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- Abbott celebrates Texas border win: Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that Operation Lone Star, his anti-migration campaign, is working as U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed a significant drop in illegal border crossings into the Lone Star State. Here are the specifics of the decline.
- Diddy's attorney condemns raids: Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorney Aaron Dyer denounced federal authorities' raids on his home as an "unprecedented ambush." Here's his statement to Newsweek.
- Refugee housing aid program: A housing program in Michigan is offering eligible refugees $500 per month, or $6,000 over a 12-month period, as a means of streamlining social integration. See who's eligible.
- US spy flights soar: A Chinese think tank said in a report that American military spy planes conducted some 1,000 sorties over the South China Sea last year. Dive deeper into the report.
- In the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian forces are no longer using the Crimean bridge, a key supply route, to replenish Moscow's stocks of weapons and ammunition in the annexed peninsula and southern Ukraine, according to Kyiv.
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TL/DR: "At this point, we do not believe we are going to find any of these individuals still alive," Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said at a news conference late on Tuesday.
Officials have decided to suspend search-and-rescue operations for the missing six construction workers after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed early Tuesday morning.
Why it matters: The Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a freighter ship departing from Baltimore's Inner Harbor lost power and plowed into the span. Eight construction workers were patching potholes on the bridge at the time of the collapse. Two of the workers have been found. The Baltimore Banner reported that the workers were from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico and they lived in Dundalk and Highlandtown. According to Jesus Campos, an employee of Brawner Builders who talked to the newspaper, the men were in their 30s and 40s and had spouses and children. CASA for All, a grassroots advocacy group supporting immigrant families in the U.S., wrote in a press release that one of its members, Miguel Luna, was among the dead.
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What happens now? The bodies of the six workers have not yet been recovered. Attempts to find them will resume today, Colonel Roland Butler of the Maryland State Police said. Meanwhile, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has said there is no bridge reconstruction timeline. President Joe Biden said he intends to have the federal government "pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge. The Port of Baltimore added in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that traffic in and out of the port is "suspended until further notice."
TL/DR: "I applaud any gag order that is put in place that is designed to shut Donald Trump up, specifically to stop him from endangering everybody who is involved in the endeavor of trying to hold Donald Trump accountable for his crimes," Glenn Kirschner said.
The latest gag order imposed on Donald Trump was applauded by legal analyst Glenn Kirschner, who said he hopes it curtails the former president's "endlessly dangerous, violence-inspiring rhetoric."
Why it matters: New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, presiding over Trump's hush-money case involving Stormy Daniels, imposed a gag order on the former president, limiting what he can say publicly about individuals related to the trial involving financial transactions from Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. It's one of several gag orders that have been issued to Trump amid his sea of legal challenges, and the former president's campaign said the restrictions violate his First Amendment rights. Tuesday's gag order came hours after Trump attacked Merchan and his daughter in a post on Truth Social, calling the judge a "certified Trump Hater.
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What happens now? The hush money case is scheduled to head to trial on April 15.
TL/DR: After mounting backlash, NBC News cut ties with the former Republican National Committee chairwoman.
NBC News has dropped Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel after fierce backlash from several prominent on-air personalities. NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde cited what he said were "the legitimate concerns" of network employees and apologized for a "difficult" few days since the announcement.
Why it matters: McDaniel was hired on Friday to provide political analysis on MSNBC and NBC as the November presidential election approaches. She left her position at the RNC earlier this month following a request for new leadership from former President Donald Trump. Before making her debut on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, the network faced calls for a boycott over the hiring. Many critics voiced outrage over McDaniel's boosting of Trump's unproven claims of a "stolen" 2020 election, a position she appeared to reverse during the interview by conceding that President Joe Biden won "fair and square."
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What happens now? McDaniel's next move is unclear. At the time of publication, she had not publicly weighed in on NBC's decision and could not be reached for comment. In addition to being fired by NBC on Tuesday, McDaniel was also reportedly dropped by the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which brokered her deal with the network shortly after leaving the RNC, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
TL/DR: Russia is making incremental gains near Bakhmut as its forces maintain momentum in the Donetsk oblast.
Russian forces are maintaining momentum in Ukraine's Donetsk region, making marginal gains near Bakhmut, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Check out the maps showing the latest state of play on the front line.
Why it matters: A Russian military blogger claimed Russia's 11th Separate Guards Air Assault (VDV) Brigade had completely seized Ivanivske, although the ISW has not seen any evidence. On Monday, Russian forces attacked border areas and settlements of Sumy oblast causing at least 181 explosions with no casualties reported. Russia has stepped up its attacks on the region in recent weeks, with the town of Velyka Pysarivka positioned on the border being a main target.
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What happens now? Ukraine awaits further Western military assistance, with a U.S. package held up in U.S. Congress. However, France said it would supply Kyiv with 78 Caesar howitzers and has boosted its production of artillery rounds. According to French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu, Paris will also deliver 80,000 155 mm artillery shells to Ukraine in 2024, a considerable increase from 30,000 rounds last year.
TL/DR: "Any extent or degree of these concerns and risks to national security making their presence in Guam is unwelcome and considered serious," Guam Customs and Quarantine (CQA) spokeswoman Alana Chargualaf-Afaisen told Newsweek.
Chinese nationals who come into Guam from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and circumvent or manipulate the process for legal entry "continues to be of concern," a Guam customs official told Newsweek. Here's what they said.
Why it matters: Critics say that the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, which allows Chinese individuals to seek asylum or work illegally, has made the U.S. more vulnerable to nefarious Chinese Communist Party-led activities. 118 unlawful or attempted unlawful entries by Chinese citizens have been reported since 2022. The most cases occurred that year, with 85, followed by 27 in 2023 and six in 2024 through January.
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What happens now? To detect and identify threats from unlawful arrivals, the Guam Customs and Quarantine (CQA) works with various agencies. Other concerns have risen over Chinese nationals in Guam and their intent, given that the small Pacific island some 6,000 miles from California is firmly in the crosshairs of a potential U.S.-China military conflict.
I'm a Teacher—We Are Subconsciously Training Kids for an AI Takeover
There is a crisis of caring, and I'm at war with the apathy of my students.
Generation indifference. It's not me, though that was my first guess. Vape, head down, repeat. They hate me, but they don't.
I asked around, and it happens to any given teacher at any given time. Good teachers, teachers who are beloved, and deserve to be. I asked the kids what each of their teachers do to address the 'Sleepy Magoo Syndrome'—named it myself—dropping books, blasting horns, making phone calls, and my personal favorite,sniping cell phones.
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