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Oil and gas prices have surged as Iran intensified strikes on facilities across the Persian Gulf, prompting the Trump administration to consider lifting sanctions on Iranian oil. Here’s what you need to know [thread]: washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/…

Yuka, a food scanning phone app that gives users X-ray vision into the health impacts of 6 million foods and cosmetics, is empowering consumers to demand that brands make their products healthier. wapo.st/4lGhBvp

Michael Coyne considers every customer in his coffee shop his friend. So when someone stole from his tip jar earlier this month, it left him shocked and confused. “That really hurt me,” said Coyne, who has autism, ADHD and bipolar disorder. wapo.st/4lBGoAy

President Trump joked about Pearl Harbor in a meeting with the Japanese prime minister. “We didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise,” he said. “Who knows better about surprise than Japan, okay? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor, okay?” wapo.st/4cYZOx7

Denver International Airport travelers faced crowds and delays as a power outage led to a ground stop.

A robot couldn't stop dancing at a HaiDiLao Hotpot restaurant in Cupertino, California, sending food and chopsticks flying despite the best efforts of three staff members.

A cyclone made landfall this week in Libya. While it had an eye-like feature on satellite, it wasn’t a hurricane. It was a medicane — a hurricane’s Mediterranean cousin. Only a dozen formed between 1982 and 2003. wapo.st/3PLKr1m

It's easy to be pessimistic about the future, but Christian Keil (@pronounced_kyle), a partner at @a16z, talks to @asymmetricinfo about the importance of getting people excited about the changing technologies to come. 🔗 Watch the full conversation: wapo.st/4cTykcg

Breaking news: The Education Department said that the Treasury Department will assume responsibility for collecting on defaulted student loans, the first of three phases to spin off key functions of the office of Federal Student Aid. wapo.st/41fq7YG

The Warsaw Zoo in Poland opened the “Bird Asylum,” which they describe as “the equivalent of a human emergency room,” for wild birds. Locals can bring injured birds to the drop-off center, which then alerts veterinarians to collect and treat the birds.

The upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” won’t air after TMZ published a 2023 video that appears to show season lead Taylor Frankie Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend. She was arrested following the incident. wapo.st/3NRh9hj

The CDC updated a travel advisory that recommends travelers take extra precautions when visiting certain countries where polio is circulating. If you’re planning a trip, here’s how to stay safe: wapo.st/4dtfJE3

Breaking news: ABC has canceled the forthcoming season of “The Bachelorette” after TMZ published a 2023 video that appears to show season lead Taylor Frankie Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend. wapo.st/4slC2Aa

U.S. officials detected unidentified drones above Fort Lesley J. McNair, the base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live, according to people briefed on the situation. Here's what we know so far: wapo.st/4lA1aAy

Meeting in the Oval Office, President Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbor to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?" asked Trump. "Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" wapo.st/4sRUUXh

City leaders nationwide are scrambling to rename streets and schools after reports that César Chavez, the farm labor activist, sexually abused girls in the movement he led. wapo.st/40Cq8pw

U.S. nursing homes are fabricating schizophrenia diagnoses to hide their use of dangerous antipsychotic drugs to subdue dementia patients, a government watchdog report found. The drugs increase risk of falls, strokes and death. wapo.st/4tfSUsr

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to predict how long the conflict may go on, asserting in a briefing Thursday that only President Trump will decide when it is finished. 8/8 Read more here: wapo.st/3NOIxfR

U.S. intelligence assessments have found U.S. and Israeli strikes have weakened the regime but do not appear to be close to toppling it. Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers the regime “appears to be intact but largely degraded.” 7/8 washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Oil and gas prices have surged as Iran intensified strikes on facilities across the Persian Gulf, prompting the Trump administration to consider lifting sanctions on Iranian oil. Here’s what you need to know [thread]: washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/…