2026.03.28
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lsandersonD.C. Memo: Learning from the nation’s airport chaos
Plus: Senate passes DHS bill sans ICE, Border Patrol funds; EPA allows temporary sale of E15, though Klobuchar and Craig want more; and other news.
by Ana Radelat
https://www.minnpost.com/national/washington/2026/03/d-c-memo-learning-from-the-nations-airport-chaos/
United flight narrowly avoids US military helicopter in California
FAA investigating after plane carrying 162 passengers forced to change course to prevent collision
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/united-plane-california-military-helicopter
Talking with David Roberts
Paul Krugman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9WvIwiqLQ
US has destroyed only a third of Iran’s missiles, intelligence suggests
Reuters report contradicts Trump’s claims that Tehran’s arsenal has been largely wiped out
Middle East crisis – live updates
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/us-destroyed-third-iran-missiles-intelligence-suggests-trump
As US troops sail to Middle East, how likely is Trump to order boots on the ground?
Andrew Roth in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/as-us-troops-sail-to-middle-east-how-likely-is-trump-to-order-boots-on-the-ground
How Trump’s deportation campaign has changed tack after deep unpopularity
Roque Planas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/trump-deportation-campaign-noem-bovino-change
Third No Kings protests to see millions across US push back on Trump administration
Anti-authoritarian rallies, taking place in all 50 states plus 16 countries, are expected to be biggest in US history
Lex McMenamin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/no-kings-protests-trump
‘Break your silence’: Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media
Actor outside Kennedy Center urges Americans to ‘stand tall against authoritarianism’ and resist free-speech threats
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/jane-fonda-kennedy-center-rally-trump
‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel
Dan Milmo and Robert Booth
https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2026/mar/28/week-that-brought-big-tech-to-heel-meta-youtube-google-instagram-facebook
Two Iowans accused of lacing lasagna with drugs to cause woman’s miscarriage
Matthew Uthoff and his wife, Amber Dena Snow, allegedly gave oxycodone-laced pasta dish to unknowing victim
Gloria Oladipo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/iowa-drug-laced-lasagna-pregnant-woman
Nine people sick from E coli linked to raw cheese from California farm, more than half of them children
Raw Farm was also linked to 2024 salmonella outbreak that sickened 165 people and deaths of two cats from bird flu
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/california-dairy-e-coli-raw-cheese
‘It was bonkers’: Samba the runaway capybara inspires a wild rodent hunt
Members of the UK public join the search after specialist dog units and thermal drones have yet to locate her
Isaaq Tomkins
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/samba-runaway-capybara-search
Johannes Radebe: ‘I had always been warned to wear my flesh underwear. I did not that day’
Rosanna Greenstreet
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/28/johannes-radebe-dancer-interview-strictly-come-dancing-kinky-boots
In an Istanbul market, I found an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants
Carolin Würfel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/28/istanbul-market-german-phrase-book-migrants-turkey-berlin
‘Changing a city is complicated’: Anne Hidalgo looks back on 12 years as Paris mayor
Kim Willsher in Paris
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/changing-a-city-is-complicated-anne-hidalgo-looks-back-on-12-years-as-paris-mayor
An unstoppable mushroom is tearing through North American forests. Fungi enthusiasts are doing damage control (Paywalled?)
Mohamed Madi
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260325-an-unstoppable-mushroom-is-tearing-through-north-american-forests
Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her
Female named Rounder surrounded by family members when about to give birth to her second calf
Agence France-Press
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/27/scientists-film-whale-giving-birth-other-whales-help-her
Plus: Senate passes DHS bill sans ICE, Border Patrol funds; EPA allows temporary sale of E15, though Klobuchar and Craig want more; and other news.
by Ana Radelat
https://www.minnpost.com/national/washington/2026/03/d-c-memo-learning-from-the-nations-airport-chaos/
United flight narrowly avoids US military helicopter in California
FAA investigating after plane carrying 162 passengers forced to change course to prevent collision
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/united-plane-california-military-helicopter
Talking with David Roberts
Paul Krugman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx9WvIwiqLQ
US has destroyed only a third of Iran’s missiles, intelligence suggests
Reuters report contradicts Trump’s claims that Tehran’s arsenal has been largely wiped out
Middle East crisis – live updates
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/us-destroyed-third-iran-missiles-intelligence-suggests-trump
As US troops sail to Middle East, how likely is Trump to order boots on the ground?
Andrew Roth in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/as-us-troops-sail-to-middle-east-how-likely-is-trump-to-order-boots-on-the-ground
How Trump’s deportation campaign has changed tack after deep unpopularity
Roque Planas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/trump-deportation-campaign-noem-bovino-change
Third No Kings protests to see millions across US push back on Trump administration
Anti-authoritarian rallies, taking place in all 50 states plus 16 countries, are expected to be biggest in US history
Lex McMenamin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/no-kings-protests-trump
‘Break your silence’: Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media
Actor outside Kennedy Center urges Americans to ‘stand tall against authoritarianism’ and resist free-speech threats
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/jane-fonda-kennedy-center-rally-trump
‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel
Dan Milmo and Robert Booth
https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2026/mar/28/week-that-brought-big-tech-to-heel-meta-youtube-google-instagram-facebook
Two Iowans accused of lacing lasagna with drugs to cause woman’s miscarriage
Matthew Uthoff and his wife, Amber Dena Snow, allegedly gave oxycodone-laced pasta dish to unknowing victim
Gloria Oladipo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/iowa-drug-laced-lasagna-pregnant-woman
Nine people sick from E coli linked to raw cheese from California farm, more than half of them children
Raw Farm was also linked to 2024 salmonella outbreak that sickened 165 people and deaths of two cats from bird flu
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/california-dairy-e-coli-raw-cheese
‘It was bonkers’: Samba the runaway capybara inspires a wild rodent hunt
Members of the UK public join the search after specialist dog units and thermal drones have yet to locate her
Isaaq Tomkins
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/samba-runaway-capybara-search
Johannes Radebe: ‘I had always been warned to wear my flesh underwear. I did not that day’
Rosanna Greenstreet
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/28/johannes-radebe-dancer-interview-strictly-come-dancing-kinky-boots
In an Istanbul market, I found an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants
Carolin Würfel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/28/istanbul-market-german-phrase-book-migrants-turkey-berlin
‘Changing a city is complicated’: Anne Hidalgo looks back on 12 years as Paris mayor
Kim Willsher in Paris
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/changing-a-city-is-complicated-anne-hidalgo-looks-back-on-12-years-as-paris-mayor
An unstoppable mushroom is tearing through North American forests. Fungi enthusiasts are doing damage control (Paywalled?)
Mohamed Madi
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260325-an-unstoppable-mushroom-is-tearing-through-north-american-forests
Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her
Female named Rounder surrounded by family members when about to give birth to her second calf
Agence France-Press
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/27/scientists-film-whale-giving-birth-other-whales-help-her
