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Jar Jar Binks ran in the French elections in Paris and won the qualifying vote.

"Iran war has US farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer"
story out of Bismarck, #NorthDakota
https://apnews.com/article/iran-wa…

Iran war leaves US farmers worried about essential fertilizer
Farmers are bracing for effects of the Iran war on fertilizer prices and availability as the spring planting season nears. Farmers have complained about costly fertilizer for years, but prices have soared even higher since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. The war prompted Iran to largely block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas. Besides increasing the price of fuel, which is key in the production of fertilizer, the shipp…

A federal judge orders Voice of America employees reinstated by March 23, putting hundreds of people who have been on administrative leave back to work (David Bauder/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/voice-of-america-kari-lake-trump-cd6…

Judge orders restoration of Voice of America
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have been on administrative leave for a year back to work. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth's order came a week after he ruled that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's choice to effectively lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have the authority to effectively dismantle the congressionally authorized Voice of America. Followin…

But not in Greater Manchester.
The 15-Minute City | WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
https://prizeforcities.org/project/15-minute-city

The 15-Minute City
The climate emergency, spiraling inequality and COVID-19 pandemic all challenged cities. In Paris, the pandemic struck just as local government made ambitious commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050, while promising to increase residents’ well-being, employment opportunities and the equitable distribution of benefits across the city.

Texas doctors sanctioned after pregnant women deaths #Texas

Texas Medical Board sanctions three doctors for delayed care in the deaths of two pregnant women
After Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages, the board ruled that the doctors’ substandard care led to the deaths and ordered them to complete extra training.

Netflix execs refute a rumor that creatives making movies or shows are told to repeat plot points in dialogue often because viewers are distracted by phones (Michael Schneider/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-execs-not-asking-re…

Netflix Execs Say They're Not Really Asking Creatives to Repeat Plots
At a press conference on Wednesday, Netflix execs stressed that they're not really asking creatives to repeat TV and film plots.

"A porous liquid is a liquid solvent combined with a porous solid material — a combination that essentially creates a liquid full of tiny cavities. Those cavities create empty space inside the liquid, allowing it to absorb and store gas molecules."
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

Pore choices: A new twist on gas capture
Food scraps, manure and sewage are natural byproducts of the U.S. agricultural industry. They are also rich in biogas, a mixture that contains methane and other valuable chemicals. A team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing chemistry that could help capture methane from biogas and separate it from other gases so it can be put to good use.

Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign in Tennessee after redraw of his Memphis district (Stephen Groves/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/steve-cohen-e1512c0a65ba6de5d0ec0c15e3831a95
http://www.memeorandum.com/260515/p54#a260515p54

Powell:
"The thing I really want to emphasize is that nobody knows. You know, the economic effects could be bigger, they could be smaller, they could be much smaller or much bigger. We just don't know."
— Fed Chair J Powell, on the war in Iran, speaking at press conference on Wed. (source: Yahoo finance)

The UK government unveils the Local News Fund, which will distribute up to £12M to local outlets over two years to support innovation and help fill news deserts (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/

New UK state funding of up to £12m for local media
The Government will pay up to £12m funding to local media outlets over the next two years to support innovation and help fill "news deserts".