A judge presiding over one of Donald Trump’s criminal cases in New York has expanded a partial gag order and issued a warning to the former president after he made online attacks on the judge’s daughter. The judge warned that if Trump continues to defy the gag order, he may lose access to juror names and could face criminal contempt charges. Trump’s team argued that his attacks were protected political speech, but the Manhattan District Attorney’s office argued that his behavior could intimidate witnesses and trial participants. The trial is set to begin on April 15.
The World Central Kitchen has paused its aid efforts in the Gaza Strip after seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli air strike. The aid organization coordinated its movements with the Israeli military, but the circumstances surrounding the strike are under review. The World Central Kitchen is one of the few groups delivering food to the Palestinian enclave where half of the population is on the brink of famine. Meanwhile, young progressives in Wisconsin are leading a movement to vote “uninstructed” in the primary elections to signal their opposition to President Joe Biden’s response to the war in Gaza.
In sports news, women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark led the Iowa Hawkeyes to victory over reigning champion Louisiana State University, earning them a spot in the Final Four where they will face the UConn Huskies. In health news, a bird flu case has been confirmed in Texas after a worker had contact with infected dairy cows. The CDC reassured the public that the case is not cause for concern and will not affect food safety or supplies.
A spring storm system is bringing heavy rainfall and flood threats to millions of people across the Ohio River Valley and the Northeast, where up to 2 feet of snow is forecasted in parts of New York. Tennessee lawmakers voted to ban geoengineering practices, with discussions touching on conspiracy theories like “chemtrails.” In politics, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week abortion ban and allowed a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution to appear on the November ballot. Additionally, Oregon Gov. Tina Koetk restored criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of hard drugs amidst an addiction and overdose crisis.
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