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• A massive algae bloom is threatening Florida again

  24-05-2021 19:01 via cnn.com
  
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• US-Israel war on Iran: supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed, Iranian state media confirm – latest reports

  01-03-2026 02:58 via theguardian.com
  Confirmation follows statement by US president that Khamenei’s death is ‘justice for the people of Iran’ amid call for regime changeAyatollah Ali Khamenei killed, says TrumpA visual guide to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s responseWar on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfoldedBlasts have been heard in several cities, including the capital, Tehran, and Isfahan in central Iran.Reuters reports there are long queues at petrol stations in th
  
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• News live: Anthony Albanese says Australia ‘concerned about regional escalation’ but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death ‘will not be mourned’

  01-03-2026 02:57 via theguardian.com
  PM says Australians should leave Middle East and Gulf countries ‘if it is safe to do so’. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, says Australia was not told in advance about the bombing of Iran but won’t say whether intelligence facilities here were used.“We weren’t told advance. You wouldn’t expect us to be but you would see there’s obviously been a lot of discussion,&rd
  
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• Penny Wong backs Israeli and US strikes on Iran as Labor group decries ‘sycophantic capitulation to militarism’

  01-03-2026 01:47 via theguardian.com
  Australian foreign affairs minister says Israel and US should explain ‘the legal basis for the attacks’ on Iran and won’t say if Pine Gap used during strikesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has urged Iran to stop retaliatory attacks on countries across the Middle East after the US and Israel bombed Iran, killing its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, whe
  
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• Brit awards 2026: full list of winners

  01-03-2026 01:42 via theguardian.com
  Olivia Dean tops the winners list with four, while Sam Fender bags two – see all the category winners here• News: Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year
  • Alexis Petridis: This year’s Brit awards found a flicker of chaos – but the winners were never in doubtOlivia Dean Continue reading...
  
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• Iran live updates: Trump confirms Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead

  01-03-2026 01:34
  The U.S. and Israel have launched a joint attack on Iran, officials say. 
  
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• Trump's Iran decision sparks backlash from Tucker Carlson, some MAGA supporters

  01-03-2026 01:24
  The Trump administration's decision to go to war with Iran has triggered an angry backlash from some of his top MAGA supporters.
  
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• Protesters rally across US after Iran strikes and reports of Khamenei killing

  01-03-2026 00:49 via theguardian.com
  Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of warAs news reports circulated that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, anti-war protesters gathered across the United States, including outside the White House and in New York’s Times Square to voice opposition to US military involvement in the region.“It wasn’t sanctioned by Congress, so what Trump is doing is on hi
  
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• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, is dead, Trump says

  01-03-2026 00:42
  Khamenei, 86, had led Iran since the death in 1989 of the country's founding supreme leader.
  
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• US and Israel launch strikes on Iran: what we know so far

  01-03-2026 00:33 via theguardian.com
  Joint operation prompts Tehran to retaliate with missile attacks on bases across Middle EastAyatollah Ali Khamenei killed, says Donald TrumpUS-Israeli war on Iran – live updatesA visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s responseIran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed as the US and Israel launch a war on Iran to trigger regime change, Donald Trump has claimed. The US president announced the death of the ayatollah, who has ruled Iran as supreme l
  
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• Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran: ‘a window of opportunity’

  01-03-2026 00:19 via theguardian.com
  The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at onceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump launched attacks against Iran on Saturday as part of a joint operation with Israel after they developed intelligence that they could simultaneously target the country’s leaders and mullahs, according to two people familiar with deliberations.The Israelis had been tracking the movements of
  
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• Pilot ‘crawls out’ after plane crashes on to beach in Gosport

  01-03-2026 00:16 via theguardian.com
  Bystander describes ‘loud crashing sound from the rocks’ as light aircraft goes into sea at Lee-on-the-SolentA pilot survived after a light aircraft crashed on to a beach in Hampshire on Saturday.The pilot had exited the aircraft before firefighters arrived and was subsequently assessed by the ambulance service, Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire and rescue service said. Continue reading...
  
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• Explosions rock Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East

  01-03-2026 00:11 via theguardian.com
  War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole regionFull reportUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesIran struck the world-famous Fairmont hotel in Dubai, setting the hotel alight, as the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran quickly spread to the rest of the Middle East on Saturday.Residents watched in shock as an Iranian missile hit the five-star hotel in Dubai’s luxurious Palm Jumeirah area. Social media videos showed fire
  
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• Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year

  01-03-2026 00:06 via theguardian.com
  The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours• Brit awards 2026: the full list of winners
  • Alexis Petridis: This year’s Brit awards found a flicker of chaos – but the winners were never in doubt
  • ‘We’re going into a dark place’: Brit awards artists voice alarm over Reform UK’s riseOlivia Dean was the big winner at the 2026 Brit awards, taking h
  
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• ‘The most bitter news’: Iran reels as more than 100 children reportedly killed in school bombing

  01-03-2026 00:03 via theguardian.com
  The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arriveUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesUS and Israel strikes on Iran: what we know so farIran’s parents had just dropped their children off for class on Saturday morning when they found themselves racing back to school gates, as bombs began to fall across the country in a joint US-Israel attack.At one elementary school, according to Iran’s stat
  
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• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed by missile strike on Iran, says Donald Trump

  28-02-2026 23:25 via theguardian.com
  US president posts on Truth Social that Iran’s supreme leader, ‘one of the most evil people in History, is dead’US-Israel war on Iran: Donald Trump says Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead – latest reportsIran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed in the opening salvo of a regime change war launched on Saturday by the US and Israel, Donald Trump has claimed.The US president announced the death of the ayatollah, who has ruled Iran as su
  
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• Shia LaBeouf surrenders to New Orleans police after new warrant adds third battery charge

  28-02-2026 23:16 via theguardian.com
  Actor, originally charged on two counts, also accused of shouting homophobic slurs during attacks on 17 February Shia LaBeouf surrendered to New Orleans police after they obtained a new warrant Friday to arrest him again in connection with a case that had already left him facing two counts of battery.The new warrant brought the number of people whom the Transformers film franchise star is accused of battering to three. He turned himself over to police in advance of a bail hearing on Saturday aft
  
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• College basketball star suspended by team for spitting toward opposing fan

  28-02-2026 22:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Stony Brook men’s basketball star Erik Pratt was suspended by the school for spitting on a fan during the team’s 82-69 loss to Monmouth Thursday.Pratt was being heckled by fans with 2:30 left in the game with Stony Brook down 79-63. Instead of ignoring the fans, Pratt turned and spit at them and walked away."In light of his actions in last night's game at Monmouth, I have made the decision in consultation with the CAA to suspend Erik Pratt for Saturday's game at Hofstra," Stony
  
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• NBA game delayed due to technical malfunction as horn blares for 13 minutes straight

  28-02-2026 22:29 via foxnews.com
  
  The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers had to deal with a very noisy disruption during the Pistons’ 122-119 overtime win on Friday at Little Caesars Arena.During a timeout, with the Pistons up 65-64, the horn sounded to signal that the teams should return to play. The issue was that the horn blared for 13 straight minutes, causing the game to be delayed.The horn’s continuous sound occurred after a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction. The horn finally ceased
  
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• Team USA star Brady Tkachuk says he was drug tested right after men’s hockey team won Olympic gold

  28-02-2026 22:20 via foxnews.com
  
  After Team USA’s thrilling win over Canada in the Olympic gold medal game on Sunday, all Brady Tkachuk wanted to do was celebrate. However, he had to take a drug test first.Tkachuk, 26, wrapped up his media obligations and was on his way to the locker room when he got a tap on the shoulder."I get a tap on the shoulder, ‘Hello Brady, you've been selected for a drug test,’" Tkachuk said on a recent episode of his podcast "Wingmen with Matthew and Brady Tkachuk."CLICK HERE FOR MOR
  
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• WATCH: At least 201 people had been killed across Iran: Iranian Red Crescent Society

  28-02-2026 22:16
  Michael Singh, the managing director and senior fellow at the Washington Institute, joins to examine the U.S. military strikes in the Middle East.
  
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• WNBA's Tiffany Mitchell and former South Carolina women’s basketball players stuck in Israel amid strikes

  28-02-2026 22:11 via foxnews.com
  
  South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley said Saturday that the university is working to bring three former women’s basketball players, including WNBA veteran Tiffany Mitchell, home from Israel as joint missile strikes with the United States against Iran continued. Staley shared a message on X revealing that Mitchell, who played last season for the Seattle Storm, along with former Phoenix Mercury forward Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and former Team USA guard Destiny Little
  
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• Trump says new call for regime change in Iran justified by 'imminent threats' to US

  28-02-2026 22:10
  In announcing the U.S. military strike on Iran, President Donald Trump went significantly beyond his previous justification of destroying the country's nuclear program.
  
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• Trump orders strikes on Iran — experts say he can bypass Congress (for now)

  28-02-2026 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. military began a major combat operation in Iran was met with immediate questions about whether the president improperly bypassed Congress, which has the sole authority to declare war under the Constitution.Trump characterized the joint operation with Israel to take out Iranian leaders and eliminate its weapons supply as an act of "war," bringing into focus the 1973 War Powers Resolution and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Milit
  
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• MIKE POMPEO: Operation Epic Fury is righteous — and regime change must follow

  28-02-2026 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The joint US-Israeli military operation against the Iranian regime is just and imperative. After drawing clear red lines over the continued mass execution of Iranian civilians, the pursuit of nuclear weapons and continued support for global terrorism, President Donald Trump has made the judicious decision that the Ayatollah could no longer be permitted to act with impunity. With God’s help, our troops will be able to fulfill this mission safely and secure an outcome that keeps all American
  
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• Google dropped dark web monitoring: Should you care?

  28-02-2026 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Google has officially discontinued its Dark Web Report feature, a free tool that once scanned known dark web breach dumps for personal information tied to a user's Google account. The service delivered notifications when email addresses and other identifiers appeared in leaked datasets.According to Google's support page, the system ceased scanning for new dark web data on January 15, 2026, and the reporting function was removed entirely on February 16, 2026, meaning users can no longer access th
  
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• Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dead after IDF strike hits Tehran compound, Israeli source confirms

  28-02-2026 21:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Iran’s militant and unyielding supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for more than three decades and oversaw an era of harsh internal repression and confrontation with the United States and Israel, has died following the Israeli strike in Tehran, as his compound was reduced to rubble, a senior Israeli official told Fox News Digital."Khamenei was the contemporary Middle East’s longest-serving autocrat. He did not get to be that way by being a gambler.
  
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• Labour minister Josh Simons resigns after falsely linking journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network

  28-02-2026 20:50 via theguardian.com
  Makerfield MP had been under pressure concerning thinktank’s commissioning of PR firm to investigate reportersThe Labour minister Josh Simons has resigned from the government after the Guardian revealed that he falsely linked reporters to a “pro-Kremlin” network in emails to GCHQ despite having claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” about a PR firm’s investigation into their journalism.Simons, who had been a Cabinet Office minister, previously ran
  
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• Dubai hotel fire appears to be caused by Iranian strike; injuries reported

  28-02-2026 20:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Four people were injured in a hotel fire in the Palm Jumeirah area of Dubai after a loud explosion was reportedly heard as the Iranian regime launched retaliatory strikes in the Middle East.The Dubai Media Office, a government entity, said in a statement Saturday that the site was secured and the fire had been contained."The safety and wellbeing of residents and visitors remain the highest priority. Authorities continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard the public. The public is urged
  
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• Cruise ship abruptly changes course to rescue people in distressed boat: 'Knew something' was up

  28-02-2026 20:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Passengers aboard a cruise ship sailing from Texas to Mexico erupted in cheers after the crew rescued four people from a distressed, makeshift boat in the Gulf — the second such rescue involving a Caribbean cruise ship in just days, according to reports.The Regal Princess was en route from Galveston to Cozumel on Monday, Feb. 23, when crew members responded to the distress suffered by a small boat that had four people aboard."Regal Princess responded to a small vessel in distress and safel
  
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