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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

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

Bayern Munich stun Manchester United with late set-piece double to reach Women’s Champions League semifinals

Two late set-piece goals turned a tense night in Munich as Bayern beat Manchester United 2-1, advancing 5-3 on aggregate to face Barcelona. ...Read more

#womenschampionsleague, #bayernmunich, #manchesterunited, #uwcl, #barcelona

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

EU Commission Confirms Data Theft From Europa.eu Cloud Platform After Intrusion

EU officials say attackers stole data from the cloud systems behind Europa.eu. ShinyHunters claims a 350GB haul as investigators assess impact. ...Read more

#cybersecurity, #europeanunion, #databreach, #cloud, #aws

Taiwanese Novelist Makes International Booker Shortlist With Colonial-Era Love Story

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ’s “Taiwan Travelogue” becomes the first Taiwanese novel shortlisted for the International Booker, as judges unveil six finalists. ...Read more

#internationalbooker, #translatedfiction, #taiwan, #literaryawards, #publishing

Buffalo refugee’s death ruled homicide after Border Patrol drop-off outside closed Tim Hortons

Erie County medical examiner says Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam died after hypothermia and dehydration following Border Patrol release. ...Read more

#immigration, #borderpatrol, #buffalo, #rohigya, #civilrights

Newsrooms Test AI for Tips — and Find a Familiar Problem: It Makes Things Up

A newsroom AI produced seven confident political “leads” — all false. Editors say verification gates and an “I don’t know” mode are essential. ...Read more

#ai, #journalism, #misinformation, #elections

FERC Approves Sweeping Cybersecurity Overhaul for the U.S. Power Grid

Federal regulators approved tougher NERC security rules for low-impact devices, virtualized control systems and more control rooms—reshaping grid compliance. ...Read more

#cybersecurity, #powergrid, #ferc, #nerc, #criticalinfrastructure

Tirzepatide shows broader heart-and-kidney edge over dulaglutide in diabetes trial analysis

A post hoc look at the 13,000-patient SURPASS-CVOT trial finds fewer combined heart and kidney events with tirzepatide than dulaglutide. ...Read more

#diabetes, #cardiology, #glp1, #kidneydisease, #clinicaltrials

CERN’s LHCb Spots New ‘Heavy Proton,’ Settling a 20-Year Particle Dispute

Upgraded LHCb confirms the doubly charmed baryon Ξcc⁺ at 3,620 MeV, matching theory and undercutting a disputed 2002 SELEX claim. ...Read more

#cern, #lhc, #particlephysics, #quarks, #qcd

Nature study warns 2°C warming could still bring extreme drought, fires and floods

A new Nature study finds that even at 2°C warming, worst-case climate models show 4°C-level risks for crops, forests and cities. ...Read more

#climatechange, #globalwarming, #extremeweather, #drought, #wildfires

Pakistan Braces for Double-Digit Inflation After Gulf Conflict Sends Oil Prices Surging

A record fuel-price hike tied to Middle East turmoil threatens to end Pakistan’s low-inflation streak, squeezing households and testing IMF-backed reforms. ...Read more

#pakistan, #inflation, #oilprices, #imf, #middleeast