Blog•Mar 9, 2026
California ‘Dream For All’ 2026 Open Through March 16 for First-Time Home Buyers
California’s Housing Finance Agency has reopened the Dream For All Shared Appreciation Loan program, offering first‑generation, first‑time homebuyers up to $150,000 in down‑payment or closing‑cost assistance. Applicants must meet income and residency criteria and are chosen through a lottery, with the registration window closing on March 16, 2026. The agency has allocated between $150 million and $200 million for this third round, building on the 2,182 and 1,700 borrowers assisted in 2023 and 2024 respectively. Repayment is based on a share of future home‑value appreciation, creating a revolving fund for future buyers.
By The Mortgage Reports
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
ESPN Latest to Pick up Ex-Washington Post Reporters
ESPN announced Monday that it has hired six former Washington Post sports reporters—Kent Babb, Kareem Copeland, Chuck Culpepper, Robert Klemko, Tom Schad and Ben Strauss—to bolster its Investigative, Enterprise and Digital Journalism Unit. The hires come shortly after The Athletic...
By Sports Media Watch
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The Iran War and Latin America: What To Make of It
The Iran war is expected to deepen political rifts across Latin America as nations choose sides on the United States’ heightened involvement. Rising oil prices and broader geopolitical fallout will pressure regional economies already vulnerable to external shocks. An emboldened...
By Small Wars Journal
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
United Airlines Business Card Bonus — 100,000 Miles + 2,000 Status Points After $5,000 Spend
United SM Business Card now offers a 100,000‑mile sign‑up bonus plus 2,000 Premier Qualifying Points after spending $5,000 within the first three months. The card carries a $150 annual fee but includes free first‑checked‑bag travel, two United Club passes, a...
By View from the Wing
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
How to Remove Someone From a Mortgage | No Refinancing
The article explains that a co‑borrower can be removed from a mortgage without refinancing, though this route is uncommon. It outlines five alternatives—mortgage assumption, court‑ordered removal, lender release, bankruptcy, and quitclaim deed—detailing their requirements, benefits, and drawbacks. Cost analysis shows...
By The Mortgage Reports
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Diesel Deja Vu, and Documenting an Independent Trucker of the Month's Road Ahead
Adam Mackey, February Trucker of the Month from Mustang, Oklahoma, chronicled his owner‑operator journey on the AfterSolo YouTube channel since 2022. His videos detail DIY maintenance on a Freightliner Columbia and Utility flatbed, creating a valuable knowledge base for independent...
By Overdrive
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Pharmaceutical Executive Daily: Vinay Prasad Set to Leave CBER for Second Time
Vinay Prasad has left the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for the second time in under a year, signaling a notable leadership turnover at a key regulatory hub for biologics, vaccines and gene therapies. In parallel, GlaxoSmithKline...
By Pharmaceutical Executive (independent trade outlet)
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Doc Renewed with Another Rare 22-Episode Season / The Drew Barrymore Show Renewed for Two More Seasons / Peacock Nabs...
Fox has renewed the medical drama “Doc” for a third season, again ordering a full 22‑episode slate. The series expanded from a ten‑episode debut to 22 episodes in its second season, making the new order a rare move in today’s...
By TVTattle
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
California Is Booming With New Investors—Here’s Why the Long-Term Prospects Could Become a Cash Cow
San Luis Obispo County has become California’s third‑hottest market for single‑family home investment, with 7,454 purchases last year. The surge is driven primarily by mom‑and‑pop investors—small owners who hold fewer than five properties—who now own about 91% of the state’s...
By BiggerPockets (Blog)
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
What Are Microloans & How To Get One
Microloans have become a key financing option for U.S. small businesses that cannot secure traditional bank loans. The SBA’s microloan program, administered through community development financial institutions, offers loans up to $50,000, with an average size of $13,000, and pairs...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Nobody Knows Who Owns What. Here Is What I Am Building.
The essay argues that streaming transformed media economics by valuing user data over content libraries, and generative AI is now compressing the value of intellectual property itself. Legal and regulatory frameworks have not kept pace, leaving creators, studios, insurers, and...
By PARQOR (The Medium)
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Anbernic RG Vita and RG Vita Pro Are Android Handheld Game Consoles with Familiar Design
Chinese manufacturer Anbernic is set to release two Android handheld consoles, the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro, that closely resemble Sony’s PlayStation Vita in form factor. The entry‑level RG Vita uses a Unisoc T618 processor, 3 GB RAM, 64 GB storage...
By Liliputing
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Roy Bonnell Says Allied Critical Metals’ Borralha Tungsten Project Shows Billion-Dollar Potential as Western Supply Tightens
Allied Critical Metals released a Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Borralha tungsten project in northern Portugal, estimating an after‑tax NPV of $706.4 million at a $1,500 per metric tonne WO₃ price and $91 million initial capital for an 11‑year mine life. CEO...
By Jack Lifton @ InvestorNews (Critical Minerals & Rare Earths)
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Plum Acquisition Corp. IV (PLMK) to Combine with Controlled Thermal Resources in $4.7Bn Deal
Plum Acquisition Corp. IV (PLMK) announced a definitive agreement to merge with Controlled Thermal Resources, a geothermal power developer, in a transaction valued at approximately $4.7 billion. The deal will result in PLMK becoming the public vehicle for Controlled Thermal, providing...
By SPACInsider
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Buy A New Car, Or The Acer Predator Orion 7000 System
Acer’s Predator Orion 7000 flagship gaming tower pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, delivering extreme performance for 4K gaming. The system ships with 64 GB DDR5 memory, expandable to 128 GB, and a PCIe 4.0 SSD, while offering...
By PC Perspective
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Homerun Resources Advances Antimony-Free Solar Glass Strategy in Brazil
At the PDAC conference, Homerun Resources announced it is close to completing a bankable feasibility study for Latin America’s first antimony‑free solar‑glass manufacturing facility in Bahia, Brazil. The project leverages a high‑purity, low‑iron silica deposit that contains under 10 ppm iron,...
By Jack Lifton @ InvestorNews (Critical Minerals & Rare Earths)
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Episode 397 — LRN’s Program Effectiveness Report
LRN’s 2026 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report, titled “The Next Leap: Technology, Trust, and the Transformation of Compliance,” surveys over 2,500 compliance professionals and employees worldwide. The study reveals that while compliance programs are increasingly sophisticated and tech‑enabled, many...
By Corruption, Crime & Compliance
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
QC2A Desktop 3D Printer Brings Full-Color 3D Printing Below US$10K
The inew3d QC2A desktop printer, launched on Kickstarter, brings true full‑color photopolymer jetting to the desktop market for under US $10,000. It delivers an unprecedented 720 × 2880 dpi resolution, translating to roughly 0.035 mm detail, and supports six material channels including CMY, white, transparent...
By Fabbaloo
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Advent Considers $4bn Divestment of Naval Defense Business Ultra Maritime
Advent is weighing a roughly $4 billion divestiture of Ultra Maritime, the naval‑defense arm that specializes in anti‑submarine warfare technologies such as sonar, sonobuoys and torpedo countermeasures. The private‑equity firm acquired the business through its purchases of Cobham and Ultra Electronics...
By Private Equity Insights
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Polish Operators Agree National Roaming During Emergencies
Polish mobile operators Orange Poland, T‑Mobile Poland, Polkomtel and Play have signed an agreement to establish a national roaming framework for emergency situations. The plan, announced by UKE chairman Przemyslaw Kuna at the Economic Forum “Time” in Warsaw, aims to...
By Telecompaper
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
LMT Installs Smart Traffic Monitoring System in Adazi
Latvian telecom operator LMT has deployed a machine‑vision traffic monitoring system in the town of Adazi. The solution, active from March, will operate for three years and automatically capture violations, forwarding the data to the Road Traffic Safety Directorate and...
By Telecompaper
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Megafon Upgrades Mobile Network Coverage for Moscow Flats
Megafon has rolled out an indoor mobile network upgrade across multiple Moscow apartment complexes, extending coverage to more than 140,000 residents. The enhancement reaches apartments, elevators and other indoor zones, delivering consistent voice and data service. The new infrastructure also...
By Telecompaper
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
German Federal Court of Justice on the Pegasus-Software Scandal: States Do Not Have a General Right of Personality
On 24 February 2026 Germany’s Federal Court of Justice dismissed Morocco’s claim that the state could assert a general right of personality against the news portal Zeit Online for reporting on alleged Pegasus surveillance. The court held that states lack...
By Conflict of Laws .net
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
“The FCPA Reinforcement Act” Introduced In Senate
Democratic senators introduced the “FCPA Reinforcement Act” to lengthen the criminal statute of limitations for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations from five to ten years. The proposal follows claims that the Trump administration narrowed FCPA enforcement, even though DOJ data...
By FCPA Professor
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The Quiet Paradox of Physician Mental Health and Medication
Physician wellness leaders are confronting a hidden paradox: while therapy is increasingly normalized, medication use remains stigmatized. Psychiatrist Jessi Gold, chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System, disclosed her 13‑year daily Wellbutrin regimen, revealing the pressure physicians feel...
By KevinMD
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
ORN0829
Taisho Pharmaceutical’s vornorexant (TS‑142), marketed as Vorzzz®, received Japanese regulatory approval in August 2025 as a dual orexin‑1/2 receptor antagonist for insomnia. The drug distinguishes itself from existing DORAs through rapid absorption and a short elimination half‑life, aiming to minimize...
By Drug Hunter
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The Global Week Ahead
Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel as the Iran‑US‑Israel conflict intensifies, leaving the Strait of Hormuz gridlocked. G7 finance ministers are meeting to discuss a coordinated release of strategic oil reserves, while the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank...
By Perspectives
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Trump Launches Shield of the Americas
President Donald Trump convened leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean nations at a Miami‑area summit to unveil the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, branded the Shield of the Americas. The new military‑focused alliance, backed by senior U.S. officials such as...
By Latin America Daily Briefing
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
K&L Gates Earns ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Certification for AI Management System (AIMS)
Global law firm K&L Gates has become one of the first firms worldwide to earn ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System. The audit validated robust controls over accountability, risk, ethics, transparency, data protection and regulatory compliance. The...
By Legal IT Insider
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Kyivstar Invests UAH 4.5 Bln in Back-Up Power Equipment Since War Starts
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s leading mobile operator and Veon subsidiary, has spent over UAH 4.5 billion since the war began to purchase, install and maintain more than 6,000 backup generators. The equipment bolsters network resilience amid frequent electricity blackouts caused by Russian attacks. Most...
By Telecompaper
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Geopolitical Whiplash and the Shifting Ground of D&O Liability
The article argues that the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are reshaping directors‑and‑officers (D&O) liability by turning geopolitical risk into a core governance issue. Rapid sanctions, divestment decisions and supply‑chain disruptions have already sparked securities lawsuits, exemplified by...
By The D&O Diary
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Go-Ahead Tests Littlepay CAATT Pre-Paid Travel Pass in Brighton
Littlepay, in partnership with Google, has enabled pre‑paid travel passes to be stored and activated in Google Wallet. Passengers can tap their phones on Brighton buses, replacing traditional paper tickets with a contactless, mobile solution. Go‑Ahead, a UK transport group, launched...
By Telecompaper
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
OpenPlay's Connect Is a New 'App Store' For Music Pros
OpenPlay has launched Connect, an App Exchange that functions as a marketplace for music‑tech services. The platform lets labels, publishers and distributors browse and embed tools from partners such as Audioshake, BeatBread, Beatdapp, LyricFind, Muserk, Musixmatch and Pex. By acting...
By Hypebot
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The SaaSpocalypse and Salesforce’s Massive Buyback – The Special Situations Report Episode 57
Episode 57 of the Special Situations Report podcast discusses four headline stories. Salesforce announced a $50 billion stock buyback, the largest ever for the company. The show also covers a bidding war for Reservoir Media, insider sales at Warner Bros. Discovery, and Elliott...
By Inside Arbitrage – Blog
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
NVIDIA Prepares GeForce ON Community Update for GDC 2026
At GDC 2026 in San Francisco, NVIDIA announced a GeForce ON community update slated for tomorrow. The session is expected to showcase upcoming gaming technologies such as DLSS, ray tracing, path tracing, and expansions of GeForce NOW, as well as...
By TechPowerUp
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Paul Hastings Hires Securities Litigation Co-Chair, Partner From A&O Shearman | Law.com
Paul Hastings announced the addition of securities litigation partners Daniel Laguardia and Patrick Hein from A&O Shearman in San Francisco. Laguardia, previously co‑head of securities and shareholder litigation and managing partner of A&O Shearman’s California offices, will serve as co‑chair...
By Securities Docket
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Did SCOTUS Just Strip FINRA’s Regulatory Immunity? | LinkedIn
The U.S. Supreme Court in a recent decision appears to have removed the long‑standing claim of regulatory immunity that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other self‑regulatory organizations have relied on. The ruling, issued in a case unrelated to...
By Securities Docket
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Intel Publishes XeSS 3 SDK To GitHub - Still As Windows-Only Binaries
Intel has released the Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) 3.0 SDK on GitHub, providing the latest AI‑enhanced upscaling tools for gamers. The SDK includes multi‑frame generation and upgraded frame‑generation models, but it ships only as proprietary Windows DLLs. Despite earlier suggestions...
By Phoronix
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The Magnet Bottleneck Nobody’s Talking About (And China Controls 99% of It)
The article highlights a hidden bottleneck in the magnet supply chain: while the United States possesses rare‑earth deposits, it lacks domestic capacity to separate, purify, and produce permanent magnets. China controls roughly 99 % of the downstream magnet processing and manufacturing....
By Ahead of the Herd
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
JetBlue Inspires Future Aviators at “Fly Like a Girl” Event in Fort Lauderdale
JetBlue hosted its 12th annual “Fly Like a Girl” event in Fort Lauderdale, introducing over 100 students aged 10‑14 to aviation and STEM careers. Female crew members—including pilots, engineers, and technicians—provided hands‑on demonstrations, tours, and mentorship. The event featured the...
By The Bulkhead Seat
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
War in Iran: Missiles, Models, and Maritime Risk
The war erupted on February 28, 2026 after a joint U.S.-Israeli strike eliminated Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting rapid regional escalation. The United States launched Operation Epic Fury, focusing on command‑and‑control, missile infrastructure, and naval assets to create...
By Pantheon Insights
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Tesla Model Y Outsells Everything in Three States, but Ford Dominates
Tesla’s Model Y emerged as the best‑selling vehicle in California, Washington and Nevada in 2025, marking the electric crossover’s first outright state‑wide victories. Meanwhile, Ford’s F‑Series pickups retained dominance across 29 states, underscoring the continued appeal of traditional trucks in...
By Teslarati
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The Fully In-Person Physical Therapy Model Is Starting to Crack
The traditional fully in‑person outpatient physical‑therapy model is under strain from tighter reimbursement, staffing shortages, and patients demanding more flexible scheduling. Clinics are turning to hybrid care, combining essential hands‑on visits with short virtual check‑ins to maintain outcomes while improving...
By Electronic Health Reporter
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
BIS Fines Thermal Camera Exporter $1 Million for China Export Violations: De Minimis Miscalculations and Compliance Gaps
The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security fined Teledyne FLIR $1 million for 19 Export Administration Regulations violations, chiefly misapplying the de minimis rule to thermal camera exports bound for China and Hong Kong. The company undervalued U.S.-origin components, excluded lenses from product valuations,...
By Corruption, Crime & Compliance
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Why Medicine Ignores Its Cassandras: A Case Study in Health Disparities
Developmental‑behavioral pediatrician Ronald L. Lindsay reflects on a 1998 grant that outlined nine concrete goals to address health disparities for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, women with disabilities, and underserved families. He argues that his early warnings—now framed as a Cassandra‑type...
By KevinMD
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Pharma Pulse: NCPA’s Medicare Negotiation Overhaul Advocacy and Norgine’s $67M UK Supply Investment
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) warns that independent pharmacies are facing a cash‑flow crisis as 67% report Medicare drug‑price negotiation refunds delayed 22 days or more, forcing 60% to dip into personal savings. NCPA is urging the Centers for...
By Pharmaceutical Commerce (independent trade)
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The Marketplace Exchanges for Health Insurance
The ACA’s state‑run health‑insurance marketplaces, which require essential benefits and sort plans into Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze tiers, covered about 10 million people before COVID‑19. A 2021 expansion of premium tax credits more than doubled enrollment to 23 million and pushed...
By The Conversable Economist
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
The Good News? Crude Oil Is -16% Off the high.The Bad News? It Is 10% Higher on the Day
G7 finance ministers said they will keep monitoring oil markets and stand ready to release strategic petroleum reserves if needed. Crude oil peaked at $119.48, fell to $96.24, and now trades near $100. The price is 16% lower than its...
By investingLive – Asia-Pacific News Wrap
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Impact on “Travel & Adventure” Conference Los Angeles, 2026
The Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show, one of the nation’s largest consumer travel expos, convened thousands of travelers, tour operators, cruise lines, and destination marketers in early March 2026. The multi‑stage format featured expert panels on emerging travel trends, destination...
By Future of CIO
Blog•Mar 9, 2026
Carla Devlin Cites Sio Silica’s 15-Billion-Tonne Deposit for Defense Technologies While Encouraging Support for Public Petition
Carla Devlin, president of Sio Silica Corp., announced that the company is awaiting an environmental licence from Manitoba’s Environmental Approvals Branch before drilling can begin. The firm boasts a 15‑billion‑tonne high‑purity silica deposit that can be refined to 99.999% purity,...
By Jack Lifton @ InvestorNews (Critical Minerals & Rare Earths)