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In March Madness stunner, 5th-seeded Wisconsin suffers 1-point loss to No. 12 High Point
Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Source link
ABC cancels Bachelorette season with Taylor Frankie Paul, citing 2023 video
ABC’s cancellation of the already taped season of the reality TV show comes days before it was to premiere on Sunday. A Disney Entertainment Television statement appeared to refer to a 2023 video of an altercation between Paul and Dakota Mortensen that was published by TMZ on Thursday. Source link
Amid fuel crunch, Cuba mechanic converts car to run on charcoal
A Cuban mechanic has converted his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, a cheaper and more abundant fuel than gasoline since Washington cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean island in January. Source link
This bear just came out of hibernation fashionably late
The animal care team at Montreal’s Ecomuseum Zoo usually picks the spring day Genie the bear will come out of hibernation based on her activity. But they had no idea strong winds on March 17 would make the black bear hit the snooze button. Source link
Trump to Japan's PM: 'Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?'
When asked why the U.S. didn’t consult allies in Asia and Europe before attacking Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration wanted the attack to be a ‘surprise,’ and made a joke referencing Japan’s military strike on Pearl Harbor. Source link
U.S. congressman targets Canada's 'Netflix tax' with new bill
A new Republican-sponsored bill in the U.S. Congress takes aim at Canada’s attempts to force foreign streaming companies such as Netflix and Disney+ to pay into Canadian funds for domestic content production. Source link
Supreme Court of Canada reserves decision on landmark Facebook data-harvesting case
The Supreme Court of Canada is delaying its ruling on a landmark privacy case involving Facebook’s role in the 2010s Cambridge Analytica scandal. Source link
Ontario plans to create connected primary care medical record system, minister says
Ontario is planning to create a provincewide electronic medical record system for primary care, more than two decades after the government first embarked on what became a scandal-plagued eHealth project. Source link
Canada, allies say they're ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz, but don't say how
Canada has signed on to a joint statement by the leaders of seven countries calling on Iran to immediately cease all attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping and expressing a readiness to contribute to efforts to reopen the strait. Source link
First-place Einarson improves record to 8-1 at women's curling worlds, beating South Korea
Kerri Einarson’s curling team has defeated South Korea 8-3 at the women’s world curling championship in Calgary. Source link