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NBA Under Fire for Anti-Christian Bias
The Chicago Bulls waived guard Jordan Ivey after Ivey criticized the team celebrating LGBTQ Pride Night as offensive to his Christian beliefs. See Details
Tump Ousts Bondi
President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi lasted a little over a year in the position and drew criticism for her handling of the Epstein files and prosecutions of Democrats who pursued law fareagainst President Trump. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as Acting Attorney General until Trump names a permanent replacement. Read More
President Trump is reportedly considering firing Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. President Trump is believed to be upset with Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files. Find out More
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) claimed Vice President J.D. Vance told a “ridiculous lie” when Vance alleged that she committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother. Find out More
Politics
A new poll shows 41 percent of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement believes the Trump administration hasn’t done enough to address their concerns about vaccines and processed foods. MAHA proved to be a critical piece of President Trump’s coalition after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed his campaign. Source
President Trump signed an executive order limiting the United States Postal Service to sending mail-in ballots only to a confirmed list of U.S. citizens. Source
The House and Senate agreed to a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end a partial government shutdown. Republicans will fund ICE and Border Patrol in a separate reconciliation bill on a party-line vote. See Details
President Trump’s provision eliminating taxes on overtime pay proves popular with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Read More
Polls show Democrats with openings in Ohio’s Gubernatorial and Senate elections. President Trump flipping Ohio froma a swing state to a red state served as the centerpiece of the political realingment he ushered in. Source
President Trump is considering further shake-ups in his cabinet. One of the big moves under consideration is removing FBI Director Kash Patel. See Details
U.S. News
NASA shared the first image of Earth from Artemis II’s Orion capsule. Source
A young boy went viral for his response to CNN for why he was on hand to watch the launch of the Artemis II mission to the moon. Find out More
Chick-fil-A restaurants are offering customers a free ice cream cone if they put their phone away while eating. See Details
A Tennessee grandmother spent five months in prison after AI facial recognition software mistakenly connected her to a series of crimes, even though she never visited the state. Link
Utah law enforcement says DNA evidence connects notorious serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime. Find out More
Business
Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid warned the Federal Reserve may have to hike interest rates to address spiking inflation rates resulting from the Iran War. Find out More
Oracle will lay off as many as 30,000 employees as it ramps up spending on AI and fears of AI-caused economic disruption grow. Source
Walmart shoppers are furious over the retail giant’s rules that limit self-checkout to 12 items. See Details
Economists warn that the spike in oil prices caused by the Iran War is increasing the odds that the U.S. economy will fall into a recession. See Details
A survey of 4,375 adults showed Americans believe $1.46 mllion is the magic number they need to hit in terms of savings to be able to retire comfortably. Read More
World News
Iran struck a desalination plant in Kuwait. 90 percent of the country’s drinking water comes from desalination. See Details
The White House continues to express optimism that it can strike a diplomatic deal to end the war with Iran. The war, now in its fifth week, disrupted the global economy after Iran shut down oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. See Details
Pope Leo used the Palm Sunday mass to state that God wouldn’t answer the prayers of world leaders who wage war. See Details
A South African composer sued Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi for $27 million after Jonasi made a joke about the song ‘The Circle of Life,’ the opening number to the 1994 hit film ‘The Lion King.’ Source
Leaders from Gulf States, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait are pushing President Trump to launch a ground invasion of Iran. See Details
Israeli police blocked Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem. The move provoked condemnation from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and an apology from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. See Details
Entertainment
Actor Andrew Garfield defended the “Harry Potter” film series after some fans turned on creator J.K. Rowling over her opposition to transgnederism. Read More
60-year-old former Super Model and ‘Austin Powers’ star Elizabeth Hurley shared beauty tips and wowed fans with pictures of herself in a red bikini in photos posted to her Instagram account. Read More
Taylor Swift released the music video for her ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ song. The video is the third released from her 2025 ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Album. Source
The first reactions are in for the Super Mario Galaxy movie. The film is a sequel to the 2023 hit film. Source
Sports
UConn advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament after stunning the overall number one seed Duke on a miracle last-second three-point shot. Read More
The NFL announced Las Vegas will host the 2029 Super Bowl, the second time in five years that Vegas will host the Big Game. Find out More
Off the Wall
Doctors told a woman who had sex with identical twins four days apart that it is impossible to determine who is the father of her baby. See Details
