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After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward a water-shortage catastrophe This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. CORPUS CHRISTI — The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation's largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond. Without significant rainfall, Corpus Christi is headed for a "water emergency" within months and total depletion of the system next year, according to the city's website. "The impacts are going to be felt tremendously through the state, if not internationally," said Sean Strawbridge, former CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, the nation's top port for crude oil exports, in a 40-minute interview Thursday. "This should be no surprise to anybody. We were talking about this over a decade ago." Other current and former officials, alarmed at what they call a lack of preparations, have suggested the potential for an economic crisis involving mass layoffs, disruption of fuel supplies and billions of dollars in emergency spending to avoid an evacuation of the city. Strawbridge, who now lives...

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward a water-shortage catastrophe
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Here’s what’s going on at US bases in Middle East amid Iran attacks Bases hosting U.S. troops throughout the Middle East have been participating in U.S. operations against Iran, and are subject to retaliatory strikes.

UPDATE | American forces across the Middle East continue to endure air raid sirens and explosions as Operation Epic Fury has stretched into its second week.

Here's what's happening at U.S. bases in the region amid the ongoing campaign against Iran.

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Then there’s farming. The Straight of Hormuz handles a third of the trade for fertilizer. And it’s spring planting season in the northern hemisphere. American farmers are already having trouble because of high input costs, with farm bankruptcies rising. So this situation is not great at all.

Operation Epic Escort: Pentagon Weighs Options on Strait of Hormuz Transits - USNI News THE PENTAGON — The U.S. military is assessing how to reopen the flow of crude oil tankers and cargo ships through the Persian Gulf as the White House makes resuming regional trade a top priority acros...

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Chinese, Australian Navy Helicopters Have 'Unsafe' Interaction Over Yellow Sea - USNI News A People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter and a Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk had an “unsafe and unprofessional interaction” last week over the Yellow Sea. The Australian government said its M...

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Oil prices volatile on conflicting reports about Strait of Hormuz U.S. stock markets were also on a roller coaster, as investors tracked oil prices and fast-moving developments in the U.S. war in Iran.

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Farm workers harvesting romaine lettuce

"Guillermo" is harvesting romaine lettuce in Maricopa CA. "This is a very difficult job. You need to work fast while you are continuously bending down and getting up and using a sharp knife to cut the lettuce." #WeFeedYou

We are calling on ICE to immediately release journalist Estefany Rodriguez, who has covered immigration, including ICE actions, for the Spanish-language news site Nashville Noticias.

Read the letter we signed with 40 other press freedom and civil society groups: www.freepress.net/news/coaliti...

Blumenthal after getting briefed on Iran: "We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here. There's also the specter of active Russian aid to Iran putting in danger American lives ... China also may be assisting Iran"

The United States is expanding its efforts to combat the ongoing spread of the New World screwworm (NWS) into Texas, this time using a combination of sterile flies with fluorescent dye.

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Marines, Soldiers Practice Anti-ship Missile Deployments in Hawaii - USNI News U.S. Marines and soldiers rehearsed inserting mobile missile launchers capable of long-range precision strike and anti-shipping missions across the Hawaiian Islands last month ahead of Western Pacific...

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Merz: There is no reason to consider easing sanctions against Russia. We should not face a choice between maintaining sanctions and showing solidarity. Our position is clear: We stand with Ukraine and are prepared to endure such difficulties if necessary. Aid to Ukraine must not be interrupted.

Noem associate Madison Sheahan bought 2,500 marked vehicles for ICE Despite ICE employees seeking to keep a low profile in public, ICE official Madison Sheehan placed a bulk order for marked vehicles.

DHS made a massive purchase of 2,500 new custom marked ICE vehicles that are now sitting in parking garages because nobody wants to use them: “ICE has never had marked vehicles. We don’t want to use these - we can’t.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...

Kentucky soldier stationed in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. military death in Iran war A Kentucky man who joined the Army shortly after graduating from high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon announced Monday.

Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died Sunday after being wounded during a March 1 attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, a Pentagon statement said. https://to.pbs.org/4bzWt6o

We know a lot is going on right now, but we just realized that:

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cabinet/board/panel = terms for organizations

USS Nimitz Begins Last Cruise Ahead of Decommissioning - USNI News The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier is sailing to Norfolk, Va., ahead of its planned decommissioning later this year, the service announced on Monday. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) left Bremerton, Wash., on Satu...

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Ryan Clifford plates ✌️ with a double!

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Trump: "No other president can do some of this shit I'm doing"

New York jury finds Alexander brothers guilty of sex trafficking Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander faced accusations of using drugs, alcohol and force to rape numerous young women and teenagers for over a decade.

A federal jury convicted Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander on sex trafficking charges Monday, ending a grueling five-week trial that saw testimony from 11 women who claimed they were raped by at least one of the brothers. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/new-york-jur...

Alexander Brothers Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking

Once again, we have no idea of the extent of sex trafficking. It’s widespread but often hidden.

Alexander Brothers Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

EXCLUSIVE: Jay Graber stepping down as CEO of Bluesky www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

She's staying on at the company, but shifting her focus back to building out its architecture in the newly-developed role of Chief Innovation Officer

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 9, 2026 These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of March 9, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in w...

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This is Sgt. Benjamin Pennington. The Pentagon identified him this morning as the latest U.S. military fatality in the war against Iran.

Pennington, 26, died yesterday of injuries suffered March 1 in the initial wave of Iranian counterattacks. He was at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

CAVASSHIPS Podcast [Mar 06, ’26] Ep: 233 Review of Epic Fury Week One w/ Vice Adm. "Fozzie" Miller & Sal Mercogliano - Defense & Aerospace Report Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the w...

On the latest CavasShips Podcast: Epic Fury's epic effects. Frmr USNavCentCom cmndr VADMret John Fozzie Miller on campaign's progress and where it could be headed; and Sal Mercogliano on worldwide shipping and the widening scale of war in the Gulf & Indian Ocean defaeroreport.com/2026/03/06/c...