California, Arizona and Nevada press Trump administration to rethink Colorado River water cuts
Leaders of California, Arizona and Nevada are criticizing the Trump administration’s proposals for water cutbacks along the Colorado River, urging it to take a different approach and avoid a court battle . AdvertisementThat agreement split the water among four upstream states — Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico — and those downstream — Nevada, Arizona and California. AdvertisementIf the Upper Basin states fail to deliver the required water, the Lower Basin states could make a “compact call” by suing, top Arizona water official Tom Buschatzke said in his letter to the Trump administration. One key complaint by California, Arizona and Nevada centers on Glen Canyon Dam , the reservoir that forms Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border. California’s Imperial Irrigation District, which uses the single largest share of Colorado River water, said the federal government needs to examine how water cuts would affect the Salton Sea.
Source:Los Angeles Times
March 05, 2026 13:03 UTC
Democrat’s plan would eliminate federal income taxes for half of U.S. workers
Under Van Hollen’s proposal, workers making at or below a “living wage” — $46,000 for taxpayers filing individually, or $92,000 for married couples filing jointly — would not have to pay federal income taxes. Tens of millions of additional middle-class workers would also receive a tax cut under the proposal, but they would still have to pay taxes. Fifteen Senate Democrats are co-sponsoring Van Hollen’s proposal, though it has no chance of passing in a Republican-controlled Congress. Though the 2028 presidential primaries have not yet begun, Van Hollen’s proposal reflects the early jockeying around the ideas the party should run on. The “living wage” below which nobody would pay taxes is defined by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology index and would rise with inflation under Van Hollen’s proposal.
Source:Washington Post
March 05, 2026 13:01 UTC
My Family Didn't Want Me To Know Who My Grandpa Was. At 13, I Finally Found Out Why.
My grandmother had not only experienced a great trauma, but she soon discovered she was pregnant with her abuser’s child. AdvertisementMy father, William Jovino, was born later that year, and together, Josephine and baby Billy, as he was affectionately called, returned to Brooklyn to live with Josephine’s parents. Seventy-nine years later, Short has been passed to my older brother, my mother, my brother’s wife, my 4-year-old nephew and me. AdvertisementSix years later, when I was taking a computer research class in middle school, I was tasked with making a family tree. It turns out more than one Cecil Short was enlisted during World War II, which made things more complicated than I expected.
Source:Huffington Post
March 05, 2026 13:01 UTC
On eve of free agency, the Seattle Seahawks need to spend cash
In addition, though, the end of one league year marks the start of the next, and that means free agency is right around the corner. On Monday at 12 noon New York time the legal tampering period of free agency begins ahead of the true start of free agency on Wednesday at 4pm New York time. (b) For each of the following multi-League-Year periods 2021–2023 (threeLeague Years), 2024–2026 (three League Years), and 2027–2030 (four League Years), thereshall be a guaranteed Minimum Team Cash Spending of 90% of the Salary Caps for suchperiods. With that $805.68M threshold in mind, over the 2024 and 2025 league years the amount of cash the Seahawks spent was below average. Putting all the pieces together, the Seahawks have to spend right around $265M of cash during the 2026 league year.
Source:New York Times
March 05, 2026 12:38 UTC
U.S. Expands Fight Against Latin American Drug Gangs With Ecuador Operation
The U.S. military said Tuesday that it launched a joint operation with Ecuador against drug gangs as the Trump administration expands its campaign against drug traffickers in Latin America. The U.S. Southern Command said on X that Ecuadorean and U.S. military forces launched operations against designated terrorist organizations in Ecuador. He praised Ecuador as “one of the United States’ strongest partners” in going after drug traffickers and criminal groups. Last year, the Trump administration launched a military campaign against low-level drug traffickers by blowing up alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. Ecuadorean security forces have had some success against gangs, including the capture of the country’s two most powerful drug bosses last year.
Source:Wall Street Journal
March 05, 2026 12:35 UTC
Is the best 'dumb phone' just an old BlackBerry? | technology
TLDRThe article explores the author's experiment with using an old BlackBerry to reduce screen time, highlighting the impracticality of such a move due to connectivity issues, app incompatibility, and security risks. The author concludes that while a BlackBerry can serve as a nostalgic paperweight, it's not a viable solution for digital detoxing. Instead, the author recommends using tools like the Brick to manage screen time more effectively.
Source:New York Times
March 05, 2026 12:07 UTC
Former MI6 chief: Iran war ‘unnecessary,’ risks spiraling out of control
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Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 11:49 UTC
Iranian system ‘won’t collapse anytime soon,’ former Saudi intelligence chief says
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Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 11:46 UTC
Trump allies expand role in planning America’s 250th anniversary
Freedom 250 spokeswoman Rachel Reisner referred questions about its federal funding to the Interior Department. America250 and Freedom 250 have publicly touted their shared commitment to the nation’s semiquincentennial. Freedom 250 officials have bristled at the pace of America250’s work and output, and argued that the bipartisan group has been overly bureaucratic and politically correct. Freedom 250 wanted Trump, as the commander in chief, to be front and center, the person said. The $10 million grant was later voluntarily transferred to Freedom 250, according to an official of the agency.
Source:Washington Post
March 05, 2026 11:31 UTC
How the MAGA-ified Georgia elections board gave Trump a blueprint for seizing Atlanta’s 2020 ballots
But for some members of the Georgia State Election Board, the search was a welcome development. Republican politicians have called on the state board to take over election administration for Fulton County, Georgia’s largest county and a chief target of Trump’s 2020 reversal schemes. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”The FBI’s search warrant application was built around claims of election irregularities that have long been a fixation of the Georgia State Election Board. The witness, Clay Parikh, had previously appeared before the state election board to allege vulnerabilities in Georgia’s voting systems. Fulton County has pointed to that litigation, among other reasons, to argue it was improper for the Justice Department to seize the materials.
Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 11:30 UTC
The one big takeaway for Democrats and Republicans out of Texas
Texas Democrats opted for the White seminarian preaching unity over the Black firebrand promising to stand up to Trump. More Texas voters participated in the Democratic primary yesterday than participated in the Republican primary. Democratic primary voters clearly were telling us that they were eager to see that kind of fighting. He does not believe it’s a left-right dynamic he’s trying to sell both the Democratic primary voters and to Texas voters broadly. We saw this in the New Jersey special Democratic primary to replace Mikie Sherrill a few weeks ago.
Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 11:30 UTC
Trump to attend dignified transfer of U.S. troops killed in Kuwait
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Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 11:22 UTC
They fought in Iraq. Now they’re the Democrats’ loudest voices against the war in Iran.
Rep. Eugene Vindman is among a generation of young Democrats who ran for Congress, in part, because of their experience fighting a forever war in the Middle East. Party leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are amplifying those voices as Democrats seek to navigate the fallout from the quickly escalating war. Elizabeth Frantz/ReutersFor now, most Democrats are firmly condemning Trump’s decision to strike Iran without first seeking congressional approval. Party leaders are eager not to repeat history and sow divisions that plagued them over the Iraq war more than 20 years ago. His twin brother, Alex, was wounded in an IED attack in Iraq by an “Iranian manufactured” projectile, Vindman said Wednesday.
Source:CNN
March 05, 2026 11:17 UTC
iPhone Calendar Scam: Signs And How To Stop It
Cybersecurity company Malwarebytes raised the alarm about the “fake calendar invites” back in November of last year. What is the phone calendar scam? How can I spot an iPhone calendar scam? If you notice unexpected calendar invites, especially those with alarming names and/or phone numbers or links, that’s a huge red flag. AdvertisementHow can I get rid of scam calendar invites?
Source:Huffington Post
March 05, 2026 11:08 UTC