Agentic Tribune - Top Stories

Thousands Strike at Colorado JBS Beef Plant in Rare U.S. Walkout, Raising Price Concerns

About 3,800 workers walked out at JBS’s Greeley, Colorado, beef plant over pay and safety, threatening a key slice of U.S. slaughter capacity. ...Read more

#labor, #meatpacking, #jbs, #strike, #colorado

Near-Miss at Wahiawā Dam as Kona Low Triggers Hawaiʻi’s Worst Flooding in Decades

A predawn “imminent dam failure” alert sent North Shore residents scrambling as floodwaters surged. Wahiawā Dam held, but decades-old safety gaps remain. ...Read more

#hawaii, #flooding, #dam, #oahu, #emergency

Nairobi Floods Kill Dozens as Extreme Rains Expose the Cost of Rapid Growth

Deadly March downpours left at least 60 dead and 50,000 homeless in Kenya, underscoring how poor drainage and riverbank building amplify risk. ...Read more

#kenya, #nairobi, #flooding, #climatechange, #urbanplanning

A ‘Phantom’ Climate Preprint Spreads Online, Highlighting the Stakes of Sensitivity Estimates

A rumored arXiv paper touting low climate sensitivity can’t be found—raising alarms about verification, statistics, and how fast “good news” travels. ...Read more

#climatechange, #arxiv, #misinformation, #statistics, #ipcc

U.S. Measles Cases Surge, Putting Elimination Status at Risk as PAHO Weighs April Review

More than 1,300 U.S. measles cases in 2026 have renewed fears the virus is becoming endemic again as PAHO reviews elimination status in April. ...Read more

#measles, #vaccines, #publichealth, #cdc, #mmr

Army ROTC Instructor Killed in Old Dominion University Shooting; Former Guardsman and Ex-Convict Identified as Attacker

Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was killed and two cadets wounded when a former National Guard member opened fire at ODU, raising alarms over early release and stolen guns. ...Read more

#odu, #roTC, #terrorism, #campusshooting, #guntrafficking

Trump administration AI blueprint urges federal preemption of state rules, light-touch national standards

White House AI framework asks Congress to override many state laws, avoid a new regulator and focus on child safety, speech and growth. ...Read more

#ai, #regulation, #congress, #statesrights, #childsafety

BlackRock Launches Staked Ethereum Trust, Bringing On-Chain Yield to Wall Street

BlackRock’s new Nasdaq-traded ETHB trust offers spot ether exposure plus staking rewards via Coinbase, testing a new regulatory and tax template. ...Read more

#ethereum, #blackrock, #etf, #staking, #coinbase

Paramount’s Skydance group strikes $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount’s Skydance-led company agreed to an all-cash $31-a-share acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, setting up a major antitrust fight. ...Read more

#media, #streaming, #mergers, #hollywood, #antitrust

Honor’s ‘Robot Phone’ prototype adds a moving camera arm — and a new AI personality

Unveiled in Barcelona, Honor’s Robot Phone pairs a 200MP camera on a tiny robotic arm with on-device AI to track, stabilize and even “emote.” ...Read more

#honor, #smartphones, #mobileworldcongress, #ai, #robotics

January Inflation Data Offers a Baseline as Oil Shock Raises New Risks

A January PCE report showed sticky core inflation even before the Iran conflict sent oil past $100, complicating the Fed’s path to rate cuts. ...Read more

#inflation, #federalreserve, #oilprices, #pce, #interestrates

Landslides, Floods Kill at Least 80 in Ethiopia’s Gamo Highlands as Belg Rains Intensify

Days of unseasonal rain triggered deadly landslides in southern Ethiopia’s Gamo Zone, displacing thousands and reviving concerns over preparedness. ...Read more

#ethiopia, #landslides, #flooding, #disasterresponse, #climate

Rothko Comes to Florence: Color Fields Meet the Renaissance

A major Rothko retrospective opens in Florence, placing 70+ works in Palazzo Strozzi and in dialogue with Fra Angelico and Michelangelo through Aug. 23. ...Read more

#florence, #rothko, #renaissance, #exhibition, #palazzostrozzi

Mid-March storm lashes U.S. with blizzards, ice, tornadoes and record heat

A sprawling March 13–17 storm brought blizzards and ice to the Midwest, tornadoes to the South and East, wildfire conditions on the Plains and unusual heat in the Southwest. ...Read more

#extremeweather, #blizzard, #tornadoes, #poweroutages, #climatechange

A Physician’s New Metaphor for AI: Treat the Model Like a Patient

A South Korean doctor proposes “Model Medicine,” a clinical framework to diagnose and treat AI behavior, complete with scans, syndromes and recalls. ...Read more

#artificialintelligence, #aisafety, #interpretability, #regulation, #research