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He got hooked on betting at age 11. By college he gambled 15 hours a day. - NBC News

  1. He got hooked on betting at age 11. By college he gambled 15 hours a day.  NBC News
  2. The Hidden Addiction Crisis Experts Say Is Getting Worse  Yahoo
  3. 'Skin in the Game': How Sports Betting Apps Are Changing Fans and Fueling Addiction  cbn.com
  4. Play it safe; March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month  WPRI.com
  5. Gambling addiction is on the rise. How can you cope with it?  WBUR

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 5:59 pm

U.S. mulls lifting oil sanctions on Iran as it hits key Gulf energy sites - The Washington Post

  1. U.S. mulls lifting oil sanctions on Iran as it hits key Gulf energy sites  The Washington Post
  2. U.S. Encourages Flow of Iranian Oil While It Battles Iran  The New York Times
  3. Bessent rules out government intervention in oil futures market during Iran war  Fox Business
  4. Trump administration may unsanction some Iranian oil as energy prices spike, Bessent says  Politico
  5. The U.S. weighs lifting Iranian oil sanctions to keep price in check  Axios

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 5:50 pm

To Catholic thinkers, Pentagon’s AI demands violate ‘human dignity’ - The Washington Post

  1. To Catholic thinkers, Pentagon’s AI demands violate ‘human dignity’  The Washington Post
  2. Silicon Valley Musters Behind-the-Scenes Support for Anthropic  The New York Times
  3. Hegseth wants Pentagon to dump Anthropic's Claude, but military users say it's not so easy  Reuters
  4. Former judges side with Anthropic and raise concerns about Pentagon’s use of supply chain risk label  CNN
  5. Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic  Breaking Defense

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 5:00 pm

Portland leaders to explore renaming César E. Chávez Boulevard after explosive sex abuse allegations - OregonLive.com

  1. Portland leaders to explore renaming César E. Chávez Boulevard after explosive sex abuse allegations  OregonLive.com
  2. US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse  BBC
  3. California moves to rename Cesar Chavez Day after recent sexual abuse allegations  The Guardian
  4. Holidays, monuments, streets. What happens to Cesar Chavez’s legacy?  USA Today
  5. Another César Chávez march in Texas canceled, Dolores Huerta dropped out  San Antonio Express-News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 3:49 pm

US F-35 damaged by suspected Iranian fire makes emergency landing, sources say - CNN

  1. US F-35 damaged by suspected Iranian fire makes emergency landing, sources say  CNN
  2. US F-35 forced to make emergency landing after Iran combat mission  Military Times
  3. US fighter jet forced to make emergency landing and is first plane hit by Iranian fire since start of war  The Independent
  4. US F-35 hit, forced to make emergency landing, IRGC takes credit  The Jerusalem Post
  5. US F-35 makes emergency landing after flying over Iran  The Hill

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 3:25 pm

Gabbard, intel officials face more sharp questions on Iran war at House hearing - CBS News

  1. Gabbard, intel officials face more sharp questions on Iran war at House hearing  CBS News
  2. What’s a Threat? Gabbard Says It’s Up to Trump, on Iran and Elsewhere.  The New York Times
  3. Intel officials take questions on Iran, elections and Russia during global threats hearing  CNN
  4. The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop  The Atlantic
  5. US intel chief Gabbard says Iran was not rebuilding enrichment prior to war  Al Jazeera

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 3:17 pm

The SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause - NPR

  1. The SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause  NPR
  2. GOP debate on SAVE America Act morphs into ‘circular firing squad’  The Hill
  3. Republicans begin to question the ‘theater’ of pushing a doomed elections bill  MS NOW
  4. Sen Kennedy urges 'smart lawyers' to rework SAVE America Act for simple-majority path  Fox News
  5. Opinion | The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America  The New York Times

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 2:05 pm

Trump is poised to take Iran’s Kharg Island. Here’s what could unfold next. - Politico

  1. Trump is poised to take Iran’s Kharg Island. Here’s what could unfold next.  Politico
  2. Trump eyes "Hormuz Coalition," seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub  Axios
  3. Lawmakers press U.S. intelligence officials on Iran war as new strikes jolt oil markets  PBS
  4. US should use Kharg Island as an ultimatum: Ex-general  NewsNation
  5. Beyond oil and conflict, Iran’s Kharg Island holds a lost Christian past  EWTN News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 2:00 pm

Homeland Security Nominee Clears Key Hurdle - The New York Times

  1. Homeland Security Nominee Clears Key Hurdle  The New York Times
  2. Fetterman explains why he crossed party lines to support Mullin for DHS chief  CNN
  3. Mace hits Mullin over Paul spat, calls selection as DHS secretary ‘unreal’  The Hill
  4. Markwayne Mullin’s ‘super secret’ travel suddenly gives senators some pause  MS NOW
  5. Sen. Blumenthal discusses reforming DHS and his concerns about the war in Iran  NPR

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 1:42 pm

State records show 89 hospice companies at one Los Angeles office plaza. We went to look for ourselves. - CBS News

  1. State records show 89 hospice companies at one Los Angeles office plaza. We went to look for ourselves.  CBS News
  2. Morning Report: Nick Shirley’s San Diego Video  Voice of San Diego
  3. Democrat senator slams Gavin Newsom over Nick Shirley tweet  The Independent
  4. Nick Shirley alleges $170M California daycare fraud in new video, echoing Dr. Oz’s hospice claims  FOX 11 Los Angeles
  5. California’s ‘Ground Zero’ for Hospice Fraud; Detection Methods a ‘Mystery’  Hospice News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 1:27 pm

James Gracey missing update: Wallet found of Univ. of Alabama student of Elmhurst found in Barcelona, Spain during spring break - ABC7 Chicago

  1. James Gracey missing update: Wallet found of Univ. of Alabama student of Elmhurst found in Barcelona, Spain during spring break  ABC7 Chicago
  2. Missing Alabama student's wallet found in water, police divers scour beachfront  Fox News
  3. Police dispute report missing Alabama student’s wallet found in water  NewsNation
  4. Reports: Police suspect foul play in disappearance of University of Alabama student James Paul Gracey in Spain  CBS 42
  5. Spanish Police Search for American College Student Missing After Club Visit  The New York Times

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 1:23 pm

Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups - AP News

  1. Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups  AP News
  2. ‘We’re Just Seen as Sex Objects’: Dolores Huerta’s Years in the U.F.W.  The New York Times
  3. Dolores Huerta’s Story Confronts Gender Inequality in Latino Leadership  BELatina
  4. Dolores Huerta on Chavez abuse: The movement is bigger than any individual  People's World
  5. Here's what Dolores Huerta said in her first interview with Latino USA  San Antonio Express-News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 1:02 pm

Over a third of TSA officers call out at 3 major U.S. airports in single day as ‌funding standoff continues - CBS News

  1. Over a third of TSA officers call out at 3 major U.S. airports in single day as ‌funding standoff continues  CBS News
  2. TSA workers demand action as wait times increase for Hartsfield-Jackson travelers  WABE
  3. How to monitor airport security lines at US airports while TSA officers go without pay  AP News
  4. Columbus airport sets up gift card donation box for unpaid TSA workers  The Columbus Dispatch
  5. Air traffic controllers step up to support TSA officers during shutdown  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:04 pm

Pete Hegseth says "largest strike package yet" coming today in Iran war - CBS News

  1. Pete Hegseth says "largest strike package yet" coming today in Iran war  CBS News
  2. Middle East crisis live: Israeli officials push back on US claim that Trump knew nothing about gasfield attack  The Guardian
  3. Israeli Officials Said U.S. Was Told about South Pars Attack  The New York Times
  4. Hegseth says Iran was getting ‘closer and closer’ to nuclear capabilities, contradicting Gabbard  The Hill
  5. Middle East War live: Oil and gas prices soar as Iran intensifies strikes on Gulf energy plants  France 24

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 10:55 am

FBI investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent for alleged leaks - Axios

  1. FBI investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent for alleged leaks  Axios
  2. F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump  The New York Times
  3. Ex-Trump aide: ‘Little strange’ that Democrats regard Kent as ‘beacon of truth’ after opposing nomination  The Hill
  4. Takeaways from former Trump administration counterterrorism chief Joe Kent’s extensive interview  CNN
  5. FBI conducting leak investigation into former Trump official who resigned over Iran war  NBC News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 10:54 am

Iran hangs three convicted of killing police during January protests, judiciary says - The Times of Israel

  1. Iran hangs three convicted of killing police during January protests, judiciary says  The Times of Israel
  2. Mojtaba Khamenei regime executes champion wrestler as Iran intensifies brutal crackdown during war  Fox News
  3. Iran hangs three men in first executions over January protests  France 24
  4. Iran executes three individuals arrested over January protests, state media  Reuters
  5. Iran executes 19-year-old champion wrestler Saleh Mohammadi, two others in horrific public hangings  New York Post

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 9:18 am

How Japan’s Leader Sanae Takaichi Found Her Voice in D.C. Decades Ago - The New York Times

  1. How Japan’s Leader Sanae Takaichi Found Her Voice in D.C. Decades Ago  The New York Times
  2. Trump makes Pearl Harbor joke in reference to Iran operation during meeting with Japanese prime minister  NBC News
  3. Iran conflict looms large over Trump's meeting with Japan PM  BBC
  4. Trump hails Japanese leader, says Tokyo 'really stepping up to the plate' on Iran  Reuters
  5. Japan's PM to visit Trump as president continues pleas for help with Strait of Hormuz  NPR

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 9:04 am

‘What is he doing?’: New threats emerge for Trump’s economy as war drags on - Politico

  1. ‘What is he doing?’: New threats emerge for Trump’s economy as war drags on  Politico
  2. How the Iran war is hurting Donald Trump  The Economist
  3. From Gas to Groceries, the War in Iran Will Worsen America’s Cost-of-Living Crisis  Time Magazine
  4. For Trump, a Promised Economic Boom Collides With the Costs of War  The New York Times
  5. Opinion | If You Hate Trump’s Economy, I Have News for You  The New York Times

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 9:00 am

‘He has to justify what he did’: Black leaders slam JB Pritzker after Illinois primary - Politico

  1. ‘He has to justify what he did’: Black leaders slam JB Pritzker after Illinois primary  Politico
  2. Illinois Democratic nominee says she wouldn’t support Schumer as Senate leader  The Hill
  3. Takeaways from the Illinois primary elections  CNN
  4. Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic primary for US Senate  BBC
  5. Pritzker’s Gamble to Become a Kingmaker in Illinois Pays Off  The New York Times

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 9:00 am

Trump Brazenly Defies Explicit Wishes of Fallen Heroes’ Families - The Daily Beast

  1. Trump Brazenly Defies Explicit Wishes of Fallen Heroes’ Families  The Daily Beast
  2. Top photos of the day by The Associated Press  AP News
  3. Loss of Air Force captain from WA leaves ‘shock, anger, grief, pride’  The Seattle Times
  4. President Trump attends dignified transfer for 6 U.S. Airmen killed in refueling plane crash  LiveNOW from FOX
  5. Trump pays his respects in Delaware to U.S. service members killed in refueling aircraft crash  PBS

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 8:37 am

Iran war: What’s the Jones Act, and why has Trump suspended it for 60 days? - Al Jazeera

  1. Iran war: What’s the Jones Act, and why has Trump suspended it for 60 days?  Al Jazeera
  2. Opinion | The beginning of the end of the Jones Act  The Washington Post
  3. First Foreign Tankers Tapped for US Transit Since Trump Waiver  Bloomberg.com
  4. Trump waives Jones Act shipping rules for 60 days to steady oil market  CNBC
  5. How Waiving the Jones Act for Oil Tankers Would Work  WSJ

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 8:30 am

China Hoped Trump Summit Would Cement Its Superpower Status. Now Xi Has to Wait. - WSJ

  1. China Hoped Trump Summit Would Cement Its Superpower Status. Now Xi Has to Wait.  WSJ
  2. Trump Says China Meeting ‘Reset’ After Delay Amid Iran War  Bloomberg.com
  3. White House says China agreed to postpone Trump's Beijing trip  Reuters
  4. Looking for leverage: China keeps close eye on US politics after summit delay  The Guardian
  5. Trump says U.S. wants to delay his meeting with Xi in China by 'a month or so' due to Iran war  NBC News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 4:00 am

California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US - AP News

  1. California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US  AP News
  2. California Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s Heat Wave  The New York Times
  3. Historic March heatwave pushes south-west US toward triple digits  The Guardian
  4. It’s so hot in the West that temperatures may even break April records soon  The Washington Post
  5. California hits all-time U.S. high for winter heat  San Francisco Chronicle

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 3:17 am

US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase - Military Times

  1. US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase  Military Times
  2. US warship believed to be carrying additional Marines to Middle East tracked off Singapore  CNN
  3. Exclusive: US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase  Reuters
  4. What U.S. Marines Can Do to Help Reopen the Strait of Hormuz  WSJ
  5. Satellite images show the USS Tripoli taking Marines to Iran  USA Today

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:55 am

Senate votes down effort to restrict Trump's Iran war powers - CBS News

  1. Senate votes down effort to restrict Trump's Iran war powers  CBS News
  2. Senate G.O.P. Again Blocks Bid to Stop Iran War Until Trump Wins Authorization  The New York Times
  3. Republican leaders reject demands for public hearings on Trump's war with Iran  NBC News
  4. Senate votes down measure aiming to limit Trump’s war powers by 53-47 vote  The Guardian
  5. GOP blocks Booker-led push to curb Trump's military authority in Iran  Fox News

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 11:57 pm

‘Warrants or bust’: House hard-liners deliver ultimatum ahead of spy powers vote - Politico

  1. ‘Warrants or bust’: House hard-liners deliver ultimatum ahead of spy powers vote  Politico
  2. Jeffries says Democrats will oppose rule governing spy powers bill  The Hill
  3. Congress’s Renewed Clash Over a Major Surveillance Law, Explained  The New York Times
  4. Trump officials fail to win over GOP skeptics on FISA  Axios
  5. Republican Speaker, Intel Chiefs Make New Push to Renew Surveillance Law  U.S. News & World Report

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:45 pm

Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding - AP News

  1. Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding  AP News
  2. Senate recess at risk if DHS shutdown continues, Thune says  Politico
  3. "We're making people hurt": Democrats adopt new tactic to win DHS shutdown fight  Axios
  4. Federal employee unions, organizations call for an end to DHS shutdown  Federal News Network
  5. Lawmakers unflinching in DHS shutdown fight that could drag on for weeks as airport lines and travel anxieties grow  CNN

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:13 pm

Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates. But then things got complicated - PBS

  1. Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates. But then things got complicated  PBS
  2. Lawmakers unveil proposal to replace Georgia’s voting machines before 2028 presidential election  Georgia Recorder
  3. Georgia lawmakers want to delay switch to hand-marked ballots  The Augusta Chronicle
  4. Georgia voting technology shift hits another delay  The Rome News-Tribune
  5. Week In Review: Georgia is set for new voting machines and the chaotic year at the CDC  WABE

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:36 pm

Cuba's leader says U.S. aggression would meet 'impregnable resistance' - PBS

  1. Cuba's leader says U.S. aggression would meet 'impregnable resistance'  PBS
  2. A dirty deal with Cuba would be better than the alternatives  The Economist
  3. Can Cuba’s Regime Survive as US Chokes Oil Supplies?  Bloomberg.com
  4. Cuba’s economic and energy crisis worsens as Trump threatens action  PBS
  5. Opinion | This Isn’t What Cubans Have Been Fighting For  The New York Times

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:23 pm

Iran war has U.S. farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer - PBS

  1. Iran war has U.S. farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer  PBS
  2. Not just energy: How the Iran war could trigger a global food crisis  Al Jazeera
  3. Brazil sounds alarm on fertilizers as price spike spurs cheaper alternatives  Reuters
  4. A trucker, a farmer, and an entrepreneur walk into a global supply shock : The Indicator from Planet Money  NPR
  5. The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water  The Atlantic

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:03 pm

Effort to repeal ban on hemp, THC drinks will not make the Ohio ballot - The Statehouse News Bureau

  1. Effort to repeal ban on hemp, THC drinks will not make the Ohio ballot  The Statehouse News Bureau
  2. Ohio marijuana law overhaul: What to know  FOX 8 News
  3. Ohio cannabis referendum will not appear on November ballot  Toledo Blade
  4. A midnight intoxicating hemp ban looms. Will Ohio's Supreme Court step in?  WLWT
  5. Ohio Campaign To Block Marijuana And Hemp Restrictions Fails To Collect Enough Signatures For Ballot Referendum  Marijuana Moment

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 7:00 pm

Mayor Brandon Johnson poised to veto freeze to tipped worker pay passed by aldermen - Chicago Tribune

  1. Mayor Brandon Johnson poised to veto freeze to tipped worker pay passed by aldermen  Chicago Tribune
  2. City Council Freezes Tipped Wage Increase, But Mayor Says He’ll Veto  Block Club Chicago
  3. City Council freezes pay for tipped workers at 76% of minimum wage to help struggling restaurants  Chicago Sun-Times
  4. Chicago City Council votes to freeze minimum wage for tipped workers  NBC 5 Chicago
  5. Chicago City Council to vote on tipped wage freeze proposal  WGN-TV

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 6:56 pm

Gabbard testimony suggests Trump knew in advance about FBI’s Fulton County elections raid - Democracy Docket

  1. Gabbard testimony suggests Trump knew in advance about FBI’s Fulton County elections raid  Democracy Docket
  2. Gabbard dodges questions about foreign threats to midterms  Politico
  3. Top US spy says no foreign threats to November elections  Reuters
  4. Sen. Ossoff questions Tulsi Gabbard on FBI's Fulton County search, Iran nuclear program  CBS News
  5. Gabbard fends off questions about Fulton County election raid  The Hill

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 6:51 pm

Israel is a key issue in Democratic primaries as support for the U.S. ally drops - NPR

  1. Israel is a key issue in Democratic primaries as support for the U.S. ally drops  NPR
  2. The "Squad" left faces complete wipeout in Illinois Democratic primaries  Axios
  3. What a Key AIPAC Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms  The New York Times
  4. Opinion | How AIPAC became a liability for Democrats in Illinois  MS NOW
  5. Illinois Democrats ran on anti-Trump messaging. Now what?  Chicago Sun-Times

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 9:00 am





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