Kathy Kingsley

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$11.3 billion could cover any of the following for a full year:
-1.4 million people on Medicaid
-19 million kids getting free school lunches
-1.4 million people getting affordable housing
-1.1 million hungry seniors fed
-0.8 million children given free child care

Towering lava fountains of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island

🌋 Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, prompting road closures: bit.ly/4rl7c9v
🛰️ 1,300lb NASA spacecraft re-enters atmosphere 14 years after launch: bit.ly/3PgfgLo
🟨 Lego earnings up 12%, outpacing toy industry again: bit.ly/4sElDGP
🦊 Stowaway fox makes trip from England to NYC: bit.ly/4sK67ta

Oklahoma lawsuit alleges secret scheme by State Farm to cheat homeowners One family is battling the insurer over roof damage: "How much hardship financially are we willing to take on up front to avoid disaster later on?"

🏠 Lawsuit alleges scheme by State Farm to cheat homeowners: nbcnews.to/4rocn8D
🎶 LiveNation settlement leaves industry insiders baffled; penalty amounts to 'a few days revenue' for mega-giant: bit.ly/4bkIksK
👨‍🍳 Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns amid abuse allegations: bit.ly/4lv5tgQ

One-third of Americans skip meals or other needs to afford health care About half of middle-income households said they have delayed a major life event because of medical costs, new Gallup polls found.

⚕️Survey: 1/3 of Americans skip meals in order to afford medical care: bit.ly/47oCiWI
🕵️ Gov't watchdog investigates claims DOGE misused Social Security data: bit.ly/4cJmO33
🤑 'Millionaire's tax' passes in WA: bit.ly/4sAz9LC
🪙 State lawmakers scrambled to cope with 'penniless' future: bit.ly/3PdBjCr

Pete Hegseth spent millions on steak, crab legs and lobster: report Open the Books says the Pentagon spent millions on food in September 2025, including lobster tail, Alaskan king crab and rib-eye steak.

🗳️ Sen. Cornyn flips on filibuster over SAVE Act, likely courting Trump's endorsement in tight senate race: nbcnews.to/4sgATdd
🦞 DOD spent $93.4B — nearly $7M on lobster — in Sept. alone: bit.ly/46XZyL4
💵 Trump admin opens investigation to circumvent courts' ruling on tariffs: bit.ly/4rqva36

FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.

❗FBI warns of potential Iranian drone attacks on CA: bit.ly/3N1TWZA
💵 First six days of Iran War cost $11.3 Billion (it's now day 13): bit.ly/4ulk4iR
🤝 Trump sons invest in drone production, claim 'no conflict of interest': bit.ly/46RVaNF
🪖 Survivor of deadly Kuwait attack speaks out: bit.ly/4dhdxzm

Live updates: Oil price tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations' most powerful body demanded a halt ...

TOP HEADLINES | THURS. MAR. 12, 2026

💥 Iran ramps up attacks in Persian Gulf, sending prices soaring: bit.ly/4dhmEQG
📝 US to blame for deadly girls school bombing, outdated intel likely to blame: bit.ly/3P1u54A
🌐 Iran conducts cyberattack against US medical company in retaliation: bit.ly/4rLCUNH

Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case The Justice Department says it's reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, California-based Live Nation Entertainment that will benefit consumers by le...

🎟️ DOJ, Live Nation reach settlement that caps ticket fees, enhances oversight: bit.ly/40Hy497
⛄ This year was the 2nd warmest winter on record, despite frigid temps, blizzards in Northeast: bit.ly/40Utl3F
🀄 Gen Z, Millennials find community through Mahjong: bit.ly/3MY1lcl

Alexander brothers convicted of sex trafficking in Manhattan federal court Three brothers, including two of the nation's most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking Monday after a five-week trial.

🏛️ Brothers, luxury realtors, convicted of sex trafficking: bit.ly/4cF1Su1
🔍 NM authorities renew search of Epstein ranch following new DOJ documents drop: bit.ly/46Vn1wu
🎓 Ohio State president resigns over "inappropriate relationship," offers little explanation: bit.ly/3MV9KgJ

Georgia special election to replace MTG tests the power of Trump's endorsement Voting ends Tuesday night in the district that former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene left this year after a feud with President Trump. It's unclear if his pick will win her spot.

🗳️ GA election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene tests power of president's endorsement: bit.ly/4ujVEWH
🐘 Cali GOP rep leaves party, citing partisan gerrymandering: bit.ly/4cFwoUD
📄 FBI subpoenas AZ 2020 voting records: nbcnews.to/4bAQ0Io
⚖️ Anthropic sues over AI dispute with Pentagon: bit.ly/4b1ioDp

Live updates: 'Most intense day' of U.S. strikes on Iran, Hegseth says; Tehran warns it will block oil until attacks end Follow live NBC News coverage and latest updates as the Iran war hits oil prices, Iran vows to block the Strait of Hormuz and Israel strikes Tehran and Lebanon.

TOP HEADLINES | TUES. MAR. 10, 2026

💥 Hegseth vows 'most intense day' of strikes, Iran vows to blockade oil in retaliation: bit.ly/3OYnzvo
❓ Trump's mixed message on war timeline has markets yo-yo-ing: bit.ly/4sBCRok
💣 2 charged in ISIS-inspired bomb plot near Mamdani's home: bit.ly/4sAllkc

Judge orders U.S. Customs to process refunds on illegal Trump tariffs A U.S. trade court judge ordered the government to begin paying refunds to importers who paid tariffs that the Supreme Court said were collected illegally.

💵 Judge orders Trump admin to issue tariff refunds to companies, not consumers: bit.ly/4riDMcj
⚕️ MN sues, accuses Trump admin of 'weaponizing' Medicaid funding: bit.ly/4aQBgVH
🏈 Famed Notre Dame football coach dies: bit.ly/4bp1vma
🏠 'Brady Bunch' house gets landmark status: bit.ly/4rbwJC8

Utah Authorities Begin Investigation After 3 Women Are Found Dead The authorities in Wayne County closed schools and urged the public to take precautions after two women were found on a hiking trail, and a third at a residence.

🚨 3 women found dead in Utah, police issue warning as they search for suspect: bit.ly/3NlQ7OR
⛪ Sprawling investigation reveals decades of sexual abuse at RI churches: bit.ly/40KUgPr
⛓️ Man accused in Trump assassination plot claims Iran pressured him: cbsn.ws/4rdiugc

House to vote on curbing Trump's Iran war powers The House resolution to rein in Trump's war powers in Iran is expected to fail, after the Senate resolution was voted down Wednesday.

🏛️ House to vote on curbing Trump's war powers, passage unlikely after Senate vote failed: bit.ly/4d22QR5
🚢 Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz, threatening international trade, gas prices: bit.ly/4rfE2J3
🧑‍⚖️ Congress subpoenas AG Bondi over Epstein files: bit.ly/46LfMqS

Live updates: Iran vows revenge after U.S. sinks warship; GOP-led Senate blocks Trump war powers limits Follow live updates and the latest news coverage as Iran vows revenge for the U.S. warship sinking, Trump and Israel strike Tehran, and Americans are stranded in the Middle East.

TOP HEADLINES | THURS. MAR. 5, 2026

💥 Iran vows revenge as US sinks navy ship, airstrikes expand: bit.ly/3OOrHhs
🏃 Iranians flee Tehran as death toll tops 1,000: bit.ly/3ONPEFD
🪖 More US troops killed in Iran ID'd: cnn.it/4b6qcCJ
👤 Khamenei's son likely pick for new Supreme Leader: bit.ly/3OOB2Ww

In memory of Bill Towler - CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture. Retired City Newspaper publisher Bill Towler died February 27 at age 87 after a long, courageous battle with the neurological disease Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was a loving, intensely engaged...

This is so sad to hear. Bill was always such a standup guy -- quiet, but smart and fiercely dedicated to his community and to his family. www.roccitymag.com/topic/obitua...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify in the House Oversight Committee's Jeffrey Epstein probe, chairman says Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., later requested transcribed interviews for seven key witnesses, including Bill Gates and Kathryn Ruemmler.

🎙️ Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnik to testify about Epstein ties: bit.ly/4d0nn8K
👨‍⚖️ GA father found guilty in connection with son's school shooting: bit.ly/4soGQEC
⚽ World Cup faces uncertainty of Iran, Mexico participation: n.pr/4suG5tT
🎿 Paralympic skier balances training, research: bit.ly/4u9MJqV

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, ap...

🕵️ ICE using surveillance, facial recognition to target immigrants, intimidate witnesses: bit.ly/4bjj5Il
😷 Immigrant detention facility closed to visitors due to measles outbreak: bit.ly/47alrGY
🗣️ Lawmakers, including republicans, grill DHS Sec. Noem over shootings, shutdown: bit.ly/40EweWi

Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley Advance in North Carolina Senate Race North Carolina has broken national Democrats’ hearts for nearly two decades, but this time they hope that Roy Cooper, the former governor, can once again find a path to victory.

Couple more headlines:

🗳️ Former Dem. Gov. Roy Cooper to face former RNC chair Michael Whatley in NC: bit.ly/406eCT5
🔻 Rep. Dan Crenshaw loses to Republican primary challenger in TX: bit.ly/40dhoWD
❓ Gonzalez heads for runoff in TX amid allegations of affair with aide: bit.ly/4cmj2wp

Key takeaways from Texas primaries, as Talarico beats Crockett in Democratic race Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.

🗳️ Talarico wins over Crockett in TX; GOP race headed for runoff: bit.ly/4lhRFGb

As Iran Retaliates, U.S. Closes Embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.

Quick ones today - gotta run to a meeting!

TOP HEADLINES | WED. MAR. 4, 2026

💥 Iran expands retaliatory attacks, hits US embassies across Mideast: bit.ly/4b939Y5
🛫 US urges Americans to get out, but fails to set action plan: cnn.it/3MGWTi3
🪖 4 of 6 fallen US troops identified: bit.ly/4l7SlxP

Another great episode (ok, maybe I'm biased because I'm a millennial who grew up in the 90s). There were some absolute BANGERS that came out that year. #PopCulture #GPCD

Photos: March blood moon illuminates the sky | CNN Photographers captured the blood moon rising across the world.

💊 Study: GLP-1s may increase risk of osteoporosis, gout: bit.ly/4r83C2y
⚕️ Colorectal cancer rates rise, nearly half of cases in patients under 65: bit.ly/47kKG9w
🏒 Knight reveals she played in Olympics with torn ligament: bit.ly/4spATHG
🌒 March 'blood moon' illuminates the sky: bit.ly/4seZmz8

Live updates: 2026 primary elections held today; DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies at Senate hearing Follow live updates and news coverage as voters head to the polls in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas for the 2026 primary elections for U.S. Senate, House, and gubernatorial races.

🗣️ Noem testifies about DHS oversight: bit.ly/4rFPQ8m
👮 MN pursues investigation that could lead to charges against Bovino, ICE: bit.ly/3OMnf2H
🧑‍💻 OpenAI amends Pentagon deal to prevent mass surveillance: bit.ly/3PbxWvI
🏛️ SCOTUS blocks law intended to protect transgender students: bit.ly/4rTTP1q

What to expect in the Texas midterm primaries Two hotly contested U.S. Senate primaries in Texas will help officially kick off the 2026 midterm election cycle Tuesday, when voters in three states will pick nominees to compete in the November gene...

🗳️ Closely watched primaries in TX, NC could set tone for set tone for Nov. midterms: bit.ly/4r6mTRO
🎙️ Former Pres. Clinton denies any wrongdoing in Epstein case, says Larry Summers introduced him: bit.ly/4ulgAgi
🖤 3rd victim dies following Austin mass shooting: bit.ly/3OHH4s0

Earthquake in the Gulf: Iran war expands to dozen countries in 72 hours The sheer geographic scope of the war is already staggering.

TOP HEADLINES | TUES. MAR. 3, 2026

💥 War with Iran expands across region, death toll rises: bit.ly/4s62OwB
⁉️ WH offers conflicting rationales for war: "imminent" threat, Israeli pressure, regime change: bit.ly/4aJuaCk
🛫State Dept urges Americans to leave region, flights limited: bit.ly/4cpjRoi

Catherine O'Hara wins posthumous award for 'The Studio' at Actor Awards A month after her unexpected death, Catherine O’Hara won a posthumous award at the 32nd Actor Awards for her performance on “The Studio.”

💵 Poll: health care, vacation, buying a home unaffordable for more than half of Americans: bit.ly/4aVDtxL
📺 HBO Max, Paramount Plus to merge streaming services: cnb.cx/405VPqY
🏆 Catherine O'Hara wins posthumous honor at Actor Awards: apnews.com/article/cath...

FBI investigating 'potential nexus to terrorism' in 6th Street shooting that left two dead, 14 injured | Shooter also killed The Austin Police Department says 3 people are dead, including the suspect, and 14 were injured after a shooting just before 2 a.m. The FBI is also involved.

👮 FBI investigating deadly Austin, TX mass shooting as "act of terrorism" bit.ly/4smx4Tv
🗳️ Senate candidates makes final pitches to Texas voters ahead of Tues. primary: bit.ly/4rWxIXO
💊 20 states move to limit access to HIV drugs: bit.ly/4cotYto

A 4th U.S. soldier has died as the war with Iran further engulfs the region The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as strikes intensified, Iran-backed groups stepped up attacks and a fourth U.S. service member was killed in action.

TOP HEADLINES | MON. MAR. 2, 2026

💥 US at war with Iran, as Trump promises nuclear "talks" within weeks: bit.ly/4aZcKAj
🪖 4th US solider dies as war with Iran engulfs surrounding states: bit.ly/4aVDYIc
🏛️ Congress gears up for vote to limit Trump's military actions in Iran: bit.ly/3NeYN9H