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What Happened Today – March 1, 2026

San Francisco Ballet building exterior with company name on facade

The San Francisco Ballet canceled its Kennedy Center performances, becoming the most prominent dance company to withdraw from the institution since Trump's takeover. (Photo: Andy Melton, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Three American troops were killed in Kuwait Sunday, two days after Donald Trump started a war he never asked Congress to authorize. Eight countries are now involved. The FBI is investigating a mass shooting in Austin as terrorism tied to the attack. Protesters breached the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, and security forces killed at … Read more

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