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BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 📉 US markets fell across the board (S&P: -0.8%; Dow: -1.1%; Nasdaq: -0.2%); five of the 11 S&P 500 sectors are in correction territory. | 📝 February's inflation report is due today.
• 🏎️ McLaren is moving to add luxury SUVs and sedans to its model lineup.
• 🏗️ President Trump said yesterday he plans to double tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada to 50%, then reversed course hours later; the switch came after a Canadian official also backed off his own plans for a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the US.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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• 💰 Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, had the highest-grossing one-week preview performance in Broadway history ($2.8+ million); the show runs from late March to early June.
• 🏌️ Tiger Woods is all but certain to miss this year’s Masters after undergoing surgery yesterday for a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered while training at home.
• 📺 John Mulaney's new Netflix show, Everybody’s Live, debuts tonight. | 🌊 Disney didn’t steal the idea for Moana from an animation screenwriter, per a jury ruling resolving a $100 million copyright lawsuit.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🤫🛬 The US military's X-37B, a top-secret space plane, returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit.
• 🌿 Stanford and WashU researchers developed a compound that mimics a natural molecule found in marijuana to deliver the same pain-blocking effects as the drug, without side effects.
• 🪐🌕 Saturn has gained 128 new moons to bring its total to 274, according to recent astronomer observations. | 🌒 A rare total lunar eclipse – the first since 2022 – will be visible in the sky tomorrow night; find out how and when to watch.

MISCELLANEOUS

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• 🚫🚰 Utah is poised to become the first US state to ban fluoride in drinking water.
• 🏛️🎓 The Education Department is firing over one-third of its workforce (1,315 staffers); another 600+ workers have agreed to resign or retire in recent weeks; a department official said the reductions won’t affect operations regarding student aid or other areas. | 🏛️💰 The House, in a mostly party-line vote, approved a bill to fund the federal government for six months and avoid an impending shutdown; the bill now heads to the Senate.
• 🇵🇭 Ex-Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged crimes against humanity that occurred during his war on drugs. | 🇸🇾 Syria’s transitional government, which overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime last year, signed a landmark deal to integrate territory controlled by a US-backed Kurdish-led militia.

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