Thursday, March 21

🚨NATION

📌 California passes $6.4 billion plan to address mental health and homelessness (NY TIMES)

📌 US will start helicoptering citizens out of Haiti (GUARDIAN)

📌 Trump is having trouble finding a nearly $500 million bond, and he is getting frustrated (NBC NEWS)

📌 Supreme Court hears case of Texas grandmother thrown in jail after criticizing city government (FOX NEWS)

📌 Four former Mississippi officers sentenced to 40 years in racially charged torture cases (CNN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 UK launches probe into reported breach of Kate Middleton’s medical records (TIME)

📌 Mike Johnson confirms House GOP considering asking Netanyahu to address Congress (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 US Justice Department exploring Julian Assange guilty plea deal to end 14-year legal drama (CNN)

📌 Protesters in Cuba demand food and electricity as shortages bring hardship (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 2024's 'Dirty Dozen' list finds the 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides—and tips for enjoying them safely (CNBC)

📌 Hermès sued in California over claims it only sells Birkins to ‘worthy’ customers (GUARDIAN)

📌 Gene editing tech could disable and cure HIV, suggests promising lab experiment (NEW SCIENCE)

📌 A new type of bacteria was found in 50% of colon cancers. Many were aggressive cases (NBC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Banksy's urban tree artwork defaced with white paint (BBC)

📌 Richard Simmons shares he has been diagnosed with skin cancer (CNN)

📌 Husband of Christine Quinn, former 'Selling Sunset' star, arrested after alleged assault with deadly weapon (NBC NEWS)

📌 Shohei Ohtani's interpreter accused of stealing millions from Dodgers superstar to gamble, per report (CBS SPORTS)