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| Good morning. It’s Monday, March 23, and our reporter had an overstimulating time this weekend monitoring the situation at Polymarket’s pop-up betting bar. Now let’s get to the news. | |
 | Iran does not appear ready to give in, despite heavy losses. | | |
 | President Donald Trump said he is sending ICE agents to U.S. airports today. | - Why? Officials said ICE will help TSA agents as they deal with long security lines. But the move also appears designed to pile pressure on Democrats to agree to a funding deal.
- TSA lines are miserably long: Follow this advice to help make your flight on time. Start by checking live wait times through your outbound airport — don’t rely on TSA posts.
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 | Two pilots were killed in a collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. | | | The Jazz Aviation flight from Montreal was operating on behalf of Air Canada. (Ryan Murphy/AP) | - Late last night: A passenger plane struck a firefighting vehicle as it was landing on the airport’s runway, authorities said. Dozens of passengers were injured.
- What else to know: The incident forced the closure of the airport for an investigation. The FAA issued a ground stop at LaGuardia until at least this afternoon.
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 | Trump installed a Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds. | | | The statue of the controversial explorer was placed outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Dan Diamond/The Washington Post) | - Look familiar? It’s a reconstruction of a statue dumped by protesters into Baltimore’s harbor in 2020. The addition is part of Trump’s efforts to remake the presidential campus.
- Across the capital: Trump has made major changes and is planning more. Post art critic Philip Kennicott says Trump is the biggest threat to D.C. architecture since the War of 1812.
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 | Casey Means’s nomination to become the nation’s top doctor has stalled. | - Last spring: Means was picked to be surgeon general in a win for the MAHA movement, but she is yet to assume the role. Some key Republicans question her medical credentials.
- This week: The White House is facing a deadline to nominate a CDC director. The nominee will have to deal with complicated vaccine politics — here are some possible picks.
- Medical misinformation is everywhere: These four covid truths are now clouded.
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 | Environmental risks could contribute to an increase in cancer rates. | | | Half the world’s population is exposed to increasing amounts of air pollution. (Washington Post illustration; iStock) | - What to know: It may be impossible to avoid all cancer-causing chemicals and pollutants in the environment. One oncologist identified the four exposures he’s most worried about.
- They include: Radon, a radioactive gas given off by rocks, soil and water, which you can test your home for, and microplastics, which you can limit your exposure to — here’s how.
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 | This man is on a quest to age better than his parents. | - Twenty years ago: Columnist Steven Petrow started a list of things people do as they age, including his own parents, that he considered “stupid.” It reached over 100 items.
- Now, at nearly 70: He has more sympathy for his parents’ decisions and recommends five key rules for healthy aging, including staying active and letting go of stubbornness.
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