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The Wrap reports: It turns out, there is still a big audience for the resistance to President Trump. That is clearly the case with “The MeidasTouch,” a podcast that is highly critical of the president, now topping “The Joe Rogan Experience” to become the most-listened to podcast in the last month. That’s according to metrics from Podscribe, which shows “The …

The New York Times reports: Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs and will not participate in activities through the weekend because of his health issues, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. Francis, who was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday, had initially been diagnosed with a polymicrobial infection, which means he has a mix of microbes, like …

Newsweek reports: New footage of the Toronto plane crash has revealed the moment that Flight 4819 caught fire on the runway of Pearson Airport and flipped over. In the video, the plane can be seen approaching the runway for touch-down, before sliding off its landing gear and catching fire. Authorities have not yet identified the reason for the crash. Passengers …

The Associated Press reports: The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection. Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital in a “fair” condition on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened. On Monday, medical personnel determined that he …

Miami’s NBC affiliate reports: A man accused of shooting two people in Miami Beach was arrested on Sunday, police said. Mordechai Brafman, 27, was charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder. Police said on Saturday, surveillance video in the 4800 block of Pine Tree captured Brafman’s car going southbound on Pine Road and then making a U-turn at 48th …

“I want to assure everyone who is now listening to us, President Trump and I are working in full cooperation and coordination between us. We have a common strategy, and we can’t always share in details this strategy with the public, including when the gates of hell will be opened, as they surely will if all our hostages are not …

EuroNews reports: Multiple people have been injured in Munich after a car drove into a crowd of demonstrators near the city’s centre, police said. The driver was arrested on site and posed no further danger, authorities confirmed. The Munich police said on X that they were currently on site with “strong forces”. Regional public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) said at …

ABC News reports: Joann, the fabrics and crafts retailer, is shutting down hundreds of its stores nationwide as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The company filed a motion in court on Wednesday seeking approval to begin closing approximately 500 locations. In a statement to ABC News, the company’s spokesperson said the move is “part of the ongoing Chapter 11 process …

Billboard Magazine reports: The nominees for the Rock Hall this year are: English rock supergroup Bad Company; Southern blues-rockers The Black Crowes; powerhouse singer-songwriter Mariah Carey; early rock n’ roll hitmaker Chubby Checker; late blues belter Joe Cocker; radio-friendly punk rocker Billy Idol; post-punk-turned-dance-rock pioneers Joy Division/New Order; pop iconoclast Cyndi Lauper; Mexican rockers Maná; Britpop legends Oasis; critical and …

Tennessee’s Greenville Sun reports: Eliminating the minting of new pennies could come at significant cost to Greene County. Tusculum-based Artazn LLC is the U.S. Mint’s sole supplier of cent planchets, the blank discs stamped into pennies.  The former Jarden Zinc Products was purchased in 2019 by a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. Americans for Common Cents, a pro-penny group with Artazn among …

CNN reports: Costco and Trader Joe’s are limiting the number of eggs customers can buy because of a shortage caused by the avian flu. Videos on social media platforms like TikTok and X show people stocking up on huge amounts of eggs and showing signs at stores about limits. “Due to ongoing issues with the supply of eggs, we are …

Alex Isenstadt writes for Axios: Iran’s threat to assassinate Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign was far more serious than publicly known — and led to extraordinary precautions by his team that included using a decoy plane to avert a feared attempt on his life. My upcoming book, “Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power,” reveals the depth …

The Associated Press reports: All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices. Gov. Kathy Hochul said there is no …

The Guardian reports: Benjamin Netanyahu gave Donald Trump a “golden pager” during their meeting in Washington DC this week, in an apparent reference to Israel’s deadly attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon last year. In photos circulating online, the golden pager can be seen mounted on a piece of wood, accompanied by a golden plaque that reads in black lettering: “To …

The Daily Beast reports: The City of Miami Beach released a hilarious ad Tuesday spoofing reality TV shows in a bid to get incoming spring breakers to behave. In the 90-second clip, which feels like a trailer for a new season of Love Island, a batch of eager twenty-somethings prepare for the ultimate spring break in Miami. Their vacation quickly …

Politico Europe reports: Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede called for an early election on March 11, amid geopolitical tensions caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to acquire the Arctic island. “It’s time for an election to the Inatsisartut [Greenlandic Parliament]. If the Inatsisartut approves my proposal, this will happen on March 11th,” Egede wrote Tuesday in a post on …

CNN Business reports: The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders. The Georgia-based chain is adding a 50-cent charge per egg because of the “nationwide rise in cost of eggs,” according to signs posted at its restaurants. An aggressive strain of avian flu is hurting supply and causing prices to rise …

The Associated Press reports: A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%. “We are not worried at all, because of this 99 percent chance it will miss,” said Paul Chodas, director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object …

NPR reports: The director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Robert Santos, announced Thursday he is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate a new political appointee to lead the agency. The decision by Santos, who started as the bureau’s director in 2022, cuts short a five-year appointment during key preparations for the 2030 census. The next constitutionally required …

CBS News reports: Tesla’s fourth-quarter net income fell 71% from a year ago when results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit. The latest results fell short of Wall Street forecasts. The electric vehicle company run by Elon Musk said Wednesday that it made $2.31 billion from October through December, less than the $7.93 billion profit it posted in the …