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Breaking Stories (US)

• India Says 28 Oil and Gas Ships Are Stranded Near the Strait of Hormuz

  India says 28 ships carrying crude oil, LPG, and LNG supplies are stranded near the Strait of Hormuz.

  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
• In a town close to the farmworker movement, some struggle to process Chavez allegations

  March 31 is Cesar Chavez's birthday, and a longtime holiday. In the wake of sexual assault allegations against him, residents in the farming town of Delano are conflicted about how to remember him.

  NPR
• A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion

  As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.

  The New York Times
• Putin’s Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World

  With new outages and blockages, President Vladimir V. Putin is taking his boldest steps yet to control Russians’ communications.

  The New York Times
• Euro zone inflation smashes through ECB target to 2.5%

  The increase largely reflects a sharp jump in energy prices since the U.S. and Israel launched their military operation against Iran.

  CNBC
• ‘The Book of Mormon’ Is Sorry if You Have Been Offended for 15 Years

  The taboo-busting, gasp-inducing Broadway musical comedy has been a hit with audiences and critics. But could it be produced today?

  The New York Times
• How Immigration Policies Like Birthright Citizenship Shaped the Supreme Court Justices’ Histories

  As the justices prepare to hear a landmark case about birthright citizenship, their family stories are a reminder that the law has shaped who can be an American.

  The New York Times
• How Trump's EEOC is attacking DEI and emphasizing white people

  Andrea Lucas, the Trump-appointed chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has set a new agenda for an agency that long prioritized vulnerable and underserved workers.

  NPR
• Babies are an afterthought in the birthright citizenship case, advocates say

  An end to birthright citizenship would mean a new layer of bureaucracy for all babies born in the U.S. and could cause delays for health insurance and other benefits.

  NPR
• First Canadian Astronaut Will Travel to the Moon Amid Fraying U.S.-Canada Relations

  Canada will send its first astronaut to the moon on a joint mission with the United States, but back on Earth, the relationship between the two countries is fraying.

  The New York Times