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Judge to weigh request to block Trump from closing, demolishing Kennedy Center 03/12/2026 10:18am • A federal judge will consider a request Thursday afternoon to block President Donald Trump from closing the Kennedy Center for two years, as part of his plan to renovate the performing arts center, to which he has added his name. The request for a temporary restraining order seeks to stop — at Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say 03/12/2026 10:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on finding Today in Sports - After a 40-day retirement, QB Tom Brady announces he will return to play 03/12/2026 10:10am • March 13 1894 — J.L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for horse racing. 1920 — NYU wins the national amateur basketball championship in Atlanta. The Violets beat Rutgers 49-24 in the final of the AAU tournament. 1961 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the sixth rou Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually abusing Palestinian detainee in notorious prison 03/12/2026 10:08am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually abusing Palestinian detainee in notorious prison. World Baseball Classic Glance 03/12/2026 10:01am • All Times EDT GROUP A W L Pct. Canada 3 World Baseball Classic Glance 03/12/2026 10:00am • All Times GMT GROUP A W L Pct. Canada 3 Today in Sports - Week Ahead, March 13 - 19 03/12/2026 10:00am • March 13 1894 — J.L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for horse racing. 1920 — NYU wins the national amateur basketball championship in Atlanta. The Violets beat Rutgers 49-24 in the final of the AAU tournament. 1961 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the sixth rou CCHA Glance 03/12/2026 10:00am • All Times EST OVERALL NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Glance 03/12/2026 10:00am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) First Round Friday, March 6 Trinity (Conn.) 74, Keuka 63 Babson 71, St. Joseph's (Maine) 67 Redlands 97, Susquehanna 75 Hood 84, Vassar 71 Catholic 71, WestConn 69 Tufts 65, Penn St. Harrisburg 60 NYU 65, Gettysburg 53 Wesleyan (Conn.) 76, Lehman 66 NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Glance 03/12/2026 10:00am • Times EST (through March 12) Times EDT (March 13) First Round Friday, March 6 NYU 108, Me.-Farmington 44 Messiah 64, Cortland 58 Hardin-Simmons 73, Austin 51 Whitman 70, Claremont-M-S 54 Bowdoin 51, Emmanuel (Mass.) 42 Southern Me. 62, JWU (Providence) 46 Wis.-La Crosse 78, LaGrange 52 Carroll (Wis. Grains mixed, livestock lower 03/12/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn rose by 4.25 cents at $4.49 a bushel. Mar. wheat lost 0.75 cent at $5.88 a bushel. Mar. oats fell by 24.5 cents at $3.31 a bushel. Mar. soybeans gained 15.25 cents at $12.16 a bushel. Beef was Israeli military warns residents of a large swath of Lebanon to leave their homes, saying it will act against Hezbollah 03/12/2026 09:43am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military warns residents of a large swath of Lebanon to leave their homes, saying it will act against Hezbollah. Iran's topleader calls on Gulf Arabs to 'shut down' US bases, saying promised US protection 'nothing more than a lie' 03/12/2026 09:36am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's topleader calls on Gulf Arabs to 'shut down' US bases, saying promised US protection 'nothing more than a lie.' A giant steel pipe's mysterious overnight growth spurt baffles a Japanese city 03/12/2026 09:35am • TOKYO (AP) — A giant, underground pipe rose more than 10 meters (32 feet) out of a construction site in a busy area of the Japanese city of Osaka, nearly reaching an elevated road overnight, unseen by any witnesses. The steel pipe's unexpected growth spurt was reported to police early Wednesday b Epstein's longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties 03/12/2026 09:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men. Richard Kahn, who worked closely with Epstein for years and n