Wednesday, March 20

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
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> YouTube star MrBeast teams up with Prime Video for reality show competition series with prize of $5M, believed to be largest-ever single cash prize in reality competition history (More)

> NCAA men's basketball tournament kicks off tonight with "First Four" matchups from Dayton, Ohio (More)

> Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel frontman known for chart-topping "Make Me Smile," dies at 73 (More) | Recently convicted "Rust" armorer seeks new trial based on recent New Mexico Supreme Court ruling from separate case (More)


Science & Technology
> Apple and Google reportedly in talks to license Google's AI chatbot Gemini on Apple products, including iPhones (More)

> New study suggests hair originally evolved in amphibians, with hair follicles sharing genetic similarities with the claws of clawed frogs (More)

> Paleontologists identify the ancestor of the modern-day crocodile; 200-million-year-old fossil was found in northwest Texas (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.8%) ahead of Federal Reserve kickoff meeting today (More) | What to expect from this week's meeting (More)

> Nvidia shares up 0.7% on first day of its GPU Technology Conference, referred to as the Woodstock of AI; conference to preview next generation of AI-powering semiconductor chips (More)

> Encyclopædia Britannica reportedly seeking $1B valuation in upcoming initial public offering (More) | Joann fabrics retailer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid reduced consumer spending (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli military raids northern Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, claims to have killed a senior Hamas commander (More) | President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak for first time in more than a month over Israel's imminent Rafah ground operation (More) | See war updates (More)

> Former President Donald Trump's attorneys claim Trump has been unable to secure full bond for $454M judgment in New York civil fraud case, citing rejections from 30 underwriters over bond's large size; Trump must cover full bond by March 25 to avoid enforcement while he appeals the case (More)

> National Institutes of Health's five-year study finds no significant brain injuries or degeneration among US officials overseas suffering from mysterious illness known as "Havana Syndrome" (More) | Listen to an overview on the syndrome (More)


SOURCE:  1440 News

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