2026.03.20
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lsandersonTwin Cities residents are up for a major award for their actions during Operation Metro Surge: the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, which is given by the former president’s library, reports Bring Me The News. Via MinnPost
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/people-of-the-twin-cities-win-2026-profile-in-courage-award-for-response-to-ice
IRS glitch masked $51m in political donations, finance watchdog says
Exclusive: Error in second half of 2025 came after IRS saw over a quarter of its workforce reduced after huge cuts by Doge
Lauren Aratani in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/irs-error-political-donations
Design for commemorative Trump coin in 24-karat gold approved by appointees
Federal law says living presidents can’t appear on currency, but commission approves design for US’s 250th birthday
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/trump-coin-24-karat-gold
Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion
If prosecuted, case against 31-year-old would be one of first in Georgia since it passed 2019 law banning most abortions
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/georgia-murder-charges-abortion
Jeffrey Epstein’s elite relationships visualised: the banker, the economist and the director
Day 2 of our Guardian analysis of more than a million Epstein emails exposes the child sex offender’s deep relationships with more high-profile figures
Carmen Aguilar García, Michael Goodier, Philip McMahon, Ana Lucía González Paz, Paul Scruton and Paul Owen
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/19/jeffrey-epsteins-elite-relationships-visualised-the-banker-the-economist-and-the-director
US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty
The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison
Aaron Glantz in Spokane, Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/us-army-veteran-ice-protest-trial
‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine?
An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland
Aisha Down
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/20/us-tech-giant-palantir-swiss-magazine-wav
‘It’s not sustainable’: US farmers reeling as Iran war pushes fertilizer costs up
Closure of strait of Hormuz – a key fertilizer production and transportation route – has squeezed farmers as prices jump
Debbie Carlson in Chicago and Victoria Bekiempis in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/iran-war-us-farming-impact
Iran could be the US’s Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire
Larry Elliott
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/19/iran-us-boer-war-victory-empire-economy
‘Will this fracture last a generation?’ – your ICE crackdown questions answered
The Guardian’s Maanvi Singh has been on the frontline of the Trump administration’s brutal ICE crackdown. She answered your questions about what it’s been like to cover this stark moment in American history.
Hosted by Guardian moderators
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/reader-qa-post-your-questions-for-us-ice-immigration-reporter-maanvi-singh
Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again
Discovery at Monte Verde puts north-to-south expansion theory back at centre of heated debate on continent’s human history
John Bartlett in Santiago
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/19/archaeological-site-in-chile-upends-theory-of-how-humans-populated-the-americas-again
Joseph Duggar, former reality TV star, arrested on child molestation charges
Duggar, 31, was taken into custody in Arkansas and was awaiting extradition to Florida, where he faces charges
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/joseph-duggar-arrested-child-molestation-charges
Applebee’s and Ihop unite – will new ‘dual’ restaurant tempt back US diners?
Fusion of cherished American eateries hopes to revive brands that have ‘gone hungry’ while rest of industry feasts
Adam Gabbatt in Hawthorne, New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/applebees-ihop-restaurants
Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick
Anglo-Dutch company, which also owns Dove and Hellmann’s, will focus more on personal care products if deal agreed
Mark Sweney
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/20/marmite-maker-unilever-merger-talks-us-mccormick
Deadloch season two review – every bit as wonky, devilish and potty-mouthed as the first
The Emmy-nominated crime comedy swaps chilly Tasmania for the sticky Top End – and all its croc-related misadventures
Luke Buckmaster
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/19/deadloch-season-two-review
The best bike lights in the US to see and be seen
Whether you need a high-powered headlamp for riding at night or daytime lights to make yourself visible at all hours, here are the best options
Josh Patterson
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/20/best-bike-lights-us
Nasa returns moon rocket to pad and targets 1 April launch
After series of delays, US space agency hopes to carry out first crewed flyby of the moon in more than half a century
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/20/nasa-returns-moon-rocket-to-pad-targets-april-launch
Experience: I’ve been on more than 2,000 hot-air balloon flights in 124 countries
I loved Tanzania – we flew over hungry lions in a national park
Allie Dunnington
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/20/experience-ive-been-on-more-than-2000-hot-air-balloon-flights-in-124-countries
Matisse, 1941-1954 review – hit after glorious hit in a show of life-enhancing genius
Grand Palais, Paris
An epic collection of the artist’s final 13 years of work explodes with the stunning colours and spiky cutouts that redefined art
Eddy Frankel
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/20/henri-matisse-1941-1954-review-grand-palais-paris
Chuck Norris, prolific action star and martial arts champion, dies aged 86
Actor who rose to fame after starring in Bruce Lee’s The Way of the Dragon also became a TV fixture with Walker, Texas Ranger
Andrew Pulver
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/20/chuck-norris-prolific-action-star-and-karate-champion-dies-aged-86?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Week in wildlife: wild boar babies, fenland ponies and a slug with strange genitalia
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Joanna Ruck
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/mar/20/week-in-wildlife-wild-boar-babies-fenland-ponies-and-a-slug-with-strange-genitalia
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/people-of-the-twin-cities-win-2026-profile-in-courage-award-for-response-to-ice
IRS glitch masked $51m in political donations, finance watchdog says
Exclusive: Error in second half of 2025 came after IRS saw over a quarter of its workforce reduced after huge cuts by Doge
Lauren Aratani in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/irs-error-political-donations
Design for commemorative Trump coin in 24-karat gold approved by appointees
Federal law says living presidents can’t appear on currency, but commission approves design for US’s 250th birthday
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/trump-coin-24-karat-gold
Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion
If prosecuted, case against 31-year-old would be one of first in Georgia since it passed 2019 law banning most abortions
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/georgia-murder-charges-abortion
Jeffrey Epstein’s elite relationships visualised: the banker, the economist and the director
Day 2 of our Guardian analysis of more than a million Epstein emails exposes the child sex offender’s deep relationships with more high-profile figures
Carmen Aguilar García, Michael Goodier, Philip McMahon, Ana Lucía González Paz, Paul Scruton and Paul Owen
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/19/jeffrey-epsteins-elite-relationships-visualised-the-banker-the-economist-and-the-director
US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty
The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison
Aaron Glantz in Spokane, Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/us-army-veteran-ice-protest-trial
‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine?
An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland
Aisha Down
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/20/us-tech-giant-palantir-swiss-magazine-wav
‘It’s not sustainable’: US farmers reeling as Iran war pushes fertilizer costs up
Closure of strait of Hormuz – a key fertilizer production and transportation route – has squeezed farmers as prices jump
Debbie Carlson in Chicago and Victoria Bekiempis in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/iran-war-us-farming-impact
Iran could be the US’s Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire
Larry Elliott
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/19/iran-us-boer-war-victory-empire-economy
‘Will this fracture last a generation?’ – your ICE crackdown questions answered
The Guardian’s Maanvi Singh has been on the frontline of the Trump administration’s brutal ICE crackdown. She answered your questions about what it’s been like to cover this stark moment in American history.
Hosted by Guardian moderators
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/reader-qa-post-your-questions-for-us-ice-immigration-reporter-maanvi-singh
Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again
Discovery at Monte Verde puts north-to-south expansion theory back at centre of heated debate on continent’s human history
John Bartlett in Santiago
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/19/archaeological-site-in-chile-upends-theory-of-how-humans-populated-the-americas-again
Joseph Duggar, former reality TV star, arrested on child molestation charges
Duggar, 31, was taken into custody in Arkansas and was awaiting extradition to Florida, where he faces charges
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/joseph-duggar-arrested-child-molestation-charges
Applebee’s and Ihop unite – will new ‘dual’ restaurant tempt back US diners?
Fusion of cherished American eateries hopes to revive brands that have ‘gone hungry’ while rest of industry feasts
Adam Gabbatt in Hawthorne, New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/applebees-ihop-restaurants
Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick
Anglo-Dutch company, which also owns Dove and Hellmann’s, will focus more on personal care products if deal agreed
Mark Sweney
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/20/marmite-maker-unilever-merger-talks-us-mccormick
Deadloch season two review – every bit as wonky, devilish and potty-mouthed as the first
The Emmy-nominated crime comedy swaps chilly Tasmania for the sticky Top End – and all its croc-related misadventures
Luke Buckmaster
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/19/deadloch-season-two-review
The best bike lights in the US to see and be seen
Whether you need a high-powered headlamp for riding at night or daytime lights to make yourself visible at all hours, here are the best options
Josh Patterson
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/20/best-bike-lights-us
Nasa returns moon rocket to pad and targets 1 April launch
After series of delays, US space agency hopes to carry out first crewed flyby of the moon in more than half a century
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/20/nasa-returns-moon-rocket-to-pad-targets-april-launch
Experience: I’ve been on more than 2,000 hot-air balloon flights in 124 countries
I loved Tanzania – we flew over hungry lions in a national park
Allie Dunnington
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/20/experience-ive-been-on-more-than-2000-hot-air-balloon-flights-in-124-countries
Matisse, 1941-1954 review – hit after glorious hit in a show of life-enhancing genius
Grand Palais, Paris
An epic collection of the artist’s final 13 years of work explodes with the stunning colours and spiky cutouts that redefined art
Eddy Frankel
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/20/henri-matisse-1941-1954-review-grand-palais-paris
Chuck Norris, prolific action star and martial arts champion, dies aged 86
Actor who rose to fame after starring in Bruce Lee’s The Way of the Dragon also became a TV fixture with Walker, Texas Ranger
Andrew Pulver
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/20/chuck-norris-prolific-action-star-and-karate-champion-dies-aged-86?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Week in wildlife: wild boar babies, fenland ponies and a slug with strange genitalia
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Joanna Ruck
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/mar/20/week-in-wildlife-wild-boar-babies-fenland-ponies-and-a-slug-with-strange-genitalia
