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Indian Health Service chips away at construction backlog

The U.S. agency that provides healthcare to Native Americans has a facilities problem. Buildings in its inventory are decades-old, dilapidated and don't have enough space to care for a growing population.

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Mar 26 • 12:59 AM EDT • Health • apnews.com
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Howard Stern says 'George' magazine cover with JFK Jr. was his worst

Howard Stern is dishing on being JFK Jr.'s cover model for 'George' magazine and his friendship with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

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Mar 25 • 10:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Apple blocks App Store updates for Mac app replacing Launchpad

Apple is blocking App Store updates to AppGrid for resembling Launchpad, a feature the company recently discontinued. Here are the details.

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Mar 25 • 9:06 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
San Diego scientists discover gene in plants that could slow drought impacts

Research from San Diego's The Salk Institute for Biological Studies could soon protect crops from drought all around the world. A recently published study says drought directly impacts the rate at which plants age.

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Mar 25 • 8:59 PM EDT • Science • nbcsandiego.com
Intel and LG Display may have beaten Apple and Qualcomm with the best laptop battery life ever

Over 26 hours of web browsing in one test.

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Mar 25 • 8:33 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Ron DeSantis says legislators not all on board with push to eliminate homestead property tax as he fleshes out plan

The proposal still isn't 'ripe' yet, and he's still floating new trial balloons.

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Mar 25 • 8:07 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Intel officially confirms Core Ultra 9 290K Plus will not be released

Core Ultra 9 290K Plus officially scrapped As we have exclusively revealed in early February, Intel has canceled its plans to launch the 24-core Core

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Mar 25 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Broad Ripple welcomes new sports, entertainment venue

BROAD RIPPLE, Ind. — The Broad Ripple neighborhood will soon be home to another place where people can enjoy fun and food. Stick & Hack Entertainment is opening its second location at 46th Stre…

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Mar 25 • 6:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • fox59.com
Denver’s forgotten trailblazers: The Colorado Xplosion’s lasting impact on women’s sports

The first professional women’s sports team in the Mile High City, the Colorado Xplosion, was short-lived but not forgotten.

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Mar 25 • 6:49 PM EDT • Sports • denver7.com
RFK Jr. Is Losing His Grip on the CDC

The Trump administration seems to be putting MAHA on notice.

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Mar 25 • 6:47 PM EDT • Health • theatlantic.com
Tulsa students advance to state science fair with research on health and technology

Three Tulsa students are heading to the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair after earning top honors at regionals, presenting research on medication safety and hearing loss among young people.

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Mar 25 • 6:33 PM EDT • Science • newson6.com
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Walmart prepares Google TV Streamer clone, may start selling its own Google TV sets too

Walmart is preparing new Google TV products including a set top box, likely a sequel to Onn 4K Pro, as...

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Mar 25 • 6:05 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Live updates: Celtics, Thunder facing off in potential Finals preview

The Celtics hope to bounce back as they host the reigning champion Thunder in a potential NBA Finals preview. Follow our live blog for updates.

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Mar 25 • 5:50 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsboston.com
Razer’s new Blade 16 gaming laptop has an Intel Panther Lake chip and very fast RAM

Thin is still in but AMD is out.

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Mar 25 • 4:36 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Doctors worry about FDA scrutiny of RSV shots to protect babies

The antibody shots are about 80% effective at preventing babies from ending up in intensive care because of RSV. The drugmakers behind them maintain they're safe.

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Mar 25 • 4:26 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Trump showed off a classified map during a 2022 plane trip, Raskin alleges in letter

President Donald Trump showed off a classified map on a 2022 flight to his New Jersey golf club and held onto a record from his first term that was so sensitive only six people would have had access to it, according to a letter released Wednesday by a top House Democrat.

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Mar 25 • 4:18 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
After delay due to Iran war, Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip in May

The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15.

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Mar 25 • 3:41 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Giants' 2026 MLB Opening Night starting lineup snaps historic left field streak

Heliot Ramos is the first San Francisco Giants player since Barry Bonds to open consecutive MLB seasons in left field.

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Mar 25 • 3:23 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsbayarea.com
Woot is offering over 20 percent off Switch 2 controllers and games today

Mario Kart World is nearly $30 off right now.

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Mar 25 • 3:04 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Some East Grand Forks businesses must register with city to sell low-potency hemp products

Changes in requirements from the state Office of Cannabis Management mean businesses selling these products must now be licensed with the OCM and registered with their local cities.

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Mar 25 • 2:35 PM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
Iran dismisses Trump's peace plan as 'deceptive,' as U.S. deploys more troops to Mideast

The Trump administration reportedly presented a 15-point peace deal to Iranian leaders. Iran rejected the proposal, according to its state media.

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Mar 25 • 2:05 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Samsung price hikes on Galaxy A37, A57 start at $449, make Pixel 10a worth a look

Samsung just announced its new mid-range Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 phones and they’re coming to the US, but with...

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Mar 25 • 2:05 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Nintendo is going to charge less for digital Switch 2 games

The new pricing goes into effect in May.

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Mar 25 • 1:45 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Pussycat Dolls star triples down on MAGA label after claiming politics cost her the reunion tour

Pussycat Dolls member Jessica Sutta says her MAGA alignment and RFK Jr. support cost her a spot on the group's 53-date PCD Forever reunion tour.

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Mar 25 • 1:36 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Jury holds Meta and Google liable for role in young woman's mental health issues

The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

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Mar 25 • 1:32 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Meta and Google damaged girl’s mental health, landmark trial concludes

Social media giants deemed responsible for a teenage user, known as KGM, growing addicted to their platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram and YouTube

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Mar 25 • 1:30 PM EDT • Health • thetimes.com
Apple overhauls its app developer platform with 100 new metrics, more tools

Apple is adding 100+ new App Store Connect metrics, giving developers deeper, first-party insights into monetization, subscriptions, and user behavior as it doubles down on its app ecosystem in the AI era.

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Mar 25 • 1:26 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Google says Android with Chrome is ‘fastest mobile platform for web browsing’

Google shared today that Android and Chrome have set “new performance records” for mobile web browsing in two benchmarks...

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Mar 25 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
How to watch ‘Wuthering Heights’ on Prime Video

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star in this tumultuous love story set against the Yorkshire moors.

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Mar 25 • 12:54 PM EDT • Entertainment • aboutamazon.com
Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human

Human verification ‘will be rare and will not apply to most users,’ according to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman.

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Mar 25 • 12:10 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
A leadership vacuum adds to strains on the CDC

Low morale, staff turnover and budget issues have sapped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The administration is expected to soon name a new director, who will have their hands full.

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Mar 25 • 12:01 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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OpenAI shutters Sora: What’s next for artificial intelligence in entertainment?

Today on AirTalk: Open AI closes Sora; US at 250; Parenting in year 0; How is the Iran war affecting prices? Homelessness funds on the table; and Marine…

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Mar 25 • 11:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • laist.com
iOS 26.4 has fixes for 35+ security issues on iPhone, details here

iOS 26.4 launched yesterday, and alongside new features, it brings over 35 key security fixes for your iPhone per Apple’s notes.

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Mar 25 • 11:24 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
New details on Apple-Google AI deal revealed, including Gemini changes: report

A new report goes behind-the-scenes on Apple’s AI deal with Google, control of Gemini-based models, model distillation, and more.

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Mar 25 • 10:31 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Google confirms Android Auto fixes for Pixel, Galaxy users facing connection problems

Some Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy users have been running into problems with Android Auto as of late, but fixes...

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Mar 25 • 10:15 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
How outlawing flavored tobacco saved Massachusetts $70 million in health care costs

GBH's Morning Edition spoke with the state's top public health official about new research on banning flavored tobacco, maternal health, measles and more.

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Mar 25 • 10:08 AM EDT • Health • wgbh.org
tvOS 26.4 fixes an annoying audio issue on Apple TV 4K

tvOS 26.4 is available now on Apple TV 4K, packing several new features and also a key fix for an annoying audio issue. Here are the details.

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Mar 25 • 10:04 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Dell made its new Pro laptops thinner and tweaked their naming scheme, again

Say goodbye to Plus, Premium, and Max (mostly). And say hello to a series of odd numbers.

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Mar 25 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Four from Greater Grand Forks on Top 25 Women in Business list

Prairie Business contest honors exceptional professionals in the region

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Mar 25 • 8:55 AM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
Samsung launches Galaxy A57 and A37 in Europe

After numerous leaks, Samsung has officially refreshed its mid-range lineup with the announcement of the Galaxy A57 5G and A37 5G devices.

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Mar 25 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Samsung’s Galaxy A57 gets thinner, faster, and more expensive

Samsung’s 2026 midrangers have arrived.

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Mar 25 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Scion of historic Fargo business dies at 98

Robert B. Herbst, who ran Fargo's Herbst department store for decades, is being remembered for his humor, passion for the outdoors, and devotion to family.

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Mar 25 • 7:23 AM EDT • Business • inforum.com
Ilia Malinin seeks his 'redemption' at World Figure Skating Championships

Ilia Malinin goes for a World Championships three-peat this week, live on NBC Sports and Peacock.

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Mar 25 • 6:57 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com
Upset winner Gray Davis on California's last wide-open governor's race

Gray Davis was a huge underdog who prevailed in a wide-open 1998 contest. The Democrat urges trailing hopefuls to ignore pressure to quit and 'follow your heart.'

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Mar 25 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Bergamot Comedy Festival creates space for comedians to fail, grow and belong

The Bergamot Comedy Festival returns to the Crow in Santa Monica with a mission to nurture not just comedians but the surrounding community.

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Mar 25 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Pulitzer winner 'Fairview' is a little cloudy in its L.A. premiere

Jackie Sibblies Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Fairview" receives its L.A. premiere at the Matrix in a Rogue Machine production directed by Oz Scott.

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Mar 25 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Is Trumpism dead?

Right-wing populists say that Trump has embraced George W. Bush’s foreign policy. They’re half right.

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Mar 25 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • vox.com
Science Mill offers three special events in April

Sharing news, features, and sports with the Dripping Springs community. Support local news and subscribe here: linktr.ee/drippingspringsnews.

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Mar 25 • 5:53 AM EDT • Science • drippingspringsnews.com
They gave her business a lifeline, then froze all her money

A murky corner of the financial world is now the fastest-growing source of funding for small businesses. One state, Connecticut, had given these lenders unusual power. That may be about to change.

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Mar 25 • 5:01 AM EDT • Business • npr.org
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Yankees’ Netflix debut is latest example of sports’ complicated TV landscape

Fans have never had more access to live sports on TV. But it comes with costs, like navigating a maze of networks and new subscription fees.

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Mar 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Amazon drops prices on Apple bestsellers — Shop AirPods, MacBooks, and more at the Spring Sale

If you shop with us, you'll never pay full price.

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Mar 25 • 4:00 AM EDT • Technology • nypost.com
Seven foods to add to your diet for better hormone health, according to a doctor

You may have heard about hormone-balancing diets and certain dishes to tweak hormone levels. But is there such a thing as a hormone-balancing food?

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Mar 25 • 2:44 AM EDT • Health • nbcmiami.com
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Moses Moody receives generous injury rehab offer from Arkansas' John Calipari

Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody received an offer to rehab his knee injury at Arkansas by current head coach John Calipari.

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Mar 25 • 12:13 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsbayarea.com
Plans for forum to replace scrapped USC governor's debate fall apart

A proposed forum cobbled together after USC canceled its gubernatorial debate fell apart as candidates of color excluded from the previous event were unable to show up in person, sources said.

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Mar 24 • 11:28 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
'13 Going On 30' is getting a Netflix reboot: The details

Netflix is rebooting the classic rom-com '13 Going On 30,' and the new iteration will star Emily Bader and Logan Lerman.

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Mar 24 • 10:32 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
The BB-777 is the ultimate in boombox nostalgia

It’s a modern recreation of the iconic Sharp GF-777.

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Mar 24 • 10:00 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Prep baseball: ECR wins first game of series against Birmingham

A five-run first inning propels El Camino Real past Birmingham for first place in West Valley League baseball.

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Mar 24 • 9:56 PM EDT • Sports • latimes.com
‘It's family:' Eagles sign Elijah Moore, one of A.J. Brown's closest friends

The Eagles signed a wide receiver Tuesday who just happens to be one of A.J. Brown’s closest friends in the world.

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Mar 24 • 9:11 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Belton approves development plan for Uptown Entertainment District, completion expected in 2032

The city of Belton approved a rezoning application and preliminary development plan for the Uptown Entertainment District, expected to bring 600 new homes and residents.

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Mar 24 • 8:24 PM EDT • Entertainment • kshb.com
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Jay-Z felt 'uncontrollable anger' amid sexual assault, rape lawsuit

Jay-Z has broken his silence about the lawsuit that accused him and fellow music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping a teenage girl more than two decades ago.

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Mar 24 • 8:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Billings' Daylis Stadium reconstruction 'slightly ahead of schedule'

Driving by Daylis Stadium recently, it's easy to notice a lot of dirt and all sorts of construction rigs. So, where does the renovation progress stand?

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Mar 24 • 7:36 PM EDT • Sports • montanasports.com
As gas prices continue to climb, businesses take hit from soaring diesel costs

In San Diego, the current average price for a gallon of diesel fuel was about 3 cents shy of $7. That price is up nearly $2 in a month.

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Mar 24 • 7:32 PM EDT • Business • nbcsandiego.com
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Man in custody after report of assault with deadly weapon at Venice health center

Law enforcement officers responded Tuesday to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon outside a health center in Venice Officers, including SWAT team members in at least one armored vehicle, were at the Chuck Lorre Rose Avenue Wellness Center after the report of a suspect with gun. A standoff ensued before the man walked along the outside of…

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Mar 24 • 6:36 PM EDT • Health • nbclosangeles.com
New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law

The jury agreed that Meta engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children. Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million.

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Mar 24 • 6:12 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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City says closing nuisance businesses cuts crime. Some residents question the approach

Some city leaders say shutting down nuisance businesses reduces crime, but some residents argue the closures just shift problems elsewhere.

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Mar 24 • 5:16 PM EDT • Business • wcpo.com
New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law at trial over child safety

A jury in New Mexico has found that social media conglomerate Meta violated state consumer protection law and failed to disclose the risks of its platforms to children.

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Mar 24 • 5:11 PM EDT • Health • apnews.com
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Judge says it looks like the Pentagon tried to 'cripple Anthropic'

Anthropic has sued to stop Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from labeling the company a risk after it set limits on the use of its technology.

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Mar 24 • 4:57 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Broadview mayor demands closure of ICE facility, reimbursement of village, business losses

The suburban mayor asked the feds to pay back $700,000 in costs to the villlage associated with Operation Midway Blitz and for economic losses suffered by nearby businesses.

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Mar 24 • 4:53 PM EDT • Business • wbez.org
Broadview mayor demands closure of ICE facility, reimbursement of village, business losses

The suburban mayor asked the feds to pay back $700,000 in costs to the villlage associated with Operation Midway Blitz and for economic losses suffered by nearby businesses.

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Mar 24 • 4:52 PM EDT • Business • chicago.suntimes.com
Julio Fuentes: Florida amends SB 1760 to protect access to lower-cost drugs

Lawmakers preserve competition to keep prescription drugs affordable for Floridians

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Mar 24 • 4:50 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Democrats’ long-shot bid to flip Alaska’s Senate seat

Democrats are hoping for an upset in Alaska’s Senate race. U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, is trying to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. We discuss the major issues at play, plus why Republicans are backing an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system.This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and Alaska Public Media Washington correspondent Liz Ruskin.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Mar 24 • 4:49 PM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Andre Iguodala says winning NBA Finals MVP with Warriors meant ‘nothing' to him

Former Warriors forward Andre Iguodala revealed why winning NBA Finals MVP with Golden State in 2015 wasn't as meaningful to him as one might think.

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Mar 24 • 4:32 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsbayarea.com
Divided Supreme Court weighs the right to seek asylum at the southern border

The case posed a fundamental clash between the government's need to manage surges at the border and the moral and historic right to offer asylum to those fleeing persecution.

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Mar 24 • 3:38 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more

You can now ask Apple Music to generate a playlist based on a description.

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Mar 24 • 3:22 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
UMaine sports management students enjoy networking trip to Indiana

Westfield’s Droplight Grand Park Sports Campus, more Indianapolis-based experiences

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Mar 24 • 2:55 PM EDT • Sports • wabi.tv
'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' Teases Sexy New Photo Shoots with Bethenny Frankel, Ilona Maher and More

'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' teased its forthcoming 2026 issue featuring a mix of newcomers, as well as fan-favorite veterans.

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Mar 24 • 2:50 PM EDT • Sports • people.com
'Mystery Science Theater' Set to Make Comeback After Fans Raise Over $5 Million to Fund New Episodes

RiffTrax and Shout! Studios announced a Kickstarter campaign to create new episodes of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000.' 'MST3K' has existed in different iterations from 1988 to the present day.

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Marathon has sold 1.2M copies across Steam, PS5, and Xbox

Alinea Analytics estimates show that Marathon has generated gross revenues of $55M via 1.2M copies sold on Steam, PS5, and Xbox: Looking at the split between Steam, PS5, and Xbox, Steam is clearly the main platform for Marathon, accounting for a little under 70% of the audience (800K copies sold). Meanwhile, PS5 takes about 19% (217K) and Xbox (including console, PC, and cloud) accounts for a bit over 11% or 133K. Marathon is technically a first-party Sony title, so seeing the home console struggle to break 20% of the volume is a notable data point for the ongoing platform-agnostic debate. PlayStation Studios online games will almost certainly continue being multiplatform (despite Sony reportedly pulling back on PC releases). Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe As for Marathon, the consensus among hardcore players who pushed through the awkward onboarding phase – myself included – is that it’s fantastic. The gunplay, aesthetic, and presentation are among the best in the shooter genre. A great game doesn’t always equal an immediate hit, though, as shown by our estimates. Things are looking lukewarm right now. But this might be one of those marathon-not-a-sprint situations. Had to, didn’t I? Why wasn’t Marathon a hit on the same level as Arc Raiders? One topic that came up in a lot of conversations at GDC this year was why Marathon hasn’t hit the same stratosphere as Arc Raiders. On paper, they’re both extraction shooters, and Marathon has the Bungie pedigree – the house that built the gold standard for gunplay in Halo and Destiny. Marathon’s neon-futuristic aesthetic also distinguishes itself from the gritty realism of Tarkov or the post-apocalyptic hope of ARC Raiders. But vibes can only get you so far for first impressions if the onboarding feels like a brick wall. Marathon is a sweaty PvP-focused experience with a first-time user experience and UI that I can only describe as dreadful. Players are dropped into a complex ecosystem where the UI, though visually striking, is functionally uninformative, forcing users to manually hover over nondescript, identical icons just to identify basic gear or weapon mods. This lack of clarity is compounded by punishing mechanics like a severe heat gauge for movement and a scarcity of vital resources, all without a clear tutorial or a low-stakes mode to learn the ropes. Most people – even top streamers and veteran shooter players – have no idea what’s going on in Marathon at first. Arc is on the complete other end of the spectrum. As we covered here and here, Arc Raiders offers a more collaborative, approachable loop where players often work together toward shared goals. And the objectives are instantly clear. To many players, this contrast only emphasised Marathon’s issues, especially during the testing period. Players understand the Arc Raiders loop within 30 minutes, while Marathon acts as a massive filter, chewing up newcomers and spitting them out before they can experience the depth of Bungie’s signature gunplay. What I’m getting at here is that the poor first-time user experience of Marathon’s Server Slam likely stifled launch sales, while the opposite was true for Arc. Let’s look at the pre-launch copies sold for each game during their respective Server Slams (launch-aligned) : Looking at the trajectory: Arc Raiders saw a massive 80% jump in copies sold during its three-day Server Slam (day -13 to -11). Players jumped in, realised the water was fine, and immediately opened their wallets. Marathon, meanwhile, saw a 49% increase in the four days following its Slam (Day -7 to -3). At the time of each game’s respective launch, Arc Raiders had nearly double the Steam footprint of Marathon – and word of mouth only continued to grow. Bungie could have had more time to fix the onboarding process had the beta happened earlier. But Marathon launched three days after the beta finished. These factors limited the launch sales quite a bit, I reckon. Marathon has found a niche audience, though Despite the friction-heavy start, the data suggests that those who survived Marathon’s onboarding are loving life. We’ve been tracking cross-platform DAUs, and while there’s the expected post-launch leakage, many players are sticking with it. After peaking at 478K total DAUs on its first Saturday, Marathon has settled into a respectable rhythm, holding 345K DAUs as of yesterday and averaging 380K DAUs across the weekend. Steam continues to do the heavy lifting here, consistently accounting for the lion’s share of the daily players. Players have been putting in the hours, too: On Steam, Marathon’s average playtime has climbed to 27.8 hours, significantly outpacing the console averages on PS5 (16.5h) and Xbox (17.3h). Even more telling than the averages: 22% of the Steam audience has surged past the 50-hour mark, and nearly 7% have already logged over 100 hours. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe This data suggests that once the Bungie magic clicks, it hooks players deeper than the average extraction shooter. There’s also started to be a shift in the game’s discourse. Marathon launched as one of those games that’s cool to hate. But as Marathon’s 100-hour club grows, we’re seeing conversations around its mechanical merit outweigh the negativity. Several high-profile creators, who were initially vocal critics, have spent the last week coming around on the mechanical depth of the endgame. It’s a subtle but positive signal; the hate train is losing steam, and a new narrative about the game is emerging. Bungie faithfuls unite Another interesting metric in Marathon’s first few weeks is who, exactly, is playing. Bungie leans heavily on its prestige as the “makers of Halo and Destiny,” in its marketing, and that message has clearly hit the mark. On Steam, the gravity (hammer) of Bungie’s previous work is unavoidable. A staggering 78.2% of Marathon players also played Destiny 2. The trend carries across other platforms, with 74.2% of PS5 players and 82.7% of Xbox players also having played Destiny 2. The Halo legacy lives on, it seems. More on that in a bit. While Destiny 2 went free to play, these numbers still represent a high-intent migration of a fanbase that trusts Bungie’s specific brand of kinetic gunplay and cryptic world-building. The Xbox data adds another layer of legacy. About 85.7% of Marathon players on Xbox have played Halo Infinite, while over half of the Steam audience has spent time in Halo Infinite and 36.1% in the Master Chief Collection (a paid collection of the old Bungie-made legacy games). Interestingly, we see a 55.9% overlap with ARC Raiders on Steam. Overlap is even higher there on PlayStation (60.5%) and Xbox (66.5%). And there’s also significant crossover with Helldivers 2 on all platforms, too. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe Bungie has found some of its fans with Marathon, and the challenge now is keeping this engaged in a high-stakes PvP environment when they’ve spent the last decade primarily enjoying the power fantasies of PvE. On that note… Go the full 26 miles? Or cut and run? Time for some could’ve, should’ve, would’ve. These things would have improved Marathon’s performance at launch: A more robust onboarding process, perhaps in the form of a short single-player/PvE campaign. We know Bungie fans love this stuff. A traditional arena-based mode akin to Destiny’s Crucible could have been a bridge for the cautious players who’d have been otherwise deterred by the Server Slam. It’s also a great palate cleanser after getting merked. Introducing a dedicated PvE environment would have similarly diversified the conversation and lowered the barrier for the Bungie faithful who found the pure PvP extraction loop too abrasive. PvE is safer than PvP these days. There’s an argument that a thin PvE mode would have just felt like a budget Destiny, potentially hurting the brand more. But given how dire the FTUE is, I think it would have been a net positive. Any kind of tutorialised loop that demystifies the stakes, really. While there is merit in a studio sticking firmly to a singular creative vision, and going all in on the hardcore extraction loop. Less forgiving is the technical reality is that the user interface and first-time user experience (FTUE) were not at a commercial standard for launch. Subscribe for free to get the most accurate games estimates in your inbox twice a week 🫶 Subscribe In a landscape where player time is oversaturated and the most contested currency, a flawed FTUE is a critical failure point. But it’s not all doom and gloom, as Marathon has an incredible, unique gameplay loop, suggesting that financial success is still attainable if Bungie can pivot effectively. Bungie and PlayStation now face a difficult strategic crossroads, though – one within a challenging games market. They could: Double down on Marathon with a long-term Rainbow Six Siege- or No Man’s Sky-style recovery plan, which is something I heard Last Stand Media’s Chris Maldonado mention last week. While this could be a sunk-cost fallacy in action, it could eventually yield the audience the game’s mechanical depth deserves. Shift focus toward the inevitable Destiny 3 or another project, mitigating the escalating opportunity cost and cutting their losses, so to speak. Doing both is an expensive proposition, given the high overhead and burn rate of operating out of Bellevue, Washington. With Sony recently demonstrating a lower threshold for underperforming studios and projects, the margin for error has vanished. Whatever happens, the next six months will determine whether Marathon becomes a cornerstone of Sony’s live-service portfolio or a cautionary tale of vision exceeding accessibility. I’m hoping it’s the former, because Marathon rocks. As always, hit subscribe to get updates on Marathon and other relevant games. Subscribe Want to get your hands on our data for yourself – for free? We’re offering a free trial of our platform for games companies. Send us a message here, or reply to this email, and we’ll set you up. The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

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