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Hegseth says U.S. “just getting started” in Iran war as conflict intensifies and spreads
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is “accelerating, not decelerating” its war on Iran, with more assets heading to the region as the conflict ricochets from Turkey to Sri Lanka and Israel steps up strikes in Tehran and Lebanon. Hegseth said a U.S. torpedo sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/us-iran-war-israel-strikes-tehran-lebanon-day-5-al-udeid-targeted/
Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.
In his first comments about Saturday’s US military strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump claimed in a video posted to social media that Iran has been building missiles that “could soon reach the American homeland.” It’s an argument he also made in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/27/politics/iran-missiles-trump-intelligence-nuclear
How a Call From Trump Ignited a Bitter Feud Between Two U.S. Allies
Behind the scenes, tensions had simmered for years between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two powerful U.S. allies. It took a call from President Trump to bring those tensions crashing into the open. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-united-arab-emirates-feud-trump-call.html
‘Sinners’ is so much bigger than the BAFTA chaos around it
When director Ryan Coogler called Raphael Saadiq to run him through the script of “Sinners,” the celebrated R&B singer and songwriter knew the song he wanted to write before he hung up the phone. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/26/entertainment/sinners-oscars-bafta
Think happy hour ends too early? It doesn’t at these D.C. bars.
Working late? Here’s where you can find discounted drinks and food until at least 8 p.m., and sometimes all night long. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/02/26/dc-late-night-extended-happy-hours/
Cuba says group shot on US-registered speedboat planned ‘armed infiltration’
Cuba has accused 10 people aboard a US-registered speedboat it intercepted off its coast on Wednesday of planning “an infiltration with terrorist aims”. Border guards shot dead four people and injured the other six on the boat, the Cuban interior ministry said, alleging that those on the Florida-registered vessel had fired first. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24drvj8yl2o