There Is Something You Can Do About The State Of The Country — But It's Important You Actually Do It
LOADING ERROR LOADINGEverywhere you look both in the real world and online, people have big opinions about the state of the country right now. And primary election season is now kicking off in the U.S. AdvertisementWhen it comes to pushing forward change, “the primary elections is really where the action is,” one expert said. Research shows that legislators also are more responsive to the demands of primary election voters. Advertisement“The National Conference of State Legislatures, which is ncsl.org, is a resource where you can find out what type of primary your state has and what the most up-to-date state laws and rules are around who can vote in your primary,” Sheehan said.
Source:Huffington Post
March 05, 2026 19:26 UTC
Food-Delivery War Pushes JD.com to First Loss in Nearly Four Years
- jade gao/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesJD.com posted its first quarterly loss in nearly four years as the food-delivery subsidy war in China continued to take a toll on the e-commerce giant. The hit to its bottom line underscored the intense pressure the Beijing-based company has faced as it vies for market share in a competitive industry. The company aims to grow its share of the food-delivery market to 30% in 2026 from the more than 15% it has gained, it said last month. The online retailer on Thursday swung to a fourth-quarter net loss of 2.71 billion yuan, equivalent to $392.9 million, its first since the first quarter of 2022. Revenue was better than expected, rising 1.5% to 352.28 billion yuan.
Source:Wall Street Journal
March 05, 2026 19:21 UTC
Protester dragged out of hearing by police and senator
PoliticsProtester dragged out of hearing by police and senatorMarch 5, 2026 | 5:43 PM GMTProtester Brian McGinnis, who says he's a Green Party political candidate that served in the Marines, and three U.S. Capitol Police officers were treated for injuries in a Senate office building on March 4 after McGinnis resisted arrest for disruptive behavior, getting his arm stuck in a doorway as the officers and Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) tried to drag him out of the room.
Source:Washington Post
March 05, 2026 19:20 UTC
Solar energy for renters has taken off in 10 states. Not in California
The tiny town of West Goshen, Calif., was exactly the kind of place that community solar was designed for. AdvertisementOver the last 11 years, New York, Maine, Minnesota, Massachusetts and other states have built thriving community solar programs. Energy and climate experts agree California must add much more clean energy to its grid, some 6 gigawatts by 2032, the California Public Utilities Commission said in a new plan last week. Energy and climate experts agree California must add much more clean energy to its grid, some 6 gigawatts by 2032, the California Public Utilities Commission said in a new plan last week. “All the other states in our country that have adopted similar community solar program models, they are working,” said Ward, adding that 22 states have programs comparable to the one solar advocates want in California.
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 05, 2026 19:14 UTC
Sam Asghari on the mixed feelings of seeing the War with Iran
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Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 18:59 UTC
Trump fires Noem as frustrations build among White House officials, GOP lawmakers
Current and former Homeland Security officials had privately questioned how much longer the secretary would remain in the post following what they perceived as a series of missteps. CNN has previously reported that some top White House officials have long been frustrated with Corey Lewandowski, Noem’s top aide and the subject of some pointed questioning during this week’s congressional hearings. White House officials maintained that the two were in lockstep with each other. Complaints inside DHSHomeland Security officials were stunned by the president’s announcement Thursday afternoon, though some saw her ouster as inevitable. And special government employees work for the White House and the administration.
Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 18:57 UTC
CNN drives toward Tehran as security tightens, daily life appears calm
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March 05, 2026 18:52 UTC
The Seahawks cash conundrum and the fifth-year options
Sunday marks four weeks since the Seattle Seahawks thumped the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX 29-13, laying claim to the title of World Champions. Specifically, fifth year options are fully guaranteed at exercise, and in the present case of JSN and Witherspoon, the options cover the 2027 NFL season. That means that exercising the options means Witherspoon and JSN would have fully guaranteed salaries in a future league year, which would, of course, trigger the funding rule. However, given the cash spending obligations of the Seahawks in 2026 under the minimum spending requirements of the CBA that Field Gulls covered Wednesday, exercising the fifth year options adds tens of millions more in cash obligations for 2026. The signing bonuses of contract extensions alone would likely put the team close to, if not in excess of the 2026 cash spending requirements.
Source:New York Times
March 05, 2026 18:40 UTC
David Ellison: Editorial Independence “Will Be Maintained at CNN” Once Deal Closes
Discovery, Paramount CEO David Ellison is seeking to reassure them that the independence of the venerable news brand will be kept alive. Ellison gave his first interview about the WBD deal (aside from his call with Wall Street analysts earlier this week) to CNBC, where CNN’s future was the subject of intense interest from David Faber. “CNN is an incredible brand with an incredible team, and we absolutely believe in the independence that needs to be maintained for those incredible journalists, and we want to support that going forward,” Ellison said. “Editorial, independence will absolutely be maintained. It is maintained at CBS, it will be maintained at CNN.”Of course, Bari Weiss’ run at CBS is one of the reason that CNN staff are so concerned.
Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 18:39 UTC
Paramount CEO David Ellison says CNN’s editorial independence ‘will be maintained’
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Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 18:30 UTC
Obama endorses Virginia redistricting push with early voting set to begin
Former President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind a redistricting effort in Virginia that aims to flip four Republican-held US House seats ahead of November’s midterm elections. The map proposed by Democrats, who control the Virginia legislature, targets Republican-held seats, largely by snaking districts out from the heavily Democratic suburbs that surround Washington, DC. “This amendment gives you the power to level the playing field in the midterms this fall,” Obama said in the video. Obama previously endorsed a successful redistricting effort in California last year that could help Democrats flip as many as five Republican-controlled seats. “That’s why, as a Virginia voter, I’m voting in favor of this amendment.”Currently, the state’s constitution vests a bipartisan commission with the power to draw maps.
Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 18:03 UTC
Mortgage rates hit 6% as Iran war spooks bond market traders
By Samantha Delouya, CNN(CNN) — US mortgage rates didn’t stay below 6% for long. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which mortgage rates closely follow, has climbed since President Donald Trump and Israel launched military strikes in Iran on Saturday. Last week, mortgage rates dipped to 5.98% — the first time they’ve fallen below 6% since 2022 — crossing what some economists describe as a key psychological threshold that could help revive America’s frozen housing market. While the move higher in mortgage rates was relatively small this week, a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could cause a broader bond sell-off. Despite this week’s increase, mortgage rates remain significantly lower than at the start of 2025, when they briefly climbed above 7%.
Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 17:56 UTC
The Odds: Who will President Trump endorse in the GOP senate primary runoff in Texas?
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March 05, 2026 17:51 UTC
Thousands flee Beirut suburbs after unprecedented Israeli evacuation order
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Source:Los Angeles Times
March 05, 2026 17:47 UTC