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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., ordered American flags be lowered to half-staff Tuesday in honor of three fallen service members who were stationed in Birmingham, Alabama, prior to their deaths in Iraq during the war with Iran.Officials confirmed six service members died Thursday in an incident involving a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, which was operating over western Iraq in support of Operation Epic Fury.Ivey said three of the six fallen military personnel served in the 99th Air Refueling Squadron of the 117th Air Refueling Wing located at Sumpter Smith Joint Air National Guard…

The Bank of Canada is set to update interest rates on Wednesday as the Iran war brings a dark cloud over the Canadian economy and as Ottawa prepares to release a fiscal update sometime this spring. Oil price spikes globally have quickly led to higher gas prices for consumers, and economists expect inflation to tick up in the coming months. This means just about everything else is about to get more expensive for consumers and businesses alike.“Whether it’s uncertainty or actual smoke, there’s a dark cloud hanging over the global economy thanks to the Iran war,” said Clay Jarvis, a…

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Melissa Etheridge reflects on loss of her son in new music – CBS News Watch CBS News Melissa Etheridge speaks with “CBS Mornings” about releasing her 17th studio album “Rise” later this month, writing about the loss of her son and grief.

Thoma Bravo co-founder Orlando Bravo on Tuesday said that artificial intelligence will disrupt software companies faster, and some of the hits to valuation are “very warranted.””There are many, many software companies in the public markets that will be disrupted from AI,” he told CNBC’s Leslie Picker at Thoma Bravo’s investor meeting in Miami. “Those companies were going to be disrupted anyway.”Bravo did not name the companies he felt deserved lower valuations or those that were in danger of disruption.Thoma Bravo is a software-focused investment firm founded in 2008. As of December, the firm had over $183 billion in assets under…

Sen. Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to the media as Cabinet officials deliver congressional briefings on Iran at the Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2026.Heather Diehl | Getty ImagesCongressional Democrats sent a new counteroffer to the White House to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, a person familiar with the negotiations told CNBC. DHS has been shut down since Feb. 14. The shutdown comes as Democrats demand changes to how federal immigration enforcement operates in exchange for releasing the funding after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by DHS officers in Minneapolis. The Democrats and President Donald Trump’s…

Norway’s parliament has unanimously endorsed setting up a commission of inquiry into links between the country’s foreign policy elite and Jeffrey Epstein.

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s election success will extend his nearly 42 years in power.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected for a fifth consecutive term, extending his nearly 42 years in power, according to provisional results.On Tuesday, Interior Minister Raymond Zephirin Mboulou announced on state TV that Sassou Nguesso received 94.82 percent of Sunday’s vote.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listState television also reported turnout of 84.65 percent; however, many polling stations in the capital, Brazzaville, on Sunday had short lines or no lines at all.Sassou Nguesso, 82, was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chief Justice John Roberts warned against personal criticism of federal judges on Tuesday, lamenting what he described as an uptick in “dangerous” and hostile rhetoric just days after President Donald Trump zeroed in on the courts in a lengthy social media tirade.Speaking publicly at an event hosted by Rice University in Houston, Roberts stressed the difference between criticizing a court order or legal analysis and personally attacking the judge behind it. “It’s important that our decisions are subjected to scrutiny, and they are,” Roberts said. “The problem is that sometimes the criticism can…

On Tuesday Bitcoin held firm amid macro uncertainty, while Trump criticied NATO allies for not supporting the Iran conflict.Mastercard said its buying stablecoin startup BVNK while Pentagon is moving to replace Anthropic amid the feud. Bitcoin holds above $74,500 as inflows riseBitcoin traded near the mid-$70,000 range, showing signs of stabilization after rebounding from recent lows around $66,000. The cryptocurrency traded above $74,500, supported by steady spot demand and renewed institutional inflows.Data from Glassnode suggests improving momentum, with buy-side pressure returning and ETF inflows accelerating. Investor profitability has also improved modestly, while capital outflows have slowed. However, derivatives positioning remains…