President Trump on Monday claimed “great progress” in talks with Iran, but warned he could strike the country’s power plants, oil infrastructure, and desalination facilities if a deal to end the war and for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached.
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Speed Read
Monday, March 30
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Trump: Military “building a massive complex” under new White House ballroom (MO NEWS)
Pentagon investigating video of Apache helicopter at Kid Rock’s Nashville home (MO NEWS)
TMZ captures lawmakers vacationing while DHS shutdown continues (MO NEWS)
Airport wait times plummet from hours to minutes as TSA workers start getting back pay (CNN)
Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, FBI says (ABC)
Student shoots a teacher and then fatally shoots himself at a Texas high school, authorities say (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Russia welcomes arrival of oil tanker in Cuba after Trump softens approach to U.S. blockade (CNBC)
Israel’s parliament passes law mandating death penalty for West Bank Palestinians convicted of terrorism (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan (AL JAZEERA)
Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire later this year following language controversy (CBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
US Department of Labor issues 401k guidelines on private assets (REUTERS)
Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds (TECHCRUNCH)
JetBlue Airways raises checked bag fees at least $4 as fuel prices soar (CNBC)
Power strips sold on Amazon recalled over fire risk, consumers urged to stop using ‘immediately’ (FOX)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Box Office: Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ flies high with $54.5 million in 2nd weekend (VARIETY)
Art theft: Cézanne, Matisse and Renoir paintings worth millions stolen from Italian museum in Parma (EURO NEWS)
Three-time Tony nominee Mary Beth Hurt has died at 79 (PLAYBILL)
New York City Marathon winner Albert Korir banned 5 years for doping (ESPN)