FCC floats English proficiency rule for customer service lines
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced a set of proposals to require a customer service representative to either be American or be understood by one. The call center industry is one of many that’s seeing artificial intelligence supplant humans. He announced Wednesday that the FCC will vote this month onContinue Reading
US launches complex anti-narcotics operation in Ecuador
The United States and Ecuador launched a joint anti-narcotics operation against “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” U.S. Southern Command announced in a post on X. On Tuesday night, U.S. Southern Command released a statement saying the operations were a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the CaribbeanContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Duterte still in ICC custody; case under deliberation
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is coming home after the dismissal of his crimes against humanity case in the International Criminal Court (ICC). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A post from Showbiz Heat PH is going viral with more than 34,000 reactions, 8,300 comments, and 1,300 shares since itContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: PH not a target in Middle East conflict – DND
Claim: Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro is alarmed because the Philippines is set to become Iran’s next target for missile attacks, amid the Middle Eastern country’s conflict with the United States and Israel. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube channel named “Blind Item University” posted a video discussing theContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Trillanes not arrested over alleged ICC ‘bribe’
Claim: Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV was arrested and imprisoned for receiving $2 million to bribe the investigators of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several Facebook and YouTube posts are spreading these allegations, with one from the channel “News Update Files” reaching more thanContinue Reading
Cleanup after new Israeli strikes on Beirut
A bulldozer cleared the rubble of a damaged building in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, following Israeli strikes on the night of March 4 in the city’s southern suburbs. #beirut #lebanon #israel #hezbollah #middleeast #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/iran-launches-wave-missiles-israel-us-republicans-block-measure-halt-us-air-2026-03-05/ 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news fromContinue Reading
A breast cancer survivor knits prostheses in Kenya as silicone ones are costly
A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive, Read MoreContinue Reading
This ‘retirement nerd’ at the uber-liberal New School teamed with The Traitor’s economy guru to reinvent the 401(k)
Teresa Ghilarducci told Fortune that The Traitor is a “quirky, bold leader,” but admits that if she was younger, she’d have “ideological, righteous concerns…Continue Reading
War spreads beyond Middle East as Iranian warship sunk in Indian Ocean | BBC News
A US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, destroying it with a torpedo. The attack took place about 40km off the coast of Sri Lanka in international waters. Eighty bodies from the ship were found by rescuers, a Sri Lankan defence official told BBC Sinhala. AnotherContinue Reading
Smoke rises after airstrikes in various parts of Iran’s capital Tehran
Plumes of smoke were seen rising across various parts of Tehran on Thursday morning as U.S.-Israeli airstrikes continued to pound the Iranian capital. (AP video: Saeed Sarmadi) #iran #tehran #usa #israel Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Iran claims it hit US tanker as Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran
The Iran war continued into its sixth day with fresh strikes by Israel and Iran. Meanwhile, hundreds of ships have been stranded due to Tehran’s threats to strike vessels in the Straight of Hormuz, affecting up to 20% of global oil trade. Follow our live blog.Continue Reading
Bodies of Iranian sailors arrive at Sri Lanka mortuary after warship sinking
Bodies of Iranian sailors killed in the sinking of the warship IRIS Dena were brought to a hospital mortuary in Galle, Sri Lanka, after a US submarine torpedoed the vessel in the Indian Ocean, officials said.Continue Reading
Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings condemning its tactics as an illegal monopoly. The proposedContinue Reading










