Morning Edition Wednesday, the 19th of March

Good morning,

At the top of the news, Dominican court rules that last person to see missing Pittsburgh student alive has been unlawfully held in hotel.

Also in the digest... Elon Musk, Constipation, and Parker Posey.

Readers gonna read.

- The inkl team

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Lead Stories
World
France issues 'survival manual' to prepare citizens for invasion
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Iran Frees French Citizen After Prison Ordeal: Macron
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Military Chiefs Gather In UK To Discuss Ukraine Protections
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Trump administration plans for militarized border in New Mexico – report
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Trump administration briefing: deportation heartbreak for Venezuelan family; Fed cuts economic forecast
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Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘wants Zaporizhzhia power plant for US’
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Top California sperm bank suffers embarrassing leak
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American believed to be last person to see missing US student left the Dominican Republic
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‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims
National
Ex teacher had group sex with teens at her house during sleepovers after putting her own kids to bed, court docs say
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US investigators say Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
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French minister accuses Algeria of 'aggression' in deportation standoff
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Greenpeace must pay at least $660m over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
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Mexico's attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site
National
Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
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US teachers union sues education agency for shutting student loan repayment plans
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‘As real as it can get’: EU to loan €150bn for European defence from invasion
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Alabama bans devices converting pistols to machine guns
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California has a $6.2 billion Medicaid funding gap partly due to expanding immigrant coverage
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Pride march ban in Hungary triggers protests, EU condemnation