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• On this episode: President Donald Trump discusses options in dealing with Iran; aid is on the way to Myanmar following an earthquake; a crash in Brooklyn kills a mother and her daughters; and Trump floats the idea of serving a third term.
• Trump's promised 'Liberation Day' of tariffs is coming. Here's what it could mean for you.
• France accuses US diplomats of meddling with a 'diktat' about Trump's DEI policies.
• Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter.
• Protests against Elon Musk's purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms.
• Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies.
• Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history.
• Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon.
• Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in 'Dr. Kildare,' dies at 90.
• Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport.
• Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US.
• Wall Street tumbles, and S&P 500 drops 2% on worries about slower economy and higher inflation.
• Auburn and Houston advance to the Final Four in the men’s NCAA Tournament, UCLA reaches its first Final Four and South Carolina gets closer to a repeat on the women’s side, Villanova hires its new men’s hoops coach, Alex Ovechkin moves five goals away from NHL history, a lengthy drought ends in NASCAR and a first-time PGA Tour winner.
• Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers.
• Ravens extend coach John Harbaugh by 3 years taking him through the 2028 season.
• Deion Sanders' contract at Colorado extended through the 2029 season.
• Memphis Grizzlies fire Taylor Jenkins, franchise's winningest coach.
• From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history.
• Tsunami warning lifted after 7.1 earthquake near Tonga in South Pacific; no initial damage reports.
• Pope's willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike in aging world.
• Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, a centuries old temple in South Korea is destroyed by wildfire, and pilgrims venerate the Catholic church's first millennial saint.

—The Associated Press

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back.
• Democrats' new digital strategy tops trending charts but also draws mockery from allies and foes.
• Utah Rep. Maloy offers tepid criticism of some White House spending cuts at town hall.
• Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election.
• Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House.
• Small Business Administration to reorganize, cut about 2,700 jobs.
• Fishermen say Trump's DOGE budget cuts are preventing them from adopting climate-friendly technology.
• Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it.
• What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders.
• Who invented the March Madness bracket Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims.
• More than half U.S. adults don't want legal betting on college sports in their state AP-NORC poll.
• French bulldog is still top US breed, but is another gaining momentum Of corso.
• Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions.
• A new exhibition in Paris celebrates Snoopy's style ahead of his 75th birthday.
• Rapper Yella Beezy charged with capital murder in shooting death of rapper Mo3.
• Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position.
• Religion Roundup-Prayers for the pope health continue, and Muslims celebrate Ramadan by removing tattoos.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: The latest on a fire that has closed London's Heathrow Airport for the day; Russian drones attack Ukraine; Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth will meet with Elon Musk; a recall is issued for Tesla Cybertrucks; deportation orders face judicial questions; and a volcano erupts in Indonesia.
• Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions.
• Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now.
• People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released.
• 67,000 white South Africans have expressed interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status.
• Georgetown University scholar has been detained by immigration officials, prompting legal fight.
• American man held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, the State Department says.
• Maryland failed to assess the vulnerability of its Francis Scott Key Bridge long before it collapsed.
• Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals recalled for 'wood-like material' linked to choking.
• New York's top court blocks NYC from letting noncitizens vote.
• Police say they've apprehended hospital worker who shot co-worker in parking garage.
• A judge says Mariah Carey didn't steal 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from other writers.
• Stock market today Wall Street edges lower despite solid data on the economy.
• US home sales rose in February as mortgage rates eased and more homes put up for sale.
• Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend -- but don't try to look for it.
• McNeese pulls off the biggest upset on day one of March Madness, top seeds Auburn and Houston cruise into the Round of 32, John Calipari bests Bill Self as Arkansas upsets Kansas, the Celtics officially have a new owner, Alex Ovechkin moves closer to Wayne Gretzky’s goals record, and the United States suffers a stunning loss on the pitch.
• Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global.
• French citizen Olivier Grondeau is freed after over 880 days in a prison in Iran.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episodes: Israeli hits Gaza with deadly overnight airstrikes; President Donald Trump targets Houthi rebels; Trump wants to close the Department of Education; an inmate is executed in Arizona; North Carolina approves funds for Hurricane Helen cleanup; the Latin Grammy Awards add new categories; and Finland is once again the world's happiest country.
• Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights.
• Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients.
• DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID, an email obtained by AP says.
• Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam jeopardized by USAID cuts.
• Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service suddenly missing amid DEI purge.
• Federal judge says Columbia student activist's case should be heard in New Jersey.
• Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer.
• Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely.
• Jury finds Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions in case over Dakota Access protest activities.
• Federal Reserve keeps interest rate unchanged, sees slower growth, slightly higher inflation ahead.
• Stock market today Wall Street rallies as pressure eases from the bond market after Fed decision.
• A former studio engineer is charged with stealing unreleased Eminem music and selling it online.
• Art advisor to stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, sentenced to 30 months in prison.
• Hollywood director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11M for a show that never aired.
• Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
• Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts.
• West Virginia couple sentenced to maximum of decades in prison for abusing adopted children.
• Xavier rallies past Texas and Mount St. Mary’s handles American in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four, a Japanese phenom makes his much-anticipated MLB debut in Tokyo, the Vikings stick with their first-round pick over a four-time MVP at quarterback and the NHL prepares for labor negotiations.
• Banning the tush push and changes to playoff seeding are among proposed NFL rule changes.
• Report finds that Stanford football coach mistreated female staff members.
• A UN worker is killed in a strike in Gaza as Israel warns of new evacuation orders.
• EU signals a new drive to buy European weapons and break its security dependency on the US.

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• On today's episode: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says President Vladimir Putin’s vow not to attack energy infrastructure was “very much at odds with reality” following an overnight barrage of drone strikes; a judge blocks a Trump administration policy banning transgender people from military service; President Donald Trump takes issue with judges striking down his policies; Turkish police arrest Istanbul's mayor; and violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike.
• NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space.
• Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska is the latest GOP member of Congress to face angry crowds back home.
• Woman who had sought protection from deportation in Colorado churches is detained, advocates say.
• Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants.
• Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution.
• Trump calls for impeachment of judge who has tried to stop deportations.
• Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy and infrastructure in Ukraine war.
• Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations.
• White House says Trump, Putin are to seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine war.
• Trump's funding freeze leaves US allied Afghan refugees struggling for the basics.
• Harvard is offering free tuition for families that make less than $200K.
• Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion, the largest deal in company history.
• Trial begins for Nadine Menendez, wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez.
• Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution.
• Stock market today: Back down goes Wall Street as Big Tech resumes its slide.
• UNC and Alabama State prevail in the First Four, Auburn and Duke stars headline the AP All-America first team, Indiana hires a new men’s hoops coach, a multi-time Super Bowl winner retires and the defending champion Dodgers win in Tokyo.
• Pope pens letter to the editor while in hospital as Buckingham Palace announces King Charles' visit.
• Hungary’s parliament passes a law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights.
• Mediator Qatar condemns Israel’s resumption of war in Gaza.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: The latest on the breakdown of peace in the Middle East as Israeli airstrikes kill more than 400 in Gaza; Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet today; two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station are finally heading home; storm cleanup continues in the South and Midwest; and a professor is deported to Lebenon.
• FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs.
• From France comes a call for Trump's America to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it won't happen.
• Trump warns Iran it will face 'consequences' of further attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels.
• Detained Columbia University student disputes government's 'bedbugs' claim in court papers.
• Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights.
• Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped.
• 'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too.
• Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time' 'You missed the point.'
• Star Irish fighter Conor McGregor has visited the White House on St. Patrick's Day.
• St. Patrick's Day brings boisterous parades and celebrations to New York and other cities.
• Arkansas city boasts world's shortest St. Patrick's Day parade at 98 feet.
• Stock market today: Wall Street rises again.
• US shoppers increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy rises.
• Conan O’Brien will return as Oscars host in 2026.
• Rory McIlroy becomes a multi-time winner at TPC Sawgrass, the 76ers shut down another star for the rest of the season, the Bengals give their star wideout a record extension and the Dodgers will be without one of their top players when the MLB season opens overseas on Tuesday.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: President Donald Trump discusses an upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and tariffs; Canada's prime minister is in Frances; a storm is moving to the Northeast after slamming the South; Telegram's CEO is in Dubai as Frances looks into criminal activity on the app; the NCAA brackets are set; and a SpaceX capsules delivers replacement astronauts to the space state.
• St. Patrick's Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America’s most Irish big city.
• The US and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen both vow escalation after wave of US airstrikes.
• Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later.
• Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown.
• Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high.
• Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US 'is no longer welcome' in the country.
• Trump pledges to 'expel rogue actors' in political speech at Justice Department.
• Whipsawed by Trump's tariffs, the US public is getting a lot more nervous about the economy.
• Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one.
• American influencer who caused outrage after snatching a baby wombat in Australia issues apology.
• Police are seeking a suspect who set a man on fire in Times Square.
• California man wins $50 million in lawsuit over burns from Starbucks tea.
• Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but that’s not enough to salvage its losing week.
• Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here's what you need to know.
• Auburn and UCLA claim the top spots in the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets, Florida holds off Tennessee to claim the Southeastern Conference Tournament crown, the NBA-best Cavaliers have their lengthy winning streak snapped, four rounds are not enough at The Players Championship and more. 
• Starmer urges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by signing up to Ukraine ceasefire.
• Driverless 'bus of the future' is tested in Barcelona.
• Pope thanks children who prayed for him outside of the hospital, but remains out of sight.
• A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountable.
• Fighting erupts along Lebanon-Syria border after 3 Syrian soldiers killed in earlier clashes.
• Deadly nightclub blaze leaves North Macedonia in grief and desperate for accountability.

—The Associated Press

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• How one small business is navigating Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs on Canadian goods.
• Kentucky bourbon makers fear becoming 'collateral damage' in Trump's trade war.
• More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign.
• Mahmoud Khalil didn't wear a mask. He's now the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests.
• Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago.
• Woman trapped in crashed car survives on creek water for days until rescue.
• Alzheimer's Association pairs up with New Mexico in US pilot program to raise awareness.
• Communal sweating in saunas is the hottest wellness trend taking over the UK.
• Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says.
• American who snatched a baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia.
• Man found with a live turtle concealed in his pants by TSA at a New Jersey airport.
• Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen.
• Battle of the Bands at Vessel kicks off Big East Men's basketball tournament in New York.
• Beer flows under south London's railway arches.
• Religion roundup: Pope Francis marks 12 years as pope, a former Texas megachurch pastor is indicted on abuse charges.

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• On today's episode: The latest on efforts in Congress to avoid a government shutdown; some federal agencies will vacate office spaces this summer; migrants have been moved out of Guantanamo Bay; China, Russia and Iran are calling for sanctions on Iran to be lifted; an American Airlines flight makes an emergency landing in Denver; and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to appear in a Hague courtroom.
• USPS agrees to work with DOGE on reform, planning to cut 10,000 workers.
• North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump.
• FEMA sued over hold on funds for upgrading nation's emergency alert system.
• Trump's pick for ambassador to Canada says it's a sovereign state. Trump wants it as a US state.
• Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director.
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions.
• Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.
• Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire and says more discussions are needed.
• Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tariff.
• Jewish protesters flood Trump Tower's lobby to demand the Columbia University activist's release.
• Don't click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam.
• Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department.
• 10 taken to hospital, dozens displaced after explosion and fire at Denver assisted living facility.
• Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record for first 'correction' since 2023 on Trump's trade war.
• U.S. wholesale prices unchanged in February, in sign that inflationary pressures are easing for now.
• Donatella Versace out as creative director of the Milan fashion house, in a shakeup by US owner.
• Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time.
• The Bucks overcome a big night from a Lakers star, LeBron James returns to L.A. for rehab, Stephen Curry eclipses 4,000 career 3-pointers, Duke’s Cooper Flagg suffers an ankle injury in postseason play, Sam Bennett lifts the Panthers over the Maple Leafs and the Rays scrap their plan for a new ballpark. 
• Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997.
• Belgian prosecutors make arrests in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: Russia is considering a ceasefire after the US flow of arms resumed to Ukraine as the Kremlin says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town; Marco Rubio could face an unfriendly reception from the G7; the astronauts stuck in space will remain so a little bit longer; same sex marriage is once again being challenged; family detention of immigrants has resumed; and the impact of US aid cuts on Ethiopia.
• Senate negotiations to avoid a government shutdown.
• A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate.
• Tens of billions in Hurricane Helene aid to start by March 21.
• Trump vows to take back 'stolen' wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect.
• Trump administration drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at its child migrant shelters.
• Government asks that detained Columbia student's legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana.
• In a blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire.
• Court records say a passenger attacked a flight attendant, swallowed rosary beads on plane to Miami.
• Harvey Weinstein appears in court as judge weighs key rulings for his looming #MeToo retrial.
• Wall Street rises after encouraging inflation data, but the trade war keeps knocking stocks around.
• US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices.
• The Thunder beat the defending champs to become the Western Conference’s first playoff team, the NBA issues a hefty fine to the Jazz, a former March Madness hero and longtime hoops pro dies, a former Super Bowl MVP is released and a multi-time Cy Young Award winner is dealing with an injury setback.
• Pakistan's leader to meet with survivors and commandos who ended an insurgents' train attack.
• UK calls Trump tariffs disappointing but doesn't retaliate.
• Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee and say the canned tuna giant knew of abuse in its supply chain.
• Philippine ex-president Duterte is heading to the ICC to face charges linked to 'war on drugs.'

—The Associated Press

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