supply and bring down prices, but long-term effects in question The US may soon remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded on tankers at sea, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday as Washington seeks to curb prices soaring over Iran’s closure of the strait of Hormuz. … Read more
The Commission of Fine Arts approved a 24-carat commemorative coin that features an image of President Donald Trump.
Colombia-born Estefany Rodríguez, whose detention had alarmed press freedom advocates, freed on $10,000 bond The Nashville journalist who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month was released from a Louisiana detention center on Thursday after spending 15 days in custody. Estefany Rodríguez, who covers immigration and other topics for the outlet … Read more
Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had known nothing about the targeting of Iran’s gas reserves in advance – key US politics stories from 19 March 2026 at a glance The US-Israeli war against Iran has exposed further divisions between the two countries after an Israeli strike on Iran’s largest gasfield angered US allies … Read more
