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Mar 14 2026POLITICS

Senator Faces Lawsuit Over Relationship With Bodyguard

Kyrsten Sinema, who served Arizona in the U. S. House and Senate, is now entangled in a legal fight that began when she started dating one of her own security guards. The lawsuit was filed by the guard’s former wife, who says the romance broke their marriage apart. She wants money for what she clai

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Mar 14 2026BUSINESS

Bezos Calls on Post Editor to Stay, Shifts the Game

In late November, a phone call from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reached Matt Murray, the executive editor of The Washington Post. Bezos asked him not to quit, even though he knew Murray was planning to leave because of looming layoffs. Murray had heard about massive cuts that would trim the newsroom

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Mar 14 2026SPORTS

NCAA Bracket Predictions Get Clearer as Conference Finals Wrap Up

The NCAA tournament bubble is tightening after the latest conference championships. Teams still fighting for a spot are making headlines, and analysts are sharpening their guesses of who will finish in the final 68. College basketball uses the NET ranking system to assess every team’s performance.

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Mar 14 2026POLITICS

Why the Hormuz Strait Still Holds the World’s Oil in Its Grip

The war in the Middle East made oil prices jump past $100 a barrel for the first time in almost four years. That sharp rise showed how much the world depends on one narrow waterway. The Strait of Hormuz is the only route out of the Persian Gulf that lets huge amounts of oil and gas reach global mark

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Mar 14 2026CRIME

Berlin Mall Surprise: A Wild Boar Strolls In

The day started like any other in a Berlin mall, but suddenly a wild boar appeared inside the home décor shop. At about nine in the morning, the animal slipped through sliding glass doors and began rummaging around. Staff quickly left the store to stay safe. Police arrived soon after. Officers

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Mar 14 2026POLITICS

Reno Blog Battle: Meme, Money, and a Protection Order

Michael Leonard, a local blogger, is fighting back against Reno mayoral candidate Eddie Lorton after a temporary protection order (TPO) was issued against him. Leonard argues that the order is unwarranted and that his actions do not meet Nevada’s legal definition of harassment or stalking. He says t

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Mar 14 2026POLITICS

Airport Traffic Stopped After Strange Smell

A sharp chemical odor hit a Virginia air‑traffic control center, forcing the FAA to shut down three major airports in the Washington area. The incident began when controllers at Potomac Consolidated Terminal RADAR Approach Control could no longer work because the air smelled strongly of chemicals. T

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Mar 14 2026EDUCATION

SAT Rules Change: What Students and Colleges Are Saying

A student from Greater Latrobe, Autumn Blozowich, took the SAT three times but chose not to send any scores when she applied to Pitt, Kent State and Penn State. She felt the essays better showed who she was than the numbers on a test, and the plan worked—she got in to all three schools. In Wester

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Mar 14 2026POLITICS

Judge’s Call for Leniency Sparks Debate Over Judicial Ethics

The chief judge of New York’s highest court has sparked controversy by publicly urging voters to reject judges who impose strict sentences. In a speech delivered at CUNY Law School, he criticized the current system for sending serious offenders to long prison terms and called for a “Second Look Act”

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Mar 14 2026CRYPTO

Crypto’s New Morning: Bitcoin and Ethereum Find Fresh Momentum

Bitcoin has entered a steady rise inside a solid medium‑term bullish trend. The price has cleared key moving averages that were watched closely for months. Ethereum is also climbing, following a sharp bounce that began at the end of February after a double‑bottom pattern. Both coins had suffer

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