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Judge Orders FEMA to Revive BRIC Grants, Reopening $1 Billion for Disaster Mitigation

FEMA reopens its BRIC resilience grants with $1B after a federal judge ruled the program’s shutdown unlawful, restoring aid for flood and fire projects. ...Read more

#fema, #disastermitigation, #climateresilience, #grants, #courts

Slovenia Election Near-Tie Leaves Coalition Talks to Small Parties

Prime Minister Robert Golob narrowly beat Janez Janša, but neither bloc has a majority, thrusting Slovenia into high-stakes coalition talks. ...Read more

#slovenia, #election, #coalition, #europeanunion, #janša

DOJ Clears Allegiant’s $1.5 Billion Sun Country Deal, Paving Way for Budget-Airline Shakeup

Justice Department ends antitrust waiting period for Allegiant’s Sun Country buyout, setting up a 2026 close and closer scrutiny from DOT. ...Read more

#airlines, #mergers, #antitrust, #doj, #lowcostcarriers

Category 5 March Blizzard Shuts Mackinac Bridge, Paralyzes Upper Midwest and Sparks Tornadoes in South

A sprawling March 2026 storm earned NOAA’s rare Category 5 rating after burying the Upper Midwest, closing highways, cutting power and spawning tornadoes. ...Read more

#blizzard, #uppermidwest, #noaa, #tornadoes, #extremeweather

A Superluminous Supernova Blinked Four Times—And May Reveal Einstein’s Frame-Dragging at Work

Astronomers report a rare “chirping” supernova whose four accelerating flares may trace frame-dragging around a newborn magnetar, testing relativity. ...Read more

#astronomy, #supernova, #magnetar, #generalrelativity, #timedomain

IMF lifts 2026 global growth forecast on AI investment, warns of debt and market risks

The IMF nudged its 2026 global growth forecast up to 3.3% on AI-driven investment, but warns high debt, frothy markets and aid cuts leave economies fragile. ...Read more

#imf, #globaleconomy, #ai, #debt, #trade

Russia Unleashes Near-1,000 Drone and Missile Barrage on Ukraine, Hitting UNESCO Site in Lviv

Ukraine says Russia fired nearly 1,000 drones and missiles in 24 hours, killing at least six and striking a UNESCO-listed complex in Lviv. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #lviv, #airdefense

MLB’s 2026 season opens on Netflix as Yankees blank Giants in streaming debut

Max Fried leads Yankees past Giants as MLB’s first regular-season game on Netflix debuts alongside new streaming rights and ABS challenges. ...Read more

#mlb, #netflix, #yankees, #giants, #streaming

Sunway Healthcare Debuts After Malaysia’s Biggest IPO in Nine Years

Sunway Healthcare lists on Bursa Malaysia after raising 2.86 billion ringgit, testing investor appetite as it plans major hospital expansion. ...Read more

#malaysia, #ipo, #healthcare, #bursamalaysia, #sunway

Meta Turns Its AI Assistant Into a News Gateway With New European Publisher Deals

Meta AI will now summarize and link to reporting from News Corp, Prisa, Le Figaro and Süddeutsche Zeitung, deepening its paid news-licensing push. ...Read more

#meta, #ai, #journalism, #europe, #licensing

Women’s Prize for Non‑Fiction shortlist spotlights war, exile and the healing power of art

This year’s Women’s Prize for Non‑Fiction shortlist ranges from Kabul and wartime Paris to a Kerala legal fight and research on arts in health. ...Read more

#womensprize, #nonfiction, #books, #refugees, #artandhealth

Texas Supreme Court Lets Paxton Demand PFLAG Records in Probe of Youth Gender Care

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Ken Paxton can compel PFLAG to turn over communications tied to helping families seek gender-affirming care for minors. ...Read more

#texas, #transgender, #pflag, #kenpaxton, #courts

When Fact-Checking AI Gets It Wrong: A Newsroom Memo That Flagged Real Headlines as False

An AI-assisted newsroom review rejected major 2026 stories—from the Iran war to EU elections—highlighting how anti-hallucination tools can mislabel reality. ...Read more

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation, #newsrooms

Minneapolis mayor vetoes bid to extend eviction notice amid fallout from federal immigration crackdown

City Council’s plan to pause nonpayment evictions by doubling notice time to 60 days is vetoed by Mayor Frey, who favors rental aid instead. ...Read more

#minneapolis, #evictions, #housing, #immigration, #rentalaid

Micron’s Gujarat chip plant nears first output as India rolls out Semiconductor Mission 2.0

Micron’s Sanand facility is set to ship its first commercial chips as India launches ISM 2.0—though a much larger 1-trillion-rupee fund remains unapproved. ...Read more

#india, #semiconductors, #micron, #gujarat, #budget