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| Good morning. It’s Friday, March 20, and an Arizona community just broke the March national temperature record. Yesterday, it reached an astonishing 110 degrees. Let’s catch up. | |
 | The Iran conflict is exposing cracks between President Donald Trump and Israel. | - How? Trump wants a quick victory with modest economic pain while Israel has visions of toppling Iran’s regime. The tensions were laid bare this week with an outburst from Trump.
- As the war continues: Iran’s strikes on energy facilities are stoking fears of a full-blown energy crisis. In the U.S., small businesses already reeling from tariffs now face another hit.
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 | Trump joked about Pearl Harbor right next to Japan’s prime minister. | - What happened? Asked why he didn’t notify U.S. allies ahead of strikes on Iran, Trump invoked Japan’s surprise attack on the U.S. in 1941. Sanae Takaichi didn’t seem amused.
- In other Trump news: A panel picked by the president voted yesterday to put his face on a gold coin. The Post’s art critic Philip Kennicott says its design sends a chilling message.
- People are swooning over a pro-Trump dream girl: But she’s not actually real.
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 | Vice President JD Vance asked for proof of European censorship and found none. | - Last year: Aides to Vance ordered a State Department office to investigate how European regulators were censoring online speech. It uncovered no records indicating censorship.
- However: The Trump administration pressed ahead with an effort to crack down on what it alleges is censorship in Europe. It is preparing to launch a site to host banned content.
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 | Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 are missing from this tribute. | | | The errors mark the latest frustration in a years-long push to hang the plaque. (Allison Robbert/AP) | - Earlier this month: A bronze plaque was bolted to a quiet hallway in the U.S. Capitol, honoring law enforcement who defended the building from a pro-Trump mob in 2021.
- But there’s a problem: The names of at least 16 D.C. police officers who served that day have been erroneously excluded, a Post review found. And that is probably an undercount.
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 | Cities are racing to confront César Chavez’s legacy after allegations of assault. | | | Cities across the nation have memorials dedicated to Chavez, who died in 1993. (Jeff Chiu/AP) | - This week: The New York Times reported that the late farm labor leader sexually abused young girls. The activist Dolores Huerta, 95, said Chavez assaulted her as an adult.
- Across the country: There have been calls to rename buildings, schools and streets dedicated to Chavez. Some cities canceled marches to honor his March 31 birthday.
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 | ABC axed its latest season of “The Bachelorette” days before its premiere. | - Why? TMZ published a 2023 video yesterday that appears to show season lead Taylor Frankie Paul engaging in domestic violence. The show was set to debut Sunday.
- This wasn’t a big surprise: Paul’s arrest for the 2023 incident was featured in the Hulu show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Paul was that show’s breakout star.
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 | Gen Z has a new signature face for posing in photos. | | | Actress Lily-Rose Depp displays the sulky frown now ubiquitous among young celebrities. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) | |
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