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Voting tech firm Smartmatic seeks to dismiss money laundering charge as part of Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’ after 2020 election loss

Smartmatic filed a motion to dismiss the charges Tuesday.

By The Associated Press and Joshua GoodmanMarch 10, 2026

How Jeffrey Epstein pulled Bill Gates and Microsoft into a web of sex, money, and secrets

How a convicted sex offender became a seven-figure negotiator for Microsoft’s No. 2 executive is the story of how Epstein got into the inner circle of Gates.

By Eva Roytburg and Jim EdwardsMarch 10, 2026

Alabama Gov. opts not to execute a man who didn’t kill anyone

Burton was set to die this week for a 1991 murder — even though another man pulled the trigger. Alabama’s governor said she couldn’t let that stand.

By The Associated Press and Kim ChandlerMarch 10, 2026

Man hailed as a hero for finding the Ship of Gold and then jailed for losing the coins now released after a decade in prison

He was a celebrated deep-sea explorer who pulled off one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in history. Then he went on the run, landed in prison, and refused to say where the missing gold went.

By The Associated Press and John SeewerMarch 10, 2026

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Trump’s immigration crackdown is backfiring by hurting the U.S.-born workers it was meant to help, data shows

Over the past year, following a $170 billion infusion in immigration enforcement, U.S.-born labor participation fell from 61.4% to 61%, federal data shows.

By Sasha RogelbergMarch 10, 2026

‘It’s so impossible to live with’: Former Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein says the Iran war won’t last long

Lloyd Blankfein said the economic toll makes a long conflict unsustainable.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 10, 2026

Trump fires NTSB member who calls it a ‘political hit job,’ leaving crash board short-staffed amid 1,000+ probes

Todd Inman, fired on Friday without explanation, denied White House allegations of drinking on the job and harassment, calling his ouster a ‘political hit job.’

By The Associated Press and Josh FunkMarch 10, 2026

Saudi Aramco CEO issues stark warning: Iran war could bring ‘catastrophic’ shock to global oil

The world’s biggest oil exporter says reopening Middle East energy routes is critical as Trump claims the conflict may soon end.

By Tristan BoveMarch 10, 2026