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Hospitals are making cuts after ‘big beautiful bill,’ fueling Democrats’ midterm attacks | CNN Politics In northeast Georgia, a hospital closed its maternity ward. In rural New Hampshire, a community health center shuttered. And in Iowa, a Des Moines hospital system laid off dozens of employees and clos...

Some hospitals and clinics are shutting down or scaling back services after the "big beautiful bill" slashed more than $1 trillion in federal health care funding www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/p...

Astronomers discover galaxy made of 99% dark matter | CNN A galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter, an elusive form of matter that doesn’t interact with light, was spotted by Hubble 250 million light-years from Earth.

The researchers found Candidate Dark Galaxy-2, or CDG-2, using the Hubble Space Telescope, and they believe it’s made of at least 99.9% dark matter. www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/s...

Trump’s War On Iran Will End When He Declares Victory – The Only Question Is When Economists warn that even if that happens quickly, the damage to the American businesses and consumers could last months, years or even indefinitely.

NEW -- Trump could declare victory and bring our aircraft carriers home tomorrow or next week.

But the chaos and high oil prices he's caused with his war on Iran? Those consequences will be with us for much, much longer.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

When you have time, the bookstores miss you.
When you have time, the misty moors miss you.
When you have time, the haunted seashores miss you.
When you have time, the soft raindrops falling on moss in the forest miss you.
They will wait, in quiet darkness, until you're ready.

Pentagon Taps Former DOGE Official, Who Has Boosted White Supremacists Online, To Lead Its AI Efforts Gavin Kliger has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.

The Pentagon named as Chief Data Officer Gavin Kliger, a computer scientist who aided billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul the government last year and who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online. www.huffpost.com/entry/pentag...

America’s teachers are working two jobs and barely getting by | CNN Business Ashley loves her day job teaching math, reading and science to fifth-graders in Washington. But like many other teachers, Ashley relies on a side hustle or two to get by.

Across the country, many of America's teachers are taking on side hustles and second jobs just to make ends meet www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/b...

Old wooden door in wall portal

Lime kiln portal

Cave portal

Estuary portal to the Land Of Leaping Dogs

THREAD. A selection of interdimensional portals I have chanced upon during walks in the British countryside.

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

As gas prices rise, California gets punched harder at the pump than other states Gas prices are on the rise amid U.S. conflict with Iran

As gas prices rise, California gets punched harder at the pump than other states

Opinion | Daryl Hannah: How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This?

In the digital age, stories do not disappear, yesterday’s news isn’t tossed out with the morning paper, and lies live online forever. They are archived, streamed, clipped, memed and resurfaced endlessly. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

Rat poison is widespread in New Hampshire’s carnivores. Some want it banned. • New Hampshire Bulletin The New Hampshire House is currently considering two bills seeking to ban or limit certain rodenticides, including those that seem to be affecting wildlife the most.

The New Hampshire House is currently considering two bills seeking to ban or limit certain rodenticides, including those that seem to be affecting wildlife the most. newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/23/r...

Cartoon of a writer sitting at a desk with a laptop, looking back at shouting, ghost-like characters. One speech bubble says, "Hey, you can’t end the book yet! My character deserves at least another few thousand words..." Another says, "Wait a sec! What happened to my back story?" and a third says, "I have so much more to say!" Caption at bottom credits Debbie Ridpath Ohi and her website.

When your characters take over.

#WriterSky #KidLit

Iranians mourn children, teachers killed in school strike Iran buries children killed in missile strike on girls’ school

“They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future. Today, their lives were brutally cut short,” Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls’ education, wrote. “Every child deserves to live and learn in peace.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

Investigation finds ‘secretly’ added chemicals of unknown safety in US food supply | CNN Over 100 chemicals of unknown safety were secretly added to foods and supplements without notifying the public or the FDA, a new investigation found.

At least 111 substances of unknown safety have been added to foods, drinks and supplements sold in the United States without alerting the US Food and Drug Administration, a new investigation found.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/h...

N.H. investigators seeking information about 1997 murder of Manchester woman - The Boston Globe The body of Rosalie Miller was discovered in a partially wooded area along the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn, N.H.

Rosalie Miller was last seen alive on Dec. 8, 1996, at her apartment in Manchester, NH. At the time of her disappearance, she was reportedly going to meet friends in the Auburn area, officials said.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/02/m...

An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida’s last thriving coral reefs The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades.

The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Companies Are Entitled To Refunds For Overturned Trump Tariffs, Judge Rules In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled in favor of companies that paid tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court.

The federal government collected more than $130 billion in the now-defunct tariffs through mid-December and could ultimately be on the hook for refunds worth $175 billion www.huffpost.com/entry/compan...

The 'b' in 'subtle' totally is.

Landslide kills over 200 people at Congo's Rubaya mine, mines ministry says More than 200 people died on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains ​at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic ‌of Congo, the country's mines ministry said on Wednesday.

Landslide kills over 200 people at Congo's Rubaya mine, mines ministry says reut.rs/4ra71O8

Kristi Noem Won't Admit Renee Good, Alex Pretti Were Not ‘Domestic Terrorists’ “You told a lie about them!” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) fumed at the Homeland Security secretary about the American citizens killed by her agents.

Today, Kristi Noem refused 6 times to apologize or admit she was wrong when she publicly cast Renee Good and Alex Pretti -- both fatally shot by her DHS agents -- as "domestic terrorists."

“You told a lie about them!” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) fumed.
www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi...

Science journalism on the ropes worldwide as U.S. aid cuts bite Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere—but especially in poorer countries

Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere—but especially in poorer countries www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

Only 1 Republican Votes To End Trump's Iran War Congress will hold no formal debate on another costly military conflict in the Middle East that has already left six U.S. servicemembers dead.

The failed 47-53 vote ensures lawmakers will hold no formal debate on another costly military conflict in the Middle East that has already left 6 U.S. servicemembers and hundreds of Iranian civilians dead. www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-w...

Explainer: Are the US attacks on Iran legal? The U.S. military has joined Israel and attacked more than 1,000 targets in Iran and killed many of its top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. On Wednesday, a U.S. submarine s...

The US military joined Israel and attacked more than 1,000 targets in Iran and killed many of its top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Here’s a look at the legal questions surrounding the attacks reut.rs/3N2Bakw ⬇️ 1/5

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...

"I don't know how they pulled [my information] up, if they had something on me already, or if they pulled my registration. Their message was not subtle, right? They were in effect, saying, 'We see you. We can get to you whenever we want to.' And it did scare me."
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BREAKING: Babe, wake up. New war just dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island A new report says Rhode Island Catholic clergy abused hundreds of children for decades, while church leaders worked to downplay and minimize the scandal.

Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, getting away with sexual abuse largely due to a system where bishops prioritized minimizing scandal as the diocese maintained a secret archive to conceal the revelation of more victims. wmur.com/article/rhod...

Raptors, Other Species Pay Price for Efforts to Kill Rats and Mice - ecoRI News Under the proposed law, municipalities would be authorized to create pest management programs to replace the use of rodenticides.

When she picked up the barred owl, it was limp and trembling. Its eyes were half open, its entire body bruised, and blood was dripping from its beak. The owl died within hours, another casualty of an accidental poison in its food supply.