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Gas prices in the U.S. jumped seven cents to $3.32 a gallon, on average, hitting the highest level on Friday in a year and a half. The spike is the latest in a series of increases since the start of the war led by the U.S. and Israel against Iran.

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These spectacular pancakes are made with cottage cheese, lemon peel and beaten egg whites, which makes them puff up like a soufflé. nyti.ms/47imy7t

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From @theathletic.com: With the weight of a nation’s expectations and a stadium full of fans there to see him, Shohei Ohtani delivered. He blasted a grand slam as part of a 10-run outburst for Samurai Japan to begin its World Baseball Classic title defense.

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From @theathletic.com: Baseball has been revitalized by rule changes, but according to our readers, not everything has gotten better. The legal web of MLB's regional sports network contracts continues to subject nearly 40% of fans we polled to blackouts: nyti.ms/4bazaia

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Job growth fizzled in February, with U.S. employers cutting 92,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticking higher.

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How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/47f9Jee

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The Israeli military said it was pounding Hezbollah targets in the densely populated southern outskirts of Beirut while also striking Tehran, after the U.S. military said its campaign was sharply degrading Iran’s ability to retaliate.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “By trying to silence journalists, autocrats and aspiring autocrats hope to make the world ignore what they are doing. The rest of us should refuse to do so,” the editorial board writes.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican accused of coercing a staff member into a sexual relationship before she killed herself, said he would not seek re-election.

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Lev Parnas, a key figure from President Trump’s first impeachment who later turned against him, plans to run for Congress in Miami as a Democrat.

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Minutes before the Senate filing deadline, Senator Steve Daines of Montana withdrew his re-election bid and an ally jumped in. Even some fellow Republicans criticized the 11th-hour switch.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com ”Respect never seemed to be part of the equation” between Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, Michelle Cottle writes. “It’s hard to respect someone so eager to remake herself for your attention.”

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Nearly half of all new colorectal cancer cases now occur in adults under 65, signaling a major shift in the demographics of the disease, according to new data published by the American Cancer Society.

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Just as longevity experts are concerned with “health span,” or the number of years one can remain truly healthy, some doctors and sex therapists have been studying “sex span,” or how long one can have a thriving sex life.

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The kakapo, a critically endangered parrot species that can be found only in New Zealand, are mating at a record pace this year, making the most of one of the best bumper crops in decades of the fruit from coniferous rimu trees, according to scientists.

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Amy Griffin, a best-selling memoirist, was sued on Wednesday by a former classmate who contends that Griffin’s story of being sexually abused — as she described in her book, “The Tell” — was based on assaults the classmate herself suffered at their Texas middle school in the 1980s.

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"Easiest cake I’ve ever made from scratch!" Get the five-star recipe: nyti.ms/4u3V5QZ

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com President Trump “forced the largest and purportedly most powerful law firms in the country to demean themselves and bow before him,” Jeffrey Toobin writes. “They proved to be such cowards that they surrendered when the president didn’t even have the law on his side.”

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Breaking News: Israel unleashed a major bombardment on a Hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut. It was another sign that Lebanon is fast becoming a new front in the widening conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran. Follow live updates.

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U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility.

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Breaking News: The House blocked a measure seeking to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran, in a mostly party-line vote.

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