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Reports: Vikings interested in keeping Sam Darnold but unlikely to tag him - NBC Sports
The deadline for teams to designate franchise or transition players is 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Return to office: Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week - CalMatters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all state agencies allowing remote work mandate employees be in office 4 days a week starting July 1.
Super Heavy booster issue causes scrub of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8 - Spaceflight Now

US suspends military aid to Ukraine - Financial Times
Washington announces decision days after White House clash with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 6 - Space.com
This marks the fourth delay for the missions, which were originally slated to launch on Feb. 27.

Sudan civil war: One-year-olds among those raped, UN says - BBC.com
Children as young as one have been subjected to horrific sexual violence, a UN report finds.

As RFK Jr. delivers his message on measles, public health experts hear a familiar tune - STAT
The standard public health approach in a measles outbreak is a full-throated appeal for vaccinations. RFK Jr. is working from a different playbook.
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch - SpaceNews
SpaceX called off the latest test flight of its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle March 3 after it was unable to resolve last-minute issues with the rocket.

New MacBook Air Coming This Week: What to Expect - MacRumors
Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product announcement this week, sharing a short video that says "there's something in the Air." Based on...

SpaceX scrubs Monday's 8th test flight of Starship from South Texas - San Antonio Express-News
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Sunday there’s a “lot to learn on this flight.” It will be the second of 2025 and eighth overall.

Senate confirms Linda McMahon as Education secretary amid Trump vow to close department - CNN
Linda McMahon, a major Republican donor and a former pro-wrestling executive, was confirmed Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Education.

Trump’s speech to Congress will be an explanation of his fast-paced first days in office - CNN
The last time President Donald Trump climbed the rostrum in the House chamber to deliver an address to Congress, he arrived freshly impeached, a mysterious new virus was beginning to spread and Democrats had just begun the process of nominating his challenger.

Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ but is alert and resting, says Vatican - CNN
Pope Francis experienced “two episodes of acute respiratory failure,” the Vatican said Monday.

Doctors say they are seeing younger patients getting colorectal cancer, especially those with genetic disorder - 69News WFMZ-TV
The mostly hereditary disorder increases the chances of certain cancers, including colorectal cancer.

You can now talk to Google Gemini from your iPhone’s lock screen - TechCrunch
Google Gemini users can now access the AI chatbot directly from the iPhone's lock screen, thanks to an update released on Monday first spotted by

Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak - The Hill
In the first test of the Trump administration’s outbreak response, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sending mixed messages about a rapidly spreading measles outbreak in Texas. A longtime vaccine skeptic, Kennedy initi…

Two killed, 11 injured after car rams crowd in German city of Mannheim - CNN
German authorities say a car-ramming incident in the southwestern city of Mannheim that killed two people Monday was a deliberate attack but it does not appear to have been politically or religiously motivated.

Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster - Ars Technica
Stanford researchers analyzed 305 million texts, revealing AI-writing trends.
Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with 'no room' for delay - The Associated Press
President Donald Trump says 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada will start Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a North American trade war. He announced the coming tariffs at the White House on Monday. He says the tariffs are to force the two U.S. nei…

Sunrise on the moon! Private Blue Ghost lander captures amazing shot after historic lunar touchdown (photo) - Space.com
Blue Ghost is getting to work after its private moon landing.