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Top Shot – Smoke rises after a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo courtesy of AFP, Getty Images)AFP | Getty ImagesThe escalating conflict in the Middle East has raised concerns that the United States’ pursuit of regime change and Iranian retaliation could destabilize the region from the Gulf to Europe, and world leaders are scrambling to assess the impact.The United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran over the weekend, killing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and sparking a wave of Iranian attacks across the region. President Donald Trump made clear in a…
Actor Awards 2026 Nominees: Cynthia Erivo, Gwyneth Paltrow, More Cynics & SurprisesThat was in 2006. The introduction of the Nintendo Wii changed the gaming world forever, and Taylor Swift was a relative unknown when she released her debut album, but the first season of Heroes and the March of the Penguins documentaries captivated audiences. Additionally, Twitter debuted and Facebook finally entered the market beyond college campuses. And backing it all up was Daniel Powter’s iconic one-hit wonder “Bad Day.” And just like the app we now know as X (Twitter, we’ll never forget), in 2006, the acting awards still went…
Two of America’s largest gym operators issued similar headlines in their latest earnings reports: strong growth.However, beneath the surface, Lifetime Group Holdings and planet fitness It told a very different story about the American consumer. They highlighted the widening gap between high-income households, which continue to spend freely, and price-sensitive consumers, who are beginning to show signs of strain. The Planet Fitness logo can be seen outside the gym at Royal Plaza in Loyalsock Township, Pennsylvania.Paul Weaver | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesBoth companies reported double-digit revenue growth, membership growth, and footprint expansion in 2025. But each 2026 outlook points…
NASA is preparing to launch a mission to the moon. And there’s more than one reason why it’s history.The space agency’s Artemis II launch marks the United States’ first return to the moon in more than 50 years. It will also carry the first black astronaut and the first female astronaut to the moon, but the mission will be a flyby without a touchdown.The launch, originally scheduled for early February, has been postponed and four astronauts will orbit the moon and return, including Victor Glover and Christina Koch, the first black astronaut and first female astronaut, respectively. The mission follows…
london — The special election in the north of England was expected to be a close one. It was supposed to be a three-way battle between the ruling Labor Party, which is struggling to hold onto seats in the historic heartland, and two outside parties: the far-right populist Reform UK Party and the upstart progressive Green Party. As it turns out, it wasn’t even close to that. Hannah Spencer, 34, a plumber and local councilor, won a seat in Gorton and Denton, near Manchester, England, with 14,890 votes, more than 40% of the total votes cast. Reform UK, which has…
In the hectic days of free cloud storage, many people are now uploading photos, documents, and other virtual memorabilia without worrying about how much space they take up. But those days are now in the past for many Americans, and their monthly expenses continue to rise to maintain access to their virtual valuables.from snapRecent decision to end free storage cap on Snapchat Memories after long-running giveaway deal — Alphabet’s Google Photos ends unlimited free backups for T-Mobile account holders — Learn more alphabet and apple A quiet but significant shift is underway as device users find themselves pushing the limits…
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel inspect Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBCBerkshire Hathaway reported a significant decline in operating profit in the fourth quarter, primarily due to a downturn in the conglomerate’s insurance business. Fourth quarter operating income totaled $10.2 billion. This was down more than 29% from $14.56 billion in the same period last year. This was the last quarter under CEO Warren Buffett, who announced his resignation at the company’s annual shareholder meeting last May. Greg Abel takes the reins to start 2026, pledging in Berkshire’s…
Paris — As far as France is concerned, the case is now closed. US Ambassador to Paris Charles Kushner’s access to the French government has been restored, allowing him to resume his diplomatic mission. But the unrest, which threatened to temporarily derail relations between France and the United States in the year marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, highlights a deeper problem facing Europe as the United States increasingly overtly intervenes in its internal affairs. France’s foreign minister summoned Kushner this week and temporarily blocked him from meeting with government ministers when he failed to…
FlightRadar24 Middle East air traffic situation for February 28, 2026.Source: Flightradar24After the United States and Israel launched military attacks on Iran, airlines canceled hundreds of flights to the Middle East, and dozens of others were diverted due to widespread closed airspace in the region. Some services have been suspended until at least the end of next week.Travel disruptions have spread to Brazil and Australia. The airspace closure also forced airlines to suspend flights that normally fly through the area.More than 1,800 flights to and from Middle Eastern countries were canceled on Saturday, according to aviation data firm Cirium. Sirium added…
The United States and Israel launched a major joint attack on Iran on Saturday, killing Iran’s longtime supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and plunging the country into uncertainty as US President Donald Trump calls on his people to rise up against the government. Trump said in a video on Truth Social that the move was taken after Iran rejected “every opportunity to abandon its nuclear ambitions.” The strike began in the middle of the day on Saturday morning, the first day of the week in Iran, as millions of people headed to work or school. In response, the Iranian regime launched…