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Trump Order Targets Environmental Reviews and ‘Green’ Standards to Speed Suburban Homebuilding

A March 13 executive order directs agencies to roll back permitting, wetlands reviews and energy rules to cut costs—setting up legal and climate fights. ...Read more

#housing, #regulation, #environment, #trump, #homebuilding

Bank of England Puts Rate Cuts on Hold as Iran War Drives Energy Prices Higher

A surge in oil and gas prices after war erupted in Iran prompts a unanimous Bank of England vote to hold rates, delaying hoped-for relief. ...Read more

#bankofengland, #interestrates, #inflation, #energy, #iran

Storm Therese Floods Canary Islands, Triggers Evacuations and School Closures

A slow-moving Atlantic low drenched the Canaries with flash floods, four-meter seas and late snow on Teide, testing emergency plans after a record storm season. ...Read more

#canaryislands, #spain, #storm, #flooding, #climatechange

Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran as Strait of Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Halt

Hundreds of tankers idle as Trump threatens strikes on Iran’s power plants unless Hormuz reopens in 48 hours, deepening a global energy crisis. ...Read more

#straitofhormuz, #iran, #oilprices, #trump, #middleeast

Coordinated Blasts Kill Dozens in Maiduguri, Shattering Nigeria’s Fragile Calm

Three near-simultaneous explosions hit a market, commercial hub and hospital gate in Maiduguri, killing at least 27 and wounding 140-plus. ...Read more

#nigeria, #maiduguri, #bokoharam, #terrorism, #ramadan

Barcelona rout Newcastle 7–2 to reach Champions League quarterfinals

Barcelona’s 7–2 demolition of Newcastle sealed an 8–3 aggregate win and a Champions League quarterfinal date with Atlético Madrid. ...Read more

#championsleague, #barcelona, #newcastle, #soccer, #uefa

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 Returns as City Bets on Culture, Cash and Control

Art Basel Hong Kong opens March 27–29 with 240 galleries, new digital-art push and big installations as the city courts tourism amid political strain. ...Read more

#artbasel, #hongkong, #artmarket, #digitalart, #nationalsecuritylaw

Climate Change Is Slowing Earth’s Spin, Study Finds—Lengthening Days by Milliseconds

New research links ice melt and sea-level rise to a measurable slowdown in Earth’s rotation, with implications for leap seconds and precision tech. ...Read more

#climatechange, #earthrotation, #sealevelrise, #leapsecond, #timekeeping

Rare March ‘Medicane’ Sweeps the Mediterranean, Killing Teen Rescuer in Tripoli

A late-winter Mediterranean cyclone brought 13-meter waves to Spain, then flooded Tripoli, where a teen rescuer died, raising warning questions. ...Read more

#libya, #spain, #medicane, #extremeweather, #mediterranean

Two New York City Fires in One Day Expose Uneven Safety Risks From Midtown to the Bronx

A Midtown rooftop fire and a Bronx apartment blaze that injured 13 highlight stark differences in protections, enforcement and risk across NYC. ...Read more

#nyc, #fires, #bronx, #midtown, #housing

U.S., China keep talks alive in Paris as Trump’s 15% global tariff tests fragile truce

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s He Lifeng left OECD talks with a “work plan” for a Trump–Xi summit—but no deal as tariffs and Iran war loom. ...Read more

#uschina, #tariffs, #trade, #oecd, #supremecourt

Iran Urges FIFA to Move 2026 World Cup Matches From U.S. to Mexico, Citing War and Security Fears

Tehran wants its 2026 group-stage games shifted to Mexico after U.S. strikes and Trump security comments. FIFA signals it won’t change venues. ...Read more

#worldcup2026, #iran, #fifa, #mexico, #ussoccer

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

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