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March tornado outbreaks tear from Oklahoma to Michigan, exposing early-season risks

Two major systems spawned 120+ tornadoes in early March, killing at least 11 from Oklahoma to Michigan and Illinois as officials review warnings and shelter gaps. ...Read more

#tornadoes, #severeweather, #michigan, #oklahoma, #preparedness

Powerful Molucca Sea Quake Triggers Tsunami Alerts Across Eastern Indonesia; At Least One Dead

A magnitude 7.4–7.6 quake off North Maluku sparked tsunami warnings and evacuations in eastern Indonesia. Waves were modest, but damage and one death reported. ...Read more

#indonesia, #earthquake, #tsunami, #moluccasea, #bmkg

Pedestrian walkway collapses outside Hallandale Beach office tower, crushing cars but sparing people

A concrete connector between a 1970s Hallandale Beach office building and its garage collapsed onto cars, prompting evacuations and safety questions. ...Read more

#florida, #infrastructure, #buildingsafety, #structuralfailure, #hallandalebeach

Sungrazing Comet MAPS Skims the Sun, Leaving Astronomers Waiting to See if It Survived

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) whipped just 150,000 km above the Sun. Spacecraft images in coming days will reveal whether it held together. ...Read more

#comet, #astronomy, #sun, #nasa, #space

Indonesia Enforces Under-16 Ban on Major Social Media and Gaming Platforms

A new Indonesian rule is cutting millions of children off TikTok, YouTube and Roblox, raising safety hopes—and concerns over enforcement and rights. ...Read more

#indonesia, #socialmedia, #childsafety, #ageverification, #tiktok

FDA Approves Lifyorli Combo for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer, Showing Survival Gain

FDA clears Corcept’s Lifyorli with nab-paclitaxel for platinum-resistant ovarian-type cancers, the first cortisol-receptor blocker to extend survival. ...Read more

#ovariancancer, #fda, #chemotherapy, #drugapproval, #oncology

Student, 15, Shoots Teacher Then Himself at Hill Country College Prep Near Bulverde

Authorities say a 15-year-old brought a .357 revolver from home, wounded a teacher, then died by suicide, renewing focus on safe gun storage. ...Read more

#schoolshooting, #texas, #gunsafety, #bulverde, #mentalhealth

U.S. to repay TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to drop offshore wind leases, redirecting investment to LNG and drilling

Interior will refund TotalEnergies’ 2022 offshore wind lease payments after it matches the sum in U.S. oil, gas and LNG investments. ...Read more

#energy, #offshorewind, #lng, #oilgas, #interiordepartment

Big money returns—carefully—at Art Basel Hong Kong as fair draws 91,500 visitors

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 logged 91,500 visitors and renewed seven-figure sales, signaling a cautious rebound and a new five-year city deal. ...Read more

#artbasel, #hongkong, #artmarket, #galleries, #collectors

Bank of England Holds Rates as Middle East War Drives Oil Above $100

BoE keeps Bank Rate at 3.75% after conflict involving Iran disrupts Hormuz shipping, lifting energy prices and reviving UK inflation risks. ...Read more

#bankofengland, #interestrates, #inflation, #oilprices, #middleeast

Global Ocean Temperatures Near Record High as 2026 Spike Arrives Without El Niño Boost

Preliminary data show sea surface temperatures near record highs in March 2026 despite neutral Pacific conditions, raising risks for storms and reefs. ...Read more

#climatechange, #oceantemperatures, #marineheatwaves, #coralbleaching, #hurricaneseason

Touadéra sworn in for third term as Central African Republic scraps limits and leans on foreign forces

Faustin-Archange Touadéra begins a new seven-year term after term limits were removed, amid disputed elections and heavy reliance on UN and Russian security. ...Read more

#centralafricanrepublic, #toudera, #elections, #russia, #minusca

Gravitational-wave catalog reveals long-predicted ‘missing’ range in black hole masses

Analysis of dozens of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA mergers finds evidence for the pair-instability mass gap, linking black hole sizes to stellar deaths. ...Read more

#gravitationalwaves, #blackholes, #ligo, #astrophysics, #stars

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia’s Baltic Oil Ports, Disrupting Exports and Jarring Global Markets

Late-March drone strikes set fires at Primorsk and Ust-Luga, briefly cutting Russian Baltic exports and tightening an already strained oil market. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #oil, #drones, #brent

SEC says ADM shifted profits to boost Nutrition results; company to pay $40 million

Regulators say ADM used retroactive rebates to inflate Nutrition profit growth. The SEC settlement includes a $40M penalty; a former CFO faces suit. ...Read more

#adm, #sec, #accounting, #nutrition, #investors