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California education department sues Oakland schools, alleging failure to curb antisemitism

State officials say Oakland Unified ignored orders to protect Jewish students after findings of antisemitism, setting a test for new K-12 law. ...Read more

#california, #education, #antisemitism, #oakland, #civilrights

California Town Ties Nation’s Hottest March Temperature as Early Heat Wave Shatters Records

North Shore hit 108°F on March 18, tying the U.S. record for hottest March day as an early heat dome pushes extreme temperatures across the West. ...Read more

#heatwave, #california, #southwest, #climatechange, #saltonsea

U.S. payrolls fall by 92,000 as unemployment ticks up, signaling a turning point for the labor market

Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February and unemployment rose to 4.4%, a sharp downside surprise clouding the Fed outlook and politics. ...Read more

#jobsreport, #unemployment, #federalreserve, #wages, #oilprices

CMS to Enforce New Hospital Price Transparency Data—Including What Insurers Actually Pay—Starting April 1

CMS begins April 1 enforcement of new hospital price rules requiring allowed-amount percentiles and executive attestations, with fines up to millions. ...Read more

#healthcare, #cms, #hospitalpricing, #transparency, #medicare

Senior plc Draws Three-Way U.S. Private-Equity Bidding War as Takeover Deadlines Loom

Tinicum-Blackstone joins Advent and Arcline in pursuing aerospace supplier Senior plc, with U.K. takeover deadlines set for late March and April. ...Read more

#privateequity, #aerospace, #takeover, #uk, #seniorplc

EU Offers to Fund Druzhba Pipeline Repairs in Ukraine to Break Hungary’s Veto on Kyiv Aid

Brussels is offering money and engineers to fix Ukraine’s damaged Druzhba link—seeking to restart oil flows to Hungary and unlock a €90bn aid loan. ...Read more

#europeanunion, #ukraine, #hungary, #russia, #sanctions

Six AI-Generated Scoops Fell Apart Under Scrutiny, a Warning for Newsrooms

An AI tool pitched six plausible international stories—laws, deals and a summit. Editors found none could be verified, underscoring AI’s limits in journalism. ...Read more

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation

Oven-Hot Exoplanet Near ‘Radius Valley’ Shows How Stars Strip Worlds Bare

TOI-5734 b is a dense, Neptune-size world losing its atmosphere under fierce radiation—an ideal test case for models of planetary erosion. ...Read more

#exoplanets, #astronomy, #tess, #jwst, #planetaryscience

Nepal’s Anti-Establishment Wave Sweeps ‘Balen’ Shah to Historic Victory, Nears Two-Thirds Majority

Former rapper and Kathmandu mayor Balendra “Balen” Shah leads a landslide as Rastriya Swatantra Party wins 182 seats, ending decades of coalition rule. ...Read more

#nepal, #election, #balenshah, #rastriyaswatantraparty, #kathmandu

Salesforce Borrows $25 Billion to Fund Massive Accelerated Buyback, Shifting Its Balance Sheet

Salesforce sold $25B in bonds to finance a huge accelerated share repurchase, boosting leverage, drawing a downgrade and reigniting buyback debate. ...Read more

#salesforce, #buybacks, #corporatebonds, #creditratings, #ai

SpaceX’s Starlink Surpasses 10,000 Active Satellites, Reshaping Low Earth Orbit

Two March 17 Falcon 9 launches pushed Starlink past 10,000 working satellites—about three-quarters of active spacecraft—spurring debates over safety and science. ...Read more

#spacex, #starlink, #satellites, #spacepolicy, #astronomy

MLB’s Spring Breakout returns March 19, with a prospect tournament planned for 2027

MLB’s 16-game Spring Breakout prospect showcase runs March 19–22 with top names streaming free, as the league readies a 2027 tournament. ...Read more

#mlb, #springtraining, #prospects, #streaming

FTC Deal Forces Express Scripts to Delink Fees From Drug List Prices in Insulin Pricing Crackdown

A 10-year FTC consent order targets Express Scripts’ insulin rebates, requires net-price cost sharing and bans spread pricing in a new plan option. ...Read more

#insulin, #drugprices, #pbm, #ftc, #expressscripts

PAHO: H5N1 Spreads Widely in Animals Across the Americas, but Human Cases Remain Rare

PAHO reports H5N1 entrenched in birds and mammals across the Americas, yet only 75 human cases. Experts warn infections in workers may go unseen. ...Read more

#h5n1, #avianinfluenza, #publichealth, #dairy, #surveillance

Federal investigators: Forgotten work lights and failed inerting led to Dow Plaquemine blasts

A CSB report says preventable maintenance lapses and flawed relief design triggered 2023 ethylene oxide explosions near Baton Rouge. ...Read more

#chemical, #safety, #louisiana, #dow, #ethyleneoxide