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)
Wednesday, March 20
🚨NATION
📌 Trump sues ABC News, George Stephanopoulos for defamation (FOX NEWS)
📌 Senate begins to consider TikTok bill with major national security briefing today (REUTERS)
📌 Florida congressman is trying to save Americans in Haiti on his own (FOX NEWS)
📌 Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro begins serving prison sentence after historic contempt prosecution (CNN)
📌 US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Hong Kong passes second national security law, widening crackdown powers and aligning city more closely with mainland China (CNN)
📌 Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro indicted for allegedly falsifying Covid vaccination records (BBC)
📌 Netanyahu tells Biden Rafah ground operation is crucial to destroying Hamas and will happen (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Saudi Arabia plans $40 billion push into artificial intelligence (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos ex-wife, donates $640 million after open call for nonprofits (CNN)
📌 Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off Ben & Jerry’s ice cream unit (USA TODAY)
📌 Gas prices rise for the first time since late 2023, here’s why (MO NEWS)
📌 Even among the insured, weight loss drugs are rarely prescribed, study suggests (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Ariana Grande to pay ex-husband $1.25M in spousal support as she reportedly moves on with new boyfriend (FOX NEWS)
📌 Travis Kelce in talks to host ‘Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?’ reboot for Amazon (DEADLINE)
📌 Beyoncé says new 'Cowboy Carter' album inspired by backlash to her entering country genre (NBC NEWS)
📌 Oprah Winfrey says she “starved” herself for “five months” while discussing weight-loss struggles in new special (SALON)
Tuesday, March 19
🚨NATION
📌 US Supreme Court's Alito extends pause on Texas immigration law (CBS NEWS)
📌 Trump faces 'insurmountable difficulties' in securing $464M bond in civil fraud case (ABC NEWS)
📌 Trump claims Jews who vote against him “hate” their religion and Israel (MO NEWS)
📌 Biden campaign releases ad featuring Trump "bloodbath" comments (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Biden speaks with Netanyahu amid escalating tensions in U.S.-Israel, warns against Rafah invasion (NBC NEWS)
📌 Gambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital cutting (AP)
📌 At least a dozen dead as gang violence spills into wealthy areas of Haiti capital (GUARDIAN)
📌 In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm (NPR)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Online orders begin for first over-the-counter birth control pill in the US (CNN)
📌 EPA to ban last form of asbestos used in US (REUTERS)
📌 Saudi oil exec: World should abandon “fantasy” of phasing out oil (CNBC)
📌 Fabrics retailer Joann files for bankruptcy (CNN)
📌 Sports Illustrated to avert shutdown as it gets a fresh start under new publisher (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Kate Middleton seen on video for first time on shopping trip with Prince William amid surgery recovery (PEOPLE) [Andy Cohen among those not convinced]
📌 Banksy unveils new street art in London neighborhood (DAILY MAIL)
📌 March Madness 2024: How to watch every game of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournament (YAHOO)
📌 Richard Simmons clarifies that he's not dying after cryptic social media post (NBC NEWS)
Monday, March 18
🚨NATION
📌 Young men and women are drifting apart politically, and the US has one of the widest gaps (ECONOMIST) (see chart above)
📌 White House wants TikTok's parent company to divest: 'We don't want to see a ban' (ABC NEWS)
📌 Biden campaign slams Trump over ‘political violence’ for warning of ‘bloodbath’ when discussing auto industry (FOX NEWS)
📌 Supreme Court to hear arguments today on whether White House crosses First Amendment line on social media disinformation (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israeli PM rejects Sen. Schumer’s call for new Israeli elections as ‘totally inappropriate’ (REUTERS)
📌 Iceland rocked by fourth volcano eruption in recent months, spewing fountains of lava (FOX NEWS)
📌 Egypt strikes $8 billion deal for aid from Europe as its economy struggles (AP)
📌 Six more years of Putin worry many countries, but not China (CNN)
📌 First charter flight with Americans fleeing Haiti lands in Miami (AP)
📌 Haiti healthcare system on verge of collapse as gang warfare rages on (GUARDIAN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 TikTok’s American growth is already stalling (WSJ)
📌 Marriage rates are up, and divorce rates are down, new data shows (CNN)
📌 Apple’s new CarPlay becomes last hope to crack the auto industry after Apple Car was canceled (BLOOMBERG)
📌 U.S. measles milestone: 60 cases so far in 2024 — more than all of 2023 (CBS NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards (AP)
📌 Celine Dion says living with stiff person syndrome ‘has been one of the hardest experiences of my life’ (CNN)
📌 Olivia Rodrigo's team won't allow free contraceptives to be handed out on tour anymore (BUSINESS INSIDER)
📌 University of Michigan fires men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard (CNN)
📌 Broken clock, reviews mar final minutes of Lakers-Warriors (ESPN)
Friday, March 15
🚨NATION
📌 Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds (AP NEWS)
📌 Michigan school shooter's father found guilty of involuntary manslaughter (AXIOS)
📌 Biden issues statement on death of LGBTQ teen Nex Benedict, drawing attention to suicide crisis (NBC NEWS)
📌 Kamala Harris declares 'health crisis' in historic visit to abortion clinic in Minnesota (USA TODAY)
📌 Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces 4-day workweek legislation (CNBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Chuck Schumer’s anti-Netanyahu speech stuns Israel (AXIOS)
📌 Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform (FOX NEWS)
📌 The UK government has published a new definition of ‘extremism.’ Critics fear it could curtail free speech (CNN)
📌 Banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules (CBS NEWS)
📌 Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they’re not needed now (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Python farming could offer one of the most sustainable sources of meat in the world, according to a new study (ABC NEWS)
📌 All eligible people at Chicago migrant shelter have been vaccinated for measles in ‘unprecedented operation’ (CNN)
📌 Blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer, study finds (CBS NEWS)
📌 A new surge in power use threatens U.S. climate goals (NY TIMES)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Justin Timberlake reunites *NSYNC at warm-up concert in Los Angeles (BILLBOARD)
📌 ‘The Bear’ secretly renewed for Season 4 to film directly after Season 3 (VARIETY)
📌 Meghan returns to Instagram with her new brand: American Riviera Orchard (NBC NEWS)
📌 Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani reveals his wife as Japanese basketball player Mamiko Tanaka (TMZ)
Thursday, March 14
🚨NATION
📌 Hunter Biden rejects House Republicans' request to testify publicly (NBC NEWS)
📌 Judge dismisses several charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case (AP)
📌 Jury begins deliberations in manslaughter trial for school shooter’s father (ABC NEWS)
📌 Rats are 'all high' on marijuana stored in infested New Orleans police evidence room (USA TODAY)
📌 Non-binary teen death in Oklahoma ruled a suicide (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Team of US Marines sent to provide more security at US Embassy in Haiti (ABC NEWS)
📌 World’s first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers (CNBC)
📌 Ukrainian drones damage Russian oil refineries in multi-day attack (REUTERS)
📌 White House calls on Hamas to agree to ceasefire (MO NEWS)
📌 US tells Israel what kind of Rafah attack it would support (POLITICO)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will close 1,000 stores (CNN)
📌 Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled his new show on X after he didn’t like their interview (AXIOS)
📌 Japanese firm Space One's Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight (REUTERS)
📌 How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Olivia Munn reveals breast cancer diagnosis, underwent double mastectomy (USA TODAY)
📌 Former football coach Nick Saban laments the current landscape of college sports (CNN)
📌 Olivia Rodrigo hands out day after pills, condoms at concert in Missouri, where abortion is banned (NBC NEWS)
📌 JLo cancels 7 concerts from upcoming tour (ROLLING STONE)
Wednesday, March 13
🚨NATION
📌 Biden and Trump officially clinch nomination for their parties with Tuesday primary wins (ABC NEWS)
📌 House set to pass bipartisan TikTok bill that would ban the app in US if Chinese owners don't sell (ABC NEWS) Senate appears to be more skeptical of TikTok bill (AXIOS)
📌 Supreme Court extends freeze on controversial Texas immigration law (CNN)
📌 Uvalde police chief announces resignation after report on Robb Elementary School shooting (NBC NEWS)
📌 US to send $300 million in new weapons package for Ukraine (REUTERS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Andrew Tate can be extradited to face U.K. sex offense allegations, but not yet, Romania court rules (CBS NEWS)
📌 Ukraine knocks out Russian refinery in major attack (REUTERS)
📌 Dual US-Israeli citizen Itay Chen, who was thought to have been one of the 6 Americans still held hostage in Gaza, pronounced dead(CNN)
📌 First humanitarian aid ship leaves Cyprus to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation (PBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 CDC sends response team to Chicago migrant shelter amid measles outbreak (FOX NEWS)
📌 White House meeting with UnitedHealth CEO over hack, now in 3rd week (REUTERS)
📌 Prices ticked higher in February, but there’s good news at the grocery store (CNN)
📌 Over 1 in 10 high school seniors report using delta-8 THC (diet marijuana) (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Girls are falling in love with wrestling, the nation’s fastest-growing high school sport (AP)
📌 Lily Gladstone is “feeling the love big time” after Oscars loss (DEADLINE)
📌 Release Date Announced: Beyoncé’s upcoming album is ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Dolly Parton believes she has covered ‘Jolene’ for it (CNN)
📌 Meghan Markle wins defamation lawsuit brought by half-sister Samantha Markle (PEOPLE)
Tuesday, March 12
🚨NATION
📌 Republicans push ahead with TikTok ban despite Trump’s opposition (AP)
📌 Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget for 2025 calls for taxing the rich and corporations to pay for Social Security, Medicare; Budget has not chance of passing (CNBC)
📌 Trump floats 'cutting' retirement spending, drawing quick pushback from Biden (NBC NEWS)
📌 Special counsel Robert Hur set to testify on Biden classified documents case today (AP)
📌 Resolution for Florida teachers regarding ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law (NY TIMES)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Breaking Overnight: Haitian prime minister resigns amid escalating gang violence (CNN)
📌 Trump will not give a penny to Ukraine, Hungarian leader says after Mar A Lago meeting(BBC)
📌 US and Caribbean leaders meet in Jamaica to debate how best to quell Haiti's violent crisis (ABC NEWS)
📌 India moves to implement controversial bill that excludes Muslims (CNN)
📌 IDF airs footage of strike on Hamas’s No. 3, but says still unclear if he was killed (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Airbnb bans all indoor security cameras (NPR)
📌 Trader Joe's $2.99 mini tote bags now sell for $500 on eBay (CBS NEWS)
📌 Teens say it is their parents who need to spend less time on their smartphones (NBC)
📌 At least 50 hurt as LATAM's Boeing 787 to Auckland 'just dropped' mid-flight (REUTERS)
📌 Watch SpaceX's Crew-7 astronaut mission for NASA return to Earth today in livestream (SPACE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Singer Eric Carmen, who sang “Hungry Eyes” and “All By Myself” dies (BILLBOARD)
📌 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North West, 10, announces debut album “Elementary School Dropout” (PEOPLE)
📌 Jimmy Kimmel says he was told not to read Trump’s post during Oscars, but did anyway (DEADLINE)
📌 Kirk Cousins to Atlanta, Saquon Barkley to Philadelphia among NFL's blockbuster signing (NBC SPORTS)
📌 Oscar winners mix, dine on In-N-Out and dance the night away— an inside look into the Vanity Fair party (CNN)
Monday, March 11
🚨NATION
📌 Officials identify 2 National Guard soldiers, Border Patrol agent killed in helicopter crash near southern border (ABC NEWS)
📌 Sen. Katie Britt responds to accusations of misleading statements in State of the Union response (NBC NEWS)
📌 Justice Department opens investigation into Alaska Airlines incident of door panel blowing out midair (CNBC)
📌 70-foot whale beached off Florida's Gulf Coast (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 As a U.S. aid ship heads to Gaza, Biden again warns Netanyahu on civilian deaths (NPR)
📌 Pope sparks anger after saying Ukraine should have the ‘courage of the white flag’ and negotiate (CNN)
📌 Indonesian flight veered off course after both pilots allegedly fell asleep in the cockpit (NBC NEWS)
📌 Days after gunmen abduct hundreds of children in Nigeria, hope of finding them begins to fade (PBS NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 New Activision QA union is the largest in the video game industry (CNBC)
📌 Second case of measles confirmed at Chicago migrant shelter (FOX NEWS)
📌 Excessive alcohol deaths surged during pandemic, CDC data shows (CBS NEWS)
📌 Wegovy, the weight-loss medication, gets FDA approval for use as heart disease prevention drug (FOX BUSINESS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Scarlett Johansson parodies Sen. Katie Britt’s GOP State of the Union response in ‘SNL’ cold open (NBC NEWS)
📌 Vanessa Hudgens makes glamorous pregnancy debut on Oscars red carpet (CNN)
📌 First post-op photo of Kate, Princess of Wales, withdrawn due to ‘manipulation’ (GUARDIAN)
📌 SEC women’s basketball title game scuffle causes mass ejections for LSU, South Carolina (AP)
Friday, March 8
🚨NATION
📌 George Santos files to run for House again as he makes surprise appearance at the State of the Union (AXIOS)
📌 Two Alabama fertility clinics say they will resume IVF services after bill to protect doctors passes (NBC NEWS)
📌 Residents lash out at Uvalde city leaders, police after newly released City Council report on Robb Elementary shooting (CNN)
📌 Power line ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history (ABC NEWS)
📌 Maine sailor Cole Brauer now first American woman to race solo around world after finishing 4-month journey (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Haiti gangs torch police stations as PM's future hangs in balance (BBC)
📌 Sweden officially joins NATO alliance in blow to Russia (AXIOS)
📌 Endangered red panda among 87 live animals seized from smugglers at Thailand airport (CBS NEWS)
📌 The MH370 plane families seeking closure, new search 10 years later (GUARDIAN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 FDA says it's found lead in several more cinnamon products in the U.S. (NBC NEWS)
📌 Single dose of LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, study says (CNN)
📌 Lawmakers launch SpaceX probe over Russian use of Starlink satellites (AXIOS)
📌 Fossilized trees dating back 390 million years are world’s oldest (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Gisele Bündchen says her kids are in 'two different worlds' as they split time between her and Tom Brady (PEOPLE)
📌 Brittany Mahomes says her back is fractured and urges moms to take care of their pelvic floor (NBC NEWS)
📌 Look inside the Oscar Nominees 2024 gift bag (BUZZFEED)
📌 Margaret Qualley to play Amanda Knox in Hulu limited series with Monica Lewinsky producing (VARIETY)
Thursday, March 7
🚨NATION
📌 Alabama governor signs law protecting IVF treatments (NPR)
📌 House passes funding bills to avert partial government shutdown (ABC NEWS)
📌 After meeting Trump, Elon Musk says he will not be donating to either presidential candidate (REUTERS)
📌 Bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. gains momentum in Congress (NBC NEWS)
📌 House Republicans set public testimony from Hunter Biden for March 20 (FOX NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Hamas rejects latest ceasefire/hostage deal as talks stall ahead of Ramadan (NY TIMES)
📌 Hundreds of truckloads of aid for Gaza stuck as more malnutrition deaths are happening (ABC NEWS)
📌 Russian strike lands near Zelensky and Greek prime minister (AXIOS)
📌 Several crew members killed for first time in Houthi attack on commercial ship near Yemen (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Cancer-causing chemical found in a number of popular acne treatments (REUTERS)
📌 Rare gray whale, extinct in the Atlantic for 200 years, spotted near Nantucket (NBC NEWS)
📌 OpenAI says Musk agreed the ChatGPT maker should become a for-profit company (ABC NEWS)
📌 NTSB says Boeing has not provided details about midair blowout (NPR)
📌 Coastal cities in the US are sinking as sea levels continue to rise, new research shows (ABC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Trial over stolen 'Hotel California' lyrics abruptly ends after prosecutors drop charges, citing new emails (NBC NEWS)
📌 ‘Rust’ movie armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, acquitted of evidence tampering (CNN)
📌 Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Broadway’s ‘Othello’ (VARIETY)
📌 Tony Goldwyn, Jane Fonda, Matthew Modine and more sign open letter ahead of Oscars to “make nukes history” (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
Wednesday, March 6
🚨NATION
📌 Tensions flare in trial for father of Michigan school shooter (DETROIT FREE PRESS)
📌 San Diego man is first to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gasses (CBS NEWS)
📌 New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez hit with new obstruction of justice charges in bribery case (NBC NEWS)
📌 Rise in teachers quitting as Texas takes over Houston schools (GUARDIAN)
📌 Explosive fire at site used by vape suppliers kills 1 outside Detroit, sends debris a mile away (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons: "Massacring people indiscriminately" (CBS NEWS)
📌 US says no troops heading to Haiti (GUARDIAN)
📌 President Biden says a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is “in the hands” of the terror group (MO NEWS)
📌 International court issues arrest warrants for Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure (FOX NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Diet drinks may boost risk of dangerous heart condition by 20%, study says (CNN)
📌 Leading US banks to leave ESG group (REUTERS)
📌 Bitcoin prices hit all-time high, soaring to nearly $69,000 (NBC NEWS)
📌 World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says (REUTERS)
📌 Target launches new paid membership program as company’s sales fell for the first time in 7 years (AP)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Singapore's exclusive deal with Taylor Swift not a hostile act towards neighbours, PM says (REUTERS)
📌 Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, shaking up college sports (NPR)
📌 Princess of Wales to appear in June for royal ceremony, first confirmed official duty since surgery (AP)
📌 Colin Firth’s wet Mr. Darcy shirt from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ among scores of costumes up for sale (CNN)
Tuesday, March 5
🚨NATION
📌 Super Tuesday election guide (NPR)
📌 Ranked: Top 10 states with most stressed out residents (CNBC)
📌 FAA finds ‘multiple instances’ of Boeing quality control issues (CNN)
📌 Hackers behind massive medical/pharmaceutical system ransomware attack may have just been paid $22 million (WIRED)
📌 How Bill and Hillary Clinton plan to get involved in 2024 campaign (NY MAG)
📌 National guardsman accepts 16-year prison sentence for Pentagon leak on Discord (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Kamala Harris meets Netanyahu rival in push for cease-fire deal (AP)
📌 UN: ‘Clear and convincing information’ that Israelis were raped on October 7 & hostages held in Gaza subjected to sexual violence (NPR)
📌 Haiti declares national state of emergency amid violence and jailbreak (REUTERS)
📌 Mexico City, one of the world's most populated cities, is nearly out of water as many go "days if not weeks" without it (ABC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Antibiotic after sex greatly reduced syphilis and chlamydia cases (NY TIMES)
📌 Jeff Bezos surpasses Elon Musk to be world’s richest person again (CNN)
📌 JetBlue, Spirit end $3.8 billion merger agreement after losing antitrust suit (CNBC)
📌 First over-the-counter birth control pill in US begins shipping to stores (AP)
📌 SpaceX, NASA successfully launch manned Crew-8 mission to International Space Station (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Eagles' Jason Kelce announces retirement after 13 seasons (ESPN)
📌 Kate Middleton spotted for first time since January hospitalization (FOX NEWS)
📌 Dartmouth basketball players to vote today on whether to form the nation’s first-ever college athletes’ labor union (AP)
📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of involvement in shooting at recording studio in amended complaint (NBC NEWS)
Monday, March 4
🚨NATION
📌 Supreme Court to release decisions Monday, with Trump Colorado ruling a strong possibility (NBC NEWS)
📌 Congressional leaders unveil bill to fund government, Johnson and Schumer both claim wins (FOX NEWS)
📌 Vice President Harris urges Hamas/Israel to accept 6 week cease-fire and Israel to allow in more aid (NY POST)
📌 Record California blizzard shuts down roads and ski resorts as heavy snow and fierce winds slam mountains (CNN)
Police investigate AI-nudes scandal at Beverly Hills middle school (NBC)
📌 University of Maryland halts all fraternity and sorority activities after hazing allegations (GUARDIAN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 British cargo ship sunk by Houthis threatens Red Sea environment (REUTERS)
📌 US air drops aid into Gaza as humanitarian situation worsens (INSIDER)
📌 Germany investigates possible Russian eavesdropping of a military conference call (NPR)
📌 Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s prime minister for second term (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 1 in 8 people on earth is now obese-study (FOX NEWS)
📌 CDC releases new guidance ending 5-day isolation period for recovering COVID-19 patients (ABC NEWS)
📌 Malaysia set to reopen search for MH370 missing plane after 10 years (GUARDIAN)
📌 3 passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 where door plug blew out sue the airline and Boeing for $1 billion (CBS NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 LeBron James becomes first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points (CNN)
📌 Rihanna performs first full concert in years at billionaire Mukesh Ambani's party for son in India (USA TODAY)
📌 Taylor Swift reveals more details about ‘Tortured Poets Department’ album (VARIETY)
📌 Fashion icon Iris Apfel, famous for her eye-catching and irreverent style, dies at 102 (PBS)
Friday, March 1
🚨NATION
📌 Alabama House approves measure aiming to protect IVF after court’s personhood ruling (CNN)
📌 Democrats help Johnson pass short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown (ABC NEWS)
📌 Texas wildfire becomes largest in state history, "critical" fire weather to return (AXIOS)
📌 Blockbuster California storm to deliver crushing blow of 10 feet of snow and blizzard conditions (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 France again floats idea of sending troops to Ukraine (ABC NEWS)
📌 Many Iranians planning to boycott first regime-organized election since killing of Mahsa Amini (GUARDIAN)
📌 Mexico’s most dangerous volcano erupts 13 times in past day, prompting airport delays (AP)
📌 Canada reimposes visa requirement on Mexican nationals (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Musk's Neuralink brain implant company cited by FDA over animal lab issues (REUTERS)
📌 Food packaging containing toxic "forever chemicals" no longer sold in U.S., FDA says (CBS NEWS)
📌 SEC reportedly investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s communications (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Oprah to leave WeightWatchers board of directors (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Parents call out ‘Willy Wonka Experience’ that used AI to sell a “terrible” time, police called (FOX NEWS)
📌 Justin and Hailey Bieber go to church after her Dad requests 'a little prayer' over social media for the two (PEOPLE)
📌 All of AMC’s revenue growth came from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé films, theater chain says (CNBC)
📌 Caitlin Clark to forgo final year at Iowa, enter WNBA draft (ESPN)
Thursday, February 29
🚨NATION
📌 Supreme Court to decide Trump’s lifetime immunity claim in election interference case (NBC NEWS)
📌 Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line (AP)
📌 Video of the devastating Texas wildfires, sparking evacuations and cutting off power to thousands of homes and businesses (MO NEWS)
📌 Federal court rules Indiana ban on gender-affirming care for minors can take effect (PBS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 French Senate votes to enshrine abortion in constitution, a world first (AP)
📌 Ghana’s parliament passed one of Africa’s strictest anti-LGBTQ+ bills, folks could serve prison time for being gay; A look at anti-LGBTQ+ laws across Africa (SEMAFOR)
📌 UK descending into mob rule, PM warns police (BBC)
📌 Pope Francis hospitalized briefly after dealing with flu symptoms (FOX NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Google under attack for ‘woke AI’ fiasco (INSIDER)
📌 Wendy's backtracks: Says it isn't planning to introduce surge pricing (NPR)
📌 Boiling tap water can remove 80% of the microplastics in it (NEW SCIENCE)
📌 Any use of marijuana linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study says (CNN)
📌 Reliance, Disney to merge India media assets to create $8.5 billion powerhouse (REUTERS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Actor Richard Lewis of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ dies at 76 (DEADLINE) Video: His 10 best ‘Curb’ Scenes (USA TODAY)
📌 James Beard Foundation honors 'beloved' local restaurants with America's Classics (USA TODAY)
📌 Andy Cohen snorts cocaine with coterie of favorite ‘Housewives,’ bombshell Leah McSweeney lawsuit claims (PAGE SIX)
📌 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were dangerously chased in New York City, NYPD says (PEOPLE)
Wednesday, February 28
🚨NATION
📌 Immigration surges to top concern for Americans, new poll finds (AXIOS)
📌 The Supreme Court will weigh a Trump-era ban on bump stocks for guns today (CBS NEWS)
📌 The U.S. Army cutting 24,000 jobs and restructuring for the next major war amid recruiting shortfalls (ABC NEWS)
📌 An explosive Texas fire more than doubles in size as it threatens towns and forces evacuations (CNN)
📌 Texas nuclear weapons facility pauses production due to wildfire (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 South Korea shatters record again for world’s lowest birth rate (REUTERS) Why Korean women aren’t having kids (BBC)
📌 Two Mexican mayoral candidates assassinated within hours of one another (AP)
📌 Spanish city to charge landmark entry fee to manage out of control tourism (CNN)
📌 Hezbollah says it fired 'large volley' of rockets at Israeli surveillance base (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Private lunar lander sends back first pics from its moon landing (NBC NEWS)
📌 Apple cancels work on electric car, ending 10 year+ effort (CNBC)
📌 Macy's to close 150 stores, about 30% of its locations, in bid to shift toward luxury goods; Plans to open more Bloomingdales (NPR)
📌 Lead-tainted applesauce sailed through gaps in food-safety system (NY TIMES)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 2 men found guilty of murder in Jam Master Jay killing (NBC NEWS)
📌 Baseball players upset at new see-through pants, discussing with MLB (AP)
📌 Michael Jackson Biopic makes final casting decisions; set for 2025 premiere (VARIETY)
📌 Queer Eye announces Jeremiah Brent is replacing Bobby Berk for season 9 (EW)
📌 Kristen Cavallari dating 24 year-old boyfriend (PEOPLE)
Tuesday, February 27
🚨NATION
📌 Supreme Court justices appears split on GOP-backed social media big tech laws (NBC NEWS)
📌 Active-duty US Air Force member who set himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in DC dies (MO NEWS)
📌 Hunter Biden sees his sobriety as key to keeping Trump from winning (AXIOS)
📌 Activists opposing Biden’s Israel policies urge Democratic voters to vote “uncommitted” at Michigan primary today (MO NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Prison escapees hijacked boat of missing American couple in Grenada, they were likely thrown overboard and died, police say (NBC NEWS)
📌 Palestinian prime minister submits government's resignation to President Abbas (FOX NEWS)
📌 Navalny was about to be swapped for a Russian prisoner in Germany, an associate says (NPR)
📌 Lockbit cybercrime gang says it is back online following global police bust (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Mission cut short: Private U.S. moon lander to cease operations after less than a week after landing sideways (PBS NEWS)
📌 Wendy’s to roll out Uber-style surge pricing for meals (NY POST)
📌 US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware at UnitedHealth unit, sources say (REUTERS)
📌 Berkshire’s boom days may be over as Warren Buffett’s company approaches $1 trillion in value (CNN)
📌 Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Diddy accused of sexual assault in 5th lawsuit since November (THE WRAP)
📌 Taylor Swift’s father accused of assaulting photographer (HUFFINGTON POST)
📌 Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' trial on involuntary manslaughter charge set for July (USA TODAY)
📌 “Mary Poppins” U.K. age rating raised to PG due to “discriminatory language” (SALON)
📌 Owner of real ‘Saltburn’ house inundated with visitors inspired by TikTok (CNN)
Monday, February 26
🚨NATION
📌 Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice, and Vanderbilt agree to pay $166M to settle financial aid lawsuit alleging the schools colluded on financial aid awarded to wealthier students (CNN)
📌 Murder suspect in death of nursing student found on UGA campus taken into custody, was in the U.S. illegally (NATIONAL REVIEW)
📌 US Air Force airman lights himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to protest war (ABC)
📌 Border patrol releases hundreds of migrants at bus stop after San Diego aid runs out (ABC)
📌 Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting (NBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 U.S. says an “understanding” has been reached in Israel-Hamas hostage talks, but negotiations continue (CNN)
📌 Body of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, has been returned to his mother (BBC)
📌 An attack by the Houthi rebels on a ship in the Red Sea has caused an 18 mile long oil slick (AP)
📌 Mexico’s “Hugs, Not Bullets” crime policy intended to quell violence has given more power to cartels (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Husband who eavesdropped on his wife’s work calls pleads guilty to insider trading (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
📌 Airlines are boosting baggage fees and charging you more at the airport (CNBC)
📌 US spacecraft that successfully landed on the moon is tipped over sideways, but still “alive and well” (NYPOST)
📌 Why everyone is suddenly talking about Nvidia, the trillion-dollar company fueling the AI revolution (NBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Duke’s star basketball player injured after Wake Forest storms to court, Coach calls for ban (FOX NEWS)
📌 “I think I’ve seen this film before”: Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes return to Las Vegas nightclubs to celebrate their Super Bowl victory AGAIN, belting out “we are the champions” (TMZ)
📌 Millennials and Gen-Z are putting their own spin on book clubs (CNN BUSINESS)
📌 Bob Marley “One Love” film surpasses $100 million at box office (THE WRAP)
📌 Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway reunite for The Devil Wears Prada at 2024 SAG Awards (PEOPLE)
Friday, February 23
🚨NATION
📌 Oklahoma nonbinary student’s death after in-school fight ‘not a result of trauma,’ police say (ABC NEWS)
📌 Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is re-arrested (AP)
📌 Biden meets with Alexei Navalny's wife and daughter to express "heartfelt condolences" then announces new sanctions on Russia (CBS NEWS)
📌 Court: Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle (AP)
📌 Bidens’ dog, Commander, bit Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents, records show (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort (NPR)
📌 Pandas from China are headed to the San Diego Zoo (AP)
📌 Navalny's mother says authorities are blackmailing her to hold secret burial (AXIOS)
📌 Israel to join truce talks in Paris after pressure from US and amid heavy Gaza bombardment (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Google pauses Gemini’s ability to generate AI images of people after diversity errors (THE VERGE)
📌 Only half of TikTok users actually post on the platform, report finds (AXIOS)
📌 Apple launches its own sports app for the first time (CNN)
📌 We finally know how baleen whales make noise (POPSCI)
📌 Pharmacies nationwide face delays as health-care tech company reports cyberattack (FOX BUSINESS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Wendy Williams diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia (NBC NEWS)
📌 Eldest Obama daughter now going by new name as she tries to step out of parents’ shadow (BUZZFEED)
📌 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez's trial begins with each side arguing over safety on set (ABC NEWS)
📌 Bobi, named world’s oldest ever dog, loses title after investigation (PEOPLE)