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Local business groups in southeast Portland report spring activity, including planning for Foster Area's Summer Soirée 2026 and the Kernside Business Association's first street fair set for June 20, 2026.

Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old former rapper and ex-mayor of Kathmandu, has been sworn in as Nepal's prime minister after a landslide election win; his rise followed large youth-led protests and a strong showing by the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

State library officials visited the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library on March 16, and staff showcased the Makerspace and community programs such as the Walking Librarian and a featured summer reading presentation.

Reuters reports customer testing of Huawei's 950PR AI chip went well and that ByteDance and Alibaba plan to place orders, while Huawei aims to ship about 750,000 units this year.

The U.S. men's national team enters friendlies against Belgium and Portugal after recent strong form, but they have lost five straight matches to European opponents; a UEFA playoff between Kosovo and Turkey will determine a likely World Cup group opponent.

The Komunitajiet Aktar Inklussivi 2026 scheme offers grants to voluntary organisations in Malta for projects that promote inclusion, volunteering and community engagement. Projects should align with the National Disability Strategy or the National Strategy for Volunteering.

Major U.S. heart organizations released revised cholesterol and lipid guidelines that introduce the PREVENT risk calculator, set specific LDL targets by risk level, and recommend at least one Lp(a) test for adults.

Roice-Hurst Humane Society began construction on a roughly 3,000-square-foot Animal Resource Campus that will include a 900-square-foot medical unit for spay and neuter surgeries and low-cost vaccinations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season with an 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the club highlighted roster reinforcements including Kyle Tucker and new closer Edwin Díaz.

Spring break for Montgomery County Public Schools begins Monday, and the county animal shelter will hold a 'Mutt Madness' dog adoption event Saturday with $16 adoption fees.

A 56-year-old man in Nuneaton says a GP referral to a social prescribing team helped him recover from isolation and worsening mental health; the NHS-backed programme was introduced in 2019 and now reports about 3,300 link workers and over one million referrals each year.

The Business Growth Network will host the Worcester Big Lunch at Bolero Bar on Thursday, April 23 from 12:30pm to 3pm. The event includes a welcome drink, a two-course meal, and a prize draw to raise funds for local charities.

A star-studded gala at the Fillmore in Fishtown raised money for the Sixers Youth Foundation, a nonprofit started in 2015 that uses basketball programs and the team's influence to support local youth.

Taylor Swift accepted Artist of the Year at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards and used her speech to tell emerging artists to give themselves time to hone their craft rather than seek constant online feedback.

President Trump said he will sign an order directing the Homeland Security secretary to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, while senators worked overnight on a separate package to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security.

Taylor Swift accepted the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award for Best Pop Album and thanked her fiancé, Travis Kelce, during her acceptance speech; Kelce was shown mouthing "I love you" to her from the audience.

CEO Stephan Winkelmann reportedly said Lamborghini is evaluating a two‑door grand tourer to fill a gap in its lineup, and the project is reported to be in early development with no technical details confirmed.

Bravo! Vail will present more than 30 free or low-cost Education and Engagement events across the Vail Valley during its 39th festival from June 22 to July 30, including eight free concerts presenting Beethoven’s complete 32 Piano Sonatas and a Young Musicians Summit with guest artists.

Government guidance recommends limiting screen time for children under five to one hour a day and advises that under-twos should not watch screens alone.

AI-powered monitoring and legal protections accompany a rise in the white-headed langur population from just over 300 in the 1980s to more than 1,400 today, and 77.6 hectares of habitat have been restored.

Pam Fields, a nearly 20-year Sumter County resident with over 30 years in education, is running for the District 2 County Commissioner seat and says her priorities include roads, schools, public safety, and local economic growth.

Teddi Mellencamp presented the Icon Award to her father, John Mellencamp, at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and thanked him for his support during her cancer treatment. She said she still has stage 4 melanoma and is undergoing immunotherapy, which she reported is working.

Season 5 of Apple TV's For All Mankind jumps a decade to the 2010s and returns Joel Kinnaman as Ed Baldwin, now portrayed in his early eighties; the season focuses on aging and family legacy, including Baldwin's grandson Alex, who is a permanent Mars resident.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested Americans might be required to complete a period of national service of roughly six months to 18 months, and he did not outline whether that would include military service.

Azzi Fudd said she enjoyed seeing former teammate Paige Bueckers at a UConn practice and lightly suggested she might play in the Dallas–Fort Worth area as the WNBA draft approaches.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn honored the East Whittier Woman's Improvement Club during Women's History Month as the organization marks its 125th year; the club has preserved its historic Clubhouse and helped restore the Pio Pico Adobe.

An Aurora officer performed nearly five minutes of CPR on a 1-week-old infant after the mother ran to his stopped car when the baby stopped breathing; he then translated the mother's Spanish for arriving medics, and the family later reunited.

Hartford HealthCare and K Health launched PatientGPT, a generative AI chatbot embedded in MyChart that integrates with Epic and can escalate patient inquiries to providers 24/7; a KFF poll found 41 percent of users have uploaded personal medical information into AI chatbots despite 77 percent expressing privacy concerns.

Durham School Services provided a standard bus and a minibus to support a four-hour bus hostage rescue training for the Meridian and Garden City Police Department's Special Tactics Group, and a Durham trainer was on site to explain vehicle features.

The Nora District, a 40-acre redevelopment on North Railroad Avenue, has opened retail and restaurants and plans a 201-key hotel plus hundreds of residences while preserving historic railway buildings.