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Climate Change

The case for scrubbing the seas to save the climate

We’ve painted ourselves into a corner on climate change — our planet is going to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. And while greenhouse gas emissions aren’t rising as fast as they used to, we’re still emitting carbon dioxide at record-high levels, so further warming is inevitable. Stopping Earth from…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

Project Maven

Military AI Policy Needs Democratic Oversight

A simmering dispute between the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and Anthropic has now escalated into a full-blown confrontation, raising an uncomfortable but important question: who gets to set the guardrails for military use of artificial intelligence — the executive branch, private companies or Congress and the broader democratic…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

New York City

Is the FBI Investigating Environmental Activists?

NEW YORK CITY—The group in the Brooklyn studio seemed harmless. There was a graduate student, a Yiddish teacher, a hairdresser. Fifteen people had gathered on a Wednesday night for a training offered by Extinction Rebellion NYC and Climate Defiance, two climate activist groups that engage in nonviolent civil disobedience and…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

Drones

The Gulf resource most imperiled by war may be water, not oil

As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region. On Sunday, Bahrain accused Iran of damaging one of its desalination plants. Earlier, Iran said a U.S. airstrike had damaged…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

Vietnam

On This Day, March 8: 1st large unit of U.S. ground troops lands in South Vietnam

1 of 8 | A National Park Service volunteer etches a name onto paper at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C., on May 27, 2023. On March 8, 1965, about 3,500 U.S. Marines landed in Da Nang, South Vietnam. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI |…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

TikTok

Don’t throw away old apples

Daily Mirror Icon News Health Food and drink Those wrinkly apples in your fruit bowl might be more useful than you think – a viral TikTok claims they could even help lower cholesterol A viral TikTok has revealed a surprising way your wrinkly old apples could benefit your health. It…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

China says US talks vital as Trump targets Beijing’s key partners

U.S.-China dialogue is vital to preventing globally damaging miscalculations, China's top diplomat said on Saturday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this month between ‌leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. "Failure to engage between the two nations would only ⁠lead to misunderstandings and misjudgements, escalating toward confrontation and harming the…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

Drones

Gulf On Edge As Kuwait Airport Targeted, Qatar And Saudi Intercept Drones Amid Iran Strikes

Last Updated: March 08, 2026, 09:34 IST Fuel tanks at the Kuwait airport were targeted as 15 drones were intercepted and destroyed in Saudi Arabia. Vehicles drive along the highway leading to and from Kuwait City on March 2, 2026. (File Photo: AFP) The Kuwait Fire Force announced that its…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

Drones

Trump Warns Iran of Harder Strikes as President Apologizes to Neighbours

Trump Warns Iran of Harder Strikes as President Apologizes to Neighbours AP 8 March 2026 9:31 AM IST 8 March 2026 9:31 AM IST Gulf countries say they have intercepted more ballistic missiles and drones launched from Iran US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) U.S. President Donald Trump…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

China says talks with US vital as Trump targets Beijing’s key partners

US-China dialogue is vital to preventing globally damaging miscalculations, China's top diplomat said on Saturday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this month between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. "Failure to engage between the two nations would only lead to misunderstandings and misjudgements, escalating toward confrontation and harming the…

bubmagMarch 8, 2026

The case for scrubbing the seas to save the climate

Military AI Policy Needs Democratic Oversight

Is the FBI Investigating Environmental Activists?

The Gulf resource most imperiled by war may be water, not oil

On This Day, March 8: 1st large unit of U.S. ground troops lands in South Vietnam

Don’t throw away old apples

Gulf On Edge As Kuwait Airport Targeted, Qatar And Saudi Intercept Drones Amid Iran Strikes

Trump Warns Iran of Harder Strikes as President Apologizes to Neighbours

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