Thursday, March 19th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Sen Kennedy urges ‘smart lawyers’ to rework SAVE America Act for simple-majority path (FOX)
Patel: FBI is buying data that can be used to track Americans (MO NEWS)
Florida hospital sues to evict a patient who won’t leave room 5 months after discharge (AP)
Senate recess at risk if DHS shutdown continues, Thune says (POLITICO)
Historic March heatwave pushes south-west US toward triple digits (GUARDIAN)
🇮🇷 IRAN WAR
Trump compares Pearl Harbor to Iran attack during meeting in awkward moment with Japan’s leader (MO NEWS)
Joe Kent’s resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence (AP)
Iran hangs three convicted of killing police during January protests, judiciary says (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition (AXIOS)
Trump confirms he will ask Congress for $200 billion to fund war on Iran, calling it ‘a small price to pay’ (GUARDIAN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Spanish police say missing American student James Gracey found dead (MO NEWS)
Pakistan, Taliban agree on strike pause for end of Ramadan (AP/REUTERS)
Divers find marble treasure possibly taken from Greek Parthenon at shipwreck site in Aegean Sea (CBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Trump signals DOJ should continue Powell probe, complicating Warsh Fed nom (CNBC)
FDA approves higher dose of Wegovy (THE HILL)
FDA pulls proposed rule barring teens from using tanning beds (NBC)
Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say (GUARDIAN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ABC cancels The Bachelorette after Taylor Frankie Paul fight video (TMZ)
Chuck Norris, 86, rushed to the hospital in Hawaii after medical emergency (PAGE SIX)
Joseph Duggar of ‘19 Kids and Counting’ Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Claims (VARIETY)
Afroman prevails in cops’ music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial (NPR)
Pistons star Cade Cunningham sidelined with collapsed lung (ESPN)