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Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty ImagesNew U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free and open internet is at stake. Roughly half of U.S. states have enacted or are advancing laws requiring platforms — including adult content sites, online gaming services, and social media apps — to block underage users, forcing companies to screen everyone who approaches these digital gates. “There’s a big spectrum,” said Joe Kaufman, global head of privacy at Jumio, one of the largest digital identity-verification and authentication platforms. He explained…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly two weeks after Mexican forces killed notorious cartel boss Ruben “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, questions remain about how the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) will respond and whether the blow will meaningfully disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the United States.Carlos De La Cruz, a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran who deployed after 9/11 and later served along the southern border, told Fox News the cartel leader’s death marked a major victory, but warned Americans should not mistake it for the end of the fight.”When I say that this is…

Graham Arnold is asking FIFA to come to Iraq’s aid as the conflict between neighbouring Iran and the US threatens to derail his plans to pilot the sleeping Middle Eastern giant to its first World Cup in 40 years.The former Socceroos boss is calling for football’s global governing body to come up with an alternative plan for Iraq’s crunch World Cup play-off scheduled to take place later this month.The Lions of Mesopotamia are set to face a one-off match with the winner of a play-off between Suriname and Bolivia in Monterrey, Mexico, on March 31, with the FIFA window due…

Iran’s IRGC had earlier said they targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj, home to Prince Sultan base.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 8 Mar 20268 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAt least two people have been killed after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi Arabia‘s Al-Kharj city, Saudi authorities reported, as Iranian counterattacks on Gulf nations hosting US military assets entered a second week.The Saudi civil defence said in a post on X on Sunday, without mentioning Iran, that an unspecified “military projectile” had hit a residential area in Al-Kharj, killing…

The following is the transcript of the interview with Michael Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 8, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Dr. Michael Leiter. Welcome to ‘Face the Nation.’ISRAELI AMBASSADOR MICHAEL LEITER: Good to be with you. Good morning.MARGARET BRENNAN: So your prime minister and – the American president speak daily, according to President Trump. Have they agreed to beginning and ending the war on the same timeline?AMB. LEITER: We’ve been collaborating now for months, I would say, even prior…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suburban New Jersey school district is considering renaming one of its elementary schools after President Donald Trump, a proposal that has sparked debate among board members and residents.The idea was introduced by Robert Scales, a member of the Colts Neck Township Board of Education in Monmouth County, who asked the school board to establish an exploratory committee to examine what a name change would entail, NJ.com reported.The committee, he said, would review potential costs and determine “what lines, if any, could be crossed by naming a school after a president.”Under the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size As temperatures warm up across Ontario this week, Hamilton police are reminding people to stay off frozen lakes and rivers. The warning comes after police and the city’s Paramedic Service responded to several people falling through the ice on Saturday near the Pier 7 Boardwalk at 121 Haida Ave.According to police, officers responded to a call that two youths had fallen through the ice. The call also said several bystanders had entered the water to attempt to rescue the pair.On arrival, officers learned the two youths had been on the ice when…

South Korea’s Mi Hyang Lee overcame a pair of double bogeys on the front nine and recorded a birdie on the final hole to seize a one-stroke win at the Blue Bay LPGA at Hainan Island, China.The 32-year-old won her third LPGA title and first since capturing the 2017 Women’s Scottish Open after firing a one-over 73 on Sunday to finish with an 11-under total of 277 at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course.She finished one stroke better than China’s Weiwei Zhang (69 on Sunday), who failed to hold the lead after a bogey on the 17th hole.”Still kind…

Beirut, Lebanon – In the past week, the Israeli military has created a mass displacement crisis, killed around 400 people, rained bombs down across Lebanon, including the capital Beirut, and pushed its troops even further into the southern part of the embattled country.Israel is defining a new reality in Lebanon, analysts told Al Jazeera, with potential long-term consequences that could reshape the country in ways unlike the 2024 war, and the 2006 conflict before that, which also featured forced mass exoduses and displacement, widespread killing, and what experts called the urbicide of Beirut’s southern suburbs.Israel may “redraw the demographic map”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is vowing to reject signing any new bills into law until the SAVE America Act is passed by the Senate, a tall order with just 53 Republicans seated and the 60-vote filibuster threshold a high hurdle.”Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, or Talking Filibuster, in order to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS,” Trump wrote Sunday morning on Truth Social. “It must be done immediately.””It supersedes everything else,” Trump added. “MUST GO TO THE…