2026.03.16

[lsanderson]

The winter storm that pummeled Minnesota over the weekend canceled and delayed hundreds of flights, closed some highways, and led to school delays and cancellations. While the Minnesota National Guard was on standby to respond to the dangerous conditions, many Minnesotans were rejoicing. Via MinnPost
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-march-2026-snowstorm-st-paul-sledding/

‘Triple-threat megastorm’ to scatter snow, high winds and thunder across US
Powerful storm chain to affect 200 million in US as it carries blizzard conditions, damaging winds and thunderstorms
Edward Helmore and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/15/snow-wind-winter-storm-thunder-tornadoes

These warrants let police sweep up data from anyone near a crime scene. A bipartisan Minnesota bill says they should be illegal.
As the U.S. Supreme Court decides a case on the constitutionality of reverse location warrants, Minnesota lawmakers look to enact a ban.
by Cleo Krejci
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/03/these-warrants-let-police-sweep-up-data-from-anyone-near-a-crime-scene-a-bipartisan-minnesota-bill-says-they-should-be-illegal/

Oil prices rise after Trump claims US ‘totally demolished’ Iran’s Kharg Island export hub
Another weekend of violence compounded global market concerns over war in the Middle East, following US strikes on the vital oil hub
Callum Jones
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/oil-prices-rise-after-trump-claims-us-totally-demolished-irans-vital-kharg-island-export-hub

Trump claims he has ‘absolute right’ to impose new tariffs after supreme court blow
US supreme court has ‘ransacked’ the country, president argues, in wake of its ruling against his trade agenda
Callum Jones
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/trump-tariffs-absolute-right-claim-supreme-court-ruling

Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens
Jason Burke in Jerusalem
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/initiative-may-be-slipping-away-from-us-and-israel-as-middle-east-crisis-deepens

Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ before ending Covid vaccine recommendation, memos reveal
US based Covid vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics say
Melody Schreiber
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/covid-vaccine-recommendation-kids-pregnant-people-data

‘I’m sick of stupid’: from excoriating Noem to breaking with Trump, Thom Tillis goes for fiery final act in Congress
The Republican senator from North Carolina will not seek re-election after Trump threatened to primary him
Chris Stein
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/thom-tillis-republican-senator

‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet
Latest observations of L98-59d, about 35 light years from Earth, suggest it could be different to anything seen before
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/16/a-molten-mushy-state-scientists-may-have-found-a-new-type-of-liquid-planet

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: its huge screen blocks shoulder surfers from spying on you
Latest Android superphone packs great cameras, fast chips, long battery, a stylus and first-of-its-kind privacy display
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

An end to hay fever? The new wave of effective cures for seasonal allergies (Paywalled?)
Amanda Ruggeri
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260313-hay-fever-the-new-wave-of-effective-cures-for-seasonal-allergies

The simple trick to change other people's minds (Paywalled?)
David Robson
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250326-the-mind-changing-method-measured-in-minutes

One Battle After Another sweeps the Oscars as Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley win big
Paul Thomas Anderson’s revolutionary epic took home six awards while Sinners scored four including for best actor
Oscar winners 2026: the full list
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/15/oscars-2026-academy-awards-winners-full-list-live
Benjamin Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/15/oscars-2026-best-picture-one-battle-after-another-win

Sinners’ Oscar triumphs show that Black cinema is now a vital and valid part of Hollywood
Steve Rose
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/16/sinners-oscar-triumphs-black-cinema-ryan-coogler-michael-b-jordan

Marty not so supreme: where did it all go wrong for Timothée Chalamet at this year’s Oscars?
Gwilym Mumford
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/16/marty-supreme-timothee-chalamet-oscars-snub