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March 31, 2026

State Department begins immigrant social media vetting this week

Certain immigrants and nonimmigrants must now hand over their social media accounts to immigration officials before admittance into the U.S. The State Department announced the change on Monday, adding that visitors must change all accounts to public to comply with the rule.  The rule that’s created controversy among immigration and privacy activists took effect Monday, […]

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March 31, 2026

Americans have spent $8 billion more on gas since start of Iran war: GasBuddy

As national gas prices approach $4 per gallon, individual consumers are feeling the squeeze at the pump. And collectively, Americans have spent an extra $8 billion on gasoline since the war broke out in Iran, according to calculations from GasBuddy. In addition to the direct burden on consumers and businesses, the increased spending on gasoline […]

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March 31, 2026

FBI claims Temple Israel attack in Michigan was ‘Hezbollah-inspired’

The FBI has labeled the March 12 attack at Temple Israel in Michigan as Hezbollah-inspired based on internet searches and purchases.  FBI Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan made the revelation on Monday, adding that Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, 41, was inspired for the March 12 attack at a West Bloomfield synagogue. She said that Ghazali […]

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March 31, 2026

FTC levies no fines after dating site caught giving AI company user data

The company behind popular dating site OkCupid has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, or FTC.  The commission alleged Match Group Americas shared users’ personal data with a third party without permission from those users. The group that got hold of the private data is an AI firm with […]

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March 30, 2026

Israel reaches security agreement for Easter services in Jerusalem, easing tensions

Israeli police and Catholic Church leaders sought to ease tensions ahead of Easter after a Palm Sunday incident in which senior church officials were briefly blocked from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The church is known for holding the tomb of Jesus. Israeli police said the restrictions were imposed during the war with […]

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March 30, 2026

The demoralization of America’s doctors

Christie Mulholland’s patient was dying.  As a palliative care physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, most of her patients come to her in the final stretches of their lives, looking for comfort and a painless end.  Mulholland’s patient wanted to leave the hospital and spend her final days in a hospice facility, a […]

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March 30, 2026

‘They have to survive’: Trump allows Russian oil into Cuba despite sanctions

President Donald Trump says he has no issue with a Russian oil tanker delivering fuel to Cuba, and the administration signaled it had no plans to stop it. The vessel, owned by the Russian government and sanctioned by the U.S., the European Union and the United Kingdom, carries more than 700,000 barrels of oil and could […]

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March 30, 2026

Trump eyes Iran oil takeover; US allows Russian oil to Cuba

The U.S. weighs seizing Iran’s oil and a key export island as the war enters week five. Plus, a Russian oil tanker heads to Cuba with more than 700,000 barrels of fuel, and with President Donald Trump’s blessing. And Transportation Security Administration workers are expected to start getting paid again this week. The question now […]