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Breaking Stories (US)

• Sirens sound in central Israel after Iran missile attack

  Munition strikes residential area, sparking a fire and damaging several cars, but causing no injuries; earlier, sirens activated in Be'er Sheva and surrounding areas in the south after Iran missile fire

  ynetnews
• Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois

  Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois, NBC News projects, vaulting ahead of two members of Congress with a boost from Gov.

  NBC News
• US drops 5K-pound bunker busters on missile sites near Strait of Hormuz

  The US military on Tuesday dropped 5,000-pound "deep penetrator" munitions on underground Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to authorities

  New York Post
• Cesar Chavez allegations lead UFW to opt out of his March 31 events

  The nation's largest labor group that represents thousands of farmworkers said on Tuesday it will not take part in any Cesar Chavez Day activities after allegations against the civil rights activist and union co-founder recently surfaced.

  KCRA
• Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to face Republican Darren Bailey as he seeks a third term

  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was always on a glide path to his third Democratic nomination for governor ever since he announced he would seek re-election.

  NBC News
• United Farm Workers union cancels Cesar Chavez celebrations over what it calls serious allegations

  United Farm Workers is not participating in annual celebratory events this month of its co-founder Cesar Chavez over what it calls serious allegations the union did not specify

  CNN
• Bengals Steal Dynamic Weapon in New NFL Mock Trade After Broncos’ Jaylen Waddle Move

  The Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos could come together on a deal that shockingly ends with a new weapon for Joe Burrow

  Sports Illustrated
• Illinois Primary Election Live Updates: Polls Close, Vote Counting Underway

  Donna Miller won a Democratic House primary, blocking former Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr.’s attempted comeback. The primary to succeed Senator Richard J. Durbin features Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and two House members, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly.

  The New York Times
• Who is Joe Kent, and why did he resign as Trump’s counterterrorism chief?

  Kent is the highest-level official to leave Trump administration over the US president’s decision to wage war on Iran.

  Al Jazeera
• Trump admin sued for ending 'Democrat projects,' subway expansion aid

  The Second Avenue Subway expansion has been planned for a century. Federal officials abruptly withheld funds on what Trump called "Democrat projects."

  USA Today