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Georgia’s 2026 primary is under way with live results and ongoing coverage from GPB News. The page provides voting logistics (polls open 7 a.m.–7 p.m.), how to find your polling place, and directs readers to GPB’s election hub for updates. Most races are primaries, with Georgia Supreme Court elections decided in this vote. The page serves as a live blog for real-time results and analysis.
The Taliban published a 31-article decree, approved by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and issued in the regime’s gazette, that formalizes child marriages in Afghanistan. It sets rules around “virgin girls,” grants fathers and grandfathers power to arrange or dissolve marriages under strict conditions, and allows marriages for girls younger than 18 with Taliban court oversight. Critics describe the move as gender apartheid and a grave threat to girls’ safety, with poverty-driven arrangements already occurring and Western observers warning it contradicts basic rights and protections for women and children.
A LIGO detection involving an object lighter than a solar mass challenges standard stellar-black-hole formation, with researchers proposing a primordial black hole created in the early universe as the explanation. If confirmed, PBHs could account for dark matter, but further detections and next‑gen observatories like LISA and Cosmic Explorer are needed to build stronger evidence.
OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent platform that enables autonomous actions on a user’s computer, is gaining traction in China with usage reported by major firms like Tencent and Alibaba, while government agencies caution staff against installing it on work devices due to security risks such as data leaks and accidental deletions, highlighting a tension between rapid AI adoption and cybersecurity safeguards in China.
New York’s 2026 Spring Breakout roster is loaded with top prospects (including Lombard Jr., Elmer Rodríguez and Carlos Lagrange) and budding pitchers like Ben Hess, Bryce Cunningham, Henry Lalane and Chase Hampton, who’ll showcase their talents against the Braves on March 21 at Steinbrenner Field, giving fans a preview of players likely headed to the minors.
Nick Leeson, the trader whose unauthorized trades toppled Barings Bank, survived colon cancer diagnosed during a prison sentence after surgery and six months of chemotherapy; decades later he has had regular colonoscopies with no recurrence and credits a proactive mindset and ongoing medical care for a full life, while continuing a familiar lifestyle of exercise and occasional indulgences and avoiding self-diagnosis online.