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Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets
Mohammed Bin Salman · Riyadh

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets

61% Center coverage: 108 sources
Saudi Arabia freed an American citizen, a 72-year-old Florida retiree, it had imprisoned for more than a year over his old tweets critical of the kingdom's crown prince, his son said. He was sentenced last year to 16 years in prison for tweets he posted while in the US. Mr Almadi was found guilty by a Saudi court of trying to destabilise the kingdom and of supporting and funding terrorism.See the Story
Biden to declare two new national monuments in Nevada, Texas
Joe Biden · London

Biden to declare two new national monuments in Nevada, Texas

58% Center coverage: 74 sources
President Biden on Tuesday will designate two new national monuments at Nevada’s Avi Kwa Ame and Texas’s Castner Range and will also take a step toward the designation of a national marine sanctuary. The Democratic president is set to announce the measures Tuesday at a White House summit. Biden's actions come as he faces sharp criticism from environmental groups and youth activists.See the Story
Yellen Says US Will Intervene If Needed to Protect Smaller Banks
Janet Yellen · Washington

Yellen Says US Will Intervene If Needed to Protect Smaller Banks

67% Center coverage: 70 sources
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying project calm after regional bank failures, saying the U.S. banking system is “sound” but additional rescue arrangements “could be warranted” if any new failures at smaller institutions pose a risk to financial stability.See the Story

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TikTok

TikTok says it has 150 million US users amid renewed calls for a ban

93% Center coverage: 14 sources
The White House has officially set the 30 day deadline. Federal agencies have 30 days to remove Tiktok from all government issued devices for the White House. Canada banned the use of the app, citing unacceptable levels of risk to privacy and national security, while the european commission orders staffers to delete the app citing security reasons.
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Firefighters · Burlington County

Massive fire destroys New Jersey church

61% Center coverage: 46 sources
Firefighters and emergency responders from multiple precincts responded to a massive blaze at a church in Burlington County, New Jersey, that started on Monday evening and burned into Tuesday morning.
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Influencers · Los Angeles

Gwyneth Paltrow to stand trial for Deer Valley ski crash

61% Center coverage: 123 sources
Gwyneth Paltrow is scheduled to stand trial on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by a retired optometrist. Terry Sanderson, 76, said that the actress-turned-lifestyle influencer violently crashed into him in 2016 while skiing in Utah. Sanderson claims that the accident in Park City was a result of negligence, and left him with physical injuries and emotional distress.
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Teacher allegedly shot by 6-year-old can't forget look on student's face, she says in 1st interview

90% Center coverage: 20 sources
Abigail Zwerner was shot in the hand and chest by a 6-year-old student in January. "I remember him pointing the gun at me, I remember the look on his face," she tells NBC. "It's changed me forever, it's changed my life," she says.
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Money

US probes reports of steering glitch on Honda Civics

88% Center coverage: 53 sources
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints from Honda Civic drivers. The steering can stick, causing a momentary increase in effort and increasing the risk of a crash. The probe covers an estimated 238,000 Civics from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Honda said that it will cooperate with the investigation.
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DEA · Washington

Tranq making ‘deadliest drug threat’ in US ‘even deadlier,’ DEA warns

80% Center coverage: 25 sources
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a public safety alert warning Americans about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer commonly referred to as “tranq.”
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NCAA

Women's Sweet 16 features new format and historic field

86% Center coverage: 28 sources
The NCAA changed its setup for the women's tournament this season, trimming the traditional four regional sites to two. Seattle and Greenville will each host eight teams before sending the winners on to Dallas for the Final Four. It is also just the second time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994 that two of the No. 1 seeds didn't reach the regional semifinals.
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Xi Jinping · Kyiv

Japan, China leaders visit rival capitals in Ukraine war

67% Center coverage: 68 sources
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday and will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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