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Tuesday March 24th, 2026 day edition

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The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building, a department official announced Monday.

The Pentagon Press Association said the announcement “is a clear violation of the letter and spirit of last week’s ruling.”.

“At such a critical time, we ask why the Pentagon is choosing to restrict vital press freedoms that help inform all Americans,” the association said.

The new policy is the latest dispute over press access to President Donald Trump’s administration, which has limited legacy media while boosting conservative and pro-Trump outlets.

He ordered the Pentagon to reinstate the press credentials of seven Times journalists and struck down some of the agency’s restrictions on news reporting.

The current Pentagon press corps is comprised mostly of conservative outlets that agreed to the policy. »

UPDATE: Professional Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Player Arrested in Connection to Murder in Charles County

Authored by smnewsnet.com

Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers responded and assisted in canvassing the locations to which Webber may have fled.

Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest, and located Webber’s car in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The homicide is actively under investigation and further updates will be provided when they suspect and victims identity are released. »

Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue fossil fuel projects in the US.

Monday’s deal builds on that, by trying to ensure companies can’t continue building under a future administration friendlier to offshore wind.

The Justice Department will use nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funds to reimburse the company for money it spent to purchase leases under the Biden administration. »