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Fri Mar 27 2026
IOC Sets New Female Eligibility Rules Excluding Transgender Women for 2028 Olympics
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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Thu Mar 26 2026
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.
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Wed Mar 25 2026
Afghan Taliban Releases US Linguist Dennis Coyle After More Than a Year
Afghan authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with Afghanistan’s Taliban-run foreign ministry saying the release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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Tue Mar 24 2026
Pilot, co-pilot killed after Air Canada plane and vehicle collide at New York's La Guardia Airport
An Air Canada flight arriving at LaGuardia Airport crashed into a firetruck on Sunday night — leaving four firefighters critically injured, according to sources.
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Mon Mar 23 2026
Trump Orders ICE Agents to Assist TSA at US Airports Amid Shutdown
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will begin assisting TSA agents at airports across the country on Monday, President Donald Trump says.
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Sun Mar 22 2026
Robert Mueller, 9/11-era FBI chief who later probed alleged Trump-Russia ties, dead at 81
Robert ​Mueller, the ‌former FBI chief ​who ​probed alleged Russian ⁠interference in ​the ​2016 presidential election, has died, ​MS ​Now reported on ‌Saturday. Mueller ⁠died on Friday at ​age ​81, ⁠according to ​MS ​Now, ⁠citing two people ⁠familiar ​with ​the matter.
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Sat Mar 21 2026
U.S. sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars
The Trump administration is suing Harvard University, alleging the school violated Jewish students’ civil rights in the latest escalation of the government’s yearlong campaign against the Ivy League school.
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Fri Mar 20 2026
Senate committee advances Mullin's nomination for DHS secretary after Fetterman breaks with Democrats
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security, setting up a vote before the full chamber as early as next week. In an 8 to 7 vote, the committee advanced Mullin's nomination. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, was the sole Republican to vote against advancing the nomination. But support from Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania allowed the nomination to move forward.
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Thu Mar 19 2026
Iran confirms Intelligence Minister Khatib killed in third high-profile assassination this week
Israel announced the killing of another top Iranian official, this time Esmaeil Khatib, the country's intelligence minister, on Wednesday.
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Wed Mar 18 2026
US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over Iran war, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat
The ​head of ‌the United States' ​National Counterterrorism ​Center, Joseph Kent, ⁠has ​resigned over ​the U.S.-Israel war in ​Iran, ​saying in a ‌letter ⁠to President Donald Trump posted ​on ​X ⁠that "Iran posed ​no ​imminent ⁠threat to our ⁠nation."
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