Plus: International Women's Day, an Oscars inside-look, and how to stop running late ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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| A morning digest from Yahoo News
by Lily Herman |
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| Good morning, everyone. Weekend reminder: Set your clocks one hour ahead before going to bed on Saturday for daylight saving time. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | President Biden, in his State of the Union address last night, sought to frame his 2024 election campaign and offered a wide-ranging look at his domestic priorities for the rest of the year. |
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| | 2024 election: Biden riffed on his age — a big issue for voters — and referred to Donald Trump multiple times as his “predecessor,” outlining their differing visions for the U.S. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Policy issues: Biden talked up his work to boost the economy after the pandemic, predicted abortion rights would help Democrats win this year and called on Trump to support the failed bipartisan border bill. [New York Times] |
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| | GOP response: Alabama Sen. Katie Britt focused her remarks on the everyday struggles of families in the U.S. and called the current American dream a “nightmare.” [ABC News] |
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 | Aces player Sydney Colson after winning the 2023 championship | Sarah Stier/Getty Images |
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| | Aces sell out | The Las Vegas Aces, the back-to-back WNBA champions, became the first team to completely sell out season tickets in the league's 28-year history. The season begins May 14. [Yahoo Sports] |
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| | Texas wildfire cause | Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based power company, said its facilities played a role in igniting Texas’s largest-ever wildfire, which has burned over a million acres so far. [CBS News] |
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| | LSD breakthrough status | A formulation of LSD received breakthrough therapy status from the FDA after a clinical trial found a single dose led to a 48% remission rate for generalized anxiety disorder after 12 weeks. [CNN] |
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| | Santos running again | Former Rep. George Santos announced he’s running for Congress again, this time for New York’s 1st Congressional District. He was ousted last year after a House report alleged he used campaign funds on luxury goods. [NBC News] |
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| | Gaza humanitarian aid | With Gaza reportedly on the verge of famine, President Biden ordered the U.S. military to set up a temporary port off its coast to deliver food and aid to Palestinians. Israel has restricted access by land. [AP] |
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| | Ariana Grande fans: Her much-anticipated new album Eternal Sunshine is out. [Billboard] |
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| | | If you want a movie for the whole family, Kung Fu Panda 4 is in theaters. [AP] |
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| | | In the NHL, the Red Wings and the Coyotes take the ice at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+. [Detroit Free Press] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 1911, the first International Women's Day was celebrated in several European countries, calling for women’s right to vote and an end to gender discrimination. It was first observed in the U.S. after the U.N. recognized it in 1975. [USA Today] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: APRESS/Alamy, Getty Images |
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3 Questions... | about the Oscars | The Academy Awards are this Sunday. I asked my colleague Taryn Ryder, who’s covered the ceremony seven times, to tell us everything she knows about Hollywood’s biggest night. |
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| | Who’s hosting this year and what should we expect? |
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| Jimmy Kimmel is hosting for a fourth time. He's funny, but safe. “I’m not looking to say anything mean, but not everybody’s going to love all the jokes,” he teased. Sorry, Matt Damon. |
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| | What's it like attending the awards? |
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| So much star power. The best place for people watching is at a tiny bar in the lobby where you find out which celebs are friends IRL. I spotted Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch and Sarah Paulson together one year. |
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| | You’ve seen all the Oscar-nominated movies. Which ones are worth a watch? |
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| Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest. But Oppenheimer will win Best Picture. |
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| | Gray whales had been considered extinct in the Atlantic Ocean for more than 200 years — that is, until last week, when the New England Aquarium says one was spotted near Nantucket, Mass. A researcher called it a “wild and exciting” discovery. [NBC News] |
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Have a wonderful day. See you next week! |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: Always running late? Try timing how long it takes to get tasks done and adjust accordingly. [The Guardian] |
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About me: I’m Lily, and I write The Yodel. My goal is to help you keep up with the news each morning. Have feedback? Email me. |
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