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The Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association filed a court brief on Friday opposing Attorney General James Uthmeier's push to arm non-dangerous felons, creating a rare split among the state's 20 elected prosecutors (15 of whom are Republicans like Uthmeier) over Second Amendment rights for ex-convicts.

On Wednesday, an LA jury found Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive platforms that harmed 20-year-old Kaley's mental health, awarding $3 million in compensation and $3 million in punitive damages, while TikTok and Snap settled before trial but face upcoming bellwether trials.

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on March 2026 declaring the transatlantic slave trade 'the gravest crime against humanity' with 123 votes in favor, 3 against (United States, Argentina, Israel), and 52 abstentions including the United Kingdom and EU member states, calling for reparations and apologies from nations that benefited from slavery.

Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by American Oversight show that Joseph Mazzara, a State Department employee who previously served as acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, urged federal agents to use violence against protesters during June 2020 unrest tied to immigration crackdowns, writing on June 11 that agents should have 'just started hitting the rioters' with sticks.

The article discusses two main topics: a claim that the war will end in weeks and that 50% of the public have cut their spending, though specific details about which war, exact dates, or spending reduction amounts are not provided in the given text.

After a classified Pentagon briefing on Wednesday, Republican lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee appeared shaken about Donald Trump's war in Iran, with only 34% of Americans supporting Special Forces deployment and 7% supporting larger-scale attacks according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Ric Grenell, former Trump administration official and Kennedy Center overseer, told CPAC attendees in Texas on Friday that previous Kennedy Center administrators should be imprisoned for deferred maintenance and financial mismanagement, while defending President Trump's controversial decision to shut down the venue for two years.

The Food Standards Agency has recalled multiple MOMA porridge products including Almond Butter & Salted Caramel, Apple Cinnamon & Brown Sugar, Banana & Peanut Butter Protein, Blueberry & Vanilla, Cranberry & Raisin, Golden Syrup, and Plain No-Added Sugar varieties due to potential mouse contamination, while Heck has recalled Minted Lamb Burgers 2 Pack 320g with use-by date 03/04/26 due to packaging errors that swapped them with Steak and Butter Burgers, and Borderline Editions has recalled Kluster magnetic board games sold from August 2024, Mölnlycke Health Care has recalled Hibiwash cleanser batches 5156042, 5156043, and 5156093 due to Burkholderia cepacia contamination, and OPSS has recalled counterfeit green Labubu-style soft-filled toys with spinning tails.

UK investors are shifting from buy-to-let to commercial property REITs like Segro (AI data centers), Target Healthcare (care homes), and Tritax Big Box (logistics), which offer 8.4% average yields and must pay out 90% of profits as dividends, with recent bid activity including LondonMetric teaming with Schroder to bid for Picton and Blackstone acquiring UK REITs like Industrials Reit.

Asda boss Allan Leighton said hiring young people involves 'more hurdles than the Grand National' as next week's 8.5% minimum wage hike to £10.85/hour for 18-20 year-olds and 4.1% hike to £12.71/hour for those 21+ leads 50% of employers to plan recruiting more experienced workers and nearly a third to reduce entry-level roles, costing hospitality and retail employers an extra £3.3bn annually.

Pernod Ricard is pursuing a potential merger with Brown-Forman to acquire premium whiskeys like Jack Daniel's, while Diageo's new CEO Dave Lewis focuses on brand disposals and price adjustments amid declining luxury spirits demand in North America where sales dropped 2% to $36 billion last year.

UK pension funds are facing cash calls to cover hedging positions as ten-year gilt yields spike above 5.1% amid market turmoil caused by the Iran war, echoing the 2022 Liz Truss mini-Budget crisis but with less severity due to LDI reforms.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio snapped at EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas during a G7 foreign ministers meeting on Friday after she publicly called out the Trump administration's failure to pressure Russia over Ukraine, then denied the confrontation occurred when speaking to reporters afterward.

The UK Government's Insolvency Service leaked its plan to disqualify failed financier Lex Greensill from running a company in November 2023 to deflect negative publicity from David Cameron's return as Foreign Secretary under Rishi Sunak, according to claims made by Greensill's lawyers at the High Court in London.

Italian authorities seized £17 million worth of assets including property, vineyards and olive groves in Tuscany allegedly bought with money embezzled from 90-year-old actress Ursula Andress by her late former asset manager Eric Freymond, who died by suicide in July near Saanen, Switzerland.

Renault is preparing to reintroduce the Espace family MPV with a new 4.5-meter-long five-seater prototype called 'R-Space' that features highly flexible seating including three individual movable rear seats and a panoramic dashboard screen, as part of a 36-model offensive by 2030 under the 'cars for life' banner.

Reader Shahzaib Sadiq's personal list of the 10 greatest male video game heroes includes Super Mario, Jin Sakai from Ghost of Tsushima, Nathan Drake from Uncharted, Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7, Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed 2, Leon S. Kennedy from Resident Evil, Master Chief from Halo, Solid Snake from Metal Gear, Link from The Legend of Zelda, and Kratos from God of War, with Kratos named as his personal favorite.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, a generational divide emerged among conservatives over the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign in Iran, with younger attendees like 19-year-old Toby Blair expressing opposition while older supporters like Michael Manuel-Reaud of the 'Trump Tribe of Texas' backed President Trump's approach, as Pew Research shows only 49% of Republicans aged 18-29 support the war compared to 84% overall.

A study published in Nutrients journal by researchers from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University of Verona, and Beirut University found that more than one in three adults (over 35%) are misclassified by BMI when compared to DXA scans, with BMI overestimating underweight, overweight and obesity classifications among 1,351 White European adults aged 18-98.

Tesco Insurance settled more pothole damage claims in January 2026 than during the entire previous six months, with average payouts approaching £5,000 and Peterborough having the highest number of claims since 2020, according to industry data.