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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> NCAA women's basketball tournament first round tips off today as men's first round continues (More) | See latest women's bracket (More) | ... and men's bracket (More)

> Global music revenue hit $28.6B in 2023, a 10% rise from 2022 and the highest sales figure since 1999, unadjusted for inflation (More)

> Warner Bros Discovery to launch Max streaming service in 25 European countries beginning in May (More) | M. Emmet Walsh, character actor known for roles in "Blade Runner" and "Knives Out," dies at 88 (More)


Science & Technology
> Scientists perform first successful transplant of a genetically edited pig organ into a living human recipient; operation was the first to be carried out in person, not in a coma (More)

> Analysis of recovered documents suggests that religious text previously attributed to William Shakespeare's father was written by the famous playwright's sister, Joan (More)

> Researchers develop method to create artificial chromosomes, a potential breakthrough in delivering gene therapy treatments (More) | What are chromosomes? (More)


Business & Markets
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> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.2%), reaching new record closing levels (More) | Reddit shares soar 70% intraday in Wall Street debut before closing up 48% at $50.44 per share, from initial public offering price of $34 per share (More)

> US existing home sales unexpectedly rise 9.5% month-over-month in February, the largest monthly gain in a year; median home price of $384,500 is up 5.7% from a year ago, marking highest median home price for any February on record (More)

> Swiss National Bank becomes first major bank to cut interest rates, moving ahead of the European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve (More) | Turkey's central bank raises key interest rate to 50% to curb annual inflation of 67% (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> House to vote on $1.2T federal funding package; deal would head to the Senate ahead of tonight's midnight deadline (More) | See what is in the bill here (More) | Sen. Bill Menendez (D-NJ) to resign after current term ends in 2024; Menendez under indictment for bribery charges (More)

> US CIA Director William Burns heads back to the Middle East to join Israel-Gaza cease-fire talks (More) | See updates on the war here (More)

> Two suspects remain at large following escape from Idaho prison after shooting and injuring two officers; state officials issued a $2M bond for the primary assailant (More)

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