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Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials to verify the citizenship of voters, just as similar legislation being pushed by President Donald Trump has stalled in Congress. Washington Times
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The blue-collar jobs to build AI infrastructure are moving outside of California LA Times
Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. FOX News
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President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Liberal media stupidity.
Fars, a semiofficial news agency, said eight people had been killed in the attack and dozens wounded. New York Times
The conventions for naming storms are complicated by a mishmash of rules, national quirks and language barriers. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Political correctness is the main issue.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army's top uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday, as the United States wages a war against Iran. Washington Times
Stocks overcame early losses to finish with slim gains and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war. Oil prices remained elevated, however, having soared after a national address late Wednesday from President Donald Trump, where he vowed the U.S. will continue to attack Iran and failed to offer a clear timetable for ending the conflict in the Middle East. A barrel of U.S. crude oil rose to $111.54. Tesla shares fell more than 5% after its deliveries for the first quarter fell short of estimates. Stock markets will be closed for Good Friday. Washington Times
Sen. John Cornyn is trying to convince Texas Republicans that Attorney General Ken Paxton is too big a gamble for the GOP in November, but he's making that case without the 800-pound gorilla who could settle the argument instantly: President Donald Trump. Washington Times
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The Iran war is making life more difficult for small business owners across the country, who are grappling with shipping complications, higher costs and consumers tightening their grip on their wallets. Washington Times
President Trump is seriously considering replacing Pam Bondi as attorney general, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. CBS
VOA VIEW: Bondi may be gone.
President Trump said he would sign an order to pay all DHS employees as a plan to reopen most of DHS and pursue additional funding moves forward in Congress. CBS
VOA VIEW: The fight is not over.
Stocks are sliding after investors were left unsettled by President Trump's Wednesday night speech. CBS
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With gasoline topping $4 a gallon, it now costs almost $145 to fill up a Ford F-150 pickup truck, a new analysis finds. CBS
VOA VIEW: It may be a little higher before prices go down.
They were the first in a series of arrests planned Thursday, federal officials told CBS News. CBS
Two gay Iranian men seeking asylum in the U.S. could face execution if they're deported to Iran, a move the Trump administration has not ruled out. CBS
VOA VIEW: It may be a problem.
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NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back. CBS
President Trump said in a speech that the U.S. will complete its military mission in Iran "very shortly," and that U.S. forces have achieved "overwhelming victories." CBS
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
President Trump sought to assure Americans that the conflict with Iran would be brief compared to other wars in U.S. history and insisted that gas prices would go down quickly. Nancy Cordes reports. CBS
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to invalidating President Trump's executive order that would end birthright citizenship. CBS
The FDA approved a new GLP-1 drug from Eli Lilly. Dr. Jon LaPook breaks it down. CBS
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The Strait of Hormuz, the vital artery for global oil transit, has been effectively closed since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran started in late February. CNBC
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Trump in recent days has been talking to Republicans about removing Bondi from her position. CNBC
The Trump administration is preparing to impose new tariffs on drugmakers that have not struck deals with the president to lower their U.S. drug prices. CNBC
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Oil surged as Trump in his address to the nation on Iran war said that he expected the conflict to last another two to three weeks. CNBC
ICE arrests MS-13 gangster known as 'the witch,' who is wanted in El Salvador for murder, after he was allegedly caught and released in California in 2023. FOX News
A shipment of Russian crude delivered to Cuba is expected to sustain the island's electricity system and key economic activities for about 10 days. UPI
The Senate sent its bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security back to the House Thursday morning after the president endorsed the bill. UPI
North Korea on Thursday condemned a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution criticizing its human rights record, calling the measure a "grave political provocation" and a "fraud document" driven by hostile forces. UPI
Democrats late Wednesday lambasted President Donald Trump's Iran war address to the nation for shifting timelines and lacking an end plan, while Republicans broadly praised the GOP leader for taking action against a U.S. UPI
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Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its riding-hailing platform.
The new feature is being rolled out nationwide despite an ongoing class action lawsuit against the policy in California, filed by Uber drivers who argue that it is discriminatory against men. Rival ride-hailing company Lyft is also facing a discrimination lawsuit over a similar offering that it introduced nationwide in 2024. It will create safety for both passengers and drivers.
The feature, announced in a blog post, allows women to request a female driver through an option on the app called “Women Drivers.” Passengers can opt for another ride if the wait for a woman is too long, and they can also reserve a trip with a woman driver in advance. A third option allows female users to set a preference for a woman driver in their app settings, which would increase the chances of being matched with a female driver, though it would not guarantee it. Uber is also allowing its teen account users to request women drivers.
Uber’s women drivers can set the app’s preferences to request trips with female riders, and they can turn off that preference at anytime. Uber, based in San Francisco, says about one-fifth of its drivers in the U.S. are women, thought the ratio varies by city.
Two California Uber drivers filed a class-action lawsuit against Uber in November, arguing that its Women Preferences feature violates California’s Unruh Act, which prohibits sex discrimination by business enterprises. The lawsuit charges that the feature gives its minority female drivers access to the entire pool of passengers, while leaving its majority male drivers to compete for a smaller pool of passengers. The lawsuit also argues that Uber’s policy “reinforces the gender stereotype that men are more dangerous than women.”
Uber filed a motion to compel arbitration in the case, citing an agreement the plaintiffs signed when joining the app as drivers. In the motion, Uber disputed that its new feature violates the Unruh Act, saying it “serves a strong and recognized public policy interest in enhancing safety.”
