TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
California Governor’s Debate Canceled Because Candidates Were Too White
The University of Southern California cancelled a planned California primary gubernatorial debate because all of the candidates invited were white, multiple media outlets reported.
Oklahoma Advances Bill To Turn Dead Humans Into Actual Fertilizer
The Oklahoma State House on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill that would make it legal to use the decomposed and ground-up remains of human corpses as soil fertilizer in the state.
Global Impact
Nicolás Maduro and his wife back in federal court for first time since arraignment
Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are scheduled to appear in a Manhattan federal courtroom Thursday, where their lawyers are expected to argue that their drug trafficking indictment should be thrown out because the U.S. government is blocking their ability to pay for their defense.
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Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety
Brussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns that the social messaging app is exposing children to grooming, sexual exploitation and other criminality.
Economic Pulse
Stocks rally, oil prices fall amid talk of Iran ceasefire
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and global oil prices fell in yet another volatile trading session as traders and investors were buffeted by constant headlines about the war in Iran.
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Worker productivity is on the rise. How much is because of AI is hard to say.
Economist Robert Solow famously said of productivity gains that resulted from the PC boom of the 1980s that you could see the benefits everywhere except in the data.
Quick Takes
Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety
Everything to Know About HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show: From Casting to J.K. Rowling’s Involvement
Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy
Lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church
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