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Community members and dignitaries attended a March 5 ribbon cutting and tours at the new Lincoln County Animal Shelter at 220 SW Dahl Avenue in Waldport, and manager Marie Gainer said the facility will improve public safety and animal welfare.

Dolores Huerta gave her first public interview following a New York Times investigation that reported allegations of sexual abuse by Cesar Chavez. Huerta said she had kept her own experiences private for decades and praised other women who came forward.

Two Lafayette Parish high schools said they will add Comeaux High principal Erin Atkins and assistant principal Tyler Marks to their administrative teams next school year; the district recently voted to close Comeaux and rezone its students.

Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence shared a photo announcing that production has begun on What Happens at Night, an Apple Original Film adapted from Peter Cameron's novel and filming in the Czech Republic.

Metallica's All Within My Hands partnership with the American Red Cross, launched in April 2025, is reported to have helped collect about 25,000 donations in the U.S. and roughly 40,000 worldwide. The campaign included drives tied to the M72 World Tour and a donor promotion running from July 29, 2025, to Feb. 28, 2026.

A 59-year-old with $930,000 in a 401(k) could potentially retire now, but the article notes she would need to cover living expenses, taxes and health care until Social Security or Medicare begin.

Chávez's family said they were "devastated" by a recent report and asked for privacy; city officials told Axios they have not received formal requests to rename Chicago sites bearing his name.

A randomized six-week trial by Cardiff University found children ages 4–8 who played with dolls showed larger improvements in false-belief understanding than peers who played open-ended tablet games.

Harvard researchers added nitrogen-vacancy quantum sensors to diamond anvil cells to map micron-scale superconducting regions in nickelate samples under high pressure, and they report that superconductivity can appear in localized pockets and be suppressed by shear stress.

Isaiah Hartenstein and the Hartenstein Family Foundation have formed ongoing partnerships with groups such as Positive Tomorrows and the Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County. A Birra Birra promotion recently donated 50% of proceeds from a heart-shaped pizza to the foundation.

Crude prices have climbed above $100 a barrel and U.S. gasoline averages near $3.88 a gallon, and experts say a U.S. policy shift away from renewables has left fewer alternative energy sources, increasing exposure to supply shocks from the Iran war.

A Science Advances study estimates more than 155,000 additional out-of-hospital COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. from March 2020 to December 2021, raising the likely total to over 995,000.

Researchers tested 110 pairs of mate-attraction sounds from 16 species with over 4,000 human listeners and found people tended to prefer the same versions animals did; agreement was stronger when animals showed clearer preferences and often favored added flourishes or 'adornments'.

A jury found Afroman not liable in a defamation suit brought by seven Adams County sheriff's deputies, and he said he released a satirical song and video about a 2022 raid on his home.

Jay-Z has added an umlaut over the "Y" in his name on posters and streaming profiles, a styling that appears across new single art and promotional materials ahead of upcoming shows at Yankee Stadium and the Roots Picnic.

Colin Dorgan scored a late tying goal and helped Blackstone Valley Co-op win the Rhode Island Division 2 title; his return came weeks after a February rink shooting that killed three members of his family.

Labor leaders in Alameda County launched the "Oakland and Alameda Living Wage for All Campaign" and plan to file initiatives for the November ballot that would raise the county minimum wage to $30 an hour. Supporters cited MIT Living Wage estimates showing higher local living costs as a reason for the proposal.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Graham Platner in the Maine Democratic primary, highlighting his working-class background and military service; the endorsement arrives as Gov. Janet Mills' campaign has aired an ad about Platner's past Reddit posts and the June primary approaches.

A new startup and clinicians are promoting a 10-week, 74-day preconception program aimed at improving sperm quality through diet, sleep, exercise, stress management and supplements; the program's price range is reported as $950 to $1,500. Researchers have reported long-term declines in sperm counts since the 1970s, and male factors are estimated to contribute to roughly half of infertility cases.

Three new tree farm licences covering about 52,000 hectares in Clayoquot Sound will be managed by the Ahousaht, Hesquiaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations under an agreement with the provincial government, MaMook Natural Resources and financial support from Nature United.

Baker Hughes will provide maintenance, repairs and engineering advisory services for up to 64 aeroderivative gas turbines supporting about 19 FPSOs and the Replan refinery; work began in February 2026 and will be delivered from the company's service center in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro.

A team led by engineering researchers found that chitin nanofiber films extracted from food waste unexpectedly blocked oxygen, and later combined chitin, cellulose and food-derived additives to make a biodegradable film that resists both oxygen and moisture.

Cami Weaver was named to the SEC Gymnastics Community Service Team after volunteering with five local organizations and serving as her team's Community Engagement Liaison.

Jericho Griffin, a fifth-grade teacher at Frederiksen Elementary and spouse of a service member at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, was named Dublin Unified School District Teacher of the Year for 2025–2026; Frederiksen and three other district campuses also received California Purple Star designation.

Micro-CT scans uncovered a juvenile dinosaur fossil on Aphae Island that researchers named Doolysaurus huhmini; the specimen preserved skull bones and gastroliths and was described in Fossil Record on March 19.

Two large studies using AI analysis of routine CT scans reported that higher 'thymic health' scores in adults were associated with lower risks of death, cardiovascular death, and lung cancer, and that stronger thymic health was linked to better outcomes for cancer patients receiving immunotherapy.

Podiatrists say many popular women's sandals lack arch support, cushioning, and rear-foot stability; the article highlights features to seek in supportive sandals and flags minimalist flip‑flops and unsupportive slides as styles to avoid.

CNN Underscored compiled a list of 25 sandals recommended by four podiatrists, highlighting models across uses such as hiking, water activities, everyday recovery and beach wear; experts emphasized features like arch support, heel cups, adjustable straps and shock-absorbing midsoles.

Research finds regular coffee consumption is linked with improved mental and physical performance and a lower dementia risk for people who drink about two to three cups daily, while higher amounts can cause side effects such as jitters and sleep disruption.

A study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society lists 45 rocky exoplanets that orbit within their stars' habitable zones and highlights 24 candidates in a narrower three-dimensional habitable zone; the selection used data from the ESA Gaia mission and the NASA Exoplanet Archive and includes Proxima Centauri b and TRAPPIST-1f.