Thursday, March 12th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Senate passes housing affordability bill that faces problems in House (AXIOS)
Americans cut back to afford health care, poll finds (SEMAFOR)
Rep. Jim Clyburn, 85, is running for an 18th term in Congress (NBC)
Washington state passes “millionaires tax” despite concerns of wealth flight (FOX)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
South Korea passes special bill to implement its $350 billion U.S. investment pledge (CNBC)
China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation (AP)
Kim Jong Un and teenage daughter fire guns as North Korea debuts new weapon (SKY NEWS)
Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack (ABC)
Chile turns right: Kast inaugurated as nation’s most conservative leader since Pinochet (NPR)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
‘Devastating blow’: Atlassian lays off 1,600 workers ahead of AI push (GUARDIAN)
McDonald’s rolls out ‘McValue 2.0’ menu with $3 items, $4 meals after years of post-pandemic price hikes (FOX BUSINESS)
Google Maps is getting an AI ‘Ask Maps’ feature and upgraded ‘immersive’ navigation (TECH CRUNCH)
Rivian’s crucial R2 EV launch to begin with $58,000 model in spring (CNBC)
Live Nation employees boast about “gouging” fans with fees and parking costs in private exchanges (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
President Trump: Iran should skip World Cup ‘for their safety’ (ESPN)
Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns from iconic Danish restaurant Noma after abuse allegations (AP)
New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch and siblings look to transfer stake in team to their children (CNN)
Chilean Smiljan Radić Clarke wins architecture’s highest honor (NPR)