Shares slump in Asia and Europe, gold slides and investors brace for higher oil prices after US president’s threat Business live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates Global stock markets dropped sharply on Monday after Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants unless the strait of Hormuz is opened. Stock markets … Read more
Supreme Court to hear arguments in a mail-in voting case, weighing whether states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day.
What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hit The war on Iran, even as it spreads and destabilises the Middle East and the global economy, is not real. This is how it is being portrayed by the Trump administration. The war … Read more
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The regulator has issued a ground stop for all planes and New York’s emergency management authority warned people to expect cancellations and delays New York’s LaGuardia airport was closed to flights early on Monday after an Air Canada flight and Port Authority vehicle collided. The New York police department confirmed the collision but could not … Read more
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House, the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to recognize the controversial explorer
Alvaro Folgueiras nails three-pointer in final seconds Gators are first No seed to exit this year’s tournament Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a three-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated the defending national champion, Florida, sending Gators home with a 73-72 victory on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Under first-year coach Ben … Read more
Trump vows to ‘hit and obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if it fails to reopen strait of Hormuz by his deadline – key US politics stories from 22 March at a glance Donald Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its energy infrastructure, as … Read more
The Trump administration says ICE agents will deploy to airports across the country on Monday to assist TSA officers with security at airport entrances and exits where lines have been particularly long in recent weeks. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.
Cause of the fire that killed Pierce, who had covered the Minnesota hockey team for a decade, is under investigation NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed on Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced on its sports website Sunday. Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the … Read more
