Monday, March 2nd

⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION

• Two transgender men sue Kansas over ‘dehumanizing’ driver’s license law (GUARDIAN)

• Democrats tee up legislative response to Pentagon AI fight (AXIOS)

• Supreme Court signals it will back marijuana user who was charged with owning a gun (CNN)

• Woman and dog killed, 3 others stabbed in road rage incident on D.C. beltway; suspect dead (CBS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid crisis (GUARDIAN)

• Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies (AP)

• Afghan Taliban reportedly target Pakistani jets over Kabul (DW)

• María Corina Machado says she will return to Venezuela in coming weeks (POLITICO)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• Prediction market trader ‘Magamyman’ made $553,000 on death of Iran’s supreme leader (NPR)

• New study reveals serious ethical risks to using ChatGPT as a therapist (SCIENCE DAILY)

• Nvidia to invest $4 billion into photonics companies Coherent and Lumentum (CNBC)

• Apple announces the iPhone 17E (THE VERGE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• HBO Max and Paramount+ will combine after WBD merger (CNN) while investors still aren’t all sold on deal (AXIOS)

• Tyler Reddick wins first 3 races of season, making NASCAR history (ESPN)

• Mideast clashes breach Olympic truce as athletes gather for Winter Paralympic Games (NPR)

• Connor Storrie honors women’s USA hockey team after Olympics controversy in ‘SNL’ monologue (VARIETY)

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