Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence

Mar 5, 2026
ANTHROPIC
Key Findings

• We introduce a new measure of AI displacement risk, observed exposure, that combines theoretical LLM capability and real-world usage data, weighting automated (rather than augmentative) and work-related uses more heavily
• AI is far from reaching its theoretical capability: actual coverage remains a fraction of what's feasible
• Occupations with higher observed exposure are projected by the BLS to grow less through 2034
• Workers in the most exposed professions are more likely to be older, female, more educated, and higher-paid
• We find no systematic increase in unemployment for highly exposed workers since late 2022, though we find suggestive evidence that hiring of younger workers has slowed in exposed occupations

Live Updates: Trump demands Iran's "unconditional surrender" as Russia gives Tehran intel on U.S. positions

By Tucker Reals, Kathryn Watson, Lucia I Suarez Sang

Updated on: March 7, 2026 / 1:28 AM EST / CBS News

What to know on the eighth day of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran

• Israel announcing a "new phase" in the joint war launched almost a week ago with the U.S., heavily bombing Iran's capital, Tehran, as well as Lebanon.  
• President Trump appeared to rule out negotiations with Iran, calling for its "unconditional surrender" in a social media post. Mr. Trump has said he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader.
• Russia is providing intelligence on U.S. positions to Iran, three sources, including a senior U.S. official with direct knowledge, confirmed to CBS News.

Nobel economist Paul Krugman says the Iran war could be the 'straw that breaks the camel's back' for a fragile US economy

Samuel O'Brient / Thu, March 5, 2026 

• The US-Iran war has sparked major volatility in financial markets.
• Economist Paul Krugman thinks the war could have significant consequences for the US economy.
• "We've added a fresh level of massive uncertainty," Krugman said.

Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over there’

By Dana Bash

Trump tells CNN that Cuba is soon going to fall

President Donald Trump told CNN Friday morning that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon.” “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon, by the way, unrelated, but Cuba is gonna fall too. They want to make a deal so badly,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash in a phone interview when touting US military success in his second term.

Trump: "No deal" for ceasefire without an "unconditional surrender"

The Greek Courier

March 6th 2026

President Trump dramatically escalated his rhetoric in the ongoing conflict with Iran on Wednesday, declaring on social media that there would be "no deal" to end hostilities unless Tehran agrees to an "unconditional surrender." Trump further stated that following such a surrender, and the selection of what he termed "ACCEPTABLE Leader(s)," the United States and its allies would assist in rebuilding Iran's economy.

Iran Barrage Sweeps Mideast as Trump Weighs In on Succession

By Dan Williams, Patrick Sykes, and Jeff Mason
March 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM PST
Updated on March 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM PST

Iran fired a barrage of missiles and drones targeting countries across the Persian Gulf overnight, while Israel renewed airstrikes on the Islamic Republic in a war that’s entered a seventh day with no end in sight.

Iran, the US, and a World Cup that starts in three months

Image source, Image caption,

By Dan Roan, Sports editor
Published 1 March 2026

In little over 100 days, the United States will co-host a football World Cup that Iran has qualified for.

On Saturday, the US attacked Iran as part of a joint, ongoing operation with Israel, sparking retaliatory strikes across the Middle East.

So what could the conflict mean for the countries involved, for Fifa, and for what was already set to be a highly politicised World Cup?

BBC Sport takes a closer look.

Trump fires homeland security secretary Kristi Noem as Democrats welcome her exit – US politics live

President picks ‘Maga warrior’ Markwayne Mullin as nominee to replace Noem as Democrats hail decision after months of controversy

18.55 GMT - Kristi Noem, the embattled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, has been removed from her position by Donald Trump.

US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones

By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Sarah Ferris, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn
Mar 4, 2026
Trump administration officials told lawmakers during a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill that Iran’s Shahed attack drones represent a major challenge and US air defenses will not be able to intercept them all, according to a source in the briefing.

Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support

By Karen DeYoung, Mustafa Salim, Ellen Nakashima, and Warren P. Strobel
In outreach to Kurdish community leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, the president offered Us support to insurgent efforts against Tehran.

Today at 6.28 PT

The Trump administration, bracing for more U.S. casualties and considering whether to put troops on the ground in Iran, has begun reaching out to Tehran’s domestic opposition as potential allies to foment an uprising against the regime.

Pummeled by airstrikes, Iran launches new wave of attacks against Israel and U.S. bases

Mar 5, 2026

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

By David Rising, Associated Press

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the U.S. would "bitterly regret" torpedoing an Iranian warship. Tehran's expanding retaliatory strikes came even as Israel and the U.S. hammered Iran for a sixth day.

"Canadian rebels with bold ideas have always been welcome in Australia"

The Greek Courier

By Ioannis Damellos

March 4, 2026

Australia wholeheartedly supported Marc Carney's global mission to strengthen middle-power alliances amidst a fragmenting world order. 

In one of the most crucial visits for Canada's future, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Australia highlighted his commitment to fostering economic and political alliances that seek to distance Canada from American patronage. In a heartfelt address to the Australian Parliament, where he was welcomed as a distinguished statesman, Carney articulated a vision urging Commonwealth nations to unite in response to a shifting global order. The reception from the full house was overwhelming. 

Senate Vote Blocks Congressional Oversight as EU Is Dragged Into Iran War Following Attack on Member State

By Staff Writer

The Greek Courier

March 4, 2026 Late at night

ATHENS, GREECE / VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA — The crisis gripping the Middle East intensified on Wednesday as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran enters its sixth day in the coming hours. President Donald Trump continued to defend sweeping military action in the region, as attempts in Congress to rein in his war-making authority faltered. A closely watched Senate vote on a resolution requiring Trump to seek congressional approval for any further operations against Iran failed by a margin of 47-53, largely along party lines. The contentious vote came in the wake of massive U.S. and Israeli strikes targeting key Iranian regime sites, escalating what has become one of the largest military operations in the region in decades. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine said, yesterday marked the first time a US attack submarine had used a torpedo to sink a combat ship since 1945!

Which countries are involved in the Iran-US war? What to know.

Kate Perez
USA TODAY
March 4, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET

The war between the United States and Iran continues to escalate and pull in other Middle Eastern countries and beyond into the conflict, which launched when the U.S. and Israel began strikes on Iran early Feb. 28 in a campaign that killed the nation's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and dozens of top officials and hit more than 1,250 targets inside the country.

The limits of Iran’s war of attrition

By George Meneshian

The ongoing war between Iran and the United States–Israel coalition reflects the logic of contemporary warfare. This is not a conventional war defined by decisive battles or territorial conquest. It is a multidimensional contest of endurance, where technological superiority meets asymmetric strategy.

March 4, 2026

You can read the original here 

George Meneshian is an Area Studies analyst specialising in the Caucasus and MENA regions. He is the head of the Middle East Research Group at the Institute of International Relations (IDIS, Athens).

Live updates: U.S. sub torpedoes Iranian ship as public mourning delayed for Khamenei

Expect an “overwhelming” and bigger wave of military strikes on Iran in the coming days, top Trump administration officials told lawmakers in classified briefings.

Updated March 04, 2026, 10:45 AM EST

By NBC News

What we know

• IRAN SHIP TORPEDOED: The U.S. has torpedoed an Iranian ship in international waters in the Indian Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. Earlier, Sri Lanka’s navy said it had rescued 32 people after receiving a distress call from an Iranian navy ship, the IRIS Dena.
• MOURNING FOR LEADER DELAYED: Iranian state media reported that the government is delaying public mourning ceremonies for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose body was set to go on display in Tehran today.
• GULF UNDER ATTACK: Iran's escalating retaliation has hit U.S. sites, travel hubs and oil facilities across the Gulf as Washington scrambled to ensure Americans leave the Middle East.
• STRAIT OF HORMUZ: President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy may escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil and gas that Iran is attempting to block.
• MOUNTING DEATH TOLL: Hundreds of people have died across the Middle East. More than 940 people have been killed by Israeli and American strikes, Iranian state media reported, and 11 have died in Israel as Iran fired back. The U.S. government identified four of the six service members killed in a drone strike on a port in Kuwait.

Trump asserts that without intervention, a "nuclear war" would have been inevitable. Is that a fact?

The Greek Courier
Source: CBS News
Updated on: March 4, 2026 / 1:19 AM EST /

On the fifth day of the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran, President Donald Trump vigorously defended his decision to launch the Thousand and One Epic Missiles against the Persian Theocracy. In an Oval Office address, he asserted that without intervention, a "nuclear war" would have been inevitable, claiming that Iran "would have taken out many countries." Now, is that a fact? No, it isnt. President Trump's assertion reflects a position rather than an established fact. 

Nuclear program, missiles or regime change: Trump struggles to define Iran war goals

Trump and senior figures in his administration castigated previous presidents for dragging the U.S. into protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His administration says this time will be different.

March 3, 2026, 7:44 AM PST

By Dan De Luce and Justin Goldman

President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran were decisive, killing the country’s supreme leader and many of his lieutenants. His reasons for launching the war and definition of victory have been less clear.