Current Events March 2024 Flashcards by Stephen Hanson

Obituary
Former Canadian Prime Minister, who led his country from 1984 to 1993, has died. He led Canada through the closing days of the Cold War and forged a free trade agreement with the US.

Brian Mulroney

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(US NEWS) A former career US diplomat who had served as the US ambassador to Bolivia has pleaded guilty to working as an agent of this country for more than 40 years. Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, was charged with secretly passing information to the communist-run government since 1981 while working for the US state department. What country did he spy for?

Cuba

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(WORLD NEWS) Around 1,000 police officers from this country are set to be deployed to Haiti in a bid to combat raging gang violence. In a statement, this country’s president said he and Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry had signed an agreement and discussed the next steps to enable the fast-tracking of the deployment.
In January, a UN envoy said that gang violence in Haiti had reached “a critical point”, with nearly 5,000 deaths reported last year, more than double the number seen in 2022. While in that month alone, more than 1,100 people were killed, injured or kidnapped.

Kenya

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Tanzania’s second president, was fondly known as Mzee Rukhsa - “Mr Permission”. The former leader, who died at the age of 98, had a reputation for allowing a long list of things which had been denied by his predecessor - such as multiparty democracy, independent media, free trade and the private ownership of televisions. In 1985, when he was first sworn in, Tanzania’s economy was struggling, reeling from the ruinous effects of founding President Julius Nyerere’s socialist policy known as ujamaa, as well as the war against neighboring Uganda that toppled Idi Amin. He opened up the economy, allowed other parties to run in elections, enabled independent media to exist and permitted the sale of televisions to individuals, which previously had only been communally owned. He also began talks with the International Monetary Fund about getting financial support. With the economy on the brink of collapse, the reforms were seen as having saved the economy.

Ali Hassan Mwinyi

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World News
This city’s 21 million residents are facing a severe water shortage. Local authorities have imposed water rations as reservoirs hit historic low levels. Some residents said they’re going to extreme lengths to conserve the little they have. The most populous city in North America is in the grips of a severe water crisis, as lingering drought and years of low rainfall push the already-strained system that supplies the city with running water to its limit.

Mexico City

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Business
This country is “easily” the fastest-growing economy in the world, IMF executive director Krishnamurthy Subramanian said, as the country’s third-quarter GDP growth blew past analysts’ estimates. At 8.4%, India’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in six quarters, data showed, on strong private consumption and upbeat manufacturing and construction activity.

India

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(WORLD NEWS) This country swore in a new parliament. This country’s National Assembly swore in newly elected members of parliament in a chaotic scene as allies of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan shouted and protested what they claim was a rigged election. Lawmakers from Khan’s party repeatedly chanted “Vote-thief!” as Shehbaz Sharif, who is expected to form the next government, entered the parliament with his brother Nawaz Sharif. Both men are former premiers. The parliament will elect a new prime ministewith Shehbaz Sharif facing only one rival in the vote. The new government will face challenges, including a surge in militant attacks and shortages of energy — as well as an ailing economy that will force the country to seek another bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

Pakistan

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(WORLD NEWS) Biden announces the U.S. will airdrop food aid into this area of the Middleast as famine concerns grow. The White House is growing increasingly concerned about possible famine for a sizable portion of this area of the Middleast’s population. The president reiterated that the U.S. is trying to push for an immediate cease-fire between Hamas and Israel to allow more aid into this area of the Middleast, where he said “innocent people” have died.

Gaza

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Obituary
This US fashion designer died aged 102. The self-described “geriatric starlet” was known for her distinctive cropped white hair, oversized glasses, bright lipstick and chunky beads. She reached the peak of her fame in the 1980s and 90s, but was a familiar face at Paris fashion shows for more than half a century. She worked as an interior designer for decades, including on restoration projects at the White House, before becoming a trend setter in her 80s and a professional model at 97.

Iris Apfel

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Award-winning ESPN NFL reporter died at 72. He was an award winning journalist who reported on the NFL for ESPN for more than three decades. He joined ESPN in 1991 and was a regular contributor to the network’s NFL shows and “SportsCenter.” He was a regular news breaker for ESPN, including the news in 2016 that quarterback Peyton Manning was retiring from the NFL. In 2016, he received the Pro Football Writers of America’s Dick McCann Award and was honored during the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s enshrinement ceremony in August that year.

Chris Mortensen

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Sports
(College Football) NCAA considers new rule allowing this technology. Three decades after the NFL started using this technology college football may follow suit. The NCAA Football Rules Committee proposed a rule to use this technology. “In games involving Football Bowl Subdivision teams. This is being done in responce to teams stealling signals and signs form the coaches to the players on the fiels.

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(Track & Field) Dutch star sets second 400-meter indoor world record in two weeks. Dutch track star continued her golden year, smashing her own indoor 400-meter world record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. After leading the pack for the majority of the race, the 24-year-old streaked away on the finishing straight to record a time of 49.17 seconds, almost a second ahead of her compatriot Lieke Klaver in second place.

Femke Bol

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(Basketball) Lakers’ star reaches 40,000 career points. He reached the milestone on the 62nd anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game. In the locker room after the game, he posed for a photograph while holding a piece of white paper with “40,000” handwritten on it – a tip of the cap to Chamberlain’s iconic photo from March 2, 1962.

LeBron James

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(Soccer/Football) World Cup winner , once one of the world’s top midfielders, banned for 4 years for doping. He said in a statement he believes “the verdict is incorrect.” He plans to appeal to the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport. It’s looking more and more like his career is heading to a premature end.

Paul Pogba

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World Elections
This Counrty’s Conservatives dominate parliament, assembly elections. Preliminary indications put voter turnout at around 40 percent, the lowest levels since the country’s 1979 revolution. A range of conservative candidates have swept the parliamentary and religious assembly elections in as the country faces political and economic challenges. Final vote counting is under way after millions went to the polls on Friday to select 290 lawmakers and 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, a body tasked with choosing the supreme leader made up entirely of Islamic scholars.

Iran

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(WORLD NEWS) The government of this Carribian Counrty declared a 72-hour state of emergency after armed gangs stormed a majorprison. At least 12 people were killed and about 3,700 inmates escaped in the jailbreak. Gang leaders say they want to force the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who had traveled abroad. The groups aiming to oust him control around 80% of the capitol city. Gang violence has plagued this country for years. The latest upsurge in violence began when the prime minister traveled to Nairobi to discuss sending a Kenya-led multinational security force to this counrty.

Haiti

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Business
This person sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over Microsoft links. He is arguing it has breached the principles he agreed to when he helped found it in 2015. The lawsuit - which has also been filed against OpenAI boss Sam Altman - says the firm has departed from its original non-profit, open source mission. It says instead of trying to “benefit humanity” - as it was set up to do - it is focusing on “maximizing profits” for major investor Microsoft.

Elon Musk

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Natural & Man Made Disasters
Rare blizzard conditions batter this states’s mountains with heavy snow and powerful winds, making travel dangerous. A dangerous winter storm is slamming this state’s mountains with rare blizzard conditions and fierce winds as it threatens to unload up to 10 feet of snow in the mountains and snarl travel. The storm is delivering heavy snow, reduced visibilities, toppled power lines and hurricane-force winds over 75 miles per hour. Over three feet of snow has been measured so far, and an additional one to two feet is likely in higher elevations and six to 10 inches elsewhere, according to the National Weather Service.

California

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USA Elections
Supreme Court rules unanimously for this candidate in Colorado ballot disqualification dispute. Supreme Court decision to affect more than 30 states that have considered challenges to remove this candidate from 2024 ballot.

Donald Trump

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World Elections
Pakistan Continued - This person was elected Pakistan’s prime minister. Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly on Sunday elected this person as the country’s new prime minister for the second time as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan in parliament shouted in protest. Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said this person secured 201 votes, defeating Omar Ayub of the Sunni Ittehad Council who got 92 votes. The winner only needs 169 votes to get a majority. Ayub was backed by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, whose candidates could not get enough seats to form a government on their own. The PTI refused to hold talks with its rivals to form a coalition.

Shehbaz Sharif

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Sports
(College Basketball) Iowa’s star player passed Pete Maravich for the scoring record. In her last regular-season home game, the Iowa star passed the LSU and NBA legend for the most points scored by a Division I basketball player, men’s or women’s. On senior day at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Clark entered the game against Big Ten regular-season champion Ohio State needing 18 points to pass Maravich, who scored 3,667 points in his three seasons at LSU from 1967 to 1970.

Caitlin Clark

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(WORLD NEWS) This Carribian nation’s government has for the first time asked the UN’s food programme for help as food shortages on the Communist-run island worsen. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had received an unprecedented official request fromThis Carribian nation’s government for help providing powdered milk to children under seven years of age. The request is a sign of the seriousness of This Carribian nation’s economic crisis. As well as a shortage of milk, fuel and medicines are also running low. Milk is not the only thing This Carribian nation people are struggling to get hold of. A shortage of fuel led to the annual May Day parade - arguably the biggest annual mass celebration on the island - being canceled last year. The fuel that is available will cost five times as much when a price hike comes into effect.

Cuba

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(WORLD NEWS) US sanctions this African Counrty’s president for corruption. The United States government has imposed sanctions on this African Counrty’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, along with other senior officials, for corruption and human rights abuses. The US government said leaders in this African Counrty were siphoning off public resources for personal gain. The US government said the egregious behavior of some of the most powerful people and companies in this African Counrty matched the actions of the worst human rights abusers and corrupt actors in the world.

Zimbabwe

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(US NEWS) This Massachusetts Air National Guardsman pleads guilty to leaking sensitive national defense information. The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports and other documents on social media pleaded guilty to willfully retaining and disseminating national defense information. This Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, 22, pleaded guilty to all six counts he faced under the Espionage Act during a hearing. According to court documents, This Massachusetts Air National Guardsman ran an obscure chat room on the social media platform Discord called “Thug Shaker Central,” where members posted memes and talked about guns and religion. While at work at a military base on Cape Cod, This Massachusetts Air National Guardsman allegedly conducted unauthorized searches of government databases despite repeated warnings from his superiors not to. This Massachusetts Air National Guardsman first began posting messages that included classified information in the Discord chat, according to prosecutors, and eventually posted photos of documents marked as classified.

Jack Teixeira

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(WORLD NEWS) This archatect wins Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious prize in Architecture. He has really spent his entire life creating architecture that, I would say, connects the dignity of architecture with human social conditions in a very generous, quiet way. The architect is responsible for numerous buildings in China, Korea and Switzerland, but much of his work is in Japan. His firm designed Tokyo's Fussa City Hall, seemingly wrapped in a powerful curving grid of squares. Deborah Berke says one of her favorite buildings is the bayside Yokosuka Museum of Art.

Riken Yamamoto

Entertainment This Professional wrestling legend retired from the sport following All Elite Wrestling’s Revolution pay-per-view event. Over the course of his career that spanned five decades, He wrestled for World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, the Universal Wrestling Federation, and the Continental Wrestling Association, in addition to AEW. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2016.

Sting

(World News) This country's ex-President Ricardo Martinelli has had his hopes for re-election dashed after a court barred him from running in May's election. Most polls had put Mr Martinelli in the lead but the electoral tribunal annulled his candidacy citing his conviction for money laundering. He was sentenced to more than 10 years in jail last year. But he has been living in the Nicaraguan embassy in the capitol city since seeking asylum there in February.

Panama

(US NEWS) This Senator announced she is retiring from the Senate. This senator, an Arizona independent, announced she will leave the Senate at the end of her term this year, a move that will shake up the battle for control of the chamber in November and remove a key player who has been central to major negotiations in Congress.

Kyrsten Sinema

US ELECTIONS This presidential candidate Suspends Her Campaign. After Donald J. Trump tallied victories in Texas, California and 12 other states, This candidate dropped out of the presidential race. This candidate did not endorse Trump. Instead, she called on the former president to earn the support of voters who backed her. The plan appears to leave the room for her to endorse Trump ahead of the general election in November.

Nikki Haley

Science Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a "nightmarish" animal species that hunted the oceans 66 million years ago. The creature, Khinjaria acuta, was about 26ft (8m) long - the same as an orca - and had "dagger-like" teeth. Researchers said the species would have lived alongside dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops. The study is based on analysis of a skull and other skeletal remains found at a mine in Morocco. Researchers believe the animal was just one out of a range of top predators that inhabited the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Morocco.

sea lizard

(WORLD NEWS) This Country's Prime Minister Alberto Otárola has resigned over allegations he attempted to use his influence to help a woman gain lucrative government contracts. The scandal escalated last week when a this country's TV broadcaster aired audio clips of what it said were conversations between the two. Mr Otárola, 57, has denied any wrongdoing. A formal investigation has been launched into the allegations.

Peru

World News This country'si gang leader threatens 'civil war' if Prime Minister does not resign. The gang leader behind the violence blighting the capital has warned there will be a "civil war" if this country's's prime minister, Ariel Henry, does not step down. Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier made the threat as members of his gang tried to seize the capital's airport to stop Mr Henry from returning from abroad. Unrest has spread to other cities. Thousands have been displaced by the violence.

Haiti

World Elections This country has announced it will hold presidential elections on 28 July - months earlier than expected. President Nicolás Maduro, who has been in power for 11 years, is widely expected to seek re-election. His opponent, María Corina Machado, is banned from holding office for alleged financial misconduct, which she denies. The 2018 elections - when Mr Maduro was declared a winner - had been widely dismissed as neither free nor fair.

Venezuela

(WORLD NEWS) Thousands of junior doctors in this Asian country have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students The striking doctors-in-training say schools can’t handle an abruptly increased number of medical students.The walkouts have led hospitals to cancel numerous planned surgeries and other medical treatments.

South Korea

(WORLD NEWS) This country to hold early vote before European elections in June. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced to the press that parliament will be dissolved by March 22, and the President of the Republic, Zoran Milanović, will have to call elections in the following 30 to 60 days. The decision comes after mounting pressure from the country's opposition and professional groups.

Croatia

Entertainment This popular ‘90 Boy Band, announced their first album of new material in 11 years.. A release announcing the follow-up to the band’s 2013 studio album 10 promises that the eight full-length from all of the original members. They promise it is full of pop anthems, dance tracks, love songs and grooves that will become fast favorites for the fans

New Kids on the Block

Entertainment This Korean Boy Band Becomes 1st Korean Artist To Top Billboard’s Vinyl Albums Chart With More Than 1 Album. Almost six years after its initial release, “Love Yourself: Tear” topped more than one Billboard chart this week! Following its recent release on vinyl. “Love Yourself: Tear” re-entered Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart (which ranks the most popular albums in the United States) at No. 92, returning to the Billboard 200 for the first time in over five years. “Love Yourself: Tear” also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Vinyl Albums chart this week, making Korean Boy Band the first Asian artist ever to top the chart with more than one album. (This Korean Boy Band's first vinyl release, “Love Yourself: Her,” also entered the chart at No. 1 last year.) Meanwhile, this Korean Boy Band’s title track from the album—“Fake Love”—re-entered Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart at No. 1, marking the song’s 71st overall week on the chart. Back when it was first released in 2018, “Love Yourself: Tear” made history by becoming the first K-pop album ever to top the Billboard 200.

BTS

Entertainment This classic Rock Band Are Reuniting for First Album in 44 Years. Each of the main members, collaboratined, have contributed several songs to the set, which has no announced title and release date yet — although the band says the goal is to finish recording before the summer tour begins June 15 in Seattle.

The Doobie Brothers

World Elections This country's president President Mack Sall announces 24 March election. This country's government has announced that the country's presidential election will take place on 24 March. The announcement follows tension in the West African nation after President Macky Sall postponed the election last month, sparking widespread protests. Parliament has also passed an amnesty law for crimes linked to the protests. The president's opponents had accused him of mounting a constitutional coup but he denies seeking to extend his term of office. Mr Sall's 12 years in power is due to end on 2 April. The announcement of the election date has been welcomed by opposition figures. This country has long been seen as one of the most stable democracies in Africa. It is the only country in mainland West Africa that has never had a military coup. Prior to the announcement, authorities had attempted to postpone the original 25 February poll to December, which resulted in deadly unrest on the streets.

Senegal

(WORLD NEWS) These 3 West African countries to form joint force to fight jihadists. Three West African countries run by military juntas say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats. Groups linked to both Islamic State and al-Qaeda have killed thousands of people in the region in the past year. The military regimes in the three countries have become close allies forming a mutual defense pact known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The three countries have all severed their ties with France, the former colonial power, which for years had a strong military presence across the Sahel.

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso

Science For the first time in centuries, a this animal is spotted in New England. Scientists believe they disappeared from that ocean by at least the 19th century, and this animal were effectively absent from accounts in America by the Revolutionary War. But the 90,000-pound mammals, which still inhabit the Pacific Ocean, appear to be returning to the Atlantic. Last week, an aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium spotted this animal about 30 miles south of Nantucket, Mass.

gray whale

(World News) This Indian-administered region has been transformed economically since it was stripped of its semi-autonomous status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Security was tight for his first trip to the Muslim-majority region since he made the controversial change in 2019. "I am working hard to win your hearts," he told a rally in Srinagar, weeks before general elections are held. An armed revolt against Indian rule in the disputed territory has claimed tens of thousands of lives since the 1980s. This region was divided after India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947. The two nuclear-armed states both claim the region in its entirety and have fought two wars over it in the decades since. Mr Modi's decision to impose direct federal rule angered many in this region. It was the only Muslim-majority state in India.

Kashmir

Science Scientists have found what they believe to be the world's earliest known fossilized this in cliffs on the coast of South West England. Researchers from Cambridge and Cardiff Universities say they are the oldest fossilized this ever found in Britain and the oldest known on Earth.

fossilized forrest

Entertainment This actor''s Netflix hits make him Hollywood's best-paid actor, Forbes says. AHer may not be up for any Oscars - but he can console himself with the fact he’s the best-paid actor in Hollywood last year, according to Forbes magazine. His success on Netflix, appearing in and producing three films for the streamer in 2023, contributed to his $73m (£57m) earnings, Forbes said. Last year, his lucrative relationship with Netflix also saw him write, produce and voice animation Leo; and appear in and produce comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah and Murder Mystery 2. This year, he has already starred in sci-fi drama Spaceman - also for Netflix. His earnings were boosted by 44 stand-up comedy dates last year, Forbes reported. It is the first time he has topped the magazine's list since 2002.

Adam Sandler

Sports (Boxing) These two fighters are set for July 20 on Netflix. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter, and his opponent, former heavyweight champion and one of the most fearsome fighters of all time, will meet in what will be the most polarizing spectacle yet of the recent crossover boxing craze. The boxing match will be July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in the main event of a card that will air on Netflix, officials told ESPN. It will be the streaming company's first foray into combat sports and its third live sporting event overall.

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Business Sales in this country of Apple's iPhone fell by 24% in the first six weeks of 2024 compared to a year earlier, according to research firm Counterpoint. It comes as the US technology giant is facing fierce competition in the country from local rivals. During the same period in this country, Huawei saw its sales jump by 64% in its home market, the report says. Sales in in this country of Apple's iPhone fell by 24% in the first six weeks of 2024 compared to a year earlier. It comes as the US technology giant is facing fierce competition in the country from local rivals. A slowdown in demand in this country could affect Apple's revenue which already disappointed investors when the firm released its earnings last month. Apple shares fell by 2.8% in New York trade.

China

(WORLD NEWS) This country is to set up a temporary port in Gaza coast for aid delivery. The temporary port will increase the amount of humanitarian assistance to Palestinians by "hundreds of additional truckloads" per day, officials say. The port will take "a number of weeks" to set up, the officials said, and will be able to receive large ships carrying food, water medicine, and temporary shelters. Initial shipments will arrive via Cyprus, where Israeli security inspections will take place. It is not clear who will build the causeway or secure the aid on land, meaning crucial questions about whether the operation can succeed remain unanswered. Gaza has no deep water port and so the this country has for weeks been looking at ways to get shiploads of aid in urgently, while the administration has publicly ramped up its pressure and increasingly shown in public its impatience with Israel over the desperate situation on the ground.

The United States of America

Obituary ‘Dragon Ball’ creator dies at 68. One of the most influential and best-selling manga authors of all time has died, his studio said. The Japanese author is best known as the creator of the popular Dragon Ball manga series, which has fans across the world and spawned a well-known anime series, video games and films.

Akira Toriyama

Obituary ‘Go Away Little Girl’ singer , half of Steve & Eydie duo, dead at 88. He performed with his wife, Eydie Gormé, around the world until 2009. She retired over health-related concern. She died at the age of 84 in 2013. He, meanwhile, continued to tour until 2019, when he received his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. The actor, comedian and vocalist skyrocketed to fame with Eydie, whom he married in 1957, after they met on “The Tonight Show,” which starred Steve Allen. Just a year after walking down the aisle, the happy couple scored their own variety show which ran for a season in 1958. They went on to win a Grammy for best performance by a vocal duo or group and an Emmy for their television special “Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin” in 1979. Lawrence also had an impressive solo career, scoring Top 10 hits with 1959’s “Pretty Blue Eyes,” 1960’s “Footsteps,” 1961’s “Portrait Of My Love” and 1962’s No. 1 hit, “Go Away Little Girl.” He displayed his talent on the big screen, too, most notably portraying talent manager Maury Sline in 1980’s “Blues Brothers” and its two sequels. Furthermore, he earned a Tony nomination for playing Sammy Glick in Broadway’s “What Makes Sammy Run” in 1964.

Steve Lawrence

(US NEWS) President Biden gave this Constitutionally mandated report to Congress. President Biden didn't waste any time in his primetime State of the Union address drawing a sharp contrast with his likely 2024 presidential rival, former President Donald Trump. Instead of a policy heavy laundry list speech, the president leaned into politics, and at times, shouted and amped up Democrats with some fiery rhetoric.

State of the Union Address.

(US NEWS) This exam is now fully digital. Rather than filling in a bubble answer sheet with a No. 2 pencil, US test-takers will be using a computer. US test-takers will use the fully digital version of the test. Prospective college students are still required to go in person to a testing site, but they will take the exam on their personal laptop or tablet, a school-issued device or a borrowed device from the College Board, the non-profit organization that develops and administers the test. The exam is also shorter – down to about two hours instead of three – and more time can be spent on each question. There are shorter reading passages, with one question tied to each, and a built-in calculator. The new exam is also what the College Board calls “adaptive.” This means that both the math and reading sections will be divided into two parts. The second section will be easier or harder depending on how the test-taker performed in the first section. The exam will still be scored on a 1600-point scale, and the College Board has said that students won’t be disadvantaged if they are routed to an easier second section. Students will get scores back in days, instead of weeks.

The SAT Exam

(US NEWS) This First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon. This week, she became the first Arab woman to graduate from NASA's training program, ready to blast off into the cosmos. She is a mechanical engineer by training who has worked in the oil industry, was one of two astronaut candidates chosen by the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) in 2021 to enroll in a training program with US space agency NASA. Now, after two years of hard work—including practice spacewalks—she and 10 others in their training class are fully qualified astronauts. The group, known as "The Flies," are now eligible for NASA missions to the International Space Station (ISS), Artemis launches to the moon and, if all goes well, to even fly to Mars. The UAESA announced earlier this year plans to build the airlock—a specialized doorway—for Gateway, the space station in development to someday orbit the moon.

Nora AlMatrooshi

Science This World Heritage site suffered a new mass bleaching event. Bleaching occurs when heat-stressed corals expel the algae that gives them life and color. It is the fifth time in eight years widespread damage has been detected at the Unesco World Heritage site. Only two mass bleaching events had been recorded until 2016, and scientists say urgent climate action is needed for the reef to survive.

Great Barrier Reef

(US NEWS) National Guard and State Police Will Patrol the Subways and Check Bags in this City. Gov. Kathy Hochul, amid a series of violent crimes on the subway, said she would deploy 1,000 members of the State Police and National Guard to the transit system. A large show of force in the system, which is operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a state agency, will help commuters and visitors feel safe, Ms. Hochul said. Subway safety is a constant concern in this city, where the system’s recovery is critical to the city’s rebound from the pandemic, and public officials can be as sensitive to the perception that mass transit is dangerous as they are to an actual rise in crime.

New York City

Sports (Sailing) This person became first American woman to race sailboat alone, nonstop around world. When she and her 40-foot (12.2-meter) sailboat arrived in Coruna, Spain, traveling across about 30,000 miles (48,280 kilometers). She was one of more than a dozen sailors competing in the Global Solo Challenge. She was the youngest and only woman in the group that set sail in October from Coruna. The race took her south along the west coast of Africa, around the Cape of Good Hope and then eastward toward Australia. From there, she continued east where She faced the unpredictable, treacherous and deadly Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America before continuing northeast across the Atlantic Ocean toward Spain. The race took her 130 days to complete.

Cole Brauer

(US NEWS) US Army intelligence analyst charged with selling classified military information to this country. Sgt Korbein Schultz was arrested at Fort Campbell in Kentucky following an inquiry by the FBI and US Army counterintelligence. According to the charges, he was paid $42,000 (£33,000) in exchange for dozens of sensitive security records. Officials say the criminal conspiracy began in June 2022 and continued up until his arrest. Sgt Schultz is charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, exporting technical data related to defense articles without a license, conspiracy to export defense articles without a license, and bribery of a public official.

China

(US NEWS) Michael Whatley and Lara Trump will be the new chair and co-chair of this political committee replacing Ronna McDaniel. Whatley and Trump will replace the committee's outgoing chair, Ronna McDaniel, who announced her resignation last month after Trump endorsed a slew of loyalists for key commitee roles. The appointment of his daughter-in-law marks Trump’s expanding influence across the GOP, despite criticisms of him from other Republican.

Republican National Committee

US ELECTIONS This political group, a Centrist Group, Moves Toward a Third-Party Presidential Bid. The group said it had voted to nominate a ticket, but did not announce which candidate might run on its ballot line.The group’s leaders have said that their so-called “unity ticket” would have a Republican presidential candidate and a Democratic running mate.

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Sports (Soccer/Football) Lindsey Horan leads this country past Brazil to Gold Cup title Gold Cup is the North American/Central American and Caribbean Confederation Championship. Other Countries from outside the confederation are at times invited to play the tournament. This is the 1st Women’sGold Cup and several South American countries were invited to play.

USA

Sports (Basketball) This player sets 3-point mark in the Big Ten tourney. She passed Stephen Curry, who had 162 3-pointers at Davidson in 2007-08, and Darius McGhee, who had 162 last season for Liberty. Both Curry and McGhee did so in 36 games; She has played in 31 thus far for the 27-4 Hawkeyes. It marked another record in a season full of them for this player.

Caitlin Clark

World Elections Centre right wins this country's election as far right surges This country's center right has claimed a narrow election victory, but has little chance of forming a majority government. Political commentators say this country is facing its most fragmented parliament since the end of its dictatorship half a century ago. Luís Montenegro told supporters that he was now convinced that the president of the republic would hand the center right the task of forming the next government.

Portugal

World Elections Voters reject changes to family and care definition. Voters in this counrty have overwhelmingly voted against amending the Constitution. Proposals to alter wording in the constitution to include families which are not based on marriage were defeated with 67.7% voting 'no'. A second proposed change on the wording around the role of women in the home was defeated by a higher margin with 73.9% of voters rejecting it. It was the highest ever no vote percentage in an this country's referendum.

Republic of Ireland

(WORLD NEWS) US evacuates embassy staff amid gang violence in this country. The United States says it has airlifted non-essential embassy staff as the country spirals further into gang violence. The Americans have also boosted security at their mission in the capital. It follows attacks by gangs on the airport, police stations and prisons this week. The pre-dawn operation appeared to be conducted by helicopter, the AFP news agency reports, citing nearby residents who described hearing the sounds of aircraft blades overhead. Germany's ambassador to this country also left, traveling to the Dominican Republic, along with other EU representatives, the German foreign ministry told AFP.

Haiti

(WORLD NEWS) Haiti's Prime Minister has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country. It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica to discuss a political transition in Haiti. He is currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being prevented by armed gangs from returning home. What is the Prime Minister of Haiti's name?

Ariel Henry

Entertainment This movie won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

Oppenheimer

Entertainment This actor won the Oscar wor best actor at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

Cillian Murphy

Entertainment This actress won the Oscar for best actress at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

Emma Stone

Entertainment This actress won the Oscar for best supporting actress at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Entertainment This actor won the Oscar for best supporting actor at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

Robert Downey Jr.

Entertainment This director won the Oscar for Best Director at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

Christopher Nolan

Entertainment This movie won the Oscar for the Best Anamated Movie at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

The Boy and the Heron

Entertainment What song won the Oscar for best original song for a movie at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards

“What I was Made For”

(US News) This Republican is exiting Congress early, further eroding GOP majority This Representative of Colorado, had already said he would not run for re-election in 2024, but he caught some colleagues off-guard in announcing that he will leave the House. His departure will cut the House Republican margin to 218-213; Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will continue to have two votes to spare before needing Democrats to govern. But illnesses and other unexpected absences could make his already difficult job even more challenging.

Rep. Ken Buck

(World News) Leaders from this country agree to form a new unified government. Three key leaders said they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections. A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in this country has been stalled since an election scheduled for December 2021 collapsed amid disputes over the eligibility of the main candidates. This country has had little peace since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising, and it split in 2014 between eastern and western factions, with rival administrations governing in each area.

Libya

Obituary The singer-songwriter of 'All By Myself' and 'Hungry Eyes', dies at 74. He wrote eight top 40 hits; his best-known songs include "Hungry Eyes," an integral part of the Dirty Dancing soundtrack from 1987, and "All By Myself," which has become a romantic comedy staple. In 1970, he started a Cleveland band called the Raspberries that made up for in influence what it lacked in fame; fans included John Lennon, Lou Reed and Bruce Springsteen. The Raspberries broke up in 1975, and he went solo. His music appeared in movies ranging from Bridget Jones's Diary to Almost Famous — director Cameron Crowe was a fan of the Raspberries, too — to Footloose. He co-wrote its love theme, "Almost Paradise," performed by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson.

Eric Carmen

World Elections A court in this country has blocked efforts by prominent opposition figure Victoire Ingabire to lift a ban on her running in July's presidential election. She was freed in 2018 after spending eight years in prison for threatening state security and "belittling" the 1994 genocide. In this country, people who have been jailed for more than six months are barred from running in elections. Ms Ingabire is an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, who has been the dominant force in the country for three decades. He secured more than 90% of the votes in presidential elections in 2003, 2010 and 2017 - and changes to the constitution mean he could potentially stay in power for another 10 years. There is currently only one challenger to the president in July's election in the shape of the Green Party's Frank Habineza, the AFP news agency reports, and he won 0.45% of the vote in 2017.

Rwanda

World Elections Occupied Ukraine encouraged to vote in the this country's election by armed men. This country has launched a wide-ranging campaign telling residents of occupied parts of Ukraine to vote in this country's presidential election. This country is trying to increase turnout in occupied Ukraine in efforts to legitimize his continued rule. It would also be used to justify this country's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia

USA ELECTIONS This candidate clinches Democratic Party Nomination after winning presidential primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington, This candidate has enough pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to win the party’s official nomination this summer.

Joe Biden

USA ELECTIONS This candidate clinches Republican Party Nomination after winning presidential primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington and the Hawaii Caucuses. This candidate has enough pledged delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this summer to win the party’s official nomination.

Donald Trump

(WORLD NEWS) This country is to pause police deployment to Haiti. A top civil servant in this country's ministry of foreign affairs said that the planned deployment of police to Haiti is now on hold following the announcement by Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry that he would be stepping down. Korir Sing’oei, principal secretary for foreign affairs, said without a political administration in Haiti there was no anchor on which the deployment can rest. Mr Sing’oei added that this country will wait for the installation of a new constitutional authority before further decisions are made. Last year, this country pledged to deploy around 1,000 police officers to Haiti as part of an international force in a bid to combat gang violence. The deployment had been held up in the courts but earlier this month it seemed as if all the legal hurdles had been cleared.

Kenya

(US NEWS) US House passes bill that could ban this social media app nationwide. The House passed legislation that could ban this social media app in the US unless the app parts ways with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. It's a major challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, used by 170 million Americans. Lawmakers supportive of the bill have argued this social media app poses a national security threat because the Chinese government could use its intelligence laws against ByteDance, forcing it to hand over the data of US app users. It’s not yet clear what the fate of the measure will be in the Senate. If enacted, the bill would give this social media app about five months to separate from ByteDance, or app stores in the US would be banned from hosting it on their platforms. In a statement, the social media app blasted the House vote and urged the Senate to "consider the facts." China’s foreign ministry responded angrily ahead of the vote, calling it an "act of bullying."

TikTok

Science This company's Rocket Explodes Seconds After Launch in Japan. The Japanese company hoped to become the country’s first private business to put a satellite into orbit. The failed launch was its inaugural flight. The rocket appeared to have automatically self-destructed after its systems detected an abnormality. Although first attempts to launch new rockets often go awry, this company’s failure still represents a blow to Japan’s efforts to enter the commercial space transportation market.

Space One

Business These two stores will close 1,000 stores. One store, the struggling discount chain that caters to low-income customers predominantly in cities, will close about 1,000 stores. The other store will close 600 locations this year and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire. The other store has around 8,000 US stores. Years of mismanagement and poor conditions in stores have hurt Family Dollar’s brand. The company has struggled as discount these store's as competitors such as Dollar General, Walmart and others grew. More recently, inflation has hit this company's customers and the chain’s profits.

Family Dollar and Dollar Tree

Entertainment Who hosted the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards (The Oscars)

Jimmy Kimmel

Entertainment What movie had the most nominations at the 94th Motion Picture Academy Awards (The Oscars)

Oppenhimer

(WORLD NEWS) This country's anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders has abandoned his bid to become prime minister, despite his party's dramatic victory in the 2023 elections. "I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support it. That was not the case,". His Freedom Party (PVV) won the most votes last year, but needed support from other parties to form a coalition. Talks continue with three other parties on the shape of a new government. It is expected that the parties are prepared to form a minority government with an "extra-parliamentary cabinet".

the Neatherlands

(WORLD NEWS) This governing body lawmakers pass AI Act, the world's first comprehensive AI law. This governing body law is the first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence, including new restrictions on how it can be used. The law comes amid a global debate about the future of AI and its potential risks and benefits as the technology is increasingly adopted by companies and consumers. AI should be developed with great caution and offers immense commercial possibilities.

European Union

Science SpaceX’s Starship notches major flight test milestones, breaks up over this ocean in final moments. SpaceX launched the third test flight of its Starship rocket and reached space, as the company pushed development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones. The rocket flew further than previous tests, with the flight lasting about an hour before Starship broke up above the this ocean. The company noted that the vehicle did not splash down in the water, which was the intended ending of the flight.

Indian Ocean

Natural & Man Made Disasters Historic winter storm blankets this state. It was the biggest winter storm in about three years in many locations. Western portions of the capital city metro area saw 20 to 24 inches of snow, while some of the highest elevations in the Front Range picked up around 4 feet.

Colorado

(WORLD NEWS) President of this Middle Eastern governing body appoints long-time adviser as prime minister. President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Mohammad Mustafa as the prime minister of this Middle Eastern Governing Body. Mr Mustafa, a US-educated economist and former senior World Bank official, is a long-time adviser to the president. Mr Abbas is under pressure from the US to reform the governing body, so it can govern all parts of it's area after the Israel-Hamas war ends.

Palestinian Authority

Obituary Astronaut commander of Apollo 10, has died. He was a retired Air Force three-star general, took part in four space missions. Before Apollo 10, he flew on two Gemini flights, including the first rendezvous of two U.S. capsules in orbit. He was one of 24 NASA astronauts who flew to the moon, but he did not land on it.

Thomas Stafford

Obituary Nigerians in the south of the country are mourning a traditional Yoruba monarch who has died after just two years on the throne. His short reign as the Olubadan of Ibadan, a city in south-western Nigeria, followed a long career in academia and politics. His highest political role was as senator for the same central area of Oyo state that he later served as king. He was crowned back in March 2022, becoming the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland after the death of the pervious king. Before that time, he was a lecturer at one of the country's oldest universities - Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria - having achieved a PhD in philosophy.

Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun

Obituary The former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, is dead at 84. He found himself captivated by the transformative potential of business, particularly that of cable television. After months of negotiations between hinself and AOL CEO Steve Case, they agreed to merge the two companies, with 55 percent going to AOL’s shareholders and 45 percent going to Time Warner’s. After the merger, He pledged that synergies and the internet’s rapid growth would quickly lead to $40 billion in revenue and $11 billion in cash flow for the newly minted AOL Time Warner. However, a bursting stock bubble, falling ad rates and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, devastated the company.

Gerald Levin

Obituary This actor who was in, ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Blood Simple’ , Died at 88. He was a veteran character actor who appeared in more than 150 films including “Blade Runner,” “Blood Simple” and “Knives Out” and played Dermot Mulroney’s dad in “My Best Friend’s Wedding." The prolific actor with the hangdog face and trademark paunch went on to appear in “Fletch,” “Back to School,” “Raising Arizona” and “Twilight.” He was also active on TV, appearing in “Sneaky Pete,” “The Mind of the Married Man” and guest starring on dozens of series including “Frasier,” “The X-Files,” “NYPD Blue” and “The Bob Newhart Show.” He was also in demand as a voice actor, narrating Ken Burns’ “The Civil War” and “Baseball” documentaries and lending his voice to “The Iron Giant” and “Pound Puppies.”

M. Emmet Walsh

Obituary Transformative Head of American Express, Dies at 88 He led the company from 1977 to 1993 and helped turn Wall Street into a more competitive financial marketplace. He was among Wall Street’s most influential advocates for deregulating the financial industry and widening its horizons. Some called him the unofficial secretary of state for corporate America. The deregulation he fought for was largely accomplished with Congress’s repeal of the Depression-era Glass-Steagall legislation in 1999. As a result, commercial banks became empowered to underwrite and trade corporate securities and own insurance companies.

James D. Robinson III

Sports (Golf) This World No. 1 became the first back-to-back Players winner in the 50th edition of the "fifth major" at TPC Sawgrass, chasing down Xander Schauffele from 5 strokes back at the start of the final round to win with a 72-hole total of 20 under. He became only the fourth Players winner to shoot 65 or better in the final round, joining Nicklaus (65 in 1976), Couples (64 in 1996) and Love (64 in 2003).

Scottie Scheffler

Sports (Baseball) MLB opens investigation after allegations that this baseball player's interpreter was involved in gambling scandal. The investigation comes as Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter for the Dodgers star, is at the center of an alleged theft and sports gambling scandal.

Shohei Ohtani

World Elections Vladimir Putin wins this country's election in a landslide with no serious competition. The outcome means Putin, 71, is set to embark on a new six-year term that will see him overtake Josef Stalin and becomethis country's longest-serving leader for more than 200 years if he completes it. Putin won 87.8% of the vote, the highest ever result in this country's post-Soviet history.

Russia

World Elections This country elected Vaughan Gething, first Black national leader in Europe. Vaughan Gething won the Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of this counrty's semi-autonomous government. Gething, who is currently Wthe counrty's economy minister, narrowly beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford.

Wales

(US NEWS) The Supreme Court cleared the way for this state to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. Legal challenges to the law are ongoing at a federal appeals court, but the decision hands a significant – yet temporary – win to this state, which has been battling the Biden administration over immigration policy.

Texas

(US NEWS) Biden to host the leaders of these two East Asian Countries for White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences

Japan and The Phillipines

(WORLD NEWS) This country's prime minister Leo Varadkar will step down as party leader immediately and will resign as taoiseach as soon as his Fine Gael successor is selected. He said he was stepping down for "personal and political" reasons and was "not the best person for the job anymore". He was this country's youngest PM when he became Fine Gael leader at 38 in 2017. He currently leads the coalition government in Dublin, along with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party.

Ireland

(WORLD NEWS) This semi autonomous area of China passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent. The legislation, called the Safeguarding National Security Bill, will toughen up the already stringent national security law Beijing implemented in 2020 following major pro-democracy protests in this semi autonomous area of China. punishment for people over various acts deemed as dissent against Hong Kong authorities or the Chinese government in Beijing.

Hong Kong

(WORLD NEWS) This country's Communist Party has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the government in a sign of political turmoil that could hurt foreign investors' confidence in the country. The government said in a statement that Thuong had violated party rules, adding that those "shortcomings had negatively impacted public opinion, affecting the reputation of the Party, State and him personally". The Central Party Committee, a top decision-making body in Communist Party-ruled country, approved Thuong's resignation just about a year after his election. The president holds a largely ceremonial role but is one of the top four political positions in the Southeast Asian nation.

Vietnam

(WORLD NEWS) This country’s prime minister says quick border demarcation is needed to avoid a new conflict with Azerbaijan. This country’s prime minister said that the Caucasus nation needs to quickly define the border with neighboring Azerbaijan to avoid a new round of hostilities. Last year, Azerbaijan waged a lightning military campaign to reclaim the Karabakh region, ending three decades of ethnic this country's separatists’ rule there.

Armenia

Sports (Soccer/Football) This country's men's national team beat Mexico in Nations League. This country's men's national soccer team continued its dominance of the Concacaf Nations League -- and its regional rivals Mexico -- with a 2-0 win and a third title in a row in the competition at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The result sees the team retain its Nations League crown, having won the first two editions of the competition, in 2021 and 2023, and stretch its unbeaten run against Mexico to a record seven games.

USA

(US NEWS) This part of government advanced $1.2 trillion spending package to avert shutdown. After days of delay, U.S. congressional leaders unveiled a $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending measure for defense, homeland security and other program avoiding a government shutdown.

US Congress

(WORLD NEWS) Taps have run dry across this country'’s largest city in an unprecedented water crisis. The city, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure after decades of neglect is also largely to blame.

Johannesburg, South Africa

(WORLD NEWS) US says this South Asian Region is part of India, amid Indo-China tensions. Nuclear-armed neighbors China and India share a 3,000-km (1,860 mile) frontier, much of it poorly demarcated. China claims this South Asian region, opening a new tab as part of southern Tibet. New Delhi rejects the claim, saying it has always been a part of India. At least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed, opening a new tab in 2020 in clashes along their border in the western Himalayas. The militaries of both countries have fortified positions and deployed extra troops and equipment along the border since those clashes. Both sides fought a border war in 1962.

Arunachal Pradesh

(WORLD NEWS) This member of the British Royal Family says she is in the early stages of treatment after a cancer diagnosis. In a video statement, she says it was a "huge shock" after an "incredibly tough couple of months". But she sent a positive message, saying: "I am well and getting stronger every day." Details of the cancer have not been disclosed, but Kensington Palace says it is confident she will make a full recovery.

Catherine, The Princess of Wales

(WORLD NEWS) This country’s navy frees a ship hijacked by Somali pirates. this country brought 35 accused Somali pirates to port, days after they were apprehended when naval commandos recaptured a hijacked bulk carrier and rescued several hostages. This country's commandos boarded and took control of the vessel on March 17 some 260 nautical miles (480 kilometers) off the coast of Somalia. This country's's navy has been deployed continuously off Somalia since 2008, but it stepped up anti-piracy efforts last year following a surge in maritime assaults, including in the Arabian Sea and by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.

India

(WORLD NEWS) Niger's junta has ended a military agreement that allowed this country's personnel to be deployed in the country. This country used its base in Niger to monitor regional jihadist activity.

The USA

(US NEWS) This ship is scheduled to move from its dock in Camden, when it will head to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work. The battleship, which was built in the 1940s in Philadelphia, served for about 50 years before its retirement in February 1991. It has been a floating museum since 2001. The ship is the most decorated battleship in Navy history, earning distinction in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War and conflicts in the Middle East.

USS New Jersey

(US NEWS) Members of this WWII US Army Unit who deceived Nazis with battlefield ruses in WWII given Congressional Gold Medal. With inflatable tanks, radio trickery, costume uniforms and acting, this American military units that became known as this, outwitted the enemy during World War II. Their mission was kept secret for decades, but on Thursday the group stepped out of the shadows as they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in Washington. The legislation to honor the military units with the Congressional Gold Medal — Congress’ highest honor — was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022.

Ghost Army

(WORLD NEWS) This International Organization adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is safe. It approved a resolution on artificial intelligence giving global support to an international effort to ensure the powerful new technology benefits all nations, respects human rights and is “safe, secure and trustworthy.”

The UN

(WORLD NEWS) This Balkan country is to begin EU membership negotiations, eight years after it formally applied to join the bloc. It has been waiting a long time to receive the green light for talks. After applying for membership in 2016, it was granted candidate status in October 2022. This country is still ethnically and politically divided, even decades after the 1992-95 war that tore the country apart, leaving more than 100,000 people dead and millions displaced.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

(WORLD NEWS) 'Most valuable treasure': $17 billion Spanish shipwreck from 1708 to be recovered. This ship was sunk in 1708 by British warships off the coast of Colombia. The estimated $17 billion shipwreck is set to be recovered as soon as April, according to officials. The 150-foot-long, 64-gun, three-masted galleon ship's treasure consists of 200 tons of silver and emeralds, 11 million gold coins, an intact Chinese dinner service and porcelain pottery, according to Colombian Navy divers' findings in June 2022.

The San José

(World News) This terrorist organization claims responsibility for attack at Moscow-area concert venue. Assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices. The deadliest terror attack on Moscow in decades.

ISIS-K

(WORLD NEWS) This country Accused of Attacking US Ally in South China Sea. A blockading from this country's force is again accused of employing aggressive measures in an attempt to stop a Philippine convoy from resupplying a Manila-held feature at a bitterly contested South China Sea feature. Manila said a supply boat was badly damaged and several personnel were injured. This country also reportedly set up a barrier at Second Thomas Shoal. The incident was, in many ways, a repeat of the last troop rotation and supply mission to the disputed atoll less than three weeks prior. This country claims sovereignty over Second Thomas Shoal, as it does most of the South China Sea, despite the fact the feature sits within the Philippines' internationally recognized exclusive economic zone.

China

Entertainment This Comedian Receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The prolific comic was honored at the Kennedy Center for a 25-year career that has included movies, TV series and many live events. He is the 25th comic to receive the prize from the Kennedy Center, an honor given annually to the greatest humorists in American comedy. He was joined by his wife and four children, and grinned broadly even as he teared up at bitingly funny roasts and emotional tributes from friends and colleagues in the industry.

Kevin Hart

Science First human transplant of a genetically modified kidney from this animal was performed. The procedure is the latest development in a fast-moving race to create genetically modified parts from this animal to provide kidneys, livers, hearts and other organs to help alleviate the shortage of organs for people who need transplants.

Pig

Science This fictional character is honored in new fossil find. A 270-million-year-old fossil that sheds light on the murky origins of amphibians has been named after him. The early fossil record of amphibians and their ancestors is largely fragmentary which makes it hard to figure out how frogs, salamanders and their kin evolved.

Kermit the Frog

Business This Fabrics retailer files for bankruptcy. The 81-year-old fabric and craft retailer, has filed for bankruptcy as it struggles with customers cutting back on discretionary spending. Its roughly 850 stores and website will remain open for business.

Joann Fabrics

Business The US Justice Department and more than a dozen states filed a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against this company accusing the giant company of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. It’s the largest in a recent string of Big Tech companies to face antitrust complaints from the US government, which is cracking down on the massive industry, whose power has gone largely unchecked over the past several decades.

Apple

Business Having closed the merger of his social media company, This preson could find ways to raise cash against the value of his stake in the company, estimated at more than $3 billion. e and his social media company — and the parent of his favorite communications platform, Truth Social — became a public company through a merger that will raise his wealth by billions of dollars and potentially help pay his mounting legal bills.

Donald Trump

Business This company is investing in US chip manufacturing after receiving $20 billion in federal subsidies. The Semiconductor giant announced that it will receive about $20 billion in federal subsidies under the CHIPS and Science Act to advance semiconductor manufacturing projects in four U.S. states. The government funding will help buld semiconductor projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon. The funding will support the company's previously announced plans to invest over $100 billion in the U.S. over five years to expand domestic chipmaking capacity and other capabilities that are critical to economic and national security.

Intel

Business This Auto Company recalls nearly 318,000 cars to replace side air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel. The recall covers air bag inflators on both sides of certain Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 large cars from the 2018 through 2021 model years. The Auto Maker estimates that 1% of the inflators are defective.

Stellantis

Business This company's boss Dave Calhoun will leave at the end of this year amid a deepening crisis over the firm's safety record. this company also said that the head of its commercial airlines division will retire immediately while its chairman will not stand for re-election. The firm is under pressure after an unused door blew out of one of it's planes in January shortly after take-off. Within the space of five months, two brand new planes had been lost in almost identical accidents that claimed the lives of 346 passengers and crew. A board member at the time, after being made boss Mr Calhoun promised to strengthen Boeing's "safety culture" and "rebuild trust".

Boeing

Natural & Man Made Disasters A container ship rammed into a major bridge in this city causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers searched for survivors.

Baltimore

World Elections Senegal election result: This person is to become Africa's youngest elected president. His extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period in Senegalese politics that caught many off-guard. Months in jail alongside ally and kingmaker Ousmane Sonko ended suddenly, with the pair released the week before the presidential election. Now Mr Clean, as he's nicknamed, must get to work on the sweeping reforms he has promised. The vote followed months of political turmoil in one of Africa's most stable democracies, after outgoing President Macky Sall tried to postpone the election until December. After experiencing one of its worst political crises, for many this victory symbolises hope for Senegal's future.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye

(WORLD NEWS) Lawmakers in West African Country have adopted a new constitution that will see the country shift from a presidential to parliamentary system of governance. Executive power will rest with the prime minister, reducing the presidency to a symbolic role. Under the new system, the president will be selected by parliament for a single six-year term, rather than being voted by the public.

Togo

This sculptor, Who Recast Sculpture on a Massive Scale, Dies at 85 His tilted walls of rusting steel, monumental blocks and other immense and inscrutable forms created environments that had to be walked through, or around, to be fully experienced. He set out to become a painter but instead became one of his era’s greatest sculptors, inventing a monumental environment of immense tilting corridors, ellipses and spirals of steel that gave the medium both a new abstract grandeur and a new physical intimacy.

Richard Serra

Sports (AMERICAN FOOTBALL) NFL owners approve wild new rule for this type of play. The new alignment rules represent the most significant on-field rule change for the NFL in years and are designed to reverse more than a decade of declining return rates while also lowering concussion rates.

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USA ELECTIONS This Independent Presidential Candidate picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid. He chose Nicole Shanaham to be his vice presidential pick, adding a wealthy but nationally unknown figure to his independent White House bid that’s trying to appeal to voters disaffected by a rematch of the 2020 election. Shanahan, 38, is a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office. She leads Bia-Echo Foundation, an organization she founded to direct money toward issues including women’s reproductive science, criminal justice reform and environmental causes. He, a former Democrat, made the announcement in Oakland, California, where Shanahan was raised in an impoverished family. Without the backing of a party, he faces an arduous task to get on the ballot, with varying rules across the 50 states. He’s picking a running mate now because about half of the states require him to designate one before he can apply for ballot access.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

(WORLD NEWS) This country has lashed out at the United States and the United Kingdom for imposing sanctions over alleged this country's government-backed cyberattacks, calling the Western allies’ move an act of “political manipulation.” The US and the UK announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions against seven hackers for allegedly conducting sweeping attacks on behalf of this country's civilian intelligence agency. The yearslong campaign allegedly targeted American officials, senators, journalists and companies – including Pentagon contractors – as well as British parliamentarians, the UK’s election watchdog and members of the European Parliament, affecting millions of people. At a news conference this country’s Foreign Ministry lashed out at the US and the UK, accusing them of “hyping up the so-called cyberattack.” “This is purely political manipulation." “We urge the United States and the United Kingdom to stop politicizing cyber security issues, stop slandering and smearing this country."

China

Science More than 60 years of this type of rockets coming to end with final launch on Space Coast. These types rockets have been launching American missions in space since the early ‘60s, but now that the new Vulcan Centaur rocket is off the ground, United Launch Alliance is replacing it and later, the Atlas V rocket too.

the Delta IV Rocket

Science This Agency has announced it will fire three scientific sounding rockets into the moon’s shadow on April 8 during a partial solar eclipse across North America. In what will be a total solar eclipse for a 115 miles-wide path through parts of Mexico, 15 U.S. states and Canada and a partial solar eclipse for the entire Americas, the event will see a sudden drop in sunlight. The agency’s project, Atmospheric Perturbations Around The Eclipse Path, will investigate how that drop in sunlight and temperature affects Earth’s upper atmosphere.

NASA

Science Strongest This In 6 Years Hits Earth. The space weather forecasters also stated that an outburst from a solar flare could interfere with radio transmissions on the planet. The outburst could also make for great aurora viewing.

Electromagnetic Storm

Business 03/2024 This Fast Food Chain to start selling Krispy Kreme donuts, with national rollout by 2026. The Fast Food Chain's will begin selling Krispy Kreme donuts at its fast food locations this year as part of a phased rollout that will bring the baked goods to its restaurants nationwide by the end of 2026. Under a partnership announced Tuesday, Krispy Kreme will deliver three versions of its donuts — glazed, chocolate iced with sprinkles and chocolate iced with a cream filling — to this Fast Food Chain's locations each morning. Customers can buy the donuts individually or in a box of six.

McDonald's

Obituary Former Sentaor and historic running mate to Al Gore in ‘00, dead at 82. He was, a former Connecticut state senator and attorney general, was elected to the Senate in 1988 and developed a reputation as a moderate Democrat with a prominent voice on foreign policy and a staunch supporter of Israel. Al Gore, selected the senator as his running mate — making him the first Jewish candidate on a major party’s presidential ticket. Four years later, he sought the Democratic presidential nomination, but dropped out following a series of disappointing primary finishes. That year, he lost his Senate primary to future Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, but won re-election as a third-party candidate. Upon his return to Washington, he described himself as an “independent Democrat” and endorsed his longtime friend Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president in 2008 — even speaking on his behalf at that year’s Republican National Convention

Joe Lieberman

Obituary This Psychologist, who understood that not all economic decision-making is strictly rational, has died at the age of 90. His research, which focused on the ways human psychology can warp rational thinking, was recognized with a Nobel Prize in 2002 and helped give rise to the burgeoning field known as "behavioral economics." He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013, credited much of his success to good fortune.

Daniel Kahneman

Sports (Rugby) This country wins the Six Nations Tournament. The annual touornament featuring six of the traditionally best national teams in the world. Last year this country won the Rugby World Cup as well.

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Sports (Cricket) (Cricket) This Indian Premire League Cricket team hit highest total in tournament's history in win over Mumbai Indians. They smashed 277-3 - the highest total in Indian Premier League history - in a record-breaking 31-run victory against Mumbai Indians. The team's total was also the fourth highest in any men's T20 and the highest in a T20 franchise tournament. The men's T20 record is held by Nepal, who scored 314-3 against Mongolia last year. Afghanistan made 278-3 against Ireland in 2019 while the Czech Republic posted 278-4 against Hungary later that year.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Entertainment This Longtime ESPN anchor says he's retiring from 'SportsCenter. His 2 1/2-decade run as "SportsCenter" host is coming to an end. The ESPN fixture announced via his "Inside Wisconsin" show that he will retire from the network's flagship show when his contract runs out in June, though he indicated he would continue to do assorted projects from the network.

John Anderson

Natural & Manmade Disasters Deadly cyclone hits northern part of this Island Country. The cyclone has left at least six people dead and forced 2,000 out of their homes. Local news reports say that “flooding caused significant damage” with roads and bridges affected. The AFP news agency, citing the disaster management authority (BNGRC), puts the death toll from cyclone Gamane at 11. It reports that six of the victims drowned, while the others died after being hit by falling trees or collapsing houses. "It's rare to have a cyclone like this. Its movement is nearly stationary," Gen Elack Andriakaja, BNGRC director-general is quoted by AFP as saying. "When the system stops in one place, it devastates all the infrastructure. And that has serious consequences for the population. And significant flooding.”

Madagascar

Business Fallen 'Crypto King' gets for 25 years for fraud. The co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. The 32-year-old was later found to have stolen billions from customers of the exchange ahead of its implosion. FTX was one of the world's largest crypto exchanges before rumors of financial trouble prompted customers to pull their funds, precipitating its collapse and exposing his crimes.

Sam Bankman-Fried

Obituary This actor, star of Roots and An Officer and a Gentleman Oscar Winner, Dead at 87. His achievements include being the first Black performer to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1982.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Obituary This actor, best known for his role in Netflix horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Amazon Prime's Generation V has died in a motorcycle accident.

Chance Perdomo

World Elections This country's local elections: Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory. The main opposition party has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. The results are a significant blow for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had hoped to regain control of the cities less than a year after he claimed a third term as president.

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(WORLD NEWS) This country's President Dina Boluarte's home raided in search for Rolex watches. Police have raided President Dina Boluarte's home as part of a corruption inquiry dubbed "Rolexgate". Authorities were searching for more than a dozen Rolex watches President Boluarte had allegedly not declared.

Peru

Entertainment This musician: Never-before heard music resurfaces in Belgium. It is 40 years since he died in Los Angeles, and a strange treasure trove of material associated with the star which lay hidden in Belgium for more than forty years. He lived in Belgium in the early 80’s to get clean off of drugs. For a time he lived in the home of a Belgian musician, Charles Dumolin. The collection of stage costumes, notebooks and tape cassettes is now in the hands of Charles' family. Belgian lawyer Alex Trappeniers, who's a business partner of the family who lay claim to the material, is in no doubt that the fate of a hugely valuable collection of stage costumes, notebooks and never-before heard music is about to be decided.

Marvin Gaye

Entertainment This Grammy Award-winning singer and fashion entrepreneur declared “I QUIT” on Instagram after citing online criticism she’s faced. Born Melissa Jefferson, rose to fame with No. 1 hits like “Truth Hurts” in 2017 and “About Damn Time” in 2022, and her catalog of feel-good funk and pop with lyrics focused on empowerment. Her statement comes in the midst of several lawsuits filed last year against her by a designer and, separately, three of her former backup dancers who accused the singer of creating a hostile work environment during a 2023 tour. She has repeatedly denied the allegations.

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World Elections Pro-EU ex-minister beats this country's PM Fico's ally to set up run-off presidential vote. A pro-EU former foreign minister scored a surprise victory in the first round of a presidential election, setting up a run-off vote with a key ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. Ivan Korcok, 59, a career diplomat who was minister in a past government, is seeking to follow her and won the most votes among nine candidates in the first round. This Country's presidential election is a chance for Fico, whose views on Ukraine have angered critics for veering too close to Russia, to strengthen his grip on power. Opposition forces want a counterbalance to his rule. The two will advance to a run-off on April 6 in which Korcok said he needed to reach voters across the political spectrum.

Slovakia

Science Fossils of this colossal prehistoric animal discovered in India. The extinct animal may have been one of the largest to have ever lived, dwarfing present-day animals, The colossal creature’s scientific name is Vasuki indicus, after the mythical serpent around the neck of Hindu deity Lord Shiva and the country of its discovery.

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