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The Amazon e-commerce platform suffered a significant outage on Thursday afternoon, impacting more than 21,000 users across the United States who reported difficulties accessing the company’s services. Reuters reports that Amazon’s main e-commerce website experienced a widespread service disruption on Thursday, March 5, 2026, leaving thousands of customers unable to complete their online shopping activities. According to Downdetector.com, a website that monitors service outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources, more than 21,700 incidents were reported as of 3:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The outage began around 2:00 p.m. ET and affected various aspects of the Amazon shopping experience. Users took…
The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Tuesday it launched a military operation against narco-terrorists in Ecuador together with the Ecuadorian military. In an official statement, SOUTHCOM described the joint operation against U.S.-designated terrorist organizations in Ecuador as a “powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism.” “Together, we are taking decisive action to confront narco-terrorists who have long inflicted terror, violence, and corruption on citizens throughout the hemisphere,” the statement read.“We commend the men and women of the Ecuadorian armed forces for their unwavering commitment to this fight,…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Senate Minority Leader Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to a question on whether circumstances around the DHS shutdown has changes due to the strikes on Iran by stating that “We should watch that very carefully. We want to protect our troops first and foremost, but we also want to protect the American people when it comes to their basic constitutional rights.” Co-host Kate Bolduan asked, “Senator, have circumstances changed here since this weekend, putting Democrats in a risky spot right now in holding out on fully funding DHS?” Durbin responded, “Well, I’m not going…
In replacing ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Donald Trump is opting for one of the more reliable strategies to guarantee a quick Senate confirmation — nominating a senator. Trump’s choice of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma sets up a relatively straightforward process, with some Senate Democrats already indicating they are open to voting for him. “We’ve been successful at whipping everybody the president has nominated, and I expect the same for Markwayne Mullin,” Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 2 Senate Republican, said Thursday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune separately told reporters that he wanted to move Mullin’s…
In 1946, Winston Churchill’s Fulton Speech symbolically marked the beginning of the Cold War between the Western world and the Soviet Union. Since then, relations between Russia and the West have been fraught with tension. In recent years, this culminated in a strong and almost existential antagonism. Surprisingly, just a while ago, Russia viewed Europe as a natural ally. For two decades following the collapse of the USSR, there was a belief that Russia and Europe have a promising future together. Russian energy resources and European technology seemed like a perfect match, and Europe was commonly considered to be a model,…
“Meten is weten.” (Measuring is knowing) – Dutch proverb Taxing Phantoms If you want to see the future of socialism and its rabid appetite to consume your life savings, you don’t have to look at the history books. Instead, look at the Netherlands. On February 12, 2026, the Dutch House of Representatives passed the Actual Return in Box 3 Act (Wet werkelijk rendement box 3). On the surface, it’s promoted as a fairness correction to a system the Dutch Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in 2021. In reality, it is a financial suicide note that turns every investor into a tenant of the…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) said that “one of the only positive things about the ayatollah is he apparently had a very strong fatwa against the production of nuclear weapons.” And he is unsure of the successor’s view on nuclear weapons. Foster said, “[M]y biggest question at this point is they have essentially obliterated the top level of leadership, and one of the only positive things about the ayatollah is he apparently had a very strong fatwa against the production of nuclear weapons. I have no idea who his successor’s — what [is]…
Seemingly under intense pressure from China, Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) modified its threats to close the vital Strait of Hormuz to worldwide oil shipping, claiming that it would only attack American, Israeli, and European ships. Beijing nevertheless ordered its largest oil refiners to halt their exports of diesel and gasoline until further notice. Iran has long threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in the event of hostilities. The strait is a narrow passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas (LNG)…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) responded to a question on ending the DHS shutdown in the wake of strikes on Iran by stating that “I see protecting the homeland as also protecting the vulnerable immigrants who are running through the fields and factories where they work or the woman who’s been dragged by her hair and thrown into an unmarked van or the allies in Minnesota, a nurse named Pretti and a mom named Good who were publicly executed.” Co-host Pamela Brown asked, “So you were just talking about how important it is for…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a package of bills Thursday that would establish national age verification requirements and create new online safety and privacy protections for children. Lawmakers voted 28-24, along party lines, to send the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act to the House floor for a full vote. Republicans brushed aside Democratic opposition during the markup. Democrats argued the bill was too lenient on tech companies and would preempt any state regulations. Senate versions of the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, known as COPPA 2.0, have bipartisan support,…