Daily News Digest - Summary March 17, 2026

Historic heat dome to roast 14 US states with triple-digit temperatures months ahead of schedule

Daily News Digest - Summary March 17, 2026

Historic heat dome to roast 14 US states with triple-digit temperatures months ahead of schedule

A record-shattering heatwave is set to scorch millions across the Southwest, sending temperatures over 100 degrees three months before the US reaches summer.

A heat dome is a high pressure system trapping heat and humidity near surface level

by CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR

A record-shattering heatwave is set to scorch millions across the Southwest, sending temperatures over 100 degrees three months before the US reaches summer.

The shocking forecast has been triggered by a massive ‘heat dome’ forming over 14 states, including California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming…


Switzerland Enshrines Cash in Federal Constitution, but Critics Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Voters on Sunday decided on multiple national referendums, as well as elections and referendums at the cantonal and local levels

Switzerland Enshrines Cash in Federal Constitution, but Critics Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
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by Peter Rykowski

In a nationwide referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters enshrined cash in the country’s federal constitution — but critics, who supported a more extensive proposal, argue that the constitutional amendment does not go far enough in preventing a central bank digital currency…


Trump Says He Can Do ‘Anything I Want’ With Cuba

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his ⁠rhetoric ⁠against Cuba on Monday, saying he expected ⁠to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form...

A police officer directs traffic on the street amid a partial collapse of the electrical grid, in Havana, Cuba December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

by Daniel Trotta

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his ⁠rhetoric ⁠against Cuba on Monday, saying he expected ⁠to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form” and that “I can do anything I want” ​with the neighboring country.The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations, ‌which have reached one of their most ‌contentious moments in the 67 years since Fidel Castro overthrew what had been a close U.S. ally…


Breaking: Federal Court Blocks ACIP Meeting, Changes to Childhood Vaccine Schedule

A federal court in Boston today blocked a key government vaccine advisory committee from holding its scheduled meeting this week, and paused changes the committee made to vaccine recommendations...

by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.The Defender

This article was originally published by The Defender — Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website.

A federal court in Boston today blocked a key government vaccine advisory committee from holding its scheduled meeting this week, and paused changes the committee made to vaccine recommendations under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy.

In a win for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and several other medical organizations, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccine policy, will not meet as planned this week…


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