Just three days before it was set to premiere, ABC pulled Season 22 of The Bachelorette after a video surfaced showing its lead, Taylor Frankie Paul, in a violent altercation with her ex-partner, Dakota Mortensen. Today, Mortensen was granted temporary custody of the pair’s 2-year-old son as investigators look into domestic violence allegations by Paul.
Just three days before it was set to premiere, ABC pulled Season 22 of The Bachelorette after a video surfaced showing its lead, Taylor Frankie Paul, in a violent altercation with her ex-partner, Dakota Mortensen. Today, Mortensen was granted temporary custody of the pair’s 2-year-old son as investigators look into domestic violence allegations by Paul.
Twenty-seven animal rights activists were arrested after breaking into the Ridglan Farms breeding facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, over the weekend and removing more than 20 dogs.
As the partial government shutdown entered day 34 on Thursday, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines at some airports around the U.S. are stretching outside of terminals, with some travelers told to arrive up to three hours before their flight.
With the war in Iran intensifying debate over U.S. policy and influence in Washington, AIPAC — the most prominent pro-Israel advocacy group in the country — is drawing renewed attention, criticism, and confusion. And as primary election results begin to offer a real-world test of its political influence, here’s a closer look at how the group actually operates.
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Speed Read
Friday, March 20
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Wait times top two hours at Atlanta airport at shutdown hit day 35 (MO NEWS)
Trump administration sues Harvard, alleging school didn’t protect Jewish students as settlement talks go nowhere (CNN)
Second top Republican retires in battleground Wisconsin, fueling Democratic hopes (AP)
RFK Jr. went too far with comments about gender care for minors, judge rules (POLITICO)
IRAN WAR
Israel closes holy sites as Iranian missiles target Jerusalem (MO NEWS)
U.S. deploying additional warships, marines to the Middle East (MO NEWS)
Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran (CBS)
Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery and explosions boom over Tehran from Israeli attack (MS NEWS)
Mojtaba Khamenei regime executes champion wrestler as Iran intensifies brutal crackdown during war (FOX)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Teen daughter of North Korean leader Kim drives a tank while observing drill with her father (AP)
Hungary’s Orbán threatens further anti-Ukraine measures over Russian oil dispute (NBC)
Australia PM heckled at Sydney mosque Ramadan event (BBC)
Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak (GUARDIAN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
FCC green-lights Nexstar’s $6.2B merger with rival TV station owner Tegna (NBC)
Co-founder of tech company charged with diverting $2.5 billion in Nvidia AI chips to China in violation of export laws (CNN)
NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch (AP)
Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists (GUARDIAN)
CBS News layoffs shut down CBS News Radio, affecting Chicago’s WBBM (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
K-Pop band BTS back with their first album in four years (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
Georgia Tech names ex-Troy coach Scott Cross as head coach (ESPN)
Publisher cancels Shy Girl horror novel after writer accused of using AI (PEOPLE)
John Lithgow says he considered quitting HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series Over J.K. Rowling backlash (VARIETY)
