Friday, April 3rd

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

• Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs (AP)

• 8 arrests made in federal crackdown on alleged health care fraud in Southern California (CNN)

• ICE detains president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque (NBC)

• Arizona woman who went missing when she was 13 found alive 32 years later (ABC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Cuba says it will release more than 2,000 prisoners amid US pressure (THE HILL)

• Kyiv region under ‘massive’ daytime drone and missile attack by Russia, officials say (EURO NEWS)

• France’s Muslim gathering ban overturned by courts (BBC)

• China’s Communist Party investigates ex-Xinjiang leader Ma Xingrui (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• U.S. payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3% (CNBC)

• United Airlines checked bag fees climbs $10-50 as fuel prices nearly double since Iran war (FOX)

• NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts (CNN)

• 3.1 million bottles of eye drops sold at Walgreens, CVS and more are recalled (CBS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Judge dismisses most claims in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni (NBC)

• FX’s ‘Love Story’ hits 65 million hours streamed on Hulu and Disney+ as finale views jump 90% over premiere (VARIETY)

• Rapper Pooh Shiesty accused of robbery and kidnap in contract dispute with Gucci Mane’s label (GUARDIAN)

• Duke freshman Cameron Boozer named AP Player of the Year (ESPN)

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