Tuesday, March 18

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> Prince Harry's US immigration files to be made public tomorrow amid questions about whether his prior drug use may have disqualified him from obtaining a visa (More)

> Sean "Diddy" Combs pleads not guilty to new charges related to alleged forced labor of past employees; the new charges are in addition to his racketeering and sex crimes charges he already faces (More)

> Apple TV+ comedy "Ted Lasso" renewed for a fourth season (More) | Matt Richtman becomes first American male to win the Los Angeles Marathon since 1994 (More)


Science & Technology
> Replacement crew for astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrives at the International Space Station; the two have been stuck in orbit since June, expected to return as early as Wednesday (More)

> Texas measles outbreak rises to at least 259 cases, with 34 hospitalizations and one death; the US reported 285 total cases across the country in 2024 (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> New study proposes "microlightning" inside individual droplets of water may have helped start the chemical reactions needed to create life on Earth (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets mark big gains Friday following tumultuous week (S&P 500 +2.1%, Dow +1.7%, Nasdaq +2.6%); rise comes a day after S&P fell into correction territory, down more than 10% since recent peak (More)

> Fintech startup Klarna files for initial public offering; firm seeking valuation above $15B, made $21M on $2.8B in revenue last year (More) | What are IPOs? (1440 Topics)

> The price of gold briefly passes the $3K per ounce mark for the first time Friday amid tariff fears, settling near $2,990 per ounce as of this writing (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Trump administration issues memo instructing seven smaller agencies to reduce headcount and limit activities to the statutory minimum required by law, including Voice of America (More)

> President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold call this week in attempt to advance Ukraine ceasefire talks (More) | Russia reportedly retakes nearly all of the Russian border region of Kursk (More)

> The US carries out strikes on Houthi rebel-held positions in Yemen over attacks on commercial vessels using Red Sea shipping lanes (More) | Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least 59 people, injures more than 150 (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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