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Storm rips roof off of Upstate business

The report initially came in as the roof being ripped off of a home.

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Mar 16 • 10:13 AM EDT • Business • wyff4.com
No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

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Mar 16 • 9:37 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Alawite Politics After Assad

The sect was once fused to the state. Now its members find themselves struggling to invent a politics of survival

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Mar 16 • 9:25 AM EDT • Politics • newlinesmag.com
Upstate business loses roof during severe storm

The Cherokee County Emergency Management reported that a roof was blown off a business Monday morning.

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Mar 16 • 9:20 AM EDT • Business • foxcarolina.com
Partisanship and science

I recently participated in a symposium of the Denver-based Institute for Science & Policy, during which I had a “fireside chat” with Tony Mills of the American Enterprise Institute. Mills has written extensively on the politicization of science, and the two of us had a very enjoyable hour-long conversation on the topic. You can watch it below. The main questions we dealt with are why there is such a vast partisan gap in trust of science, and to what extent this is a unique moment. Mills helpfully brings a good deal of data to the discussion, as he did in this useful piece at Issues in Science & Technology. Tusk depends on reader support. To support this work, please become a paid subscriber. Subscribe Note this graph, drawing on a range of survey data to demonstrate partisan attitudes toward science since 1970s. As it demonstrates, there’s been a very sharp partisan divergence in confidence in science during the Trump Era, starting prior to the Covid pandemic. At least in part, we can attribute this to a rise in populist anti-science rhetoric embraced by Trump, his appointees, and those in his media orbit. But as the graph also shows, the partisan divide has existed in the past, and it’s not always in the same direction. The largest divergence in party views toward science prior to 2016 was in the 1970s, when liberals equated scientific achievement with the military-industrial complex and thus trusted it less. That era of scientific mistrust is often overlooked. Indeed, as Mills notes, the Moon landings (1969-72), which today are considered one of the last great moments of national unity, were experienced nothing like that at the time. There was sharp debate back then over whether the Apollo missions were worth the vast expenditures when the country had so much else to deal with. It’s outside the dataset, and we don’t have the partisanship lens for it, but the 1950s was another deeply anti-science decade, with critics of intellectuals and college professors alleging their ties to communism and their lack of commitment to basic American moral beliefs. This was the subject of Richard Hofstadter’s 1962 book Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, in which he quotes religious leaders like Franklin Graham: [In place of the Bible] we substituted reason, rationalism, mind culture, science worship, the working power of government, Freudianism, naturalism, humanism, behaviorism, positivism, materialism, and idealism. [This is the work of] so-called intellectuals. Thousands of these “intellectuals” have publicly stated that morality is relative—that there is no norm or absolute standard.… This fervor was heavily whipped up by Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), although it’s clear that not all his fellow Republicans were on board with his red-baiting. What ended that era? The simple answer is the 1957 launch of Sputnik. Americans became afraid that they were losing to Soviet scientists, and suddenly university researchers and government projects were awash with funding. In our conversation, I asked Mills about the possibility of us having a Sputnik moment again that would rally the American public in favor of science today. Mills argued that the COVID-19 pandemic was essentially a Sputnik moment — a terrifying threat to all Americans that required scientific advances to address. But thanks in part to political polarization and the populist and conspiratorial leanings of Donald Trump, we got the opposite of a unifying moment. Many Americans turned against science, despite science actually stepping up in that moment. As we discussed in the chat, it’s not clear what scientists could or should be doing in this moment to increase faith in their work. As Mills notes, one of the chief complaints against scientists and professors is that they’ve become too political; scholars becoming even more political might not help them achieve their goals. This (mainly Republican-driven) anti-science era will end, of course, but it’s not clear what event will bring that about. Share

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Mar 16 • 9:13 AM EDT • Science • smotus.substack.com
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Governor’s Compact on Entrepreneurship

At the NGA 2026 Winter Meeting, Governor Kevin Stitt invited governors to join him in signing on to a compact, which sets out a variety of ways governors can make entrepreneurship a priority their states. The compact will culminate at NGA’s Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City, when Gov. Stitt will highlight governors’ actions to unleash […]

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Mar 16 • 8:40 AM EDT • Business • nga.org
Rice Business’ online MBA ranked among world’s top programs by Financial Times

Rice’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business has been ranked among the world’s leading online MBA programs in the Financial Times Global Online MBA Rankings, placing No. 13 globally (tied with the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University) and No. 6 in the United States.

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Mar 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • news.rice.edu
Alibaba CEO takes helm of new AI-focused business group

Alibaba Group ​CEO Eddie Wu will head its newly formed ‌Alibaba Token Hub business group, which will focus on building artificial intelligence work platforms for enterprises, the firm said ​in a statement on Monday.

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Mar 16 • 7:24 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Alibaba CEO takes helm of new AI-focused business group

Alibaba Group Chief Executive ‌Eddie Wu will head ‌the newly formed Alibaba Token ​Hub (ATH) Business Group, the firm said in a statement on Monday. The new group ‌will comprise ⁠existing Alibaba units Tongyi Laboratory, MaaS Business ⁠Line, Qwen Business Unit, Wukong Business Unit, and ​AI Innovation ​Business ​Unit. Alibaba said its ‌mission would be to "create, deliver, and apply tokens," and it would focus on building AI-native work platforms ‌for enterprises.

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Mar 16 • 7:24 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Cuba will allow nationals living abroad to invest in and own businesses on the island, economic czar tells NBC News

“Cuba is open to having a fluid commercial relationship with U.S. companies" and "also with Cubans residing in the United States and their descendants," Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga said in an interview in Havana.

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Mar 16 • 7:20 AM EDT • Business • nbcnews.com
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A Democratic fight for an Illinois Senate seat is testing the sway of JB Pritzker, pro-crypto forces and anti-ICE messaging

The retirement of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin after nearly 30 years in office sparked an expensive three-way Democratic primary that has showcased the party’s divisions over how to confront President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and introduced pro-crypto forces as an influence seeking to shape the midterm elections. The contest is also setting up a test of Gov. JB Pritzker’s political clout in the state as he eyes a potential 2028 presidential bid.

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Mar 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Nearly $200M federal rural health grant in limbo in Idaho Legislature

Idaho lawmakers are debating how the state should spend hundreds of millions in federal funding this summer to improve rural health care.

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Mar 16 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • idahocapitalsun.com
Providing Medicaid to immigrants who are children or pregnant is costing Colorado 611% more than expected

The state predicts that the Covering All Coloradans program will cost Colorado $104.5 million in the fiscal year that began July 1. Nonpartisan fiscal analysts estimated the cost would be $14.7 million.

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Mar 16 • 6:18 AM EDT • Health • coloradosun.com
Sports gambling was supposed to create new revenue. Instead it's damaging college scholarships

Tennessee's sports gambling tax revenue exceeds $100 million but the state's Lottery-funded scholarship program faces an $80 million deficit.

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Mar 16 • 6:02 AM EDT • Sports • tennesseelookout.com
‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet

Latest observations of L98-59d, about 35 light years from Earth, suggest it could be different to anything seen before

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Mar 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
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Playing Politics With Scholarships Fails Families

States rarely turn down financial aid from Washington. But several Democratic governors are now doing just that, and others may join them. What’s going on? Not surprisingly, the answer involves special-interest politics.

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Mar 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • bloomberg.com
What happened in Iowa politics the week of March 9-13

Listen as Morning Edition Host Meghan McKinney and IPR's State Government Reporter Katarina Sostaric review the latest in Iowa politics.

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Mar 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • iowapublicradio.org
How The Star’s new Missouri politics reporter brings KC context to state actions

The Star’s new Missouri politics role will focus on the issues closest to Kansas City in its coverage of state government and politics.

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Mar 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • kansascity.com
SC Hall of Fame eyes Upstate for new $30M entertainment complex

The South Carolina Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame aims to raise $30 million to bring a mixed-use complex to the Upstate in the next five years.

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Mar 16 • 5:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • greenvilleonline.com
Chairman of The South Carolina Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame

Roy Costner III, Chairman of The South Carolina Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame, looks forward to the future of the state's best

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Mar 16 • 5:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • greenvilleonline.com
$750,00 Homes in California

A condo in San Francisco, a ranch house in Palm Springs and a bungalow in Los Angeles.

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Mar 16 • 5:01 AM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com
From game plans to lesson plans: How teachers are using sports to teach economics

A St. Cloud State professor made lesson plans teaching econ using real-world examples, like the Minnesota Lynx, Caitlin Clark and Taylor Swift's effect on NFL viewership.

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Mar 16 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • mprnews.org
From game plans to lesson plans: How teachers are using sports to teach economics

St. Cloud State professors are teaching econ using real-world examples, like the Minnesota Lynx, Caitlin Clark, and Taylor Swift's effect on NFL viewership.

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Mar 16 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • mprnews.org
Warner Bros Montréal reportedly hit with staff cuts

Former employees state that roles across multiple divisions were made redundant last Friday

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Mar 16 • 4:46 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Who could join Casey Alexander's staff at Kansas State basketball

Casey Alexander's first order of business as Kansas State's coach will be to build his coaching staff. Here are some names to monitor.

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Mar 16 • 4:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
SKF announces new business segments and releases restated figures

SKF today announces the introduction of a new segment reporting structure, effective from Q1 2026. The purpose of these changes is to reflect the Group's strategic focus and to provide increased transparency ahead of the planned separation of the Automotive business. SKF is also publishing restated financial information for the new segments for 2024 and 2025.

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Mar 16 • 3:43 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Gulf investors seen likely to keep funding Africa renewable energy despite the Iran war

Renewable energy projects in Africa that depend on Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and state-backed companies will likely press ahead despite the Iran conflict, analysts say, thanks to the continent's surging appetite for power and fuel.

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Mar 16 • 2:02 AM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
State health department warns public of premade meal recall over salmonella concerns

DOH said the recalled product is sold chilled in a black-and-clear plastic container with sell-by dates between “03/05/2026” and “03/16/2026” printed on the label.

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Mar 16 • 1:40 AM EDT • Health • hawaiinewsnow.com
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Oscars 2026: The big wins, political statements and a shock tie
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Mar 15 • 11:55 PM EDT • Politics • news.sky.com
Businesses affected by one of world’s longest Covid lockdowns to receive $125m from Victorian government

Class action settles after retailers argued state government should pay them for economic loss resulting from pandemic lockdown

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Mar 15 • 11:26 PM EDT • Business • theguardian.com
Hungarian opposition picks top business executives to dismantle Orbán’s rule

Péter Magyar reckons boardroom veterans will have the experience needed to secure frozen EU funds and release Fidesz’s grip on state bodies.

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Mar 15 • 11:00 PM EDT • Business • politico.eu
Business majors preparing for the future

The third annual Arizona Statewide Business School Case Competition (ASBSCC), coming to Northern Arizona University, provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and test their soft skills—communication, leadership, adaptability, networking and collaboration—by placing them in realistic business scenarios that demand quick thinking and effective teamwork. This collaborative effort between Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and NAU allows students to work across institutional lines to…

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Mar 15 • 10:35 PM EDT • Business • news.nau.edu
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A strange new quantum state appears when atoms get “frustrated”

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have uncovered a new way to manipulate unusual magnetic states by exploiting “frustration” inside a crystal’s atomic structure. The team discovered a rare system where two different kinds of frustration—magnetic and electronic bond frustration—coexist and interact. By coupling these competing effects, researchers may be able to control exotic quantum states, potentially unlocking new ways to manipulate entangled spins for future quantum technologies.

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Mar 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Widespread School, Government Office, Business Closures Monday

Widespread closures have been announced across northern Michigan Monday amid a winter storm that has hammered the state, producing significant icing across the region. Strong predicted winds and a continued winter storm warning through Monday could exacerbate impacts to infrastructure, especially for areas with icing on trees and power lines. Multiple schools in the Grand …

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Mar 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • traverseticker.com
Strengthening One Health Field Epidemiology Capacity in the WHO South-East Asia Region

Recent public health emergencies—including the COVID-19 pandemic, recurrent zoonotic disease outbreaks, and the high level of antimicrobial resistance—have underscored the urgent need for strong, multisectoral field epidemiology capacities. This reinforces the importance of a workforce equipped with One Health field epidemiology competencies. To address this need, WHO works with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), as part of Quadripartite Alliance for One Health, to strengthen field epidemiology training programmes using a One Health approach.These efforts are aligned with WHO SEARO’s Strategic Framework for Action for Strengthening Surveillance, Risk Assessment and Field Epidemiology and the Regional Roadmap to Advance Field Epidemiology Capacities 2025–2029 emphasize workforce development, multisectoral collaboration, and enhanced preparedness for health emergencies. With funding from the Pandemic Fund, The Competency for One Health Field Epidemiology (COHFE) integration within Field Epidemiology Training Programmes (FETPs) or similar initiatives has been initiated in Bangladesh and India and is planned in Sri Lanka.BangladeshIn Bangladesh, COHFE is being adapted to strengthen the Field Epidemiology Training Programme, Bangladesh (FETP-B) Advanced programme. Initiated in July 2025 and led by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), the process brought together stakeholders from human, animal, and environmental health sectors, academia, and laboratories.A Multisectoral Working Group (MWG) was established to guide implementation, conduct readiness assessments, and identify opportunities to institutionalize One Health collaboration. Through national multisectoral consultations and a competency prioritization workshop held in Dhaka in November 2025, stakeholders identified priority technical competencies for surveillance, outbreak investigation, data analysis, and risk assessment, alongside functional competencies related to leadership, coordination, and the laboratory–epidemiology interface. The process also surfaced systemic barriers—such as challenges in data sharing and limited joint investigations—enabling targeted recommendations. These outcomes are guiding curriculum revision, the introduction of One Health simulations and joint field exercises, and the development of a national multisectoral mentorship pool, with updated training materials expected to be implemented in the upcoming cohort.Figure 1. Competency prioritization involving multisectoral stakeholders“COHFE represents a significant step forward in operationalizing the One Health approach. The collaboration between national institutions and the Quadripartite partners is critical for building resilient systems to address complex health challenges in the region.”, Prof. (Dr) Tahmina Sirin, Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh.Aligning India’s One Health Training with COHFEIn India, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has strengthened One Health workforce development through its SectorConnect initiative. WHO supported a comprehensive competency mapping and curriculum review to align the Field Epidemiology Programme in One Health (FEP-OH) with all 14 COHFE domains. The review identified strong foundations while generating actionable recommendations to strengthen One Health learning outcomes, expand joint field-based learning, and enhance competency-based assessment. These improvements are informing programme refinement and phased scale-up across additional states.Figure 2. Strengthening learning outcomes for the SectorConnect FEP OH CurriculumThrough these efforts, WHO SEARO will continue to support countries to move from separate sector-based training toward an integrated, impact-driven One Health field epidemiology workforce capable of addressing complex health threats at human-animal-environment interface.ReferencesFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Health Organization, & World Organisation for Animal Health. (2024). Competencies for One Health field epidemiology (COHFE) framework. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240080058World Health Organization. (2023). Strategic framework for action for strengthening surveillance, risk assessment and field epidemiology for health security threats in the WHO South-East Asia Region. WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290210030World Health Organization. (2024). Regional roadmap to advance field epidemiology capacities in the WHO South-East Asia Region 2025–2029. WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789290229544

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Mar 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
Women in Politics: A Persistent Glass Ceiling

Women are presidents or heads of government in only 28 of the world’s 195 countries, and 101 states have never had a female leader.

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Mar 15 • 6:05 PM EDT • Politics • unric.org
Falcons GM makes stunning statement on QB battle

It appears everything must be earned.

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Mar 15 • 5:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NCDHHS launches statewide online mental health bed registry tied to 988 hotline

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced a statewide online mental health bed registry aiming to reduce wait times.

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Mar 15 • 5:33 PM EDT • Health • wlos.com
Contractors seek new small business certification after Fort Worth’s DEI goals dropped

Contractors are being certified as small business enterprises after federal, state changes eliminate diversity goals for government projects.

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Mar 15 • 5:30 PM EDT • Business • fortworthreport.org
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Bob on Business: UTA business professor sees uncertainty ahead for financial markets, mortgage rates

Also, energy assets sold and Compass expands at Clearfork.

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Mar 15 • 4:57 PM EDT • Business • fortworthreport.org
Final Bracketology: CBS Sports projection sees Iowa State reclaim No. 2 seed, SMU stays in the field of 68

Here is the final CBS Sports Bracketology projection ahead of the 2026 NCAA Tournament selection show

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Mar 15 • 4:35 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
The Trump health policy both parties are bullish on

Blue and red states are embracing a policy finalized during Trump's first term that encourages Obamacare sign-ups.

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Mar 15 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • politico.com
YVCF habitat fund awards 3 grants targeting invasive weeds, river health and post-fire recovery

The Wildlife Habitat Improvement Local District Endowment Fund has awarded three grants to support habitat projects across Routt County, backing work on invasive weeds, river health and post-fire forest recovery, according to a statement released...

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Mar 15 • 3:05 PM EDT • Health • steamboatpilot.com
State Police investigating vandalism at Ellington business

State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in an Ellington vandalism incident.

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Mar 15 • 3:00 PM EDT • Business • wfsb.com
U.S. completes historic hockey sweep in Olympics, Paralympics

Three weeks after the United States beat Canada in the Olympic hockey finals, the Americans overcame their neighbors again to win Paralympic gold and complete the three-peat at Milan Cortina.

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Mar 15 • 1:09 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Tennessee State to Play Iowa State in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

The Tennessee State men's basketball team will be a No. 15 seed and play No. 2 seed Iowa State in the First Round of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

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Mar 15 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • ovcsports.com
Oregon Prosperity Council co-chair on tariffs, turning around the state economy

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Governor Tina Kotek’s Economic Prosperity Council has had its first couple of meetings, as Oregon business leaders are trying to get the state’s economy ba…

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Mar 15 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • koin.com
This Week in Missouri Politics - March 15, 2026

Missouri Times Editor Jake Kroesen is joined by State Senator Travis Fitzwater.

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Mar 15 • 12:12 PM EDT • Politics • themissouritimes.com
🚨 Official: Finalissima between Spain and Argentina called off

After many comings and goings and negotiations, the Finalissima between Spain and Argentina has been suspended. This has been officially announced by UEFA in a statement: "It has not been possible to...

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Mar 15 • 10:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kapenga says top Senate Republican could lose post over sports betting, NIL bills

'UPFRONT' recap: State Sen. Chris Kapenga, Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein, preview final floor session

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Mar 15 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • wisn.com
Statesboro Business Commission to host information session March 26

The City of Statesboro Business Commission will host “Doing Business in Statesboro,” an information session for local small business owners and entrepreneurs, on Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Mar 15 • 10:10 AM EDT • Business • griceconnect.com
Oscars 2026: Everything you need to know

From how to watch the 2026 Oscars to the nominees with Washington state ties, winner predictions, a downloadable ballot and more, here’s your guide to the 98th Academy Awards.

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Mar 15 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
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As S.F. House hopefuls campaign, one is on more voters’ minds

Supervisor Connie Chan and former tech engineer Saikat Chakrabarti face a challenge in overcoming state Sen. Scott Wiener’s years of engaging local voters, columnist Joe Garofoli writes.

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Mar 15 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • sfchronicle.com
Wisconsin sets official visits with two class of 2027 lineman

A pair of lineman have set visits with the Wisconsin Badgers. Both are Class of 2027 recruits, though neither are in-state targets.

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Mar 15 • 5:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Pols & Politics: Campbell, DiZoglio to share the stage at St. Patrick’s Day breakfast amid audit battle

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and state Auditor Diana DIZoglio will be sharing the stage, and perhaps some obligated playful banter, during the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast on Sunday.

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Mar 15 • 4:16 AM EDT • Politics • bostonherald.com
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Inside our swing voter project (Politics+)

Swing voters will play a pivotal role in this year's midterms, and we wanted to hear directly from them. So NPR has partnered with Engagious (a messaging group led by Rich Thau) and Sago (a market research firm) to run focus groups — once a month in a different swing state. How do these focus groups work? And what have we learned from them so far? In today's bonus episode, Mara Liasson and Ashley Lopez pull back the curtain on the project. To unlock this and other bonus content, and get sponsor-free listening, sign up for NPR Politics Podcast+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Regular episodes haven't changed and remain available every weekday!

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Mar 15 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Politics: Iowa nonpartisan group predicts bigger budget shortfall than expected

Iowa will likely operate on a near-$1.3 billion budget deficit over the next fiscal year, according to the latest report from state officials.

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Mar 15 • 2:00 AM EDT • Politics • telegraphherald.com
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High school basketball: State championship results

CIF state championship boys and girls basketball scores for Friday and Saturday.

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Mar 15 • 1:18 AM EDT • Sports • latimes.com
Oddsmakers project tough Ohio State season ahead

Fanduel has released their over/under projections for next season and Ohio State’s projected total comes in lower than usual.

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Mar 14 • 10:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Big Ten hockey: Michigan thumps Penn State, advances to final

Michigan defeated Penn State, 5-2, in a Big Ten hockey tournament semifinal at Ann Arbor Saturday night, clinching a spot in the championship game.

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Mar 14 • 9:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Freeland buries late 3s for first MHSAA boys basketball state title

Freeland beat Hudsonville Unity Christian 42-32 in the MHSAA boys basketball Division 2 state championship game in East Lansing on Saturday.

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Mar 14 • 8:46 PM EDT • Sports • freep.com
Politics Unplugged (Full Episode) March 15, 2026

This week on Politics Unplugged, Amy Edwards Holmes, the woman tasked with finding wasteful spending in the state government, explains how the process will work. Then, consultants Dawn Penich and Marcus Dell’Artino discuss the federal government collecting data from Arizona’s 2020 election and the fight over school construction funding in Arizona.

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Mar 14 • 8:17 PM EDT • Politics • azfamily.com
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Pewamo-Westphalia outlasts Lewis Lovejoy eruption for D-3 MHSAA state title

Pewamo-Westphalia beat Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac, 61-57, in the Division 3 boys basketball state championship on Saturday, March 14.

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Mar 14 • 6:31 PM EDT • Sports • freep.com
Saturday Sports: State tournament basketball and hockey

Here’s a recap of your North Country sports this Saturday.

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Mar 14 • 6:20 PM EDT • Sports • wwnytv.com
Garfield loses to Branson in Division V state boys' soccer final

Irvine University High claimed the Division IV boys' title on Friday at the inaugural state championships in Sacramento.

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Mar 14 • 4:23 PM EDT • Sports • latimes.com
Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies at 64

Legendary rock guitarist Phil Campbell, who spent more than three decades playing with the iconic heavy metal band Motörhead, has died at the age of 64. The news was announced Saturday in a stateme…

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Mar 14 • 3:18 PM EDT • Entertainment • ktla.com
Rockford adjustment clamps KJ Torbert, East Lansing in MHSAA D-1 final

Rockford made a defensive tweak in the fourth quarter and rallied to beat defending champion East Lansing 54-50 in 2026 MHSAA Division 1 state final.

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Mar 14 • 2:09 PM EDT • Sports • freep.com
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Super STEM Saturday kicks off day of Science at Cal State San Marcos

Cal State San Marcos will host Super STEM Saturday, a free science festival with more than 130 hands-on, interactive activities and demonstrations.

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Mar 14 • 12:26 PM EDT • Science • timesofsandiego.com
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Concord downs Detroit Douglass in MHSAA boys basketball D-4 title game

Concord beat Detroit Douglass, 60-47, in the MHSAA Division 4 boys basketball state title game on Saturday, March 14.

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Mar 14 • 11:49 AM EDT • Sports • freep.com
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Duke player: Harassment by sports betting losers is out of hand

Duke men's basketball player Isaiah Evans said prop bets aren't healthy for the sports. He told WRAL's Brian Murphy that he and his Blue Devil teammates hear from people about their prop bets, including immediately after Saturday's ACC Tournament semifinal, and it is not helpful, even harrassment.

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Mar 14 • 10:42 AM EDT • Sports • wral.com
Inside the mind, flair and ambition of Syracuse’s new AD: ‘Give me the idea that will get me fired’

Syracuse's new athletic director helped lure future No. 1 NFL Draft pick Cam Ward to Washington State and installed a dunk tank in his old school's end zone.

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Mar 14 • 10:04 AM EDT • Sports • syracuse.com
Kansas prepares to update Children’s Health Insurance Program eligibility stuck in 2008

Kansas is the only state where eligibility for the Children's Health Insurance Program is tied to income levels from 2008

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Mar 14 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • kansasreflector.com
Kansas moves closer to updating Children’s Health Insurance Program eligibility stuck in 2008

Kansas is the only state where eligibility for the Children's Health Insurance Program is tied to income levels from 2008

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Mar 14 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • kansasreflector.com
Iran War Creates a Public Health and Environmental Crisis

The United States and Israel's war against Iran is creating a public health and environmental crisis, as attacked oil depots spew toxins.

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Mar 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • rollingstone.com
As slide in Canadian traffic continues, businesses in Grand Forks are feeling the impacts

The decline in Canadian traffic isn’t just being felt in border states. Las Vegas has also reported a 30% decline in traffic from Canadians

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Mar 14 • 8:04 AM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
The delicate, ever-changing dance between politics and religion

The dance, really a marathon that brings to mind the classic movie “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”, has been going on as long as there have been governments and organized religion. That is to say that this delicate tango has been with us since time immemorial. In ancient times, the state and the state religion […]

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Mar 14 • 7:18 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Family-owned real estate firm made Detroit investments at key moments

The Farbman Group once owned the Fisher Building and now manages over 35 million square feet and is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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Mar 14 • 7:01 AM EDT • Business • freep.com
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Polly Baca elected to DNC

Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: After her loss to Republican U.S. Rep. Hank Brown the previous year in the race for the 4th Congressional District, state. Sen Polly Baca-Barragan, D-Thortnon, was elected as one of the three vice-chairs of the Democratic National Committee. “It was exciting but a lot of hard work,” Baca-Barragan said. “I […]

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Mar 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Colorado Politics Calendar Mar. 16-22

CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber, […]

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Mar 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Community's Choice Awards spotlight: American Flooring

The nominations are stacking up! Make sure your favorites are part of the Community’s Choice Awards.

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Mar 14 • 6:04 AM EDT • Business • lansingstatejournal.com
Evidence mounts suggesting health costs from WV lawmaker moves on data centers, water

In a span of less than half an hour March 12, 2026, the West Virginia House of Delegates made three moves undermining the state’s already poor drinking water quality. Moves the House of Delegates and Senate have made in the 2026 legislative session's final days are likely to inflict significant health costs, recent studies suggest.

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Mar 14 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • wvgazettemail.com
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MHSAA boys basketball state championship game picks at Breslin

Free Press writer Jared Ramsey predicts the four state champions of the 2025-26 Michigan high school boys basketball season.

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Mar 14 • 5:06 AM EDT • Sports • freep.com
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Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal

Unleashing his inner hawk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans President Trump’s military interventions. So far, they favor regime compliance, not change.

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Mar 14 • 5:01 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
House GOP leadership silent as more members post anti-Muslim statements

A growing number of Republicans in Congress are embracing rhetoric against Muslims. Their remarks have faced little public pushback from leadership.

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Mar 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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High school soccer: State championship scores and schedule

CIF State championship boys and girls soccer scores and schedule.

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Mar 14 • 2:05 AM EDT • Sports • latimes.com
What Mick Cronin said about Michigan State after UCLA's win

See what UCLA head coach Mick Cronin had to say after his team's Big Ten Tournament win over Michigan State.

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Mar 14 • 12:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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High school basketball: State championship results and schedule

CIF state championship boys and girls basketball scores and schedule.

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Mar 14 • 12:44 AM EDT • Sports • latimes.com
UCLA stuns Michigan State to reach Big Ten tournament semifinals

Behind another stellar performance from Donovan Dent, UCLA avenged a loss to Michigan State earlier this season in an 88-84 win the Big Ten tournament.

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Mar 13 • 11:32 PM EDT • Sports • latimes.com
WBC: USA advances to semis, Shohei Ohtani builds up pitching

The United States advanced to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic with a 5-3 win over Canada at Daikin Park in Houston on Friday night. Will Smith, who has been splitting catching duties with Cal Raleigh, did not play on Friday. Clayton Kershaw did not pitch in any of the first five games of […]

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Mar 13 • 11:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fresno District Attorney calls for changes to state's mental health diversion laws

There is a new push to change mental health laws in court. Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp believes "mental health diversion" needs new guardrails.

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Mar 13 • 9:36 PM EDT • Health • abc30.com
Trump says U.S. bombed Kharg Island, striking core of Iran’s oil economy

President Donald Trump on Friday night announced the United States had bombed Kharg Island, targeting Iran’s most critical oil terminal.

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Mar 13 • 9:19 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Georgia lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Trump election case

State senators on Friday grilled the former special prosecutor who led the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump about communications his team had with federal investigators. But their efforts were largely frustrated by his repeated assertions that he couldn't remember details.

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Mar 13 • 7:57 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Forging Health Partnerships Under the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy in Honduras and Senegal - United States Department of State

The United States signed bilateral health cooperation Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Republic of Honduras and the Republic of Senegal, marking significant milestones in advancing the Trump Administration’s America First Global Health Strategy while strengthening our partnerships in the Western Hemisphere and Africa. In Honduras, the Department of State signed a five-year, $46.5 million […]

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Mar 13 • 6:41 PM EDT • Health • state.gov
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick presses state health officials to deny Camp Mystic license

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick met with state health commissioners Friday to push for denial of Camp Mystic's 2026 camping license, citing testimony that the camp had no

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Mar 13 • 6:14 PM EDT • Health • cbsaustin.com
Carter's relationship included dinner with OSU leaders, business lobbying

Former Ohio State President Ted Carter tried to leverage his leadership roles to help a woman he was involved with romantically, sources confirmed.

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Mar 13 • 6:01 PM EDT • Business • dispatch.com
Madrid Hosts Best CEO Awards 2026 Gathering Global Business Leaders at Mandarin Oriental

New York, United States, March 13, 2026 -- Best CEO Awards 2026 will take place on 16 May 2026 in Madrid at the Mandarin Oriental Ritz, bringing...

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Mar 13 • 5:24 PM EDT • Business • markets.businessinsider.com
Multiple House Republicans post openly anti-Muslim statements

At least four House Republicans have expressed anti-Islamic sentiments on social media in the wake of the Iran War and recent violent attacks in the U.S.

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Mar 13 • 4:00 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Centennial Students Earn 3rd Place at Iowa Regional Science Bowl

Michael Stevens, Ian Anderson, Anna Bruns, Jared Bond, Alice Baghdasaryan and teacher Madison Greif. (Not pictured: Team Manager Vivian Zhang.) Congratulations to our outstanding team for earning 3rd place at the 2026 Iowa Regional High School Science Bowl, held on the campus of Iowa State University on March 7! We’re proud of these students for representing our school with excellence in this challenging academic competition that tests knowledge in science, mathematics, and teamwork.

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Mar 13 • 3:56 PM EDT • Science • ankenyschools.org
Vermont’s 8-year ‘all-payer’ health care experiment sunset at the end of 2025. What did it teach us?

The statewide organization at the center of the project, OneCare Vermont, was expensive to launch and operate. Now legislators are trying to reimagine pieces of the program for primary care.

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Mar 13 • 2:58 PM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org
Steelers host Penn State TE for pre-draft visit

Pittsburgh met with a local prospect.

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Mar 13 • 2:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com