In Cuba, all-night lines for 5 gallons of gas as residents grapple with shortages
2026-03-20
Lines to get some fuel or to buy potatoes — for those who can afford it — are scenes of daily life in Havana., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Explosion hits Jerusalem’s Old City after Iran missile alert
2026-03-20
An explosion struck Jerusalem’s Old City seconds after sirens warned of an incoming Iranian missile., NewsFeed An explosion struck Jerusalem’s Old City seconds after sirens warned of an incoming Iranian missile. Smoke was seen rising at the site as Iran launched multiple attacks, sending millions into shelters. Several were lightlyContinue Reading
Cuba ‘categorically’ rejects prospect of removing Diaz-Canel in US talks
2026-03-20
Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio says he is open to US trade talks but refused to entertain a leadership shake-up., A top official in the Cuban government has denied “categorically” that Havana is negotiating with the United States over the fate of its president, Miguel Diaz-Canel. On Friday, Vice ForeignContinue Reading
Who will stop The Traitor on Iran?
2026-03-20
commentary As the war escalates and the president digs in, the White House says “Nobody tells him what to do” Published March 20, 2026 9:40AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) Traitor 47 stands alone and is apparently frightened in his war against Iran. FormerContinue Reading
DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models
2026-03-20
DoorDash has launched a new option for its gig economy workers to earn some extra cash. The delivery service introduced Tasks, which it describes as “short activities Dashers can complete between deliveries or in their own time.” It gives taking pictures of restaurant dishes or recording video of unscripted conversations in languages other than EnglishContinue Reading
The Traitor-approved gold coin moves forward for 250th anniversary
2026-03-20
A federal arts commission has approved a 24-karat gold coin featuring President Traitor 47. The decision clears the way for the U.S. Mint to move toward production for the country’s 250th anniversary. The Commission of Fine Arts signed off on the design without objection. The coin is expected to beContinue Reading
14% of families spend more on day care than housing. What’s the fix?
2026-03-20
Brittany Dunbar and her husband pay about $3,100 a month for child care in suburban Baltimore — roughly $300 more than the mortgage on their $550,000 home. Before having a child, Dunbar expected to pay around $2,000 per month for child care. But when it came time to enroll herContinue Reading
Russia pocketed €7.7 billion in two weeks as the Iran war inflated oil prices and the US eased sanctions
2026-03-20
Western sanctions had squeezed Russia’s oil revenues to their lowest since the pandemic. Then the US bombed Iran—and within two weeks, reversed months of that pressure. Russia earned €7.7 billion ($8.3 billion) from fossil fuel exports between 1 and 15 March, according to the Centre for Research on Energy andContinue Reading
Ukraine charges ruling-party MP with treason — and the case has two separate tracks
2026-03-20
A Kyiv court forced Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office to open criminal proceedings against Mariana Bezuhla, a member of parliament from President Zelenskyy’s ruling Servant of the People party, under four criminal articles, including wartime high treason, Liga reported on 19 March. Investigators must establish whether her public posts about frontline troop movements enabledContinue Reading
Iran’s Khamenei says enemy ‘defeated’ in written Nowruz message
2026-03-20
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he replaced his slain father as Iran’s supreme leader., Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he replaced his slain father as Iran’s supreme leader. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said Iran’s enemies were being “defeated” in a writtenContinue Reading
Could Iran war trigger the next global food shock?
2026-03-20
From factories to supermarket shelves, the Iran war is disrupting global supply chains., From factories to supermarket shelves, the Iran war is disrupting global supply chains. First came the energy shock. Now, the Iran war is hitting something even more basic: Food. With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, vessels areContinue Reading
When We Fight for Public Schools, We Fight for Democracy
2026-03-20
Every morning, across the nation, in red states and blue states, in urban and rural communities, we watch children walk through the doors of our neighborhood public schools, backpacks slung over one shoulder, lunch bags in hand. These are ordinary moments that contain an extraordinary promise: that education belongs toContinue Reading
The Generative Fog of War
2026-03-20
The following story is co-published with Nolan Higdon’s Substack. “Tel Aviv, stripped of illusion, as you have never witnessed it,” read the caption above a viral March 2026 video showing missiles hammering the Israeli city as explosions burst across the night sky. To the casual scroller, it appeared to be a harrowing documentContinue Reading