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Gasoline prices soar at a Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026, as gas prices soar as the war with Iran continues.Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesRising gas prices and the lack of a clear end to the Iran war are clashing with Republicans’ plans to win the November election on an affordable message. Republican U.S. House members are gathering in Miami this week to consider the legislative agenda and interim message focused on lowering prices and new tax cuts. Some lawmakers at the rally acknowledged that high gas prices (up more than 60 cents…
WASHINGTON, DC – As the United States and Israel continue their war with Iran, civil rights experts are noting a worrying trend. It’s that Islamophobia is on the rise, even in the upper echelons of the U.S. government.For example, Congressman Andy Ogles said, “Muslims do not belong in American society,” adding, “Pluralism is a lie.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listHis colleague, Republican Rep. Randy Fine, has also amplified anti-Muslim rhetoric online.”If they gave us a choice, it wouldn’t be hard to choose between a dog and a Muslim,” he said in a recent post. “Deport them all,” Fine…
Toronto police are investigating a “national security incident” after shots were fired at the U.S. consulate early Tuesday morning, damaging the building but causing no injuries. Around 5:29 a.m., about an hour after investigators believed the shooting occurred, a witness called troopers to report gunshots at the consulate, police said. Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barrett said authorities “found evidence of a discharge of a firearm, shell casings and damage to a building.” Barrett said witness evidence showed two male suspects fired what appeared to be handguns in front of the consulate and fled in a white Honda CRV. Police…
Fernando Alonso says it is optimistic to think Aston Martin can finish the race despite a better-than-expected Australian Grand Prix result.Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey made the shocking revelation last Thursday that Alonso and Lance Stroll would not be able to complete more than half of the opening race due to the risk of permanent nerve damage from the car’s vibrations. Stroll did not even participate in qualifying, but completed 43 of 58 laps on Sunday, while Alonso retired after just 21 laps. Parts shortages are the main reason for Aston Martin’s limited running, but vibration remains an issue.…
Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding access to its healthcare AI assistant to its website and apps. The assistant, called Health AI, was previously only available in the app of One Medical, the healthcare company that Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion in 2023. Health AI can answer questions, walk you through your health records, manage prescription renewals, and schedule appointments. Amazon says users do not need to be Prime members or One Medical members to use Assistant. Amazon says Health AI is designed to act as a personalized health assistant that can answer common health questions without accessing personal…
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Russian leaders denied allegations in a phone call with President Donald Trump on Monday that they were sharing intelligence with Iran during the war.”So we can take their word for it,” Witkoff told CNBC’s “Money Movers” in an interview Tuesday. “Let’s hope they don’t share.”President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.Witkoff was asked in the interview whether he thought Russia was sharing information with Iran about the whereabouts of U.S. military assets and, if so, why the Trump administration was waiving sanctions that barred Indian refiners from buying Russian crude oil.”Well,…
People walk near a sign outside Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe day after Anthropic sued the Trump administration for designating an artificial intelligence company as a supply chain risk. google is deepening its relationship with the Department of Defense and expanding the role of the Gemini AI model within the military bureaucracy. Google announced Tuesday that it is introducing features on GenAI.mil, the Department of Defense’s enterprise AI portal, that will allow civilians and military personnel to build custom AI agents for unclassified tasks. More than 3 million Department of…
Sheffield Wednesday look set to start next season in League One with a 15-point deficit as none of the bidders currently seeking to take over the club are prepared to pay outgoing owner Digifone Chansiri £15m.Former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley and American investor David Storch are thought to be the frontrunners to take over Hillsborough, with several other potential buyers also believed to be behind the deal. However, Sky Sports News reported that none of the interested parties were prepared to hand over the cash and pay a Thai businessman effectively half of the club’s total purchase price. The club’s…
Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves at midday: Hims & Hers Health — The telemedicine company’s stock rose 3%. Bank of America raised its stock from underperform to neutral after Novo Nordisk dropped its patent infringement lawsuit against Hims, and the companies agreed to allow Hims to sell Novo’s Ozempic and Wigovy drugs on its platform. Analyst Allen Lutz said in a note Tuesday that Novo’s move to drop the lawsuit is “a clear positive in our view as it removes litigation and its associated credit risk, which is the primary driver of the new multiple…
Perplexity app in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Washington on June 1, 2025.Stephanie Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA federal judge temporarily blocked startup Perplexity’s access. AmazonAccording to court filings, the site is powered by the Comet artificial intelligence browser. Amazon sued Perplexity in November, alleging that Perplexity took steps to “hide” its AI agents so that they could continue to scrape the online retailer’s websites without authorization. Perplexity called the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, a “bullying tactic.” Perplexity’s Comet allows shoppers to ask an assistant to…