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🗞️Top U.S. counterterrorism official resigns
...also Amazon rolls out 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options and Mastercard buys BVNK
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March 17th, 2026
What happened today 🇺🇸,
The Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joe Kent, has resigned stating he "cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran", saying Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S.
Illinois primary elections are today, where voters are selecting nominees for the open U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Dick Durbin, the governor's race, and five U.S. House seats, polls are open until 8pm ET/ 7pm CT
The MTA sued the Trump administration over $60 million in frozen federal funds for the Second Avenue Subway extension to Harlem…the holdup stems from a DOT review of the project's contracting practices amid new rules against race- and gender-based requirements
Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill called the BETS OFF Act that bans elected officials and senior executive personnel from trading event contracts on matters they handle and requires financial disclosures, amid concerns over insider trading on prediction market platforms
Arizona AG, Kris Mayes, has filed misdemeanor criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an illegal unlicensed gambling business
Amazon announced the rollout of 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options across select U.S. regions, covering over 90,000 items like pantry staples, cleaning supplies, OTC medications, apparel, and electronics, with 1-hour service in hundreds of cities and 3-hour in over 2,000 cities and towns
Mastercard has agreed to acquire BVNK, a UK-based stablecoin infrastructure startup, in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion to bolster its cryptocurrency payment capabilities
S&P up .25% / Nasdaq up .47% / DOW up .10%
Iran's Embassy in Mexico said the country is actively negotiating with FIFA to relocate its 2026 World Cup matches from U.S. venues to Mexico…read more here
Israel said they have killed Iran's top security official and head of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, in an overnight airstrike
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