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Morrill Fire Scorches 643,000 Acres, Becomes Nebraska’s Largest Wildfire on Record

Wind-driven March blaze raced 70 miles across five counties, killing one and burning 643,000 acres—signaling a new megafire era for the Plains. ...Read more

#wildfire, #nebraska, #sandhills, #ranching, #powerlines

WHO races to finalize pathogen-sharing annex meant to prevent ‘vaccine apartheid’ in the next pandemic

Negotiators in Geneva have six days to lock in rules for sharing dangerous pathogens—and guarantees that poorer countries get vaccines and treatments in return. ...Read more

#who, #pandemic, #vaccines, #globalhealth, #treaty

IOC to Require DNA Screening for Women’s Events at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

New IOC rules mandate a one-time test for the SRY gene to enter women’s events, barring most transgender women and many intersex athletes. ...Read more

#olympics, #gendereligibility, #dnatesting, #transgender, #intersex

FIFA’s New Six-Team Playoff Lands in Mexico, With Final 2026 World Cup Spots at Stake

Six nations meet in Guadalajara and Monterrey in March for the last two 2026 World Cup berths, as Mexico tests logistics and security. ...Read more

#worldcup2026, #fifa, #mexico, #soccer, #playoffs

National Geographic to open $300 million Museum of Exploration in Washington on June 26, 2026

A new high-tech National Geographic museum opens June 26, 2026 in D.C., pairing immersive exhibits with a $30 ticket in a city of free museums. ...Read more

#washingtondc, #museums, #nationalgeographic, #immersive, #tourism

Four Dead in Flushing Fire as City Probes Overcrowded Building, Homicide Ruling

A deadly four-alarm blaze in Flushing that killed four, including a 3-year-old, is ruled a homicide, raising questions about years of ignored safety orders. ...Read more

#queens, #fire, #housing, #codeenforcement, #nypd

Cyclone Narelle batters northern Australia in rare triple landfall as record-hot seas fuel rapid intensification

Cyclone Narelle struck Cape York, the NT Top End and WA’s North West Cape in one week, testing emergency systems and the new reinsurance pool. ...Read more

#australia, #cyclone, #flooding, #climatechange, #insurance

Newly Found Sungrazing Comet Could Flare Brighter Than Venus—or Disintegrate at the Sun

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) reaches a perilous April 4 sun-skimming perihelion. Astronomers say it could blaze briefly—or vanish in a breakup. ...Read more

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

Tehran Rejects U.S. Ceasefire Plan, Pushing Five Demands as Hormuz Closure Roils Oil Markets

A 15-point U.S. ceasefire offer carried via Pakistan is met with Iran’s five demands, including sovereignty over Hormuz, keeping a gulf war—and energy shock—alive. ...Read more

#iran, #straitofhormuz, #ceasefire, #oilprices, #pakistan

NBA owners authorize formal expansion study for Seattle and Las Vegas, targeting 2028 debut

NBA owners voted to begin a formal expansion process focused on Seattle and Las Vegas, with a working target for new teams to start in 2028-29. ...Read more

#nba, #expansion, #seattle, #lasvegas, #sportsbusiness

Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 Expands Amid Market Chill and Tighter Speech Laws

Art Basel Hong Kong returns March 27–29 with 240 galleries and new sectors, as a cooling market and security laws reshape the city’s art scene. ...Read more

#artbasel, #hongkong, #artmarket, #censorship, #contemporaryart

Nearly 3,800 workers strike at Colorado JBS beef plant in rare U.S. slaughterhouse walkout

Workers at JBS’s Greeley, Colo., beef plant launched a rare unfair labor practice strike over pay, safety and health costs, testing supplies. ...Read more

#laborstrike, #meatpacking, #beef, #colorado, #union

Hawaiʻi Reels From Back-to-Back Kona Lows as Flood Losses Near $1 Billion and Wahiawā Dam Spurs State Takeover

Two March Kona lows brought Hawaiʻi’s worst flooding in decades, prompting mass rescues, near-failure at Wahiawā Dam and a state takeover. ...Read more

#hawaii, #flooding, #konalow, #maui, #oahu

ARC-AGI-3 Ignites a Benchmark Battle Over What Counts as AI Progress

A new interactive AI test claims frontier models score under 1%—but startups and researchers report 36% and “human-level” results, sparking debate. ...Read more

#ai, #benchmarks, #arcagi3, #agents, #kaggle

U.N. Council Weighs Chapter VII Mandate to Keep Strait of Hormuz Open as Iran War Disrupts Oil Flows

Bahrain urges a Chapter VII U.N. mandate to use “all necessary means” to secure Hormuz as Russia and China resist and tanker traffic collapses. ...Read more

#un, #straitofhormuz, #iran, #oil, #securitycouncil