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Trump visits Memphis to tout crime-fighting efforts as Iran war lingers

His talk on crime and immigration marks a return to an issue that he hopes will resonate with voters.

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Mar 23 • 7:56 AM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
Cencora to buy retina business of EyeSouth Partners for $1.1 billion

Drug ​distributor Cencora ‌said on ​Monday ​it would ⁠buy ​the retina ​business of eye ​care ​network EyeSouth ‌Partners ⁠for $1.1 billion, expanding ​its ​eye ⁠care unit.

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Mar 23 • 7:06 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Illinois, the youngest team in Women's NCAA tournament, proving age is just a number

No. 7 seed Illinois faces No. 2 seed Vanderbilt in Nashville in the second round of the Women's NCAA Tournament.

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Mar 23 • 7:03 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Peace of mind was Mikaela Shiffrin's biggest victory in 2026 Winter Olympics

Olympic legends Mikaela Shiffrin and Simone Biles are fierce advocates for athletes prioritizing their mental health.

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Mar 23 • 7:03 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
Companies Aren’t Ripping Out Business Software for AI. Here’s What They’re Doing Instead.

Tech leaders at large corporations say that, for now, they’re vibe-coding their own small, custom apps, and putting pressure on their software vendors.

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Mar 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Report: iPhone Air is about twice as popular compared to the Plus model it replaced

According to cellular network data from Ookla, the iPhone Air is about twice as popular compared to the iPhone 16...

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Mar 23 • 6:53 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
“It’s a bit of an event. It’s not a sport” - Kevin Garnett thinks the modern NBA is more entertainment than competition

Kevin Garnett says NBA has become entertainment-driven.

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Mar 23 • 6:19 AM EDT • Entertainment • basketballnetwork.net
Mailer in Germantown school election has one big problem

An outside political group urges Germantown School District voters to re-elect a candidate who isn't on the ballot.

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Mar 23 • 6:05 AM EDT • Politics • jsonline.com
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2026 NFL mock draft: Surprises in top 10 of latest first-round projection

The 2026 NFL Draft is just a month away, and our latest mock draft features a few surprises materializing in the top 10 picks.

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Mar 23 • 6:05 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
How to beat Gigantamax Pikachu: Best Counters & Guide

Gigantamax Pikachu is a Tier 6 Max Battle in Pokémon GO. It will cost 800 Max Particles to participate in this Max Battle, which will only be consumed if you defeat Pikachu successfully. Gigantamax Pikachu can be shiny from Max Battles. Being an type, it is only weak to type moves. Pikachu can be caught […]

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Mar 23 • 6:02 AM EDT • Technology • pokemongohub.net
MTSU Agrees to Long-Term Extension with NIKE and BSN SPORTS - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MTSU Athletics announced on Monday that it will continue to partner with the world's leading brand for apparel and footwear after inking a long-term extensio...

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Mar 23 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • goblueraiders.com
Exclusive | Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill Banning Sports Bets on Prediction Markets

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators are introducing legislation to prohibit CFTC-regulated entities from listing contracts related to sporting events.

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Mar 23 • 5:30 AM EDT • Sports • wsj.com
Scouting Michigan State basketball Sweet 16 matchup with UConn

Get a first glimpse at the NCAA Tournament East region Sweet 16 semifinal matchup between 3-seed Michigan State basketball and 2-seed UConn.

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Mar 23 • 5:09 AM EDT • Sports • freep.com
Ohio State vs Notre Dame predictions, picks, odds for NCAA Tournament Second Round

Our March Madness experts pick the winner for No. 3 Ohio State vs No. 6 Notre Dame in the 2026 women's NCAA Tournament on March 23

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Mar 23 • 5:08 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
UConn vs Syracuse predictions, picks, odds for NCAA Tournament Second Round

Our March Madness experts pick the winner for No. 1 UConn vs No. 9 Syracuse in the 2026 women's NCAA Tournament on March 23

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Mar 23 • 5:08 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Where to watch South Carolina vs. USC in March Madness Second Round: Time, TV Channel

The No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks face the 9 USC Trojans in the Second Round of the women's NCAA Tournament. Here's how to see all the action.

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Mar 23 • 5:08 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Palm Beach County high school sports weekly schedule for March 23-28

High school sports are back in full swing in Palm Beach County. See the full schedule for baseball, softball, lacrosse and more.

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Mar 23 • 5:01 AM EDT • Sports • palmbeachpost.com
An end to the battle between touchscreens and long fingernails is on the horizon

Anybody who has tried to use a smartphone or tablet with long nails knows that there's a learning curve. Rather than effortlessly tapping with a fingertip, you must awkwardly lay the pads of your fingers ...

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Mar 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Technology • phys.org
A new twist on matter? Strange 'Half-Mӧbius' molecule has rare properties chemists have never seen before

Chemists created a strange 'half-Mӧbius' molecule, where electrons twist freely out of place to make a continuously looping surface.

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Mar 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
What events are happening in the South Bend area from March 23 to 29?

A variety of events will keep you busy this week. Attend a screening event, catch a concert, attend a lecture or play.

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Mar 23 • 4:47 AM EDT • Entertainment • southbendtribune.com
Delivery Hero to Sell Taiwan Business to Grab

The German food-delivery company said it would sell Foodpanda as part of a strategic review for $600 million in cash.

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Mar 23 • 3:15 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Volunteer US and UK fighters in Ukraine face hidden health crises, new study suggests

Former soldiers who have served as volunteer fighters in Ukraine experience high levels of mental and physical health difficulties yet are rarely able to access the health care they need, either during ...

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Mar 23 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Mum on his own replacement, Bennet disrespects voters

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is playing an arrogant game of hide-and-seek with Colorado voters as he seeks to abandon his Senate seat to become governor. Bennet insists that if he is elected governor in November, he will wait until he is inaugurated in January 2027 before he resigns from the Senate so he can unilaterally […]

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Mar 23 • 3:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
TCU completes comeback, avoids Washington's NCAA Tournament upset bid

TCU women's basketball’s 62-59 overtime win over Washington in the second round of March Madness wasn’t pretty, but it was resilient.

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Mar 23 • 2:04 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Winners and losers from first weekend of the NCAA tournament feature John Calipari, Darryn Peterson, Big Ten and blue bloods
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Mar 23 • 2:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
I tested ChatGPT vs. Perplexity with the same 5 prompts — the winner surprised me

AI Madness Round 1: The Heavyweight meets the Challenger in our first round of Tom's Guide AI Madness

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Mar 23 • 2:00 AM EDT • Technology • tomsguide.com
Climate change is fueling a physical inactivity crisis

Too hot to handle

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Mar 23 • 2:00 AM EDT • Health • theweek.com
NCAA women's tournament takeaways, Day 3: Minnesota drains buzzer-beater as LSU, Texas dominate again
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Mar 23 • 1:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 23 #546

Here's today's Connections: Sports Edition answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections: Sports Edition, every day.

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Mar 23 • 12:39 AM EDT • Sports • cnet.com
NCAA tournament takeaways, Day 4: Big Ten's March Madness domination continues with 6 league teams making Sweet 16
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Mar 23 • 12:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Everything you need to know about 'BTS: The Return,' the new Netflix documentary

On Friday, Netflix will release a documentary about the biggest band in K-pop, BTS. It is titled “BTS: The Return.” It is from director Bao Nguyen. He is known for his work on “The Stringer”...

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Mar 23 • 12:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • newstimes.com
Everything you need to know about 'BTS: The Return,' the new Netflix documentary

On Friday, Netflix will release a documentary about the biggest band in K-pop, BTS. It is titled “BTS: The Return.” It is from director Bao Nguyen. He is known for his work on “The Stringer”...

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Mar 23 • 12:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • greenwichtime.com
Everything you need to know about 'BTS: The Return,' the new Netflix documentary

On Friday, Netflix will release a documentary about the biggest band in K-pop, BTS.

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Mar 23 • 12:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • news4jax.com
Dean for Basic Science Colin Duckett tapped to serve as Boston University Provost

Duckett, executive vice dean for basic and preclinical science, will begin his tenure as chief academic officer at Boston University starting in July.

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Mar 22 • 11:39 PM EDT • Science • dukechronicle.com
These Michigan U.S. Senate candidates took money from ICE contractors

Anti-ICE messaging is expected to be featured prominently in Michigan's hotly contested U.S. Senate Democratic primary.

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Mar 22 • 11:01 PM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
UTA College of Business to connect students, professionals with networking, elevator pitch event

Students, business professionals and recruiters will mingle from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the UTA Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Development.

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Mar 22 • 11:00 PM EDT • Business • theshorthorn.com
No. 1 Arizona takes care of business against No. 9 Utah State to advance to Sweet 16
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Mar 22 • 10:32 PM EDT • Business • sports.yahoo.com
No. 1 Arizona takes care of business against No. 9 Utah State to advance to Sweet 16
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Mar 22 • 10:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Iranian Missile Strikes Are Costing Big Oil Billions in Lost Revenue

Damaged energy infrastructure is likely to take years to come back online, but a surge in oil-and-gas prices is helping to offset some of the lost production for now.

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Mar 22 • 10:00 PM EDT • Business • wsj.com
A DNA test ruled him out. He was convicted of murder anyway.

Forensics has its share of high-profile problems. There’s phony “junk science,” like bogus bite-mark and blood spatter analyses that have sent innocent people to jail. And there’s the steady drumbeat of lab scandals, where analysts make up results. But there’s a subtler and more pervasive problem at work in many cases: lab analysts and lawyers who take perfectly legitimate science and twist it. Globe Opinion is exploring these distortions with a series we’re calling “Twisted Science.” And there may be no better place to start than with the case of Terrel Barros.

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Mar 22 • 9:57 PM EDT • Science • bostonglobe.com
Column: Accessing mental health support shouldn’t require a walk across campus

"While well-intentioned universities have developed mental health support systems, they are poorly designed to meet students’ needs."

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Mar 22 • 9:40 PM EDT • Health • dailytarheel.com
Alvaro Folgueiras hits game-winner to lift Iowa past No. 1 Florida, into first Sweet 16 since 1999

Florida's hopes at back-to-back national titles are gone.

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Mar 22 • 9:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Economy Cabin on Airplanes Keeps on Shrinking

Carriers are expanding the options in premium cabins in a bid to boost their earnings.

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Mar 22 • 9:00 PM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Kansas coach Bill Self unsure about future after buzzer-beater loss to St. John's: 'I haven't decided'

After a heartbreaking last-second loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Self wasn't ready to discuss his coaching future.

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Mar 22 • 8:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A promising fatty liver treatment may raise cancer risk

A surprising new study reveals that blocking a supposedly protective enzyme, Caspase-2, could actually backfire—raising the risk of chronic liver damage and cancer over time. Researchers found that without this enzyme, liver cells grow abnormally large and accumulate genetic damage, leading to inflammation, scarring, and eventually tumors, especially with age. While inhibiting Caspase-2 may offer short-term benefits, such as reducing fatty liver disease, the long-term consequences appear dangerous.

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Mar 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Spring Health Fair delivers commitment to student wellness

The Student Wellness Advisory Committee hosted their annual Spring Health Fair on Friday afternoon where students were able to gain free tote bags, learn from live simulations and gain insight on new clubs and organizations centered on wellness.

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Mar 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • ndsmcobserver.com
IMCOM-E international business advisor helps service members, families with tax relief programs

IMCOM-E international business advisor helps service members, families with tax relief programs

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Mar 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • dvidshub.net
Business school professors’ picks

Topical FT articles and suggested classroom questions

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Mar 22 • 7:29 PM EDT • Business • ft.com
Nets' Danny Wolf: Exits early Sunday

Nets' Danny Wolf: Exits early Sunday

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Mar 22 • 6:59 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
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Two-thirds of workers are burned out—here's what science says about how to tackle it

Burnout is at an all-time high, with some studies saying two-thirds of employees now cite job burnout as a major challenge. Overwork and chronic stress do not just drain energy, they can erode health, ...

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Mar 22 • 6:30 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Linux 7.0-rc5 Released: Linux 7.0 "Starting To Calm Down"

Linus Torvalds just issued Linux 7.0-rc5 as we inch toward the stable Linux 7.0 kernel release in April.

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Mar 22 • 6:01 PM EDT • Technology • phoronix.com
Women's March Madness live updates, scores: LSU makes history in NCAA tournament; Minnesota stuns Ole Miss to advance to Sweet 16
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Mar 22 • 5:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Opinion | Jesse Jackson, the Prophet Who Became a Politician

He challenged black Americans in the 1960s and ’70s, then retreated into victimhood and grievance.

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Mar 22 • 4:52 PM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
The FBI Just Issued A Warning About A Hidden Threat In Your Home Wi-Fi Network

The FBI is warning that criminals may hijack your home Wi-Fi through residential proxies, using your IP address to hide illegal online activity.

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Mar 22 • 4:45 PM EDT • Technology • slashgear.com
Arizona vs Utah State live updates: Prediction, how to watch March Madness Round 2 game

Folks were gushing about Jerrod Calhoun and Utah State's offense in Round 1. Arizona is a whole different obstacle. Follow March Madness Round 2 game.

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Mar 22 • 4:05 PM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Minnesota Wild, NHL mourn hockey writer Jessi Pierce after death in house fire

Pierce and her three children were killed in a house fire outside of Minneapolis early Saturday morning.

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Mar 22 • 3:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nevada Wins Temporary Ban on Sports Betting on Kalshi

The prediction-market platform must obtain state gambling licenses and prohibit users under 21 to offer such contracts, a state court said.

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Mar 22 • 2:40 PM EDT • Sports • wsj.com
Florida vs Iowa live updates: Prediction, how to watch March Madness Round 2 game

Defending national champion Florida didn't need a warm-up to get going in their NCAA title defense. Will Iowa provide any resistance in March Madness?

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Mar 22 • 2:23 PM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Your Thymus and Your Healthspan

Our thymus gland plays a central role in the development or our immune system, specifically for supporting T cell development (how these cells got their name, maturation and differentiation in the thymus) and discriminating between self and foreign, non-self antigen proteins with production of dendritic cells. As we age, our thymus gland shrinks—the process known as involution—with progressive change from spongy to fatty tissue, with loss of functionality. But this process, with respect to timeline and extent, markedly varies from one person to the next. And to make things even more complicated, our thymus gland anatomy and precise location in the chest also is highly variable. So the famous Frank Netter diagrams from the 1960s (such as at left below) don’t capture the remarkable heterogeneity that a random set of 12 chest CT scans (below at right). What I consider as 2 landmark papers in Nature this week (here and here) used AI to quantify health of the thymus in 2 large cohorts, and then correlate the metric to a broad array of health outcomes. In this edition of Ground Truths, I’m going to cover three questions: (1) How was thymus health determined by AI?; (2) How is thymus health linked to key clinical outcomes? and (3) Are there ways we can promote a healthy (aka rejuvenate) thymus gland in our later years? Subscribe 1. How was thymus health determined by AI? This was accomplished by extensive work developing and validating an AI pipeline for 2 stages, the first for localization and segmentation of the thymus bed, and the second to quantify a digital marker, termed the thymic health score. There’s a lot to this algorithmic development, so I won’t go into all the details, but just provide a rudimentary outline of what was done. The 1st stage used supervised learning with 2 radiologists reviewing 2,461 chest CT scans. That work trained a 3D U-Net model to automatically identify the thymic bed’s 3D cropped region using center of mass coordinates, which reached 99.8% accuracy. The 2nd stage used a foundation model that was pre-trained with SwAV (which stands for Swapping Assignment between multiple Views), a self-supervised model, that generated a high-dimensional thymus representation of 4,096 features. That compares to the radiology reductionist and subjective scoring of 0 to 3 where 0 means the thymus is fully degenerated and fatty, and 3 is considered dense, intact glandular soft tissue. Notably, the self-supervised learning (SSL) performance was superior to supervised (AUC ~0.75 vs 0.55, respectively) reflecting the shallowness of the 0-3 classifier vs SSL’s holistic, self-taught AI. The thymic health score ranged from 0 to 100, with the highest number indexed to fully preserved thymic health. The algorithmic work extended to explainability with both Shapely value distribution, meaning the model was holistic not relying on any “magic” pixel, and occlusion sensitivity, demonstrating the model’s performance was not affected by ribs, sternum, lung tissue, but rather focused on the thymic bed directly. Below are a few saliency maps from the occlusion sensitivity that indicate the thymic bed focus, not affected by neighboring structures, using the jet color scale. Now the AI was ready for processing ~25,000 CT scans, each over 30 MB files, from the 2 large participant cohorts to provide a thymic health score, it did so in less than 14 hours, which is less than 2 seconds per scan! Share 2. How is thymus health linked to key clinical outcomes? The two cohorts were the National Lung Screening Trial, NLST (N=25,031) and the Framingham Heart Study, FHS (N=2,581) each with baseline demographics and long term follow up of >12 years for health outcomes. From the NSLT, you can see below that increased age and body-mass index were correlated to reduced thymic health. And, overall, men had reduced thymic health scores compared with women. There are a lot of graphs in the paper for outcomes, for both the NLST and FHS cohorts. To simplify the major outcomes, below is a composite Figure with striking reduction of all-cause mortality and for the different causes of death. The results were consistent between the 2 cohorts. For example, the cardiovascular mortality hazard ratio average was 0.57 in NLST and 0.38 in FHS (weighted to be 0.53 for the aggregate). The reduction of mortality also extended to digestive diseases and pulmonary disease (data not shown below). Lung cancer incidence was reduced by 36% for high vs low thymic health (Figure below, with a panel -incidence and b panel-mortality, adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking status). Notably, there was a smoker’s paradox: lower incidence and improved survival for lung cancer in smokers who had a high thymus health score. Smoking was associated with lower thymic scores whereas alcohol was not. Higher thymic health was linked to higher HDL cholesterol, lower triglycerides, lower fasting blood glucose, and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Inflammation biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, were elevated in the people with lower thymic health scores. In their second paper, the same team looked at the relationship between thymic score and outcomes for 3,476 patients receiving cancer immunotherapy. The non-small cell lung cancer progression-free survival was reduced in patients with low thymic health score. A parallel relationship for survival was seen for other types of cancer including melanoma, breast, and kidney with a 44% lower risk among high thymic scores (Figure). A similar pattern was seen with different immune checkpoint inhibitors. The thymus health score outperformed programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1)and tumor mutation burden (TMB) assay of the tumor and was an independent prognostic marker of progression-free survival. In this dataset, a direct connect with thymus score and adaptive immune function was noted with a correlation before cancer treatment for both T-cell diversity and thymus T-cell production (a metric known as T cell receptor excision circles). Thymus Removal Study There is a highly relevant citation about thymus function before moving onto ways to rejuvenate it. In 2023, a very important study of thymus removal during cardiothoracic surgery was published, with 1146 patients undergoing thymus removal vs 1146 matched controls (mean age 55 years). The adverse outcomes for thymus removal were striking, with a 2.9 higher risk of all-cause mortality and doubling of cancer incidence, 1.5 fold increase in cancer mortality, and 1.5-fold increase in autoimmune diseases. The immune function showed marked compromise after thymus removal, as reflected by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (Figure below) Share Ground Truths 3. Are there ways we can promote a healthy (aka rejuvenate) thymus gland in our later years? In recent months we’ve learned a lot about the process of thymus involution and the pathways by which this may be modulated. Thymus involution is primarily due to loss to thymus epithelial cells (TECs) and there are 2 subtypes with different functions: the cortical, responsible for positive selection of T cells, and the medullary, for negative selection. When adipose tissue infiltrates the thymus, thymic adipocytes are pro-inflammatory, knocking out T-cell output. Likewise, systemic inflammation, or “inflammaging,” from smoking, obesity, and chronic stress promote thymic adipocytes. Now, from preclinical studies, we know about key pathways that account for these processes. Historically, back in 2014, FOXN1 was recognized as a single master transcription factor essential for TEC function, with studies in mice with forced FOXN1 upregulation leading to thymus regeneration. That laid the foundation for potential regrowth of quiescent thymus cells. It took awhile to find pathways to accomplish this goal and to even refute its role as the master regulator. The Liver-Thymus Axis Feng Zhang and his team recently showed that injection of an mRNA vaccine to the liver encoding DLL1, IL-7 and FLT3-L in combination, factors known to support thymopoiesis (Figure), successfully enhanced immune function in aged mice. However, the effect was transient. The FGF21 Story Two reports in 2025 addressed the thymus gland’s production of FGF21, a growth factor (fibroblast growth factor 21) and its control of thymus involution. This growth factor is also produced by the liver, but it doesn’t have impact on the thymus in aged rodent models. In contrast, The liver’s hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been shown to reverse senescent TEC structural changes. Growth hormone stimulates production of insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the liver and the thymus. Two small studies in human participants (TRIIM, for Thymus Regeneration, Immunorestoration, and Insulin Mitigation) of 6 and 50 people, respectively, treated with combined human growth hormone, metformin and DHEA, suggested the potential of slowing epigenetic aging and improving thymus mass and function. But the combination of drugs, small sample, and lack of controls make conclusions murky. Increased thymus FGF21 led to increased CD8 T cells in old mice and extended healthspan and improved physical performance. Building on the previous FOXN1 data, ablation of β-klotho, the obligatory co-receptor for FOXN1, accelerated thymic aging. The benefit to FGF21 was confirmed in a companion paper using an FGF21 knock-in mouse model showing thymus enlargement and increased TECs throughout the lifespan. (schematic Figure below). The accompanying editorial for these 2 papers speculated: “The proposed link between age-associated thymus involution and organismal aging is intriguing, and suggests we might seek to achieve systemic rejuvenation by counteracting thymic involution.” Other Factors Lessons from the Axolotl (Mexican Salamander) In an elegant set of experiments of the axolotl (Figure), known for its complete thymus regeneration after total surgical removal, mediators were identified. Surprisingly FOXN1 was dispensable. But midkine, a growth factor, appeared to be the driver, the initiator of thymus cell growth, survival, and repair. Other components that contributed were Postn+ (periostin-expressing mesenchymal niches) and Ccl19, a chemokine protein from the bloodstream. RANK and RANKL RANK (receptor activator of nuclear factor κB its ligand (RANKL) have been considered key regulators of medullary TECs. In a study of both aged mice and human thymus cell cultures, their key role was confirmed, with multiple benefits of resorting TEC function, recruitment of progenitor cells, and T cell development. Subscribe Summing Up This body of work strongly supports the health of the thymus gland as a critical regulator of human healthspan, not just a correlate or link. The new landmark studies are reinforced by the regenerative biology experimental models that have shown, via an array of mediators, that healthspan of aged mice is at least in part dependent on thymus gland function and its critical role for maintaining adaptive immunity. It sure seems that we’d be better off having an immune reservoir of naive T cells instead of a profile in older adults of exhausted, low quality, memory T cells, with a senescent phenotype. It is striking that we ignored the importance of the thymus gland for many decades. A wake-up call was the results of the thymectomy matched control study reviewed here, with the opposite of high thymic health score improved health outcomes. The convergence of AI and healthspan here is notable. The exceptional and laborious work for developing and validating (no less explaining) the AI to quantify thymus health set the foundation for probing the connect the major health outcomes in two cohorts with extensive follow-up. We’ve never had a way to meaningfully quantify the thymus gland before, so this represents important leverage of supervised, self-supervised, and transformer models. The study wouldn’t have been possible without AI. And it begs the question as to whether there are ways we can maintain our thymus at a high health score. But it’s not so simple to rejuvenate our thymus. There are multiple risks including the induction of autoimmunity, increasing the risk of cancer, and inducing a pro-inflammatory state. For example, factors that increase TEC proliferation could compromise the medulllary negative selection process and leak out auto-reactive (self-attacking) T cells. Thymic cells could be induced to proliferate, but we know, for example, that growth hormone and IGF-1 are associated with an increase risk of cancer. If thymus rejuvenation doesn’t clear out the accumulated senescent cells in older adults, then inflammation within the gland could block the production of TECs. Keeping these risks in mind, we now have identified many ways to keep our thymus healthy as we age that undoubtedly will be tested in clinical trials going forward. Ultimately, the benefit-to-risk tradeoffs will be defined. In the meantime, we have desperately needed an immunome. As I’ve stressed in multiple prior Ground Truths, we have no test in the clinic to assess a patient’s immune status! It was very encouraging for me to get an email from Hugo Aerts, the senior author of the landmark papers in the days after they were published: “I also wanted to say that your Substack on “Why We Need an Immunome” was inspiring for this work. We found it a very compelling perspective and greatly enjoyed reading it.” Just having an assessment of a person’s immune status via a chest CT scan, with millions of these performed per year, might help in guiding the right immunotherapy for cancer (e.g. more intensive, combinations for those with low thymic health scores) and help define people who are increased risk for age-related diseases of cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative. The main theme of Super Agers is that we now have many layers of data (genetics, proteins, biomarkers, organ clocks that can be integrated via multimodal AI) for us to define a person’s specific risk decades before one of these age-related diseases leads to symptoms, enabling prevention. From the new studies this week, we can add thymus health score as yet another way to understand a person’s risk, a window into their adaptive immune system and healthspan. And perhaps someday we will be able to safely rejuvenate the thymus, or maintain its health through one’s life, and use the thymus health score to monitor. NB: I wrote this post (No A.I.) A Quick Poll Loading... ********************************************************************* Thanks to Ground Truths subscribers (now > 200,000) from every US state and 212 countries. Your subscription to these free essays and podcasts makes my work in putting them together worthwhile. Please join! If you found this interesting PLEASE share it! Share Ground Truths Paid subscriptions are voluntary and all proceeds from them go to support Scripps Research. They do allow for posting comments and questions, which I do my best to respond to. Please don’t hesitate to post comments and give me feedback. Let me know topics that you would like to see covered. Leave a comment Many thanks to those who have contributed—they have greatly helped fund our summer internship programs for the past two years. 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Syracuse reportedly targeting former player Gerry McNamara as its next men's basketball coach
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Mar 22 • 1:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Are spring temperature swings hurting your health? Yes, here's how

Weather swings affect your physical health in a variety of ways.

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Mar 22 • 1:42 PM EDT • Health • delawareonline.com
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LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms
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Mar 22 • 1:14 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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NCAA men's bracket live updates, scores: Purdue vs. Miami leads off March Madness Sunday; Duke, Florida, UConn return to court
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Mar 22 • 12:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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US, Iran threaten more energy strikes as gas prices surge. What to know

As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran enters its fourth week, the economic consequences continue to rattle markets.

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Mar 22 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Phillies sign pitcher Cristopher Sánchez to 6-year, $107 million contract extension
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Mar 22 • 11:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Team USA flag football team should consider these 12 NFL stars ... but not Tom Brady

These NFL players should consider making a run at Team USA inclusion in order to earn the first football gold medal in Olympics history.

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Mar 22 • 11:18 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Scientists Uncover Hidden “Second Layer” in Human DNA

A newly identified cellular system monitors subtle variations in genetic coding, hinting at a hidden level of control over how genes are expressed.

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Mar 22 • 11:02 AM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com
Introducing the 2026 Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards finalists - Talk Business & Politics

For several weeks, we have been soliciting the region’s business community for nominations for our first recognition program of the year: the Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards, presented by Arvest...

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Mar 22 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
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The Cincinnati's Favorite Beer 2026 winner is ... (drumroll please)

Our new beer bracket champ had a difficult path to the crown. The final suds match was Vlad (Fretboard) vs. Dunkel (Hofbrauhaus). So, who won!?

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Mar 22 • 10:58 AM EDT • Entertainment • cincinnati.com
If Mike Johnson Goes, Who Runs House GOP?

The possibility of losing the majority in the midterms has put the Republican spotlight back on Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan and Tom Emmer.

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Mar 22 • 10:48 AM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
Science Central: Planetarium opens this week

Wednesday at 10:30 there will be a ribbon cutting unveiling the 1,830-square-foot planetarium features a 21-foot-high, 28-foot-wide dome.

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Mar 22 • 10:37 AM EDT • Science • wane.com
This Fresh Take on Sherlock Holmes Is the Best New Show on TV RN

‘Young Sherlock’ is quickly climbing Prime Video’s Top 10 and with rave reviews and an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score, it might be your next binge.

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Mar 22 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • purewow.com
Maine progressive Senate candidate Graham Platner responds to Gov. Janet Mills’ attack on his online past
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Mar 22 • 9:50 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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School politics class: Biggest Nato allies reject Donald Trump’s Hormuz armada demand

Global governance

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Mar 22 • 9:47 AM EDT • Politics • ft.com
Purdue vs Miami live updates: Prediction, how to watch March Madness Round 2 game

Braden Smith has the NCAA assists record, now he can focus on his main goal: a championship. Miami stands in Purdue's way in Round 2 of March Madness.

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Mar 22 • 9:44 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
NFL Network: What's next for Bills QB Josh Allen? (video)

NFL Network roundtable looks ahead to Josh Allen and the Bills in 2026.

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Mar 22 • 8:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Oscar-Winning Alumnus Returns to Pasadena’s ArtCenter for Entertainment Design Expo

One week after winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, KPop Demon Hunters co-director Chris Appelhans returns today to ArtCenter College of Design, the Pasadena campus where he studied illustration, for the college’s third annual Entertainment Design Expo. The expo, known as ENTX, opens the Hillside Campus to the public for a full day of gallery exhibitions, game playtesting, animation screenings and interactive experiences featuring work from more than 200 ArtCenter students and alumni. General admission is free with advance registration. Two industry panels — including Appelhans’s talk — require $15 tickets. Appelhans, who graduated from ArtCenter with a bachelor of fine arts in 2002, co-directed KPop Demon Hunters with Maggie Kang. The animated film, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released on Netflix, became the streaming platform’s most-watched film in history, according to Netflix, and swept awards season with wins at the Golden Globes, the Annie Awards and the Grammys before taking the Oscar on March 15. His talk and audience Q&A is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. in the Ahmanson Auditorium. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The film’s ArtCenter ties extend beyond its co-director. Art director Angela Sung, cinematographer Gary H. Lee, visual development artist Celine Kim and painter Simon Baek are all ArtCenter graduates who worked on the production, according to the college. The free portions of ENTX include a concept design showcase, a production design gallery, a model gallery, a stop motion studio preview, an alumni gallery and a KPop Demon Hunters fan art gallery. Visitors can also playtest games designed by ArtCenter students. An Animation Shorts Showcase runs from 2 to 3 p.m. and includes “Boy, I’m Scared,” a capstone short by ArtCenter graduate Lindsey Tenaglia that was named a semifinalist for the 2025 Student Academy Awards in the animation category. Also screening

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Mar 22 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • pasadenanow.com
Core operating profit rises 4% as net profit holds steady, with full-year dividend maintained at HK35 cents

March 22, 2026 -- The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (stock code: 0003, hereinafter referred to as “the Group”) has announced its 2025 ...

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Mar 22 • 8:07 AM EDT • Business • markets.businessinsider.com
Scientists twisted a mysterious superconductor and got a shocking result

A decades-old superconducting mystery just took a surprising turn. Strontium ruthenate, a material that conducts electricity with zero resistance at low temperatures, has long puzzled scientists with hints of an exotic, complex superconducting state. But by carefully twisting and distorting ultra-thin crystals, researchers found something unexpected: the material barely reacted at all. This challenges years of assumptions and suggests its behavior may be far simpler—or far stranger—than previously thought.

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Mar 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
UF students celebrate ‘women supporting women’ through new mental health group

According to the Healthy Minds Network’s data interface, a little more than one in three female college students suffered from anxiety in 2025, compared to a little under one in four male students.

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Mar 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • alligator.org
A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers

A new study in Switzerland finds that beaver-built wetlands can trap and store large amounts of carbon, offering a low-cost boost for restoration and climate resilience.

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Mar 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
In Maine’s marquee Senate primary, Janet Mills reaches out to women by raising Graham Platner’s online past

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

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Mar 22 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Screamer review: the '90s arcade racer gets an anime redesign, and I love it

Italians do it better, with a little Japanese inspiration.

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Mar 22 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • creativebloq.com
Electron's Investment Into Good Wayland Support

For years Electron apps were notorious for continuing to depend upon X11/XWayland and not jive well with the modern Wayland experience on modern Linux desktops

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Mar 22 • 6:45 AM EDT • Technology • phoronix.com
Owners of Peoria business are selling it. Here's why

This Manual graduate has been trying to sell his Peoria business for about two years. Now, he has found a prospective buyer.

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Mar 22 • 6:20 AM EDT • Business • pjstar.com
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Dynamax Regice Max Monday: Event Guide

Max Monday features a different Pokémon in power spots for the whole day. Regice Max Monday takes place on March 23rd, 2026. This Max Monday is the fourth March Pokémon, and it is the debut of the legendary Ice Pokémon Dynamax Regice! Dynamax Regice is a Tier 5 Max Battle in Pokémon GO. It will cost […]

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Mar 22 • 6:11 AM EDT • Technology • pokemongohub.net
Former, current NBA players sound off on NBA expansion as vote looms

The NBA is moving closer towards expanding to Las Vegas and Seattle. Here's what players think about the move.

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Mar 22 • 6:03 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Game Preview: Carolina Hurricanes @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/22/2026

Who: Carolina Hurricanes (44-19-6, 94 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (35-18-16, 86 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FDSN South, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Quality opponents await in the next week; the Pens host Colorado on Tuesday, an Avs team […]

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Mar 22 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Why Healthcare Is Doing the Heavy Lifting in This Job Market

An aging population can continue to fuel hiring in healthcare even if the rest of the economy wobbles.

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Mar 22 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • wsj.com
Duke vs Baylor predictions, picks, odds for NCAA Tournament Second Round

Our March Madness experts pick the winner for No. 3 Duke vs No. 6 Baylor in the 2026 women's NCAA Tournament on March 22

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Mar 22 • 5:08 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Where to watch Oklahoma vs. Michigan State in March Madness Second Round: Time, TV Channel

The No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners face the 5 Michigan State Spartans in the Second Round of the women's NCAA Tournament. Here's how to see all the action.

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Mar 22 • 5:06 AM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
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Does the Crimson Desert AI art controversy matter?

Gamers debate as more AI accusations emerge.

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Mar 22 • 5:00 AM EDT • Technology • creativebloq.com
David Suzuki at 90: A life in science, and a warning still unheard

With ninety laps around the sun, David Suzuki reflects on a lifetime of science advocacy and environmental work. Despite decades of effort, he warns that humanity may have already crossed a tipping point on climate change.

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Mar 22 • 4:00 AM EDT • Science • cbc.ca
The Antidote to Our Growing Crises Must Transcend Politics

Each day, the challenges in our nation pile up. In just recent weeks, there has been the ongoing war in Iran and the Middle East, and ongoing debates about the growing negative impact of the Internet, looming AI challenges, and the Epstein files. The anticipation of divisive, even ugly, midterm elec...

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Mar 22 • 1:40 AM EDT • Politics • thefulcrum.us
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NCAA tournament takeaways, Day 3: Big Ten reigns supreme, 'Cinderella' Texas and an extra edge for Houston
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Mar 22 • 12:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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New to AI? This 'Master Key' prompt is the only one you need to start

This simple prompt teaches you how to use AI the right way — even if you’re starting from scratch

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Mar 22 • 12:15 AM EDT • Technology • tomsguide.com
Nebraska survives near-miracle heave at buzzer to advance past Vanderbilt in thriller, keep dream season alive

Nebraska and Vanderbilt put on a show in one of the best games of the NCAA tournament.

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Mar 21 • 11:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 22 #545

Here's today's Connections: Sports Edition answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections: Sports Edition, every day.

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Mar 21 • 11:13 PM EDT • Sports • cnet.com
Japanese investment in Indian finance hits record as business ties tighten

Tokyo drawn to vast market where Chinese competition is limited by geopolitical tensions

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Mar 21 • 10:30 PM EDT • Business • ft.com
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No. 11 Texas becomes 6th First Four team to make NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 with upset win over No. 3 Gonzaga
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Mar 21 • 9:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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