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God Picks No Sides in War, Pope Tells a World on Fire

God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war," Pope Leo XIV declared at Palm Sunday Mass — days after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed at the Pentagon for "overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy."

Von Clause March 29, 2026

Business

AI's Job Risk Index: The Wired Belts Will Rust First

Silicon Valley faces the highest job displacement of any major US metro. A first-of-its-kind index from Tufts maps 9.3 million vulnerable jobs and $757 billion in wages at risk — and finds the regions that built AI are the ones most exposed to it.

Maynard Keys March 29, 2026

World

Four Nations, One Table, No Ceasefire: Islamabad's Bid to Stop the Iran War

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt arrived in Islamabad as Israeli warplanes struck Iran and Tehran fired cluster munitions at Tel Aviv. The war is spreading. The talks are not designed to stop it.

Von Clause March 29, 2026

World

The Bomb Is Back: How the Iran War Restarted the Global Nuclear Clock

North Korea has nuclear weapons and its regime is intact. Iran stopped short of building the bomb and is under sustained bombardment. Governments from Warsaw to Tokyo are drawing conclusions the non-proliferation regime was designed to prevent.

Von Clause March 29, 2026

World

Day 30: The War in Iran Prepares to Go Underground

Pentagon planners are preparing raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Whether Trump signs off — and what happens if he does — is the question defining the war's next phase.

Von Clause March 29, 2026

Science

The Bizarre, Booming Black Market for East Africa's Rarest Ants

At $220 per queen, the 2,200 ants found packed in test tubes at Nairobi airport were worth nearly half a million dollars. No ant species is protected under international wildlife trade law.

Carl Sage March 29, 2026

Gaming

The Scourge Is a Vietnamese Horror Game Steam Didn't See Coming

A Vietnamese indie horror game built on real folklore just hit 95% positive reviews on Steam. The concurrent player count is modest. The emotional damage is not.

Tyler Vincere March 29, 2026

Gaming

ARC Raiders' AI Anti-Cheat Permanently Banned a Quadriplegic Gamer

A quadriplegic ARC Raiders player was permanently banned for using a mouth controller. Embark's AI-driven anti-cheat flagged his disability aid as a hack — and hasn't reversed the decision.

Tyler Vincere March 29, 2026

Sports

Nineteen and Unstoppable: Antonelli's Suzuka Comeback Makes F1 History

Pole to sixth on lap one. Sixth to history by the chequered flag. Kimi Antonelli's Suzuka was chaos turned into a masterpiece — and the 19-year-old is now the youngest championship leader Formula 1 has ever seen.

Ozzy Wild March 29, 2026

Technology

Reality Optional: AI Deepfakes Swamp the 2026 Midterm Campaign

An 85-second deepfake shows a Texas Senate candidate saying things he never said. The disclosure is text so small you'd miss it scrolling past — and no federal law exists to stop the next one.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 29, 2026

World

Iran Targets Gulf Industrial Backbone in Aluminium Strikes

The IRGC didn't target a military base or a shipping lane. It struck aluminium smelters — the industrial backbone of Gulf economies that account for 9 percent of global supply.

Von Clause March 29, 2026

Environment

A Year's Rain in a Day: Cyclone Narelle Tears Through Western Australia

Fifty people fled an Exmouth evacuation centre when the building itself began to fail. Outside, 250km/h winds were tearing the town apart — and four of Australia's biggest gas plants were about to go offline.

Rae Carlsen March 29, 2026