Israel Launches Airstrikes in Gaza, Imperiling Cease-Fire With Hamas: Live Updates - The New York Times 18 Mar 2025, 2:14 am

1. Israel Launches Airstrikes in Gaza, Imperiling Cease-Fire With Hamas: Live Updates  The New York Times
2. Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 235 and threaten to fully reignite war with Hamas  Toronto Star
3. Ceasefire over as Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas refused to release hostages, officials say  Fox News
4. Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, killing at least 10 people  Yahoo
5. Israel consulted US on its strikes in Gaza, White House told Fox News  Reuters

NCAA Tournament 2025 bracket picks, upsets, best Cinderella teams: Model simulates March Madness 10,000 times - CBS Sports 18 Mar 2025, 1:30 am

1. NCAA Tournament 2025 bracket picks, upsets, best Cinderella teams: Model simulates March Madness 10,000 times  CBS Sports
2. March Madness bracket updates, news, schedule for 2025 NCAA men's tournament: Auburn gets No. 1 seed; West Virginia snubbed  Yahoo Sports
3. Popular 2025 March Madness favorites that could lose early  The Athletic
4. What is truTV? Explaining March Madness TV channel, 2025 NCAA Tournament schedule  USA TODAY
5. 2025 Men's NCAA Bracket Predictions: Best Picks for Every Matchup  Bleacher Report

NASA’s stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space - The Associated Press 18 Mar 2025, 1:13 am

1. NASA’s stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space  The Associated Press
2. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Undocking  NASA (.gov)
3. Boeing Starliner astronauts who were supposed to be in space for nine days returning to Earth after nine months on ISS  CNBC
4. U.S. astronauts finally returning to Earth after 9 months in space  Axios
5. Astronauts launching to space will relieve pair who flew on Boeing capsule  NBC News

Fast-fashion staple Forever 21 files for bankruptcy again - The Washington Post 18 Mar 2025, 1:12 am

1. Fast-fashion staple Forever 21 files for bankruptcy again  The Washington Post
2. Retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy for second time in 6 years  Fox Business
3. F21 OpCo, LLC Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process With Support of Its Lenders  Business Wire
4. Forever 21 expected to close all U.S. stores, blames Shein and Temu for demise  CNBC
5. Iconic clothing store chain to close all U.S. locations  KTLA Los Angeles

China Is Said to Scrutinize Li Ka-shing’s Panama Port Deal - Bloomberg 18 Mar 2025, 12:05 am

1. China Is Said to Scrutinize Li Ka-shing’s Panama Port Deal  Bloomberg
2. Hong Kong's leader swipes at Trump but avoids criticism of tycoon's deal to sell Panama Port assets  The Associated Press
3. BlackRock Becomes a Power Player in Global Shipping—With Help From Trump  The Wall Street Journal
4. CK Hutchison will not hold earnings calls following port deal criticism  Reuters
5. ‘Must comply with the law’: Hong Kong’s John Lee on Hutchison’s Panama port deal  South China Morning Post

iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025: See who won - CNN 17 Mar 2025, 11:30 pm

1. iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025: See who won  CNN
2. iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025: Best Photos From the Red Carpet  Billboard
3. 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award Winners Revealed — See The List  iHeartRadio
4. iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025: All the Couples Who Rocked and Rolled on Their Red Carpet Date Night - E! Online  E! NEWS
5. How To Watch iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025 On TV & Online Streaming  Deadline

Relatives of missing Venezuelan migrants desperate for answers after US deportations to El Salvador - Reuters Canada 17 Mar 2025, 10:02 pm

1. Relatives of missing Venezuelan migrants desperate for answers after US deportations to El Salvador  Reuters Canada
2. White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judge  The Guardian US
3. Trump administration likely overstepped authority in immigration crackdown, experts say  Reuters
4. How controversial deportation flights and a judge’s race to stop them unfolded, minute by minute  CNN
5. Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights  The Associated Press

Trump Nominates Michelle Bowman as Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision - PYMNTS.com 17 Mar 2025, 9:57 pm

1. Trump Nominates Michelle Bowman as Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision  PYMNTS.com
2. Trump nominates Federal Reserve Governor Bowman as vice chair for supervision  Reuters
3. Trump Taps Michelle Bowman to Be Fed’s Top Bank Cop  Bloomberg
4. Trump picks Fed Governor Michelle Bowman to replace Michael Barr as Fed's supervision head  CNBC
5. Trump to nominate Fed's Bowman as top bank regulator  Axios

Trump says he’s ending Secret Service protection for Biden’s adult children - The Associated Press 17 Mar 2025, 9:10 pm

1. Trump says he’s ending Secret Service protection for Biden’s adult children  The Associated Press
2. Trump revokes Secret Service detail for Joe Biden’s children  The Guardian US
3. Trump revokes Secret Service protection for adult Biden children Hunter and Ashley  Fox News
4. Trump Pulls Secret Service Protection From Hunter and Ashley Biden  The New York Times
5. Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children  NPR

Texas midwife arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions - NBC News 17 Mar 2025, 9:06 pm

1. Texas midwife arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions  NBC News
2. Texas cops arrest midwife for allegedly providing abortions  BBC.com
3. Texas Midwife Charged in Abortion Case  The New York Times
4. Texas AG Ken Paxton announces arrest of Houston-area woman accused of providing illegal abortions  ABC13 Houston
5. ‘She’s innocent' Friend of midwife accused of performing illegal abortions shares insight  KPRC Click2Houston

Search for US student in Dominican Republic intensifies - The Associated Press 17 Mar 2025, 9:04 pm

1. Search for US student in Dominican Republic intensifies  The Associated Press
2. Missing Sudiksha Konanki's Parents Ask Cops To Declare Her Dead: Reports  NDTV
3. Parents of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki ask Dominican Republic police to declare her dead  NBC News
4. New details in investigation into missing Pitt student  CBS News

Germany set to vote on historic increase in defence spending - BBC.com 17 Mar 2025, 9:00 pm

1. Germany set to vote on historic increase in defence spending  BBC.com
2. German parliament to vote on historic spending surge  Reuters
3. Germany faces cuts along with financial package, Merz says  DW (English)
4. Dollar dented by economic worries; euro remains in favor  CNBC
5. German Top Court Rejects More Attempts to Stop Debt-Brake Vote  Bloomberg

Patrick Schwarzenegger's Reaction To 'White Lotus' Incest Kissing Scene Had Co-Stars Believe He Would "Throw Up"; EP Says Storyline Is "Not Just For Shock" - Deadline 17 Mar 2025, 8:27 pm

1. Patrick Schwarzenegger's Reaction To 'White Lotus' Incest Kissing Scene Had Co-Stars Believe He Would "Throw Up"; EP Says Storyline Is "Not Just For Shock"  Deadline
2. ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap: A Poetic Act  The New York Times
3. Let's Talk About Sam Rockwell's Wild 'White Lotus' Monologue  TIME
4. Walton Goggins talks Sam Rockwell's surprise 'White Lotus' appearance: 'Best friends'  USA TODAY
5. The White Lotus Recap: To Love!  Vulture

Trump says 'many elements' agreed to ahead of Putin call - BBC.com 17 Mar 2025, 8:18 pm

1. Trump says 'many elements' agreed to ahead of Putin call  BBC.com
2. Trump Talk of Dividing Assets Prompts Concern Before His Call With Putin  Bloomberg
3. Trump to hold call with Putin in test of deal-making strength  Reuters
4. Trump says Putin talks will cover Russia and Ukraine 'dividing up certain assets'  NBC News
5. Trump says he will be speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday  Fox News

Schumer is doing damage control. It isn’t working. - POLITICO 17 Mar 2025, 8:14 pm

1. Schumer is doing damage control. It isn’t working.  POLITICO
2. ‘The Interview’: Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat  The New York Times
3. Chuck Schumer postpones book tour stops amid shutdown vote backlash  The Guardian US
4. Chuck Schumer postpones book events due to 'security concerns' amid Democratic backlash over shutdown fight  NBC News
5. Schumer book events called off over 'security concerns' week of release  Fox News

Calls to medical clinic show Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, was alive longer than previously believed - NBC News 17 Mar 2025, 8:07 pm

1. Calls to medical clinic show Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife, was alive longer than previously believed  NBC News
2. Gene Hackman’s Wife Died at Least a Day Later Than Originally Thought  The New York Times
3. Gene Hackman death investigation: New evidence changes timeline of actor, wife's final days  Fox News
4. Likely cause of death for Gene Hackman's dog revealed  ABC News
5. Gene Hackman's Wife Made a Phone Call to a Doctor. The Discovery Is Changing Authorities' Timeline of Their Deaths  PEOPLE

New Myles Garrett contract takes into account potential expansion of regular-season - NBC Sports 17 Mar 2025, 7:39 pm

1. New Myles Garrett contract takes into account potential expansion of regular-season  NBC Sports
2. Browns' Myles Garrett says he doesn't regret trade request, goal remains to bring title to Cleveland  NFL.com
3. Myles Garrett just spilled the Cleveland Browns secret and told the entire world what they are doing in the 2025 NFL Draft  AtoZ Sports
4. Myles Garrett’s mea culpa falls flat after aggressive Browns power play — Jimmy Watkins  cleveland.com
5. Garrett: Frustration with Browns 'about winning'  ESPN

U.S. Punches Back at Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists in Yemen - Department of Defense 17 Mar 2025, 7:34 pm

1. U.S. Punches Back at Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists in Yemen  Department of Defense
2. What to know about Yemen’s Houthi rebels as the US steps up attacks on Iran-backed group  The Associated Press
3. Pentagon says operation targeting Yemen’s Houthis is open-ended  The Washington Post
4. Trump vows to hold Iran responsible for Houthi attacks  Reuters
5. 3/16: Face the Nation  CBS News

DOD Deploys Destroyer to Join Border Security Mission - Department of Defense 17 Mar 2025, 7:26 pm

1. DOD Deploys Destroyer to Join Border Security Mission  Department of Defense
2. Navy warship is sent to the southern border to carry out Trump's immigration plans  NPR
3. USS Gravely Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility  navy.mil
4. Pentagon deploys Navy destroyer for border protection  The Hill
5. Navy destroyer sails to support southern border mission  Breaking Defense

History-making Blue Ghost lunar lander sends one last message from the moon - CNN 17 Mar 2025, 6:51 pm

1. History-making Blue Ghost lunar lander sends one last message from the moon  CNN
2. Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission  The Associated Press
3. Firefly Aerospace Successfully Completes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the Moon  Firefly Aerospace
4. Firefly Aerospace wraps up successful Blue Ghost 1 mission  SpaceNews
5. Farewell, Blue Ghost! Private moon lander goes dark to end record-breaking commercial lunar mission  Space.com

Mississippi reports first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu strain in US since 2017 - The Hill 17 Mar 2025, 6:13 pm

1. Mississippi reports first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu strain in US since 2017  The Hill
2. US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017  Reuters
3. H7N9 avian flu strikes Mississippi broiler farm  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
4. Move Over, H5N1—Another Bird Flu Strain Has Arrived in the U.S.  Gizmodo
5. U.S. reports 1st outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017  CBC News

Scientists unlock new dimension in light manipulation, ushering in a new era in photonic technology - Phys.org 17 Mar 2025, 6:00 pm

Lawyers Can Slow a Trump Dictatorship. They Have to Do Something Uncomfortable First. - Slate 17 Mar 2025, 5:36 pm

1. Lawyers Can Slow a Trump Dictatorship. They Have to Do Something Uncomfortable First.  Slate
2. Trump officials raise the stakes in showdowns with judges  NBC News
3. A fateful moment looms as Trump’s team seeks to bypass the judiciary  CNN
4. Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting legal setbacks  The Associated Press
5. The Memo: Trump ratchets up confrontation with judiciary  The Hill

Canada Is Limited in Matching Further US Tariffs, Premier Mark Carney Says - Bloomberg 17 Mar 2025, 5:29 pm

1. Canada Is Limited in Matching Further US Tariffs, Premier Mark Carney Says  Bloomberg
2. ‘Most European Non-European Country’: Canada Turns to Allies as Trump Threatens  The New York Times
3. Canada's Carney says Trump must stop comments before bilateral talks can start  Reuters Canada
4. Canadian ambassador to US on Trump’s 51st state remarks: ‘We take seriously our sovereignty’  The Hill
5. Canada’s Carney Wants 51st State Talk to Stop Before Talks With U.S. on Economy, Security Ties  The Wall Street Journal

People are using Google’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images - TechCrunch 17 Mar 2025, 4:49 pm

2 young brothers among at least 42 deaths as tornadoes swept US - ABC News 17 Mar 2025, 4:10 pm

1. 2 young brothers among at least 42 deaths as tornadoes swept US  ABC News
2. 42 dead as recovery operations begin in wake of monster storm that spawned violent tornadoes, dust storms  Fox Weather
3. Communities regroup after deadly storms destroyed homes and businesses: Updates  USA TODAY
4. Residents survey the aftermath of deadly weekend storms across the southern U.S.  NPR
5. Scenes From Eight States Battered by Weekend Storms  The New York Times

Tee Higgins’ Addiction Embattled Mom’s Emotional Message to Son Resurfaces After $115M Bengals Extension - EssentiallySports 17 Mar 2025, 4:07 pm

1. Tee Higgins’ Addiction Embattled Mom’s Emotional Message to Son Resurfaces After $115M Bengals Extension  EssentiallySports
2. Bengals reach extensions with Chase, Higgins  ESPN
3. Two record-setting NFL contracts handed out hours apart, plus biggest remaining free agency need for each team  CBS Sports
4. Brackets revealed  Yahoo Sports
5. The Big Bengals Bucks and the Miami Dolphins Ramifications  Sports Illustrated

Amazon is making a privacy change to Echo — those who don’t agree may end up with a useless device - New York Post 17 Mar 2025, 3:14 pm

1. Amazon is making a privacy change to Echo — those who don’t agree may end up with a useless device  New York Post
2. Your Amazon Echo will start reporting to Amazon on March 28  Yahoo
3. Amazon is removing an Echo privacy setting that keeps Alexa recordings from the company  USA TODAY
4. Amazon is Going to Listen to All Your Voice Recordings on Alexa+_  Gizmodo
5. Amazon to kill off local Alexa processing, all voice requests shipped to the cloud  The Register

Pope remains in stable condition with slight improvement - Vatican News - English 17 Mar 2025, 2:32 pm

1. Pope remains in stable condition with slight improvement  Vatican News - English
2. Vatican Releases First Photo of Pope Francis Since He Was Hospitalized  The New York Times
3. First Photo of Pope Francis Since Entering Hospital  National Catholic Register
4. Photo of Pope Francis released as Vatican says his health continues to improve  National Catholic Reporter
5. Vatican: Francis stable, out of ‘imminent danger’ of death  Voice of America

Snap’s AR Spectacles now support a virtual keyboard and GPS - The Verge 17 Mar 2025, 12:42 pm

1. Snap’s AR Spectacles now support a virtual keyboard and GPS  The Verge
2. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Bets Meta Can’t Copy High-Tech Glasses  Bloomberg
3. Snap Spectacles Offers a Peek into All-day AR with New Geo-location Update  Road to VR
4. Snap Spectacles See Peridots Play Together & Now Use GPS  UploadVR
5. Snap expands Spectacles’ capabilities with GPS and hand-tracking features  TechCrunch

Why Oscars and Golden Globes Announcing Their Hosts and Dates Early Helps Awards Season - Variety 17 Mar 2025, 12:18 pm

1. Why Oscars and Golden Globes Announcing Their Hosts and Dates Early Helps Awards Season  Variety
2. Conan O’Brien to Host the Oscars Next Year, Too  The New York Times
3. Conan O'Brien will return to the Oscars in 2026. Is hosting an awards show no longer Hollywood’s most thankless job?  Yahoo Entertainment
4. HOST CONAN O’BRIEN AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS RAJ KAPOOR AND KATY MULLAN REUNITE FOR 98TH OSCARS®  Oscars.org
5. Conan O’Brien to return as host of 2026 Oscars on ABC  Los Angeles Times

PepsiCo buying prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2B as soft drink demand fizzles - New York Post 17 Mar 2025, 11:25 am

1. PepsiCo buying prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2B as soft drink demand fizzles  New York Post
2. Pepsi will pay $1.7 billion for a soft-drink company that got its start on ‘Shark Tank’  MarketWatch
3. How a Texas entrepreneur went from a tiny business at a farmers market to a billionaire  KHOU.com
4. PepsiCo Is Near $1.5 Billion-Plus Deal for Soda Brand Poppi  Bloomberg
5. Poppi just sold for $1.6 billion  CNN

Team gatherings and cultural immersion: Dodgers hope Tokyo trip ‘galvanizes’ chemistry - Los Angeles Times 17 Mar 2025, 10:25 am

1. Team gatherings and cultural immersion: Dodgers hope Tokyo trip ‘galvanizes’ chemistry  Los Angeles Times
2. Tokyo Series Game 1: Lineups, starting pitchers and more (6 a.m. ET on FOX)  MLB.com
3. Dodgers quest for back-to-back World Series titles begins in Japan  CBS News
4. When is MLB Opening Day? Schedule for teams' first games of the regular season  USA TODAY
5. Japan Reaches Peak Shohei Ohtani as Dodgers and Cubs Open MLB Season  The New York Times

Popular pet food brand recalled due to possible bird flu risk - AL.com 17 Mar 2025, 10:23 am

1. Popular pet food brand recalled due to possible bird flu risk  AL.com
2. Another pet food brand recalls cat food for bird flu risk  WKRC TV Cincinnati
3. How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu  Scientific American
4. Bird Flu and Cats: What You Need to Know  ASPCA
5. Cat food distributed in WA recalled due to potential bird flu contamination  FOX 13 Seattle

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown - NASA (.gov) 17 Mar 2025, 9:56 am

1. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown  NASA (.gov)
2. Astronaut Health To Understanding Fire In Space — A List Of Scientific Milestones Achieved By Crew-9  MSN
3. NASA to Broadcast Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return and Splashdown  Bizz Buzz

Nintendo Switch 2 release window and launch games leaked — here's what we know - Tom's Guide 17 Mar 2025, 8:22 am

1. Nintendo Switch 2 release window and launch games leaked — here's what we know  Tom's Guide
2. Nintendo Switch 2 Set for Gaming’s Biggest Ever Launch Even at $400-Plus  Bloomberg
3. Experts predict a huge June launch — and a high price — for Switch 2  Polygon
4. Updated Switch 2 Patent Suddenly Confirms Nintendo's AI Plans  Forbes
5. ‘Reliable’ source claims to have been told the Switch 2 release date, details on some new launch games – Elden Ring, and more  9to5Toys

Measles remains a danger to health even years after an infection - NPR 17 Mar 2025, 7:00 am

1. Measles remains a danger to health even years after an infection  NPR
2. Measles Cases Are Climbing; Who Needs Another Shot?  The Wall Street Journal
3. Measles cases have already topped last year's numbers with 9 months left in 2025  WESH 2 Orlando
4. With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural Texas scrambles to respond to measles  The Texas Tribune
5. Do Adults Need a Measles Booster?  Medpage Today

Most Americans don't know the dangers of raw milk and bird flu - Earth.com 16 Mar 2025, 8:11 am

1. Most Americans don't know the dangers of raw milk and bird flu  Earth.com
2. U Penn survey shows only 56% of Americans understand drinking raw milk is risky  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
3. FDA-Backed Study Shows Aging Raw Milk Cheese Does Not Inactivate Avian Flu, but Low pH Helps  Food Safety Magazine
4. H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows  CNN
5. NY is testing milk for bird flu, particularly in raw milk  Times Union