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 Susan Crawford was projected the winner in Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme court race, keeping the court's liberal majority intact. It was the most expensive judicial race of all time. (More)

Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won special elections Tuesday in Florida’s 6th and 1st Congressional Districts, respectively. Fine fended off a strong challenge from Democrat Josh Weil in his predominantly Republican district, while Patronis held his seat despite being heavily outspent by Democrat Gay Valimont. (More)

➤ Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gave a 25-hour, 5-minute-long speech denouncing the Trump administration, starting Monday evening and ending Tuesday night, setting a new Senate record for the longest floor speech. (More)

➤ Filmmaker Oliver Stone testified before Congress Tuesday on newly declassified JFK assassination documents, decades after the release of his 1991 film JFK. (More)

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Sports

NFL owners tabled the push to eliminate the Philadelphia Eagles' infamous "tush push" play at Tuesday's league meeting but did approve rule changes for kickoffs, overtime, and measuring first downs. (See Details)

The Boston Red Sox signed pitcher Garrett Crochet to a six-year, $170 million contract extension Monday, the biggest in MLB history for a pitcher with four or more years of service time. (More)

MLB suspended Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar for 80 games Monday after he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug, violating the league's drug policy. (More)

BYU commit AJ Dybantsa vaulted over Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese for this impressive dunk at the Sprite Jam Fest dunk contest. (Watch Video)

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The women's Final Four round begins Friday evening, pitting South Carolina against Texas and UCLA against UConn. Here's a look at each team's likelihood of winning the national championship. (See Analysis)

The last perfect women's bracket ended Sunday when UCLA beat LSU, but a new bracket record was set by an ESPN bracket that went 54-0 before busting, beating the previous record of 50-0. (See Details)

No Cinderella teams reached the Final Four this year, but viewers have seen a few exciting last-second finishes. Sports Illustrated has collected the 12 best buzzer-beaters in March Madness history. (See Videos)

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Finance

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Big Stock Move: Shares of conservative cable channel Newsmax soared another 179% on Tuesday after a jaw-dropping 700% surge on its first trading day. (More)

President Trump said Sunday he expects to announce a TikTok sale deal by Saturday, ahead of a federal ban deadline tied to national security concerns over its China-based owner ByteDance. (More)

OpenAI has raised $40 billion in fresh capital, making it the largest private tech deal in history and valuing the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion. (See Details)

U.S. job openings dipped to 7.57 million in February, the lowest since September and near a four-year low, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday. (See Details)

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The No. 1 Mistake That Makes Bad Knees Worse

  • Boston MD: One mistake causes most joint problems
  • 77% unknowingly worsen joint aches every day
  • 180,547 people regain mobility with a counterintuitive solution

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Science & Technology

A volcano erupted Tuesday morning near the popular Blue Lagoon spa in southwest Iceland, forcing evacuations as lava and smoke poured from a fissure nearly a mile long. (Watch Video)

A new study found that an AI "therapist" chatbot eased depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, while users built a surprising level of trust—on par with eight traditional sessions. (More)

CERN scientists unveiled plans for the Future Circular Collider, a $16 billion, 56-mile underground particle accelerator beneath the French-Swiss border to succeed the current Large Hadron Collider. (See Details)

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Wisdom Wednesday

Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin shared 25 no-nonsense tips to boost well-being and simplify daily life. (See Tips)

A behavioral therapist laid out 10 research-backed habits that help couples stay strong while others fall apart. (See Habits)

A parenting coach studied 200 families and found that parents who maintain close relationships with their adult children tend to do these seven key things early on. (See Things)

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Et Cetera

Four separate films about The Beatles, each told from the perspective of a different Beatle member, have announced their casting for a release date in April 2028. (See Cast)

A 3-year-old Israeli girl hiking with her family near Tel Azeka—biblically known as the site of David and Goliath's battle—stumbled upon a 3,800-year-old Canaanite scarab amulet. (See Amulet)

An aviation enthusiast turned a retired Boeing 747 cockpit into a fully functional flight simulator as an extension of his Iowa home. (See Simulator)

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