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Bloomberg reports on how oil prices have risen this week after producers made a surprise cut to output. America has too much parking. Really. The Wall Street Journal explains. When did people start brushing dogs’ teeth? The Atlantic has the answer.

Politico breaks down the new revelations and key questions from the Trump indictment document. Trump may be the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, but it’s a different story on the global stage. NPR explains. The Tennessean reports on how debate over guns is heating up in the state following the deadly school shooting in Nashville. The Wall Street Journal has key developments in the detention by Russia of its reporter Evan Gershkovich. Plants aren’t silent. CNN reports on a new study that reveals the noise they make.

The Wall Street Journal has coverage tracking the history of the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels and the lead-up to Trump’s indictment and appearance in court today. NPR explains why today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race matters nationally. CBS Sports has everything to know about UConn’s dominant run to a fifth men’s NCAA title. Meanwhile, ESPN reports on how the women’s championship game drew a record TV audience. The New Yorker tells us why the animal kingdom is full of con artists.

Political strategists talk to Vox about how Trump’s indictment could affect the 2024 presidential campaign. The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department has new evidence pointing to possible Trump obstruction in the Mar-a-Lago classified-documents investigation. There’s a lot of focus on the safety of transporting hazardous materials by train. But, researchers argue in Scientific American, the chemicals industry could also do more to make the materials themselves safer. The Wall Street Journal looks at why it’s getting so hard for households to budget accurately. ESPN reports on how Louisiana State won the women’s NCAA basketball title and its coach made history.

The Wall Street Journal has key details on the grand-jury indictment of Donald Trump, which marks the first time a former president has faced criminal charges. Americans in multiple states are at risk of dangerous thunderstorms today. USA Today explains why tornadoes are a near certainty. Gwyneth Paltrow won a ski-collision court case that got international attention. CNN has the story. NPR reports on the millions of Americans who stand to lose their Medicaid coverage as a pandemic-era rule expires. The NCAA Final Four games are here. NBC Sports previews the women’s matchups. ESPN ranks the remaining men’s teams.

More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States, one of the world’s richest countries. In a new book, Poverty, by America, sociologist and writer Matthew Desmond sets out to figure out why. In an interview with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu, Desmond lays out the ways that so many of us benefit from a system that keeps people poor, and he offers concrete actions we can all take to dismantle the status quo. This is a preview of that conversation.

The Washington Post explains how the AR-15 came to dominate the American gun marketplace and loom so large in the national psyche. The Markup reveals data showing that poorer states are suffering under changed organ-donation rules, as many livers go to waste. The Ringer has the forgotten history of baseball’s pitch clock.

The Washington Post has a graphic look at how the AR-15 does so much damage to the human body. USA Today reports on the fire that killed dozens of people at a Mexican migration facility on the U.S. border on Monday. PBS looks at the risks student-athletes are facing as legal sports betting booms.

Vox explains why mass shootings like the one in Nashville keep happening in America. NPR unpacks Israel’s political and judicial crisis. CNBC has the story of how Lebanon found itself in two time zones due to a clash over daylight saving. Companies are posting jobs they have no intention of filling. The Wall Street Journal details why.

A massive tornado on Friday killed at least 25 in Mississippi. NBC News has the latest. First Citizens acquired much of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the Wall Street Journal reports. CNN has the story on protests that are erupting across Israel as pushback continues against a planned judicial overhaul. A Nebraska state senator vowed to filibuster every bill for the rest of the legislative session after a bill was advanced that would ban gender-affirming care for people under 19. Her son is trans. Salon has more.  Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives. That’s according to a Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation survey, one of the largest to date of U.S. transgender adults. Senior care is crushingly expensive. Boomers aren’t ready. The Washington Post spoke with families who have been forced to put their retirement plans on hold.  A group of surprising teams have advanced to the Final Four in the men’s NCAA tournament. Yahoo Sports has more. ESPN looks at one major contender gone on the women’s side.